New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-17
seat but did not inlure him. Dewey was owned by
Slaughter O'ConnOr, of Dallas, Texas.
THE FIRE RECORD.
FATAL DELAY IN SENDING AN ALARM

BABY BURNED Tc DEATH IN TENEMENT
HoUsE-IIow THE SIGNAL WAS GIVEN.
Inmates of the front and teuementhouses at NO
81 SheriG-st, heard a boy shouting for help at f'o
a. m.. yesterday. When they looked out OF windows
facing the yard they little Gustav Hamburger on
the second story re-escape of the rear house Smoke
was issuing from the window behind him. LOUIS Nam
burger who.is employed ina saw-ml i'll Rivington-st
had gone to bis work carly i'll the morning. Hal an
hour before the alarn was raised Mrs. hamburger
had gone out to a grocery, to make some purchases
leaving her four children in tho house at lay Gustav
five wears of age was the oldest child. lie was 0ld 10
take care of his younger brother Charles, his sisef
Fredericka age two years, ana IN" Daby' Lena VIM %
was asleep On bed in the front room Onc oI Iic
chdren's toys rolled under the bed Gustav ligDten
candle and took II under the bed to find the toy. a
fea moments later the bed was on fire. Scared by the
flames Gustav climbed out of the window to the hre-
escape and called for assistance.
Mrs Hamburger was on her way back from the
grocery with her full OF bundles when the c&-
ctcmcnt following the discovery OF the lire was at IL
height. No in either house had made an efort 10
save her children She ran up the STAIRS tc her r9oS
and found Charles and Fredericka at the hall door
shrekmg with terror The little girls hair had been
snged by the flames and the clothing of both children
was smoking. The mother carried her Two cllldith
down TO the ward and then rushed upstairs again III
the hope of rcscuing her baby Smoke IN tie hallway
half blinded her. but she kept on until the flames from
the burning bed scorched her hands and face She was
compelled TO back at length severely burned and
nearly shcd to look after her living children. Mrs
Hess aud Mrs Stcr. who also lived III the rctr house
had managed to get their children safely out. boy
ran to the school building at Sheriff and Stanton SITS,
where key TO tie fre-aarm box was kept. ana
knocked on the front door several minutes without get
ting any reply. II C went to tfe police station IN
llOuson-s and the sergeant sent him to Il engine
lousc tie street. Foreman flster OF the I'm
CINE Company sent out to corroboTate the boy
story of lie fire. but before the fireman got within
sgl of the burning house alarm was sent out from
the box at Rivngton aud Willctt its Battalion Chief
Mahanvs driver, who lived in that neighborhood,
heard the cry of fire and sent the alarm.
FIVE compaaics of bremen onded TO the call TOO
late TO help any of the occupants OF the house to es
cape but they soon cxtinguishcd the flames. Mrs
Kamburgcrs baby hsd been burned 10 death on the
bed Nearly all the family clothing and furniture had
been DESTROYED The value Of the property was not
great but Hamburger had no insurance aud no money
with which to replace what was destroyed sub
scr1ution for the benefit OF the family started IN
the reighborhood while MIRA. Hamburger and her
three children provided with temporary shelter
in "a ne gnbur's rooms