New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-01
SAW HER BURN TO DEATH.
MRS. ANNIE LYoNS's AWFUL FATE.

SHE STOOD IN FLAMES ON THE FIRE ESCAPE IN
VIEW Of THE HORRIFIED CROWD.
crowd of Mortified people stood in front OF tht
tenementhouse No. 227 West sixty-thrdst' ie"
minutes before IL a. m. yesterday and saw woman
whose clothes aaame making apparent enor's ~
lump from one Of the front freescapes Even as phs
people looked ut her she burned to death IN Tie
arms Of another who was making heroic enorts
to save her. The fatal accident stirred up great ue
of excitement in the neighborhOod.
Mrs Annie Lyons who was thus burned TO death
was the young and pretty wife Of Edward Lyons a
guard on the sixth ave- elevated railroad. The couple
were married eighteen months ago. and their nome was
on the third floor Of the tenementhouse The nome
was frightened a few months ago by the birth OF
baby girl.
Lyons was not we'll yesterday, and about 10 o. ILL.,
he left his home TO 20 to the Office OF the railroad con
pany 10 ask to be excused from Work Tor the oay
He had not been away long when his vile went io e
basement OF the house and tried to thaw OUT "a'ci
pipe which had frozen night, rs sh wanted 10 se'
some water for washing. Her baby was asleep up
stairs. She wrapped some newspapers ABOUT oie
frozen pine and set fire to the newspapers Az the
same time she accidentally set fire to her dress linen
he lost presence OF mind She upstairs instead OF
irving to smother the flames in the folds Of her sr1'
She ran through the hall on the ground hoor anu up
another flight Of stairs, screaming for help' Ill e
race she only famed the names INTO greater iS' anu
she was enyeoped by them when she ran into the
room Of Mrs Kelly OH the second floor Her appear
ance there frivmened Mrs. Kelly, who did the oeso
Che coud do under the circumstances Catching UP
ouili from her bed Mrs. Kelly threw it about MIS-
Lyons and tried to smother the hames lheh Sne
raised front window and called for help MIS- LyolS
ran past her and climbed through the WINDOW upon ue
fire escape balcony At that moment Mrs. Ella Leitch'
Mrs Kely's sister, whose home was on the Top noor
of the house rushed into the front ROOM she hsd
heard the two other womens screams for help and she
had run down stairs as rapidly as possible. Az sglt
OF Mrs Lyons on the reescape Mrs. Letch rushed 10
the window and caught hold OF her. she wrapped the
quilt about Mrs Lyonss waist and held her fast Crying
out to her sister: Bring some water quick|
Mrs Kelly got pail of water from the Ntcheh anu
dashed the water over the women at the wlndow. IL
did no good Men In the street, who, at first sight Oh
the flames thought that mattres, was On nre calied
ND to Mrs Leitch: "Throw Il DOWN. When they
saw that woman was being burned to death in MIS-
Leichs arms some of them started to run up STAIRS
They were too late to be Of any service The nameS
about Mrs. Lyons's head stifed her, and she SANK
down dead on the freescape she had been burned
from head 10 foot Mrs Leltch, strang to say escaped
ycns teFSd hE q ha s Eaf
neighbors standing In group about tne Douy vi ne
wife In Mrs Kelly's room he broke down ana cr t
like child The mOtherless baby was placed III ne
arms To comfort him. lie held the mite OF a grl,
covering her with kisses and tears While sne laueheu
and crOwed In his face. -. l., .
Mrs LYONS was Annie Flanagan. a servant In a
private house on the West side of the city, previous TO
in Ireland few years ago. Her parents are sui In
the old country