The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-04

The Tenement House fire In New
York---A List OF the Dead
and IDjured.
His Eyes IrresistiLls.-. Destructive
Fires AT Various Plaoes.-.A
Terrific Boiler Explosion.
TENEMENT HOUSE FIRE.
Eight PersoEs Ikaowa 10 Havs Perished-
List of the Dead snd Injured
incidents.

NEw York, May Slight persons are
known to have perished In the fire which oc-
Cured last night, in the double brick tene-
ment No. G72 FIRST avenue They we're:
Joseph Humphrey sged thirty.fve; Henry
Humphrey. sged four months Miss Eliza
beth Hurley, aged twenty i've; Mrs. Q. Koar-
ner, aged forty-eight; Miss Nina Ktithzmer,
aged thirty.two; Richard Krithzmer, aged
eleven; William Hurley. and Mary, sister
of Mrs Humphrey, aged forty five. With
the exception OF William Hurley. who disd
this morning. all were taken out of the
building dead. Resides the killed, there
were fourtesn persons injured. The follow
ing were partly injured: Mrs. Ida Roehrich,
aged twenty i've; Albsrt Koerner, sged
fifteen; Miss Kate Kosrner. aged twenty
eight; William Flanagan, aged sixteen
George Hurley. aged hity; MS. ElIpha
Hurley, aged hfty.fis0; Mrs Kate Ltm.
bscher, aged twenty.six; kstia Limbacher.
sged siN; Martha and Alfred kritbz-
nler. aged respectively twelve and ten
years; ali infant child Of Mrs. Roshrich's,
The following had each a leg broken by
jumping from windows: Pauline KOerner,
a. ed eighteen Milhe Llchuphpl aged
revtn; and Rosa Humphrey, eyed fourteen.
The last also suffered partial aSphyxiauon.
at the time OF the tire there were eight fam
lilies ia tbe bouEe, with n toiai os thIrty-Six
souls. In the north building Herman
L,chmphol occupied the tecopd floor. with
his vile and one child; George Hurley the
third ticor with his wife and four ch,ldcen;
joe Humphrey the fourth floor, WITH his
wife, infant, and sister-in law, and jacob
koefner The top floor. with his wife and Elk
children. All OF these have been accOun ED
fCr except 6ophia kOsrner, nged fourteen.
The police bad the premises carefully
searched this morning, but no trace OF the
girl could be found
The ground or frat floor was occupied by
Humphrey as an oyster saloon. In
the south building Jacob Burge used
The hrst tioor as saloon aud tbe seco 1d
as living apartments, with bis wife
The third floor Was occupied by Philip Lion
Dacher. his wife and child. The fourth Dy
Max Krithzmer, his wife and four children.
and the top floor by Herman Roehrich. his
wife and three children. Mr.. Roehrieh was
the only tenant In the building that escaped
without lose. Immediately when the fire
was discovered he closed his dooro and win
dows 10 keep out the smoke, took his wife
and three children TO the front window aud
passsd them one by one down the ladder
erecied by the lire. Mrs. Roehrich. In an
interview, said she saw Mrs. Humphreys at
the hospital 10 day, and thSt she said Mr..
Humphreys set the place on fire.
Philip Limbacher was awakened by the
smoke. He aroused his wife and four chill.
uTen and dropped them from the third story
window into the arms Of persons below.
Officer Flaherty, who rescued three OF tae
Kosrner family, cSuRhta third child OF Linn
Dscher. Pauline Koerner jumped from
window on the top floor. The direct cause
of the fatality is attributed to the tardy ar
rival OF the hook and ladder companies and
the panic Of the tenants. The fire did not
get beyond the fourth floor, exec pt the
Railways, where the door and window coat
ines were backened aud charred Toe
boildiBg had q frontage OF thirty ii ge feet
ard Was seveniy'five feet deep. The halls
were three feet wide. 0ilh stairways two feet
zen in cbes In width and landingi six feet ten
inches wide Cfowds OF people visted the
scene o. the disaster 10 day. Ihe ire brose
oUt in the kitchen OF Humphreys restaurant.
The police think u was due 10 oareessasss
on Humphreys part, who often closed bic
saloon and left very hot fire in his rArge.
The loss of property was Insignificant.