The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-17
DEATH SWIFT AFTER DEATH.
,.rn1SaE CHAIN OF FATALITIES Be
GINNING WITH A SUICIDE

rrorueS Hinseir, aaa Then The House
r.,~s. Fire. Burning Two OF Her Chii.
.re. TO Death. After which the CHM
..v Fell on Three Bosrders sad Killed
o... the AceiAsnts Coming 60 stop
s.,v whe. the Doctor who Attended
rs.v was Thrown from His Morse.
o,-rspusau. July i6.-A chain OF fatalities
- ss.nslties began last night at Heating
ss a suburb OF Braddock, with q mans
..,.,d. Soon after the house from which he
A vn in flames from the explosion OF q
~. and two children were burned to death.
80 m On were then overwhelmed BY falling
..,.,. Al the f1re and seriously injured. Ono
~ ,h.n, has since died. The physician who
s.,.ndsd tho injured men was thrown from bis
sor.. on bis way home. and 10 thought to have
.ur.red serious internal injuries The list OF
~. d.ad and injured is as follows: David Bell.
ia %. suicide: Robert McGratton. aged 0.
s.rnsd 20 death: Joseph McGratton. aged 6.
Ss.ned 10 death; Harry Rowe OF Soho. nged 40.
s,,sS nv falling chimney: Peter McNeal. aged
a. Anil fractured. will probably die; David
nrsnt bruised By falling chimney: DR.. Cope OF
p.,tin. injured By being thrown from his
horss.
hnnss Of Charles McGra'to . two-story frame
,t,uoturs situated on the long stretch OF sand
hs,veen tho Cary furnace and the Braddook
Wi,s MIL The suicide OF David Boil by
d,ovning marked the beginning Of tho fatal
MIA. He was addicted to drink. and was .
harder at MeGratton's. He had acted STRANGE
IL Yesterday. and in the early evening his
hody was found in tho Mononcahela River.
sanding 10 an upright position. with the head
hat
nr,ltsas eleven boardsrs and also her hus-
ma remained at tho scene Of the suicide for
slone time To this fact they undoubtedly
ovad tAsir lives ;or In their absence tho house
burned
About 10 O'Clock Mrs. Mcaratton gave her
iiEht Kiss and sent them up statrs TO bed.
a.: . :.S .ssa q
tssn minutes after a lamp si,tipG up on the
M. i MeGrssson rushed 70 the dining room.
where she was met b. several neighbors Her
sns sS1rds Tna @h0
s Gs0f sen and Ns.n aeR.
i'm tie to .ef
ito Ito e. 81 ' house Mrs Mcdrstson vas .t.naip
Il innst 10 Tor aid. sis did not Know which wa, TO
SsNesl told her to save the two babies. who
Mr.. McGra ton reached her babies bedside
and graspinR an infant under each arm. ought
. place Of saietv on the outside. When tho
IL s ssst 10; 10 hs 81
Scout q ths dsassf e hsr, 0x1 Ne ~.
staircase and was forcing his way TO the chill.
whore thy were an angry lame shot nc
him and the Children: He was forced back
Among the spec, ators . a. one more fearless
Ssrehirf sbouf Biz mouth. Grant rushed into
r. e 1ns an rss .S f'.ih
this time Qharles McGratton. the father, sp:
pesred on the acene. He secured pla9k. and
placing It against the house started to climb to
When within two fsst Of. the, window the plank
snapped IN Two upder his heavy weight; and
house csysd In and the cries. OF the childi On
ceased. From the time the lamp exploded
ultll the building was In ruins. only twenty
This n e1G McNs.l and Row. went to .b.
I'D let n tho building, Only . tive, twenty hy !s
Grant they were digging under this cbimne1
whom the bricks gay way and buried the three
men Howe was taken out MORALLY Injured
vs1s brought to ins Mercy Hospita! in Pits.
bprgh where Howe died
d.. Rankin was called TO- attend them. Or
a ss hS hEss - at
picked up unconscious and taken to his homo
Part OF The excl Teton Of one OF the burned chill
drsn vas found near the Debris of the mothers