Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
A New York Children'e Hospital
Takes Fire-The Children
Rescued.
Another Children's Asylum Takes
Fire With Like Results-De-
Structiye
Fires in Pittsburgh, Pa, Malone, n. Y,
and York, Pa.-Board of Trade
Burned in Peoria.


pairing to retire, and few of the older
children were eating their supper in the
basement, when two Of the latter-Louise
Felig, aged twelve, and Mary Greedy, aged
ten-stdrted up stairs to go to bed. On
reaching the second floor they were sud-
denly enveloped in clouds of smoke. Both
are suffering from spinal disease and can
walk only with difficulty, but without
screaming or manifesting fright in any
way they hurried as rapidly as possible to
the third flor 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 Wehber, who in turn notified
DR.. Gibney, through whom an alarm was
sent out.
AS rapidly as possible the doctor, nurses,
police and tiremen, as well as number Of
citizens carried the children from the
burning building and the guests in the
Vanderbilt Hotel opposite gave up their
rooms and 143 OF the little sufferers were
put to bed there, while the others found
shelter in the private houses in the vicin-
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. The
damage is estimated at $3.50.
When the fire had been extinguished the
Iifeless body of Mary Donne!ly, cook in
the hospital, forty-five years old, was found
in her room on the fifth floor where she
had died from suffOcatiOn. TeE-year- old
Max Schwartz, who is suffering from hip
disease, tried to carry out John A. Burke,
a little deaf aud dumb cripple, but the COY
was too heavy. He then dragged him to
the hallway where he met policeman who
carried both boys down.
During the fire Michael 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 O'Brien, one of the engineers Of
the hospital. 1t was his day off and he
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 to escape.
A DEFECTIVE FLUE.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 3O-A defective
fue in the four story building of G. G. Hus-
sey, No. AZ Fifth avenue, occupied by Url-
ing & Sons, merchant taiors, and Heren
Bros, manufac turing jewellers, resulted in
a fire yester morning. which burned fercely
for eight hours and occas Oned loss Of
M iaAl hOut O,p1Ocly DOlipoman
passing down Fifth avenue noticed smoke
and flames issuing from the windows Of the
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 tiercely until noon. The total loss
was 500, 800 on which there was sos, 200
insurance. Haslage Il Sons lose S120.OOO,
insured for 0,O0J; Heren Bros, 500, 600
or $4,000, insured for $50 00); Urlng &
Sons, $4,000, insured for $1,000; DegeL
man & Black, wooden goods, $12, UN. amply
insured.
MIGRANTS FROZEN.
UUICA, N. Y, Jan. 3O.-In Malone. Frank
lin County, early yesterday morning, fire
was discovered in the crochery store of NJ.
c. Fuller, situated in the Empire on How
ard House block and was then under full
Roadway. The hydrants being frozen no
water could be obtained from them and a
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 Of gas, occurred,
blowing out a portion Of the brick walls
and killing Isaac Chester, a prominent
business man of Malone who was coming
out .of the bank, and injuring several
others. The whole Empire block, includ-
ing the hotel, the opera house and all the
stores, was completely destroyed. An esti-
mate of the total loss places it at s20o, 900,
with probably about $4,000 insurance.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE BURNED.
YORK, Pa, Jan. 30-The large building
occupied by the York Daily Publishing
Company as a printing Office, d. R. WEIGH,
clothief, and r. F. Polack, jewler, was
burned this morning. The fire appeared
to have been of incendiary origin and,
when discovered, had made considerable
Roadway in one of the lower rooms of the
pTluLiuS OluCc. 4uC IOSScS dTc ucdVy3 III.
surance fair.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BURNED.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. 30-The Chamber Of
Commerce building was partially de stroyed
by fire last evening. 1t was insured for
$40, 600, which will probably cover the loss.
James Smith and John Becker, fremen,
were caught under the roof when it fell
and were badly burned and bruised but not
hurt Tie Offices OF the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
were burned out.
ANOTHER ASYLUM BURNED.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30-Yesterday morning
fire broke out in the brick building occu-
pied by st. Johns Roman Catholic Orphan
Asylum, and which is occupied by four or
i've hundred children. No lives were lost
Il am sorry to see that Mrs. Fawcett
deprecates the engagement Of ladies Of
education as dressmakers and milliners,
and speaks Of it as being detrimental to
those who have fewer educational advan-
tages. / myself would like to see dress
making regarded not merely as q learned
profession, but as q fine art. To construct
q costume that will be at once rational and
beautiful requires an accurate knowledge
Of the principles Of proportion, thorough
with the laws Of health, .
subtle sense Of color, and q quick percep-
ton Of the proper use Of materials, and the
proper qualities Of pattern and design. The
health Of q nation depends very largely on
their mode Of dress; the artistic feeling Of .