The evening world., 1892-10-08
THREE IN The BLAZE.
A Woman and Two Children Ter
ribly Burned.
Panic in a Tenement House Fire In
Early Morning.
Fifteen Families We're Fndanxcred-
One Death May Result.

The flvc-story double-decker tenement at
100 SUFFOLK street was early this morning
the scene Of an exciting fire. The tenants,
aroused from slumber by the cry that the
house was on fire, lecame panic stricken, and
grcat excitement prevailed. There were
several narrow escapes, and woman ana
two children were badly burned. A young
servant girl 10 the house was also slightly
injured. Those in the hospital are:
Mrs.. RACHEL LEVINE. twenty-eight years old {;
burned about head, face and upper part Of body.
SARAH LEVINE, three years old burned on body,
head aud arms.
ESTHER LEVINE, thrss months old; burned
about the body. head and fsco.
sABISA STEISLAUY. sixteen years old; slightly
burned in face and hair singed.
MRS Levine and her two children are In the
Gouverhour Hospital Little Sarah, three
years old, will probably die.
The tenement harbors fifteen families On
the top floor front lived Joseph Levine with
brothers and q boarder named Max Wiener.
Joseph Levine Is sailor. Across the hall
lived family nained Margals.
Tho rear apartments on the same floor were
occupied by Jacob Robinovitz, with his vile
and one child.
Moritz Fleinman, q cloakmaker, his wife
and one child, lived OH the fourth floor, besides
oscar steinlauf, q widower with one child,
his mother and sister Sabina; Max Schii1
VIII. and iOur children, and barney Reuben.
with SIX In family.
The tenants OF the third story are the Reu-
ben, Quartner and Rubine families.
| 1t was $50 O'Clock when the fire started in
the rooms OF Moritz Feinman, on tho fourl b
story. Feinman's three-year-old boy, Abe,
has been sick for some time, and they mad to
night. They kept the tea hot on u small oil
stove. The stove upset, setting fire to the
place.
living with the fleinmans, was the iirst 10 be
awakened. She aroused the others, and then
cried fire. Fleinmun seized his sica child and
carried him down stairs, followed by his wiie
anu Mrs. kodinsky.
Policeman QuirK saw smoke curling from
the windows, and sent out the alarm. Then
he and Policeman Mccarthy broke in the door
OF the tenement and rushed upstairs to
awaken the sleeping occupants anu In n
couple OF minutes everybody was up and
screaming Tor help.
down the stairs TO the sidewalk. All had to
get out In their night clothes. The halls and
stairs were soon niled with men, women and
children, all striving to get out. The screams 3
OF the women and children cOuli be heard q
block away.
several OF the tenants crowded together on
O nre escape at the second story. Tney were
panic stricken, and Policeman Quirk led them
downstairs.
The fre burned very nercely and soon en-
story to the roor. Tho SteinlauI family, who
lived next to where the fire was, got out be-
fore the flames reached the hall The last
one to leave was sab,na. She was slightly
burned In the face and her nair was singed.
The families In the rear on the iOurth door
got downstairs safely.
danger. jacob Robinoyitz, his wife and two
children, aud the Margalis family took to the
roof. Mrs Levine and her two children were
caught Sa,asI by, BY the nIemen: When the Levine
panic-stricken that they lett Mrs. Levine and
iour children to look out for themselves
Levine picked up Moses, two years old.
and went up to the roof. HIS two
brothers and the Doarder, Max Wiener,
followed, leaving Miss Levine and four cnll-
dren behind. The woman told her two chill
0ren, ReDecca, ten years. and Dorah, tive
years, to go to the roof The little girls got
up 10 the root In safety. By the time Mrs.
Levine, with the other children, Sarah and
Esther. tried to make her escape, the names
were reaching across the hall. She found
herself shut In with the rire burning towards
her, and In another moment she would be en-
children close to her. she rushed through the
flames and gained the stair leading to the
roof
In her excitement she did n 1t feel the aw.
full burns she had received, aud took no no.
tice OF the chiidren's condition.
she hurried across the roofs OF several
houses and descended through No. 1OB TO the
street. She sought refuge al a friends house
and was found there by the police and re-.
moved TO the hospital. The woman ana chill.
dren suffered intense agony from their burns.
Michael Reuben, who lived on the top tioor
rear with his wife and one child, placed a
board from the window OF his Kitchen across
the airshaft to the window OF room occupied
oy man named Greenberg In No. OS, next
door. The airShaft Is three Ieet wide. Reuben
nrst smashed In the window OF Greenberg's
room and placing the board In position
helped his wife across. Then he handed his
self.
Policeman Mccarthy In trying to reach the
top story at the beginning OF the outbreak
had his helmet and coat burned.
The tire gutiet the top story and the front
rooms on the fourth floor. ABOUT $1,000
damage was done to the furniture OF the
tenants and 81, 800 to the building, which Is