Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-29

Two Women Burned to Death in the
 Cayuga Flats in New Yerk City-A
 Number of Persons Seriously Jn-
 jured-An Explosion of Naphtha the
 Cause-FOrty Families Were in the
 Building at the Time.
 NEW YORK, April 2S.-Thres fire alarms brought dozen engines and a large crowd to the corner of Broadway and Thirty third street soon after il o'clock this morning. When the first fremen arrived flames were seen pouring out of the ground-Aoor win dows of the western part of the Cayuga apartment-house, a five-story double build ing at Nos. 109 and III West Thirty third street. By the time the water was turned on the flames had crept up tho stairways. and soon they appeared through the roof, Forty families were in the building, and there was rush for the fre-escapes and roof. Most of them made their way by the roof to the adjoining house, but all did not escape. It was soon known that one woman had been burned to death, and that four other person were seriously injured.
 pr. James E. Briggs, who occopied flat on the ground floor of No. i'll, was burned perhaps fatally. It was in his off ce that the fire broke out. He was cleaning @ lounge in his raom with naphtha and up set the lamp; an explosion followed. He was taken out by the 6remen fifteen min utes later and conveyed in a ambulance to the New York hospital, where it was said he was burned so badly that he is not likely to live.
 After Dr. Briggs was taken away, the firemen made their way to une second floor, where they found Richard Neville, an infirm old man, lying on the floor un- conscious. He was burned and nearly suffocated. He was also taken to the New York hospital.
 On the third floor the fremen found Miss Catharine Moore, seventy three years old, who was badly burned on the face and hands. At the New York hospital it was reported that she might recover. Mrs. King was taken from the third floor. Her hands were cut, but she was not otherwise injured. Several fremen were hurt slightly. The fire was under control by 12 o'clock. It was confined almost entirely to the west est half of the building. Those in the eastern half had moved out as much as possible of their household goods, how ever, and two or three women tainted from | fright.
 The upper part of No. Ill was burned ! out COWplcf7ly. 4Ao ooA3otSo So eao building was about $15, 900. Most of the tenante lost their household goods. Ev- erything saved was damaged by water. After the fire those of the twenty families who had been driven into the street by the flames blocked the pavements from the Cayuga to Broadway. Bare- headed women with babies in their arms shed tears and condoled with one another. Men ran about looking for the members of their family, and children sought their parents in the crowd. The flight from the flats had been so hurried that only a few persons carried away anything except what they wore.
 Several were reported missing after the families had collected in groups.
 At 12:30 o'clock, when some of the fire engines were rattling off and the big crowd which had gathered was dispersing, the firemen who were searching the burned out part of the building found the body oi a women on the first floor. She wal burned beyond recognition, but it is sup posed she is Mrs. Alexander, who lived il . rear flat. A few minutes later the fire men came across the body of another wo man on the same floor. It was badl!
 burned too. Same of the tenants said the!
 thought the body was that of Mrs. Alex
 ander's sister.