Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-24
FIVE PERSONS PERISH
Disa strous Fire in a Cleveland
 Apartment House.
FCUR we MEN AND A CHILD BURNED

Fhe Fire Had Made Good Roadway When
 Discovered and N" Alarm Was Given for
 Some Timc-Mostly Women in the
 Building Many Narrow Escapes List Oi
 the Dead and Injured.
 CLEVELAND, O., March 24.-The fire which started in this city yesterday in
 which the lives of four women and n child
 were lost and during which four persons
 were badly injured. is unprecedented in the history of the city. The crowds which athered at the scene as soon as the alarm
 was given have not apparently diminished, All day the ruined building has been the centre of attraction to not only the citizens
 but also to many who have come in town
 from the surrounding country. The whole city iS filled with sadness and mourning for
 the lost ones.
 The fire occurred at the Morgan, d fash ionable boarding place at No, JOS Prospect street. The building was a three story and basement brick structure containing 45 rooms, and it had nearly 40 inmates Just at the hour for luncheon Mrs. ]. H. Miller.
 one of the hoarders, discovered flames in the hall on the second floor Escape by
 the stairway was cut off, so Mrs Miller
 jumped from the second story window and gave the alarm.
 The fire spread rapidly through the halls
 and the hundreds of people who congrega-
 ted on the scene at once attempted to res
 cue those who were in the building Nobody thought however, to turn in 8 fire alarm. and at least half an hour elapsed before steamer arrived or policeman had
 been sent to the place.
 The utmost excitement prevailed and it
 was rot until the flames had been sub ducd that the extent of the catastrophe was learned.
 AS soon as the engines began working, the three stleet car lines which pass the
 building were blocked and the crowd grew
 to thousands. Many of the spectators as sisted the tiremen in trying to rescue the
 persons in the burning structure, and sey- eral of them were badly burned as they
 were driven back by the flames. The names of the dead are as follows: Mrs. Mary k. Abbey, widow of the late Judge Abbey, aged 1S.
 Mrs. P. q. Somers. d blind woman.
 Mrs. Emma Somers, her stepdaughtcr. Mrs, F. R.. Hunt, daughter of Mrs. Emma Somers, and Percy Hunt, her 1S- months old son.
 Mrs. Hunt, who lives in Brooklyn, a sub
 urban town, was visiting her relatives when the terrible event occurred. The The blind woman was terribly burned, while others died from suffocation. The
 baby boy was alive when taken from the
 building. but died few minutes after
 being rescued The injured are: Dr. C. Won Klien, face and hands burned while rescuing Inmates.
 Mrs. J. II. Miller, who gave the alarm and jumped frcm second story window, badly bruised.
 Mrs. F. NJ. Clifford, jumped from an up per window and was caught in a blanket, badly bruised
 Mrs. Sampliner, badly burned in rescu- ing q daughter
 It was reported during the progress ot the fire that Mrs Sarah K. Bolton, the well known authoress and poetess, had been burned to death Further inquiry, how ever, showed that Mrs Bolton was out shopping at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown, al l l''"ugh it originated ill the basement near | {. furnace. A thorough investigation l will at once be made as the building is said to have been a fire trap.
 w. J. Morgan, the litgograper, owned i the building, which was rebuilt less
 than two years ago at cost of $2j, ,00C. He estimates his loss at SIS, ,000; insurance, | Sl200 Mrs. M Hanna, who was the
 lessee, will lose $12, ,00U on furniture Tine | losses of tenants will foot up $l0,000.