New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-05
CHILDREN ENVELOPED IN FLAMES.
TWO LITTLE GIRLS, WHILE NEAR KITCHEN.
STOVES, SET FIRE TO THEIR GOWNS
ONE DIES FROM HER BURNS.

STOVES, SET FIRE TO THEIR GOWNS
ONE DIES FROM HER BURNS.
"surely so much trouble never came on a man all
at once,7 walled old Terence Carrie in his home. at
No. $50 Greenwch-st., yesterday His wife and young
est daughter were severely burned IN their home and
were carried to st. Vincents Hospital HIS son
John was believed to be dying from consumption In
the house. Carrie is the owner OF the two-story and
attic house. The sickness of the Oldest son. John has
been a trouble to the family and Mrs. Carrie has
been nearly tired by watching at the young mans
bedside in front attic All the other children
we're able to work except little Agnes, twelve years
old, who stayed away from school yesterday Sorning
to help her mother At 10 Mrs. Carrie. her sick
son and Agnes were alone in the attic. The Ere In
the kitchen stove went out and Agnes tried to kfnde
It again with paper and kerosene oil Her dress
caught fire, and the flames quickly enveloped her.
She ran screaming through a middle room toward tho
sick chamber Mrs. Carrie met her at tho door and
caught hold of her to keep her out Of the bedroom
The girl was crazy with pain and terror, and ran down.
stairs to the rooms Of Mrs Caharine Dinhan on tho
second floor Mrs. Carrie ran downstairs after Agnes.
Mrs. Dinhan In her kitchen whom the girl ran in
there and fell against her The shock knocked Mrs.
DInihan down, and the woman and girl rolled on tho
floor together. Tie girl had become unconscious
when Mrs. Dnihan got her feet again. Mrs. Gar
RE ran into the room and fell beside her daughter.
A moment later the two women were trying TO
smother the flames that enveloped the girls body.
Other inmates of the house went to the help Of tho
women, but Agnes had been burned all her body,
and she seemed to be dying when an ambulance ar
rived take her TO the hospital She suffered terri
bly, from her burns, and died at 3 80 O'Clock. Mrs.
Carrie had been burned seriously the face and both
hands, and she sent to the hospital later. Mrs.
Dnikan had escaped with slight burns on her arms
and chin. Throughout all the uproar John Carrie
lay helpless and trembling in his bed in the attic
Later in the day he looked If he could not live
many hours longer
Mrs Drucker, the wife of tailor living or tho third
floor Of the tenement-house No IS Stanton-st, left
three small children in the kitchen while she went
out to 4 store in the neghborhood yesterday. Lille.
years of age, lighted some paper in the kitchen
stove and fire TO her dress. Her older sister was
frightened and from the room, while the baby
sat upon the floor and crowed with delight 70 see the
flames burning Lilies dress Lille screamed Mrs.
Green ran from the hall and smothered the IRE
with rug, burning her hands severely In saLJpg
the chd's life. Other women in the house cut the
haf-burned clothes off the little girls body. Lille
had been burned terribly the face, on one arm and
on the side One of the women got bottle or INK
and poured the ink over the burns A policeman
who called I'm thought the INK might poison tne
GIRL and he to summon an ambulance by Telegraph
from the Edridge-st station. Inc suffering cnIid was
carried 10 the Gouyerneur Hospital