The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31
IN a FIRE TRAP


~ese" ssses a-~ss by th~ Harnf,
M"rgsn." fsshionabl. III
h"">~ In Cleveland. a.. 49,, "-a,
f~rs"ns i"lared ts MskinS
from the ssutsoing-Th~ >tru.,r ~.
u" hAss heen Regular Itr. 40
CLEVELAND. o.. March =,
Alter IL IN yesterday tn. lar,.
apartment house on Pro>n..., .1<<
known as The Morgan cann-h, 4.
IN short time was blazin,
The building was mas ~ fam.
very few minutes There VA A
cradle delay in sending IN a.
and II was fully half an hour ~.
firemen arrived. BY this ~,
flames had made great he,ac,
was crowded with tenants. ani NJ Il
men>e throng gathered on,sl.
they began 1" swarm forth 4 s
greatest confusion cnsuesi.
came known that numl.er ~
had undou btedly lost their Fv.
the excitement among the sr..,.
became intense
An urgent call for mor.. H..
ratus was sent in. and ih. fru.t.
Numbered ur. and imm-,iia,., ~.
nremen and crowd 81 wifii,-
were seeking for those who M
pennei up in the building ,..
Der 81 women were sppn b-,.--.
forth. two of them having h..en
from sick beds. and the other. 80
ing from partial suffocation All.
ries sustained in their wild eT..-....
escape.
ha~ty calculation was made, I.
wa announced that four women
missing IL was considered aims.
tain that they had been ssno,6ers.s
death Several faintiny women 49,
taken 70 the Offices Of nesrbb,-,..
physicians. and ambulanc-.
had been quickly surnmoned. SON I,
others away 10 hospitals. The ~ \.
once went MP that Mrs. T.. Somr4-s
blind woman. was in her au7-,r--.,
on the third-fiDor. \ heroic ETY.. NJ.
made oy the tircmen tn sav.. hep IA.
she was dead when found To-.
Were rufnors that MANY OF the s.---
people IN the building had p~-,h--.
but II = noS definitely known. but ST.
lost their lives a. follows.
Mrs Mary Abbey. widow ~ the ~.
j. q. A bbey.
Mrs. T. G. >ommer>. a blind w.,-.-
Mrs Emma sonmers. her -.
daughter
Mrs. r. L. Hunt daughter n NJ
Emma >ommers. and Percy Hunt 49,
son. aged II months
Mrs Hunt who lives in Brooklrn I'll
lage. n suburban town. was visiting -
relatives. when the terrible even. -
CURED The blind woman was t~-rfh.-
burned while the others died fron, ~.
focation. The baby bov was air.
when taken out but died a few minute.
after being rescued The ininreF a-s
nr. Klein. face and hands burned
Mrs J. IL Miller. " no gave The a'a-z
and jumped from second-~tory =
dow. badly bruised.
Mrs r. W. Clifford. jumped from IL
upper window and was cauvh, \ 4
blanket. badly bru sod.
Mrs. >amplincr. who was 49,
burned IN rescuing daughter.
twas reported during the pra-rs~
n the FIRE that Mrs Sarah X Btitaa
the well-known authorcss aud pp-,.-Ss
hal been burned To death Several
persons asserted that she was Ia he.
a partment~- Mrs Bolton. however
was down town on a shopping tour
The cause ~ the tir. i unknown. AZ
though il originated in tn. hassme
rcar the furnace. IL will he -h-
pa-hly investigated a. The bniili.-
said 20 have been a fre-trap Tts
binding was owned Nv ". i. No-aa
and was rebuilt les than Two wears
ago At a cost ~ 5000. HIS iass
'ima'esl N $4,000: insurance. si4o4s
Ms. NJ w. Hanna. who was the ~
go. will lose $4,000 on furnfr-e
The lo~~e> ~ tenants will foot up
30 There were man- narrow e>esr.-
Turing tine fire. the flames ~nra n
a rapidly that the building vas IA:
ed in a very short time.
IsWr->~vea Lives Lost
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