Daily Republican., 1886-09-21
THIRD EDITION.
BURNED TO DEATH.

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BURNED TO DEATH.
n Dwelling House Burned, and the
Terrible Fate OF MRS. Kate Jones.
About lao O'Clock this morpiut
Robert ]. Mclaughlin, residing at No.
621 West Eighth street, was awakened
by the screams of . woman and great
light from o building opposite, auc
Jumping from his bad and looking Out
he saw flames nom the 10 yer story o,
No. 6l8 West Eighth street. Rushing
out into the street to give the alarm h.
saw Mrs Kate JONES' 1t the second.
story window VI the bailding throwing
cit bundles
kr. Mclaughlin hurried on TO Ninth
and Madison streets, where be struck
the alarm OF box Is, not supposiDg tha,
Mrs. Jones' life WAS In danger, and fur
Their supposipg that she could easily
escape tom the building and va.
anxious to save all Ter G othing and
property that she posaibly could. The
FIRE department soon responded and .
large crowd of people gathered, bui
every body supposed that Mrs. Jones
had w AIDE her escape.
Toe Are was an excsedtDgly stubborn
one and BE- He'd the effJrts tf the Are
men to check 1t before II had entirely
Quilted the building.
The building, with three or foul
others In tn. block In which 1t was 10
Gated, were old and dry and afforded
fuel for the fierce flames. Streams o
water were thrown In copious effusior
on the flames, but having gained hercs
head way they defed control. They
~ . ha 20 tho Inn I'd In q m
each side, threatening destruction u
the whole block.
John G. Kohlerman, Q laborer on tn,
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bslti
more, occupied No. SIG, an adjoinipI
house, and 1t caught FIRE, and for tim
1t looked as II it too wou ID be destroy cd
No. $40, on ths west side, was occupied
by Isaac Brown, . oolored man. TIL
building 10 owned by William II. Mer
rill. The flames caught and ran alon
the caves but was put out by q feV
well directed dashes Of water. Ate
the FIRE had been subdred there beRa
to be some INQUIRY for Mrs. Jones, q
NO one had seen her any where aroun
after she had been setn at the SECOND
story window fighting the flames an
throwing out her clothing.
There were some in the crowd VIII
said the last time they saw her Mt tn
window her hair was on fire. Th
neighborhood sil around Was searche
for tina missing woman, bus she coal
not he found. The Browns, who live
q $40 next door we're, almost csrtai
matt they saw u man lead " out Of n
house. " aer she could not b. foun
anywhere he suspicion that s3s ha
nsrished In the building E.eT 10 q CO
i1ty. Tie D Jawars Fire Cor pany nt
AS soon AZ tn Is hecan.u kno IN ru.hed
tie rescue Of tie pcs: wCiAaD, but the
were toe late They aUu.d have dare
Are and tm lie / iie ;.stGmp. to 50
her II she bAd Dpeu .lis-, but the Wit
spark bad fl=,l. a iGGds was raised
q second story window, and IN a secoI
Il. II. Lummls ran Up with lantern
hand, and swinging 1t In the darkest
the smoke, there he discovered u
charTed rem aims of the poor woma
upon the 1Jor where she had bsen la
seen at the window.
She had be ,ome suioc tied with Il
smoke and had fallen backward whe
she stood, ard Lad fed the flames th
had so suddenly ltsisted the Efforts
the firtmeB TO put out the fire. The +
mains cf the unfortunate woman VIZ
removed a. soon as possible to Paine
mor2ue.
Mrs Jones was the wife Of Jan
Jones, q plas' erer, who died sudden
IN March, 1885 She and her husba
removed 10 the house seven years 81
Toe house beion yed to Mr.. Jor es' oh
drea by q former wife. The childr
wishing to occupy the house bad Civ
MS Jones notice to vscste 1t ne
spring, which she intended TO co a
remove TO Market street with her lit
trimming store.
Toe cause OF the catastrophe was
doub: caused by putting fire in SIN
cylinder stove last night for the 4
time. She WAS very regular attend
at class meeting AZ the Union NJ
Church, and last night being her cl
night. the lett Miss Hohlerman,
next door nsighbor, in charge OF
stc;a, this being her habit nearly ev
..Aonday evening. The FIRE was b
for the com fort OF Miss X. Mrs. Jt
came home st the usual time and
X. went home.
Mrs Jones' maiden name was Atk
She was born In Indian River, Il
dred, Sussex County, in 1926. She
married to an. named Marvel,
died. She married James Jones a
eight years ago. She has no chill
OF ler OVID, Apu. WudI nttlo piok
she had was consumed this morn
The Fire apartment deserve [
praise iC r the II amer in which
handled the Are.
Chief Engineer Sweeney states
several bundles of clothing and I
articles, which the unfortunate VIC
threw from the second story wind
were gathered M and left with
neighbors door or two from the
house.
Mrs. jones' loss was es tim 9ted q
aud the damage to the bui,diu
3 $40; me att ,r is sad TO be CO
with Insurance.