The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-19
PERISIIED IN THE FLAMES
FATHER AND TWO D1UGHTERS
BURNED 10 DEITH.

Awful Scene in an Early Morning Fire
trict-The Fire Thought to be OF an Incen-
diary Origin-Dctaiis the Anhir.
New YORK. Mar ls.-A terrible scene was
enacted this morning in the Hebrew district.
In "a fire that consumed the fye-story tene-
ment on the southwest corner Of Allen and
Hester streets three If family Of six-father
and two daughters persisted miscrably. The
mother was carried out all but q corpse Hcr
two boys We're more or less badly burned.
Men and women lraped and children were
thrown from the windows in the desperate
effort TO escape. Fircmen and police caught
whom they could. hut not all. One child at
least was all but killed in the fall. OF the
ffN-one persons IN the house seven lie dc4d
OF manned. The fire started ut 3'l5 o'clOrA.
when every member OF the ten families was
fast asleep.
1t WAS seen first from the street simultane-
ously by three policemen, who gave the alarm
from Box 40. IL, on the corner Of Orchard
and Hester streets.
FIAafEs ESvEI.OP TIE HOUSE.
In five minutes before the firemen could get
10 work the flames that had crcpt stealthily
the house from the street % the roof. The
tenants. Hebrew tailors with their families.
g. man aroused suddenly to confront death
~ iis most terrible form. swarmed down the
fire escapes ON both sides Of the building,
shrieking and wailing a. they called their
dear ones. Ladders were thrown up hastily
10 help them down but some ia tine confusion
and smoke missed both wood and iron ladders.
The rungs Of the fir escapes We're turning
white with heat when Max Goldstein reached
for them from the third floor and recOiled m
despair. He stood holding his three little
children in his arms. From the street the
police yelled 90 HIM to throw them down.
lie threw first one, Moses. aged FIVE years,
and Policeman Boyer caught the boy Rose.
the baby. one and half years old. was caught
next in the arms Of Policeman 4. Weiss
KILLED By THE FALL.
Abraham. three years old followed so quick
IS that though the policeman broke his fall.
they were unable 10 catch him. He fell
heavily on the pavement and was picked mp
senseless injured internally. The father him
self jumped aud escaped unhurt. lie tossed
the children by the heels The building was
Quilted and the tenants lost their an. When
the fremcn entered. al five O'Clock. led by
Chief Kehoe, it was reported that ten were
missing lost in the flames. The four lower
stories were searched and no one found.
FATHER AND DArGHTERs DEAD.
In the fifth story. next 10 the roof, the fire.
men found Burnett Jaratar and his two
daughters dead. They found him kneeling AT
the window overlooking Allen street with
both hands on the sll. ~ though he had
fallen overwhelmed by the flames on the very
threshold Of escape. His venerable beard was
burned of. Under him. where she had crept
up close in the hall Of death. was the body Of
his youngest daughter and pet child, little
Bessie.
Kneeling by the bed at the other side Of the
room they found the body Of Sarah wrapped
in blanket. All had been burned or smoth-
cred 10 death. The oldest boy, Harry, cs-
capped but ran back for his mother. whom he
carried out. Both reached the street half
dead. followed across the fire escape by little
Abraham
Abraham told the police that they tried the
scuttle, but found il locked Then they had
70 run back. But for That they would noJ
have Terished. Ii is against the law to lock a
scuttle over night The housekeeper says It
was not locked. The police believe that the
house was burned by incendiaries.