Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-04
4 new YoRK HOLOCAUST.
EiQht Persons Known to Have
Psrished
IN THE BURNING OF A TENEMENT
10 New York Saturday Night .. 4
Large Number Suffoeated and
Wounded.
ACCOUNT OF the TERRIBLE AFFAlR.

NEW YORK, May S.-Eight persons are
known to have perished in fire last night
in double brick tenement, No. 672 First
avenue. They were: Joseph Humphrey.
sgsd 35; Henry Humphrey, aged 4 months;
Miss Elizabeth Hurley, aged Is; Ara
Christena Koerner, aged Is; Mrs. Mena
KIithzmar, aged 81 Richard Krithzmer.
aged II; VIM. Hurley and Mary, sister Of
Mrs, Humphrey, aged As. With the ex.
ception Of VIM. Hurley, who died this
moruing, all were taken ou, of the building
dead. Besides the killed there were II persons
injured. The following were party suf.
ioeated: Mrs. Ida Rrhieh, aged - years;
Albert Kmrner, aged Is; Miss Kate Ker.
ner, aged IS; wm. Flanagan, aged l6;
Geo. Hurley, aged so; Mrs. EGzr Hurley,
Mrs. Kate Lumbscher, aged 26; Kate
Lumbacher, aged 6; Martha and Alfred
Krithzmer, aged respectively l? and 10
years; an infant child oi Mira Rrhich.
The following had each leg broken BY
Jumping from windows. Pauline koerner,
aged 2i; Wielhmpuhl. aged :; and Rosale
Humphrey, aged "a. The last named also
suffered from partial asphySia,iou. AT the
time Of the lire there were eight families in
the house with total of 80 souls. In the
north building Hermann Liehmpuhl occu.
pied the second floor with his wife and one
child. Geo. Hurley, third floor, with his
wife and four children Joseph Humphrey,
fourth floor, with his wife infant son and sis
ter.in-law; and j. Koener, the top floor, with
his wife and six children. All OF these have
been accounted for except Sophia Kocrner,
aged II.
The police had the premises carefully
searched this moruiug, but no trace Of the
girl could be found. The ground or first
floor WAS occupied BY Mr.. Humphrey, a. an
oyster saloon. In the south building Jacob
Burge used the first floor as saloon, and
the second as living apartments with his
wife. The third floor was occupied BY
Philip Lembocher, bis wife and child; tie
fourth by Max Krithzmer, his wife
and three children, and the top
floor by Hermann Roehich, his wife
md {, rec children. Mr.. Roehich was the
only tenant OF the building that escaped
without loss. Immediately when the fire
wss discovered, he closed his doors and
windows to keep out the smoke, took his
wife and three children TO the window and
passed them one By one down the ladder
erected by fremen. In m interview MIR.
Roehich said: The fire cut OIL All egress by
the stairs and FIRE escapes. The wood floor.
ings Of the latter and boxes and wash tubs
stored thereon, burned like tinder and
made the iron work Of the hreescapes
20 hot il was mposible to get down. u
the people had only shut their doors aud
gone 10 the top Of the building none would
have been killed. ! saw Mrs. Humphrey in
,he hospital this morning and she said
Humphrey get the p ace on fire"
Theodore Kocrner stepped from the sill
Of his window TO that oi Roehich's and iol.
lowed the Roehichs down the ladder. Mrs.
Burge Snding the stairway in blaze, got
out Of her from, window, crossed on sign
torn from an Office next door and
put up By iiremen TO q place Of safety.
Philip Limbacher was awakened by smoke.
He reused bis vile and four children
dropped them from the third story window
into the arms Of persons below. Mike Allen
of 2lO East Thirty eighth street, caught I've
OF them and took them to his house, where
The frantic father found them two hours
later. Oficer Flsher,y, who rescued three
Of the Koerner family, caughta third child
Of Limbacher. Pauline Koerner Jumped
from a window on the top floor.
The direct cause Of the fatalities 10 s..
tribu,ed to the tArdy arrival Of the hook
and ladder ompanies. and the panic Of the
renan,s The ire did not get beyond the
rourth floor except in the Railways. Sbere
the doors and wainscottings we're bIsckepsd
and charred. The building had frontage
II 3j feet, and was 10 lest deep. The
railways were 3 fee, vide, with s,airvays
? feet 10 inches 10 width sad landings 6
ieti 10 isches vide.
Crowds Of people visited :he scene Of the
catastrophe today, but beyond lew brokes
windows there was little 10 see Of the effects
OF the di,aster which had caased 20 many
deaths and 20 much suffering. The Gre
broke out in the kitchen Of John Hum.
phrey's restaurant The police think Il
was due 10 carelessnes on Humphreys
part, who afser be closed The sAlooa LEFT .
very hot Sre IN his range. The loss on
property Vas insigniGesnt.