New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
uER CHILDREN IN FLAMES.
RESCUED By AN HEROIC MOTHER
n.sH1yG AGAIN AND AGAIN INTO THE BLAzINo
o.R1y OF HER CANALBOAT-oNE DIED
FROM ITS BURNS.

Patrick Daley is the captain of the canal-hoa'
- ChapJlcr belonging to the New-Nork Cen
purood and he lives with his wife Ellen
~ fve children, Hanoroh, are ten; Ahcc, age
- Richard. ace eight; John, age seVeh' ana
-. ace three on the boat. The Chandler an"
pit another canal-boat were towcd from
"'.rorrs an Saturday and tied up at West SiN'y-
-. eide bv siie Daley had little party
- .ho cabin of his boat, made up OF his lrlehus
.aou, the canal-boats in the neighborhood on sat
a., evening. and it broke up about IL oclock'
~. Dailcvs were soon in bed and fast asleep
p.toro coinr 10 bed Mrs. Daley turned down the
,;uh, in n large lamp and left it burning as pro-
o.ior AGAINST river thieves as had been her Gus
tom for years.
Tho family were aroused little after mldnlght
-. Ioud noise. The lamp had exploded ana the
hYrniny oil had been scattered in every direction
:, tho cabin and into the open bunks where
noilov and his wife and children were sleeping
Nrs DALEY Jumped out first from the bunk hcr
,thirc was on fire. She wrapped herself IN q
host and nut out the flames, but not before hcr
orrns and legs had been badly bhstercd. All her
ohIdrcn were in a blaze. and although she was
yearly frantic from pain she did not lose her
presence of mind.
uo- husband was no help TO her When he was
,uakened his hair, whiskers and clothing were
h,o7inc and he rushed madly on deck seemingly
.rozed by pain and fright. lie ran up and down
tho deck tearing ont his hair and WHISPERS ny
,bs handful. and the wind famed the name III
his clothing into greater activity. lie "oul"
have iumped overheard had he not been caught
bv Captain johnson, of the Pratt. Johnson
Struggled with Daley, threw HIM down Oh t"c
deck and poured buckets of water over hiih' Hc
WAS badly burned all over his body ana lace, anu
was delirious. lie had TO he held constantly 10
keep him from jumping into the water
In the meantime the fire was making RAPID
soaduav in the cabin, and Mrs Daley was
b.ttlinc with the flames ana mahlh1
an heroic effort 10 save Inc INTIo
Of her children. She shouted lor ncIP
tbrough one of the cabin windows; ana 'neh
orav,ed on her hands and knees through the
snfYocatinr smoke 10 the bunk where her elucs'
danobter Uanorah. was crying pltcousN loI as
sistance. Mrs. DALEY PICKED lanCiah up famcs
arms and dashed through the smoke ana nln'1 ndil'
IN a window in the side Of the cabn ana pus,r'"
the child out the deck OF the ldao', r1 mo- it,t
child's clothing was burning ana ihe iIT wa, P, 49,
ont bv Mrs johnson. who took the niue one 10 70
Ser cabin Mrs DALEY Went back 10 the puhNs
through the smoke again and TOOK Allce I"uc.
ono arm and Richard under the o'heT anu L ~.
hack to the window in safety ana passed lAcin
ort to the deck Then the brave mother mace
another trim across the cabin aud got John' 3Il1
passed him out the window. she thoueut UT 1l,Is
thev had all been saved and climbed ouG hcIsr,l'
enG feII in a balffanting condition on the deck
She lay there for a moment ana then ;;..,, ntni,'
come one say that one of the children was isSliI.
She jumped wildly TO her feet: and before any am,
one one could restrain her. dashed again into the
cabin through the door to the bunk WhcTe NIX m,b
Dennis lay unconscious She rusheu Gu1 WI Mlin
H. Mill in her arms and tainted on the deck.
The fire in the cabin put out before the ar
rival of the fire engines , . .oI.o,, 20
poaso,.oit Uosni.al Dennis, the youngest child,
died soon afterward All the members Of the
fawilv were severely burned about their faces
bodies and arms, but they Will prohaoly all IT.
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