Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-20
AN AWFUL FATE.
A YOUNG WOMAN BURNED
TO DEATH.
CONFEDERATION IN NEWARK.
An Agonized Cry Rises iboYc the
Cracking Of The Flames. And She
Topples Back Into tho Burning
Building.

NEWARK, " j., Feb. ia disastrous lire,
resulting In one death ana tue loss OF sJo,oOo
in property, broke out at $50 Tuesday
morning in the cellar Of Henry Fritzs con-
fectionery store, three story frame bu'io-
ing at 5s7 Broad street, war the Norris and
Essex railroad depot. 4 general alarm was
sent out, and every hose company IN the
city was brought to the scene.
In the confectionery store the flames had
gained such Roadway that the fremen gave
up oil hope OF saving the building, and
turned their attention to rescuipg the IN
mates.
Narrow Escapes.
The family Of Mr. Fritz were taken OUT
one by one. None Of them wos seriously IN.
jurcd, though few minutes delay would
have caused the sulfocation Of nc least two
Of the children.
The flames spread with wonderful rapid
ity In ten minutes the frame buildings
$50, SOL and SOB had caugh: and were burn
ing as fierccly as the confectionery sore
The lower part Of 80 was occupied os
shoe store by Thomas b. BiackbuiTe, with
julius Biums fancy store adjoining ana
Huenklo's millinery establishment above.
The FIremen's Good Work.
The fremen worked gai!antiy Iney
fought their way from room TO room and
removed with safety all the sleeping IN
mates.
Meanwhile scores of streams were pay
ing upon the seething buildings without any
apparent check to the intensity of the fire
No. 597 went next The inmates or this
house had been aroused b. the conhagra-
ton and were casting their effects INTO the
street.
In the excitement it wa taken torgranted
that everybody in the house bad been
aroused by the fire and was OFT
gained apace and soon had ~
completely .d1rh s 5FSoi> iie e''fs;s'
An Agonized Face.
Amid the cracking Of the flames terri
BILE cry, which arose above all other noise,
came from out the burning mass. Az the
same time an ngonzed face was seen to press
against the pane Of one OF the upper WIN
dows
Another cry rent the air, the window
broke, and the head and upper portion OK
the body pressed against the sash for mo-
ment. and then, exhausted and stibed, the
fated girl toppled back into the flames.
Several fremen dashed up the burning
stairs without waiting for orders.
The flames had now Gdfssfrom the WIN,
dow whore the girl had been sssa
and Tapped the side of the house. The great
crowd waited In breathless anticipation OF
the brave fellows fate.
The Body Recovered.
A few moments of suspense and they were
seen descending to the street bearing iii
their arms figure, about which what re-
NAMED OF a white night robe had been
wrapped.
A shout of rejoicing went up, which was
instantly hushed as the tremen laid down
their burden, and it was found that the wo-
man was dead.
The body was that Of Mrs. Mary Burns,
handsome young woman, - years OF age,
who came to visit her sister, Mrs Jackson.
The fremen found her lying upon the
stairway leading from the third floor OF the
house, where she had dragged herself after
her momsntary appearance ut the window
and her prostretion by the smoke.
A Fireman Injured.
She must have made brave fight for life,
as the stairway was quite little distance
from the window.
The body was taken to Mullen's morgue
to await the appearance of relatives.
Fireman Harry Durham, who had assist
cd in bringing the body to the street, was
badly injured by falling beam, and it was
found necessary to remove him to his5'>'yls
in police ambulance. rSe>-ss<-zI:5
All four buildings were fhe
loss Of $4,000 was partly 49, y insur-
auce. ~