Telegram-herald., 1888-08-04
ROASTED TO DEATH
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SE~ Tsak. Aug. 3-Ths Eo.sFy this
ftsrnoou saz tLe scene Of the nost h0rfi-
5ls a1a asassraas IRE thai has hap
p~nsd N ssx Yofk n naay eas.
Fourteen dad aoaies ssss taken
fssm ne snias AAa nanber sf
psssons laksa 70 the hospl a. bAaiy 0ofnsa
% inl1ssd oy ismFinS Some Of these VII
sis IAs bA-ding burned sss a siK-sisry
ss4fh-traD. located Ia ths fsar Of ths Pee-
sls's Theatre. ~ ths centre of tbs block
souadsf ~ BoNsfY. RiEinFtoa, Christls
ana Ds.anc - -sls., and -as 9naPpfoAehAois
sass - a. Alley ray scaicsiy t1rss beet
xies sud . hundred tees deep. The nrsL
ssesna th.rd and f0n-t1 t00Es we're used as
tzforiuz sboDs 81 fouf aluerens nfms,
40 euglsYsd nearly 01e h1a-
dred nen aDa women IA lie
naaa1factars Il clo4ks. Al 0f the employees
.sfs Poilsh Is~s The building. which
was niied ~ith ip'anlaoie material. burned
hsrcsiy snd Eap.oiy, and oY the tine TIE
srsmsa reached lls scene it wss q roaring
iuFnaee. bac2 "a Lhs building is narrow
eocst yafd about Ak Ieet vide
.ad covered vita tsgsing al roads
ol escape being Gus on May
of Lae s1figh htsd Inmates rushed - the win
doss and igm psa irOa- she third and fourth
story rinaoss 10 Ehd narrow pen bei0w
only 10 Fsceige bTaksn lmbs Or heads.
Many wee overcoms Dy the smoke before
tBe dFe reached them aud we're unc0nsci-
0Es shi.e their o3dies we're being burned 10
a crap. The IRE, which lasted little over
a. H0uf vas drowned out Al $50 p. n,
and search vas Immediately made for the
vicfims one dead body vas found ia the
s.isysag. on the third t0or. occupied oY
MARI Z Ken, taii0rs, three dead bodies
we're found. On the fourth h0or, occupied
by Davis. tailor, Eve we're found. On the
rfth fo0r occupied oy +. Livin, costmaker,
ave were also found. All the corpses
appeared u Dc thoss of men and were
burned beyo1d recognition. An unknorn
uan died While under tbs surgeons hands
in The Nh.ts House saloon. 10 BoUery ST..
making = total OF afteen dead The IN
iursa a. Tar as known, are Phillip Frott,
aged 80. taIzlly. Ida frank, IA years old.
skull fractured. badly burned ana injured
inEsrnaliy. viii Gle, Michael Ruben hause,
arm broken and badly bruised Ed Aahastie.
both arms and legs broken, and Harris
berscheid. ankle broken.
The origin Of the IRE Is unknown. The
total less. including 81 coo damages TO the
FsoDlss Thssffe. Uilg not exceed $1,000.
The scenes attending the IRE were heart
Yending. Owing 10 the peculiar situation
OF tne building sas hremen were unable 20
reach the people from the windows and
Grsvsns their jumping and the construc-
tion 0f the place vas SD faulty that II Is
doubtful II tie sufocation and cremation
Of the inside victims could have besn pre-
vented even u the hrsmen had beer
sole 20 gst %. work earlier Crowds -
Polish Jews and people Of al descrr p
tons thronged into the Bowery. screa, N
ipx and vhooping. and greatly impeded sh'
work Of the police and The tiremen. ffh'
lamentations uttered by relatives anC
friends as the dead and wounded 'ver'
broGxat out TO the street, were epPa ling
The injured we're cared for on the sids walk
Amouiances from various hospitals rriyes
and fas array OF bleeding. maimsi an
burned humanity was a ghastly slghl- Th.
building had Ere escapes out the ire raj
Up toe rear Of the structure. cut ting oi
sxrsss oy them as well as 0y ths stairs
Some Of tne inmates escaped oy way of To
roof The dense smoke had owe rpoweret
them. II Is doubtful II they knew that ther
vas hatch way there. The IRE was prob
sblv caused oy the explosion OF . can O
5enzine
The following IS list Of the dead:
Mrs. ADELx GEagT. aged -. With her ne,
borp babe. burned 70 death.
JosEFR GRAFr. aged 7. burns 10 death.
CEso GsAFr aged 4. burned TO death.
PHILIP fALoFF. aged -, X He'd by jump
ing from the sixta story, SKI III crushed.
bsyRY ScswArz. tailor. sIaocsted-
Unknosn woman and ten men. a.
burned 50 a. 10 BE- unrecoC 1iza6le.
These eleven bodies are ft the mOrxus.
The police have record or ten Injured an
s~o missing. The iDjnret are Asias SDsn
at Bernard Rathmsn. Philip TOrlovs
slcdsei Ra0inof ABB sAam NOvotsky
Edward Nkpasfie. Norrif Brsscheir. Nathan
Lesmie. Ida Frank and a woman nsme
6arsa. as name unlear ned. A we're tailor
OF tsilOrssses. Two w'Jmen aud openae
vii probably die. Some we're injured b.
Jumping others from burns. The missini
are Henry Pr0digai and Beujamins Bern
st-in.
The hospital are Fesieged BY Polander
inquiring tor friends and relatives.