The sun., 1885-02-22
BURNED IN a COSTLY HOME
A Mother and h-r Chiidrrn Jump from .
F"urih-no"r Wiudow-rhe Father Perish.
es After Trt Ing yninIy to Saye his Als,e or


PHILADELPHIA. Fob. 2l.-The flames that
have been playing such frightful havoc for the
past ten days claimed flvo more victims to-day,
while q sixth is lowering between life and
death. At 6 o'clock this morning tho residence
OF John A. King at 1. $50 Pine street was dis
covered to be in,flamcs. with escape cut or for
the inmates. Mr.. King himself perished in the
flames. Miss Jennie Hamilton, his wifo's sis
ter. mot with most terrible death. john his
7-year-old son. was killed by jumping from n
window. Two servants. Louisa Greebc md
Kato Berry. porished. and n third, Mary Burns.
is lying in the hospital probably fatally in
jured. Mrs. King escaped miraculously by
jumping from fourth-story window although
badly hurt and her infant daughter escaped
by being thrown upon mattress. MIR. King
was but 35 years old. wealthy man. and a
member OF tho Philadelphia Club. His wife is
q loader in society. and has always figured
prominently in social events.
At 80 A. NJ. Mr.. King was aroused by
smoke. He sent to a station. and policeman
came. They found nre In a barrel OF wasts
pnper. and put 1t out. 1t was fred by Goals
from tho furnace. Mr.. King went back to
bed in fancicd security. When he next awoSe
Il WAS to ilnd the lower floors in blazo and
escaps cut of.
He aud his wife occupied the front room on
the second story His children we're in the
room overhead. and Miss Hamilton slept on
the same floor. On tho fourth floor were the
servants. Awakened by the cracking flames.
Mr.. King and his wife rushed to their chill
dren's room. There was no time to dress.
They then ran up to the fourth floor. They
we're driven up stairs by the advancing namos.
By this time it was light out Of doors. Neigh
bors had been aroused. and collected on the
pavements with passers by. Every engine in
tha nj 70 unc n ija npIo half ot
Market street, and there could be no help from
the fremen. Suddenly the spectators wore
startled 10 see some forms in white appear ut
a%Indow on the fourth floor;
Mattresses Bring mattresses!' shouted
some one at the window. and Blankets and
mattresses, were quickly obtained. Wiling
Samuel Goodwin. who lives across the street.
heard Mrs, King cry out:
Then she told the little boy tolump. He did
so. and struck the mattress fairly. 1t slipped
up ani carI away His sk" Trs
Gnn Wih, ne died IN H., few feW minutes; Then Mr.:
s haEen but ss Win Sas Ens Dnay
embraced her husband and took the perilous
leap. In an unconscious condition she WAS ru-
TEsative,S E,iaativeS n9use: She vii! prob,py recovsr: 4
Hs stepped upon the window sill. paused. and
turned back. Ho had forgotten his sis,sr-in-
efforts to find her and in moment or two he
returned. But those moments we're fatal. As
burst out around him and he fell bnck K a corpse.
Meanwhile there were the most agonizlng
scenes in the rear. Tho three servant girls,
in terror to the hard bricks bsow. Two we're
taken up for dead. Mary Burns foil upon
Jump. All ambulance bore her to the hospital,
where her condition ls critical.
Miss Hamilton. the daughter OF DR.. Hamilton
OF sixteenth an! summer streets. Awakened
back room. There was no one to aid her.
Ihroush the binding smoke she erobed her
shs 70 he hs whoW nd u
beneath and feared to taks the jump. 1an. But But
she shs, could not r"man there. She low
,hers She 4uuR III. @ few psop Sho ssS sss
above their heads dangled a figure clad in
white. II -wayed and twisted and struggled.
s whsa ha the the
window above the form still hung there. 1t
The . sbS bod1 % for s sbe sns
away the fingers and the backened corpse fell
Mr.. King was we'll known in Philadelphia So
Some time ago ho was n member Of the firm OF
Lloyd Kim; lumber dealers at Delaware ave-
ever. he has lived u life Of 1uictude.. His body
was found about 10 O'Clock burned to a crisp
Mrs. King Is % years OF age: iks her dead
sister Jennie. she y very handsome. The
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dering mass Of ruins. The bare walls only
lock down on the scene Of destruction.
ner OF sixteenth and Pine streets. next door to
Mr.; kinE'f Il ~, is completely Quilted, The roof is
rents from one floor to the next. The " elegant il, m
iakos,o ana litie trlnkets and fancy articles
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