Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-19
A DANGEROUS JUMP.

Forty Girls in Burnius lsuiidiugs.1tsn
 of them Jump from the second Story
 Four of tho Girls Rush Through the
 Flames and Were Badly Burned No
 Fire Apparatus in tho Town and No Fire
 Escapes to the Building.
 HARTFORD, Conn.,, July 1Q.-Manchester yesterday afternoon was visited with the greatest confla9ration that sturdy and prosperous little town hos ever experienced. The two large factories of the Glastonbury Stockinet Company, manufacturers of un- derclothinR, with goods and machinery valued at $45 900 were destroyed. They were fully insured.
 The factorles were located near tho green about two miles from the New England station, and were owned by A. L. Clark. This company own two factories in Glas- ton bury. and have their main offices in New York city.
 On the second floor of the building forty girls were employed. There was but ono stairway by which they could get out, and this exit was made almost impossible by the dense volume of smoke and fierce, cracking flames which shot through a hall way at its foot, dexsuring everything in its way. The girls were frantic with terror when the alarm was given.
 By this timo large crowds had gathered on the outside and pale wiid-eyed faces could be seen at the windows above. Tho flames were roaring, famed by the strong north wind that was blowing at the time, and the smoke, black as Ink, now and then obscured the terror stricken countenRnces of those imprisoned.
 Mon shouted to the girls to jump for their lives, and thus encouraged many of thom did. Pour of the girls. however. com pletely lost their heads an1 started down the stairs that were now being licked by tho flames at the bottom. They ran the gauntlet and came out alive, but 1t cost them dearly. CJennie Niece lost her eyebrows and her clothes were one mass of fiames when she fell sensoless out of the door of that roar tug den of flames and flying debris. Cora Henry sister of Superin tendent Henry, wasbadiy burned but not otherwise injured. Jennie Klias was burned about tho arms and Lulu Hunt catno out minus her hair and clothes. The first glrl to spring from tue window was Josie Daily. Lulu King followed. She was so frightened that she Jumped backward and didn't come within ten feet of the pile O. blankets. A broken leg was the result. This Is not the first fire
 
 ago the Stockinet company had 6 factory burned Ill Glnston bury, and she was i'm prisoned in about the same position she was iu yesterday. She jumped and landed in a pile Of red-hot bricks, falling on her face and receiving terrible burns that will ao- company her 10 her grave. Several of the others fainted and had to be carried to their homes oo stretchers. Minnie Jacobs, whom she revived, contin- ued to shout for help, aud crouching In the corner of a room with hair dsheveled and staring eyes, refused to believe that she had been saved. It is faared she will lose her reason.
 There was no fire apparatus ln the town A telephone message was sent to Hartford for an engine, but when Chief Eaton found there was no water near by he refused. The books and papers in the safe were all saved.
 There Is a statute law providing for fire escapes. It is expected that the mill own CTS will be made to suffer for this criminal carlessnese.