The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-25
BURNED TN HIS SLEEP.
Another Fatal Blaze in Il Tenement
on Green Street.

a IRE trap or the m03J dangerous sort
was the cause of death and several very
marrow escape yesterday afternoon. The
building was located on the corner OF
Green and Essex streets. IL was a four
story frame structure and was tenanted
by eleven families. On Greet streen was
attached to the building q one-Btory frame
extension ana on Essex street a two story
frame extension was connected with the
building. In the Green street extension
restaurant and candy store were On the
first floor. The cellar beneath these two
stores runs directly beneath the only en-
trance TO the four story building. The
candy store was run By Mrs. Kennedy.
LIGHTED LAMP.
Just before four O'clock yesterday
afternoon tenant. whose name could
not be ascertained, descended to the cell
lar. She carried lighted lamp. In some
way the lamp fell from her hands and
exploded The fire caused By this acct
dent set some oil barrels blazing, and In
moment the flames burst through the
floor at the foot Of the stairs, Of the only
means of egress out Of the tenement
house.
Smoke poured up the stairs and Allied
the building. The inmates became terri
fed and rushed 70 the stairway 70 escape.
Safety from the names In this
dispa1r the windows were sought.
TWO WOMEN.
Mrs Tanning. woman fifty years old,
was one Of the first to look to escape in
this manner. Sne dashed open the win
dow and. with a scream, jumped out. She
fell on the cover of a coal bin on the side
walk. The cover was broken but Mrs.
Fannipg's life was saved She was much
bruised but was able 10 walk to the house
of neighbor.
By the time this had been done,
Polish woman, whose name could not be
learned. also sought escape by the win
dow. She was on the third floor. When
she gazed on the crowd of people below
and the distance she had TO jump she
weakened. Instead of bold jump she
lowered herself from the window aud
chung to the easement as If in doubt she
should drop.
The crowd below cried:-
Hold on.
They saw No. Truck rushing to the
scene. A ladder WAS promptly hoisted
and Fireman Edward Coyle ran up it,
and seizing the woman just as her
strength had given out, saved her. He
was cheered by those below.
On the fourth floor, in the rear of the
building, a sadder scene took place.
Henry Gusemann, fifty-years old. who
worked in the sugar house, had been
asleep there. He worked nights and
slept in the day.
LEFT TO HIS FATE.
When the smoke poured into the apart
ments where he and his wife were,
the woman seized him and
dragged him from the bed
He fell on the floor but did not wake up.
| The wife believing him to be aroused to
| the danger paid no further heed TO him
| in her excitement and fastened down the
| ladder that had been placed at the win
dow by the firemen.
| She said nothing of her husband and he
| was not found until the fire had been ex-
tirguished and the dremen in examining
! the building found bis chHrred remains
| on the floor. Speers morgue was at
once notified and the dead wagon was
sent to the place.
The unfortunate man was wrapped in a
blanket and rope was fastened to him.
| The firemen gently lowered him down,
| but the body IN its descent swayed and
| turned in a manner that made the OBJ
servers sick at heart. When it was OPP
| posite the window OF the nrst story for
| some unknown reason. 1t gave sudden
| twist and inclined toward the building.
THE BODY BROKE THE GLASS.
The force OF the contact WAS sufficient
| to break the glass in the window ana the
watchers with one accord murmered
"Ohr'
When the corpse reached the sidewalk
q general rush was made by the rhrong
10 see it, The sight was sickening
While Captain Fred Farrier was busy
in driving back the crowd with his club
the fireuen gently removed the blanket
from the dead man's face ana exposed TO
view horrible sight. The face was black
as q hat and clustered. The hands were
charred ana so were the legs below the
knees. The clothing was burned TO
cIndar In places.
a man whose name in the excitement
was not obtained rushed up to Captain
Farrier and begged permission 10 view
the corpse to see If was that Of his father.
The Captain allowed the request. One
glance of the body was enough and the
man joyfully exclaimed.
"YnaEk God lt is not father -
A VICTIM OF PARALysIs
Before this took place IL had been feared
that the fire would exteud TO the house
adjoining the Green street extension. and
man suffering from paralysis was car
ried to the street aud sent 70 the City Hos
pital In an ambulance.
Others who met with Inconvenience
were Mr.. FHnninR, whose face was
burned while he tried to save some vsln-
ables. and Pole with an unpronouacea-
bic name who was also burned ON the
lace