The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-06
sUFFoCATED OR BURNED.
Fireman Tochey's Family Meet Death I'm q
New York Tenement-Five Lives Lost

Fireman Tochey's Family Meet Death I'm q
New York Tenement-Five Lives Lost
NEW YORK, Oct. 6-Three persons were
burned to death early this morning in a
fire in o five-st0ry brick tenement-house st
the corner of Hudson and Dominick streets
and two others were so badly burned that
one died at o'clock and the other is not
expected to recover. The dead are: Mrs.
Annie Murphy, thirty-two years old. Of 262
Hudson street; Miss Katie Dunn. twenty
two years old, dress maker, who boarded
with Mrs. Murphy; Josephine Ryan. five
years old, of Washington, d. u. Mrs Mur.
phys neice; John Toohey. nine years old.
Mrs. Murphy's second son. who died later
of his injuries. Martin ID. TooLey. eleven
years old. Mrs. Murphy's son by her first
husband, received injuries which are pro-
nounced fatal.
Three policemen discovered the fire and
immediately broke in the doors of the main
entrance of the house on the Dominick-
street side. Flames and smoke rushed QUE
and drove the policemen back. The stair
way leading TO the upper floors was wind.
ing one. the centre forming q shaft that
was filled with column of fame lt was
evident that IL would be impossible for the
inmates of the house. ffty in number. TO
FASTENED to the fre-escape on the front Of
the building and shouted to the panic
stricken occupants not TO attempt TO
descend by the stairs. Then they climbed
up the fire-escape and aided the men.
women and children TO descend. In this
they were assisted by the tiremen who had
quickly answered the alarm. Fireman
Lucas, on reaching the fifth floor. found IN
the rear rooms Matthew Ryan, box
maker. who is a wIdower, and has three
young children, almost .overpowered by
smoke and unable TO help Themselves. He
dragged them to the window and with the
aid of his comrades succeeded In getting
them down the tire escape safely.
Just as hook and ladder truck No. drove
up one OF its firemen. Matthew Murphy.
sprang to the ground; shouting: Great
God, it's my house. Where are my wife
and childrenW Before any one could stop
him he rushed through the flames and
smoke and fought his way MP the stairs TO
the fifth floor. There be found the body OF
his wife burned almost beyond recogni-
tion. lying In the hallway. just outside her
apartment. A little further away was the
burned form of little Josephine Ry an. the
dead woman's niece. She was still living,
but died soon after. The body OF Miss
Kate Dunn was found at the foot OF q short
ladder leading to the roof. She had evil
dently been overcome by the smoke and
burned to death while seeking escape
there. The two boys. John and Martin
Toohey, Murphy's step-sons. were found
to the rooms of the Monticello Club,
across the street, where the half-dressed
tenants had found refuge. Thence the
boys were taken TO ST. Vincent Hospital.
Martin Toohey was terribly burned oil
over his body. and cannot survive. His
brother John was fatally injured by IN
haling smoke. Mrs. Murphy was married
to fireman Murphy only one month ago.
She was then the widow OF policeman Too
hey.
Nine families resided in the house and
each family had an average of three board
ers. The fire broke out in an unoccupied
wood house in the cellar. and the police
said this morning that IL was OF incendlarv
origin. but they would not say on what
this opinion was based. The actual dam
age TO the building will not exceed 8. 500.
Body Found an the Debris
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-Wblle the debris OF
Saturday nights fire at 1s West Randolph
street was being removed this afternoon
| the body of w b. Myles was found lying
behind the dor of the room he had been
occupying. His feet and legs were burned,
| but other parts of the body were not in
| iured. 1t is thought that when he at
| tempted to escape from the burning build
| ing lie was overcome by the smoke and fell
insensible behind the door. The position
| of the body was such shat hurried search
of the premises by the f-emen revealed no
fatality.
| Other FIros.
BALTIMORE, Oct 5.-Elevator "a" of the
b. Il o. Railway Company's sroup of ele-
vators. which was destroyed by IRE yestef-
day, was insured TOR $4,000 in the Mutual
| Fire Insurance Company of New York
| That company telegraphs that an adJuster
| will be in Baltimore tomorrow. The in
surance on the grain in the elev ator IL SlS2.
600. The wheat belonged 10 six trims.
DEADwooD. S. D.. Oct 5.-News has just
| been brought to Dead wood that the Green
wood stamp ouartz-mill, fourteen miles
from this city, was destroyed by fire Satur::
I day night. The mill. which was completed
in November. 1884. at cost of Sl50,00o. was
| insured for only $4,000.
| BUDA PEsTH, Oct 5.-The factory OF
| Guillbrand * Gregersens manufacturers
| of parquetry. was destroy sd by fire to-day.
Seven firemen were badly injured while IN
| the performance of their duty. The dam
age done is estimated at S250.O00.
BosToN, Oct 5-The immense packing
establishment OF John p. squire & Co.. in
East Cambridge and Somerville. wss