The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-30
NINE LIVES LOST.

4 V~arful Holocaust IN - ~rw York yeao
I menf-<in~ uusnsn liyss >acrisires %
II What L.ok< Like the Mnrk az a.
4 s~n.isas, -Ihrrr Men unirr Arrest
4 Daring sct ~ sn Ambpisnec surge
4 a r.lie~ station Tarmca intO a Char
1 nsi isouse
! NEw YoRx. Any. ia.-Unl,lbts ily one
/ ~ the most awful horrors which this cit
I has known for years came early thi'
morning when crowded West-Slde tene
menf-honsc suffered a partial destruction
by fire. and many % the tenants losing
their lives. As result % the calamits
The Nineteenth precinct station On West
Thirticih street has been converted into
temporary charnel-house. and nine
charrcd and tlackened bodies tel. the
story ~ the fri=htfal disaster.
At5:ij o'clock this morning the tenc-
ment- house No. ao5 Seventh avenue. near
Twenty seventh street. was discovered
on fire. On ihe fgcmcu reaching The
place the building was ahlazc from
ground lnnr "a roof. In The street ont
s.dc there WAS The widest excitement 4
crowd had quickly gathered. and
many tenants who had made their
escape IN their night ssct'.es
stood among the thror: weeping hit-
terly. and almost frantic with despair
The lrcmcn did their work well and in
fifteen minuse, they hal ihe conlagra-
ton 10 Laal. willie in hui. AZ hour All
danger from further destruction was
over. AZ first Il was ihoag.t that all ths
tenants md csc pei N safety. ba; runDr
was spse1l that Woman was badly
burned IN one ~ the rooms dlrert-
IL over tho basement restaurant.
one ~ the ambulance 81; geons who had
been CAL .nlt whose ma alA cplll not he
earncl.climhAd up ladder over The fire.
escape anl into the window. through
which dense clouds ~ smoke still
poured. lie soon appeared At the wia-
dow with wosnAn N his arms aud car
ricd her bodily ID the sidewalk below.
Although sill. alive she was unconscious
anl died almost a. soon as she reached
the street. The fremen then began the
work 81 hunting for the deal ia earnest.
On the first ionr. III addition
10 the woman. Nellie Goeyhgan. there
were found william Mckee aud William
Glennon. They were both smotherel in
their beds and probably were not con-
scious ot the fire. On the second floor
lived the Wells family. mother thirty.
tAE yttl1 V4As NAA AtA wv tt44tAiEAle
Jane. aged four. and Thomas. aged two.
They were all found dead in bed
together tho children Icing Glasped
in each others arms as Il sleeping
GA the third floor were
found Bertha Llstig. fort: years old.
and James Jrderey. fi.ty-tive years old
The former was discovered but lew feet
from The window ia the front of the
house. and the latter il bed III rear
room. Tie y were both dead. On the top
door was f0und the body OF an unknown
mau, about torty-fve years old. The
body was considerably burned. and was
5lackened from head 10 foot. All the
bodies we're taken in patrol wagon to
he ThirtiesL Street s'ation.
SO far az at present known the only
persons injured by the fire we're two sons
y William GlenEon. They were badly
burned aIon, the limbs and body AMI
we're taken ~ tie New York Hospital.
The caHsc II HE fire has MT yet been
a~csrfained. Ii j. stated. how
,ver. that i began in tile restaurant
II John SFnder on the ground tDor.
According ~ Snvder'= story he
VAS on the sidewalk sweeping the fag-
stones when ~ saw blaze in the Kitchen
10 The rear Of his place. III the kitchen
n the time were Walter Brooks. the coll
bred cook. anu Joseph Plnr keit. a waiter
Snyder rushed back into The restaurant
ma with the help ~ his employees triediso
,uf out the fire. Wber be found this was
he sent one OF the men np-
tairs 10 alarm the tenants. The fire.
loweyer, had gained snrh q Roadway that
his alarm lid but little good. and Snyder.
lecoming frightened. rung In an alarm
rom the box on the street Both Snyder
md his two men were arrested and locked
IN.
Brooks. the cook sand that the fire re-
uifed from an overhscted range. aud
hat the drum OF the-range took fire first,
md that il then communicated to the
vosdy ork about TIE Kitchen
Snyder's restaurant - said to have
,een place " question able character.
vas openly alleged that Brooks. the cook,
vas drunk when he was ARRESTED
II Is said that s3.008'wiiE cover the loss
IN The building. y lich j. insured. Many
n the tenants lest al. they had. Mr. Sire.
be senior partner Of the firm which
,wned the building, sail this morning
hat he would furnish places for all the
.nanis to live in free ot charge until the
,urned building is repaired and again
escy for ccuran ~.
Acting Captain Schmiutsergcr OF tho
street police station said: The
circumstances under whi'rh the fire &c.
'nrred are. 10 say the Toast, suspicious.
have que STONED the three men sepa-
-afely, and there are certain discrcIan..
lies which they should BE- called
ipon 70 explain. Snydsr has kept
he place four or Ave years, and his
reputation Is none too good. AZ was
open day aud night. aud occasionally
some very lively scenes hare taken place
in il. The colored coos. Brooks. says
that they have not done nuch business
lately. Snyder lad st.C0o Insurance. on
bis fxtures. which, Think, J. more than
they are worth The policy expires Sep
TENDER -. and, strange % say. had the
policy in his pocket when arrested"