Evening journal., 1893-06-13
FEARFUL FIRE FATALITY.
Several Persons Killed in the
Mad Rush to the Street.
MANY MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Firemen are Searching the Different
Floors of the Burned Building and 1t
Is Likely the Search VIII Result in
Adding to the Death List.
NEW YORK, June 13.-The six story
building filed with sweater shops" at
Nos. 10 and II Montgomery street,
caught fire at 8. 80 o'clock this morning,
and in the mad rush to the street of the
$50 souls working there at the time,
three were killed and several injured.
The fremen are now searching the
different floors of the burned building
and it is probable that their search will
result in adding to the death list
The Killed are Terribly AIangIed.
The bodies Of three persons killed are
so horribly mangled that it is diff cult
matter to identify them. One body is
that of woman about 30 years old,
another that of man 40 years of age
and the third, that of a man % years of
age. All the occupants of the building
were Polish Hebrews.
Flames Cut on Escape.
The fire started on the first floor of the
building it is supposed, from stove
used for heating irons. The stove was
near the stairway and in a few seconds
the flames shot up as far as the second
and third floors, cutting off the escape
of many of the unfortunate inmates of
the building.
Mad Rush From the Shops.
When the alarm of fire was sounded
in the building there was a wild rush of
the men, women and children who
worked in the different sweater shops 3"
1t is believed all got out safely, except
the three reported killed, and half.
dozen who were injured
Jumped or Scrambled Down.
One woman jumped from the frst
story window and fractured her legs and
man received a severe scalp wound by
Jumping. Many persons suffered slight
injuries in scrambling down the fire
escapes.
At the nearby hospitals ~ persons
were treated for injuries received at the
FIRE. 1t is said two Of the injured will die.
1t is reported at II o'clock that two
more bodies had been found in the
building.
There is a stable on the ground floor of
ths building and here three horses were
burned to death.
Spectators We're Frantic.
The bowling of the people was terrific
Many of them had relatives who worked
in the building and their grief was taken
up by their friends until the whole
neighborhood was in an uproar As the
bodies were carried away to the police
station the crowd followed in a rush.
Searching for the Dead.
Before the blaze had been fairly placed
under control, Fire Chief Bonner directed
the men to search the building for
bodies. Many who were on the spot
said they had seen several men and
women fall back into the flames. On the
top and fourth floors no dead bodies
were found and for a while the fremen
were held at bay for the ruins were
still boiling hot At 1.30 o'clock the
list OF dead and injured was as follows
Dead-CELIA DAVIS, IS years old, of %
Suffolk street.
UNKNOWN MAN, about 30 years.
UNKNOwN MAN, about 2s years.
The iniured-MoRRIs NALLERsTON, 80 years,
Russian tailor
ALICE NALLERsToN, 10 years, his daughter;
both are at GOuveneur Hospital, badly burned
and will probably die.
ANNIE KATzEN, 10 years old, body burned.
MORRIS FLrIJII, 45 years OF age, contu.
sOns.
GUssIE AUGUsTovsKY, Is years, leg broken
and cOntusiOns.
NORRIS HEYMAE, 25 years, scalp wounds
All these injured persons are at Gouveneur
Hospital.