Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-08-20
NINE LIVES LOST

~~A3
Fl Death.
n NEW YORK, Aug. 19-The most disastro
y fire, 80 far as loss of life is concerned. sin
over twenty Hungarians were burned
death in the Bowery about year ago, O.
q CURED early this morning at 305 Sevent
avenue. Nine charred bodies are now lyir
at the Thirteenth street station, some ,
them burned almost beyond recognition. A
the New York Hospital are two more viz
tins, one of whom will probably die fror
the elects of burns received, The list ia a
follows:
William Glennon, aged CO.
M Me1l,e W Me1Sso s5s5 e eyed 20.
Thomas H Wale ass aged Cd 2.
1 Mii1Iam lSss aKies' . eyed e e.
Jane jeffrey, aged IS.
| an UNKNOWN woman about 40. liz Of medium
height, light complexion and stout build
|. THE INJURED.
william Glennon, jr., terribly burned about the
John Glennon burned about the body.
There were several others who were burned
quite severely, but not sufficiently to need
hospital treatment.
The scene of the Ere Was on the east side
1 "a oOSUAeu dtouu0s d Low UOOf6 ABOVE IWen-
ty-seventh street. The house burned was
SO5, and it was one of dozen brown stone
hve-story buildings. The lower floors of
these buildings were used as stores and the
| apartments overhead as tenements. They are
al double tenements and contain from
twelve to fourteen families in EACH
This mornings fire originated on the frat
floor of s05, which is an all-night restaurant
| kept by John J. Snyder. It started in Sny-
| der's kitchen at the rear of the restaurant.
| and it looks very much as if it we're the
| work OF an incendiary, although possibly it
may have been the result of culpable care
lessness So far as the police have inyegti-
| gated, they seem satisfied it was not an acct
dental fire. VIVA
The building has on both front and rear
what were supposed to be fire escapes ON
every floor, but which now prove to have
been fire traps. They were not connected
with ladders as the law requires, while the
trail iron balconies which took the place of
ire escapes had wooden foorings, which
were burned away before the tenants in the
rear OF the house were fairly awake.
=, Inc flames quickly worked their way
through the ceiling of4nhe restaurant. con- |
tlnuing their fight upward until every floor /
mad been Quilted. The greatest mystery is /
mat every inmate was not burned to death. |
how single soul escaped in this death trap
ls almost miraculous. About twenty per |!
sons, however, were rescued, and the rescu.
ers IN some instances proved themselves yeri-
table heroes
Young William Glennon, jr., and his
brother succeeded in rescuing their mother
and saving themselves, but the husband and
father persisted. This family occunied the
first floor. The boys tried hard to save both
parents, but the old man soon became uucon-
sclous from the sitting smoke. Thew then
dragged, pushed, lifted and carried their
mother up the stairway on to the roof and to
. nelghboring house. Both were terribly
burned, ana William, it is thought will die.
frank Wales and his family, consisting of |
his wife and four children, lived on the sec.
ond Hoor above the restaurant. Mary the wife,
Jennie and Tommy ,aged and 2 respectively
persisted, and their charred bodies are now in
the station house. Wales seized two others
OF ). his children and got out of the burning
oulialng; now ne does not know. The
youngsters were almost naked and ran about
the streets crying bitterly for their mother.
wales was considerably burned and was :
Wild with grief. He said he supposed his :,
wife and the two little ones would follow 1
him, he showing the way. When place =
OF safety was reached he turned round ex-
p,ecting to see her and the babes It was
ing, which was burning like furnace.
When Mrs. Mary Wales body was found !
alter on, the body of the brave woman was T
"a crouohing posture in corner, the little a
)nes in front of her, and she was bending t
'ver as if to shield them. She had succeed 8
I'd to certain extent, for her body had pro- t.
eoted them from burning to crisp. b
An occupant of the first floor was French n
amlly named Cloder, which consisted of his d
wife and four small children. They escaped C
With their lives, but it was close call They g
'ot out on their window ledge, but could not Q
Ter connected with it, IC
In the adjoining tenement on the same
loor lives Thomas McDermott, who has a
,rocery store on the floor below. He was d
by blaze caused from his awning b
atching fire. He jumped to the window, z
aw the Cioder family helpless and acted Il
!e ones were passed to him, then the wife n
topped, and finally the husband escaped. T.
hey lost all their possessions save the night h
lotnes worn, but were thankful to escape 81
nth their lives. They were slightly burned. ii
Mrs. Jane Jeffrey lived on the third floor II
18th Nellie McGeoghan. The old lady was it
or ha6iy mu.iiated, but Miss McGeoghan not v
badly. As soon as an ambulance arrived G
rom the New York hospital the plucky al
Dung surgeon darted upstairs. He found ii
1e young woman and thought he detected OF
Amt signs OF life. He lifted her up tender Of
:, carried her down to the street and work ht
l hard and faithfully over her for some af
me. dis efforts were fruitless, and her III
Dooy, VAIL enae VI uer companion, I cc
re-. Jeffrey, were sent to the station. w
The fire marshal will make rigid inyesti- u
alton. The coroner's Office was notified hi
'rly this morning and an inquest will soon at
3 held. m
The police are very suspicious of Snyder, Pr
Id will hold him for the coroner. The col an
ed cook, Walter Brooks, was closely ques- T.
oned. DE says that business has not been sp
Try good of late. When SNYDER was it,
archsd he had a 81 200 policy on the Ger tn
an American Insurance company covering Nj
s stock and fixtures The police don't Ba
ink his whole stock would bring one-half Nj
at amount. Da