The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-03
CHILDREN IN DANGER
A New York Children's Hospital
Takes Eire-The Children
Rescued.
Another Children's Asylum Takes
Fire With Like Results-De.
structive |
Fires in Pittsburgh, Pa, Malone, n. T.,
and York, Pa.-Board Of Trade
Burned in Peoria.

Fires in Pittsburgh, Pa, Malone, n. T.,
and York, Pa.-Board Of Trade
Burned in Peoria.
NEW York. Jan. S1-About G:l5 O'Clock
last evening the younger Of the 163 crippled
children in the hospital for the ruptured
and crippled were in bed, others were pre-
pairing to retire, and n few Of the older
children were eating their supper in the
basement, when two Of the lattcr-Louise
Felig, aged twelve, and Mary Greedy. aged
sen-started up Stars to 60 to bed. On
reaching the second floor they were sud-
denly enveloped ia clouds OF smoke. Both
are suffering from SPINAL disease and can
walk ouly with difficulty, but without
screaming or maniTesting fright in any
way they hurried rs rapidly as possible 10
the third lnor and found nurse Ellen
Dougherty and told her the building was
on fire. The nurse told them not to tell any
of the children, and sent them to their
rooms. She then sent word by an assist.
ant to Matron Webber. who in turn notified
DR.. Gibney, through whom an alarm was
sent out
As rapidly rs possible the doctor, nurses,
police and tiremen, as well as number OF
citizens carried tho children from the
burning building and the guests in tho
Vanderbilt Hotel opposite gave up their
rooms aud l43 OF the little sufferers were
put to bed there, while the others found
shelter in the private houses in the vicn-
ity. There was much excitement among
the spectators in the street, among whom
it was rumored that several Of the children
had been burned to death, but fortunately
all the children were removed in safety.
Meanwhile the firemen fought the flames
and after stubborn battle subdued them.
The fire originated in a bath room on the
first floor from some unknown cause. Tho
damage is estimated at $500.
When the fire had been extinguished the
lifeless body of Mary Donneily, u cook in
the hospital, forty-five years old, was found
in her room on the fifth floor where sho
had died from sufocation. Ten-year old
Max Schwartz, who is suffering from hip
disease, tried to carry out John A. Burke,
little deaf and dumb cripple, but the BOY
was too heavy. He then dragged him to
the hallway where he met policeman who
carried both boys down.
During the fire Miciiael Mccarthy, the
elevator boy, was overcome by smoke and
fell into the elevator pit but was dlscov-
cred there by MISS Jessie Stranger, a
young waitress IN the hospital, who
dragged him out into the air where he
revived. Miss Stranger also saved the life
of James OBrien, Que Of the engineers OK
the hospital 1t was his day of and lie
was asleep in his room and was unconscious
from smoke. when she ran to his room and
by persistent knocking on the door reused
him in time 10 escape.
DEFECTIVE FLUs.
PIrTsByRGn, Pa, Jan. 3O-A defective
fiue in the four story building Of C. G. Hus-
sey, No. 42 Fifth avenue, occupied by Url-
ing & Sons, merchant taiiOrs. and Herein
Bros, manu- featuring jewelers.. resulted in
fire yester morning. which burned tiercely
for eight hours and occas!Oued a loss Of
S3NUOl About S:Sb O'clock q policeman
passing down Fifth avenue noticed smoke
and flames issuing from the windows Of tho
Urling building and gave the alarm The
department responded promptly and for
Q time it was thought the flames could be
controlled. but before four o'clock they
broke out with renewed fury and few
minutes later the fire was IN almost every
part of the building. By seven o'clock the
fire was under control. but it continued to
burn fiercely until noon. The total loss
was SO, 800 on which there was S20o,O)
insurance. Haslage Il Sons lose sl2U.OO0,
insured for $4,000: Heren Bros, SlOO.OOJ
or ell0OOo, insured for $4,000; Urling Il
Sons. $4,000, insured for $1,000; Deg-l-
man & Black, wooleu goods, S12,NO, amply
insured.
MIGRANTS FROZEN.
UTICA, n. Y, Jan. 30.-Ia Malone. Frank
lin County, early yesterday morning, FIRE
was discovered in the crockery store Of NJ.
ard House block and was then under full
Roadway. The hydrants being frozen no
water could be obtained from them and u
long delay was caused from the fact that
connections had to be made at the river
and the water forced up BY steamer. Dur
ing the burning Of the Howard House an
explosion, presumably NJ gas, occurred.
blowing out a portion OF the brick walls
and killing Isaac Chester, q prominent
business man OF Malone, who was coming
out OF the bank, and injuring several
others. The whole Empire block. inciud-
ing the hotel the opera house aud all tho
stores, was completely destroyed. An esii-
mate Of the total loss places it ut :2OJ, OJO,
with probably about $7501J insurance.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE BURNED.
YORK, Pa, Jan. 30-The large building
occupied by the York Daily Publishing
Company as printing Office. ID. r. WeicL,
clothier, and K F. Po,ack, jewler. was
burned this morning. The fire appeared
to have been Of incendinry origin and,
when discovered, had made considerable
Roadway in one Of the lower rooms Of the
printing Office. The losses are heavy; ill.,
surance fair. --
CHAMBER or COMMERCE BURNED.
PEORIA, H., Jan. 30-The Chamber Of
Commerce building was partially de .,royed
by fire last evening. It was insured for
A0.OOO which will probably cover the loss.
James Smith and John Becker, fremen,
were caught under the roof whca it fell
and were badly burned and bruised but Not
dangerously hurt Tie offices OF the West
ern Union ard Postal Telegraph Companies
were burned out.
ASoTHER ASYLUM BURNED.
NEW York, Jan. 3l-Yesterday morning
fire broke out in the brick building occu.
pied by s.. Johns Roman Catholic Orphan
Asylum, and which is occupied by four or
five hundred children. No lives were lost
Il an sorry to see that Mrs. Fawcett
deprecaies the engagement OF ladies OF
education as dressmakers and millinsrs,
and speaks OF it as being detrimental to
those who have fewer educational a1van-
tages. / myself would like to see dress
making regarded not merely as q learned
q costume that will be at once rational and
beautiful requires an accurate knowledge
OF the principles Of proportion, a thorough