New-York tribune., 1886-07-20
T4KEy FROM BLAZING HOUSES.
CHILDREN RESCUED BY A POLICEMAN.
EXCITEMENT IN TENEMENT DIsrRiCTs-A YOUNG |
WOMAN INsENsiBLg.

EXCITEMENT IN TENEMENT DIsrRICTs-A YOUNG
WOMAN IXsENsIBLr.
An outbreak of fire in the four-stOry tcne-
mcnt-honse No SOL East oyteenth-st. before q. m.
Yesterday, awoke dozen families and put them to
basty nieht from the building. There were two small
stores on the frat floor. Kept by Gesa Wolfe, statoner
and NJ. Schneider. shoa dealer, whose families lived
back OF tho The flames started In the stationery
store and awoke Mrs. Wolfe, who gave warning to
the rest OF the family and to the Schneiles They fed
through the rear yard and call was sent from the
ncarest Gre.box to summon the hremen. Before the
tn families the upper floors aroused the smoke
filled the lower hallway and cut oil escape by the stairs
The scuttle in tho roof opened and through 1t
escaped eight families whose rooms wero in tn
third and fourth II difficult task to get
all the children to roof before tho smoke filed the
house. but the women helped tho men and they were
soon safe on tho roofs OF adjoining houses
Two families. named MOhr AMI VI rks, lived on the
second floor The Mohr family tried fire escape
and all got safely except Mrs. Margaret M0ar.
slipped off the ladder and fell to the ground receiv-
ing dangerous niuries. While her husband and sons
were carrying her OF the yard, Mr.. and Mrs
Merke and their youngest children appeared on the
balcony of the fre-escaIe Mr MerEe go his wife aud
the dowo the ladder and then discovered that
his daughter Mary, nne AMI her younger brother.
Freddie had not left the house. He began TO hewail
the loss OF the two children Police
man 5. s. Cox, OF the Eleventh Precinct
who on duty happened 10 nc near thc mousse ana e
heard Merke's ismsntaton. Hastily climbing up the
irc-esc-pr tho officer entered the rooms tne second
and found children grupHg a0 )ut IN inc tiick
smoke. Ihsy not been able to hnd their way out
ana they would probably have been suhocaed IN lew
minutes as they were helpless when the Policeman
found lie carried thSm 10 the balcony oi the ire
escape hrenen helped Inn take them down tho lad
dor The children noi huri but Cox was struck by
falling glass and cat severely IN the head.
Inc hremen quickly c1;hgn she'd ne idnes In me
rs and went uP through the house To make
lad been suIocated On
the third floor they iOund Ausust NiHbach. -
trFr is.lM
lying The noUr. face down ward. and partly overcome
ny the smoke ills position on The floor mai keep HIM
from unDcaiiou ami he soon rccov rel whom tat
hrcmeH teip-t MN 20 Tie open air. Irs. Nohr was
earn back Geo her os fcr tEc Ire was oui. nu her
physician ;earc1 ihl. would DIE from ncr injuries
t"i ce"n Cox reoi'e of dnD ~ al, own pee nSi a
Cou-rcs~ medal me- hav r~-cu.i number
of persons from drownDg = ;. Cox, nov ni-icr 10
Turkey. ma r'c Nhrh iHe lneit. Wa pl'stitru
Ine ilus> 4sri doubtless by a lamp M'iieS
,orc. Tney pat ON quickly tiai The damage
TO the lio4- ,iid cHtrst 3D. NO.e's los was
to.i T.irSr- entered ScInc-i's rooms after Ire
stole ciOtnnG Na.ued az nearly -loo Iney
escaped before the exc t"cnt over he Ire htd suO-
sided.
The family Of oui. yer tho fourth floor Of tho
fiat house ,GO ia>t illfcI HIST. h~ote at -. III
yesterday aid ard e." tcku- oi diucs 90 the room
the f~uny seINSnt. ANA MaIDs5Ay. nrAt - The
chen. Al ibr other who Gc-'ipi-i In
III rOur the tunutry fnr tne fr.
tue yuun in-cas pe from effects or
lire and sno okr Al pil lamp n the room hat expo TED
ana n;I et lire 10 The bel wle sue asleep BeiOre
draS-r,! on sine hai ben burned about tne
blIy lIiu.s III fr-nfu manner. tni she remained
unconscious. 4 uigeOn VINO took hsr TO tho Mount
81 Ins1'a IN AZ auruianci sad mat she could hot
1--we hours IIc caused loss Oi abOu. 100
tie hou5-.
At $40 H. IN. fire broke ou' IN tho room of Mr4
Louisa Matthew, . the thiri door OF house No.
I3s Ludlow a., aud ctuaci taun 800. IL
extinguisleH 10y occupants OF The house.