The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-14

New YoRK, Juno lS,-The six'story
building filed with sweater shops, at
10 and - Montgomery street, caught
FIRE at $3.50 o'clock this morning, aud in
the wild rush to the street Of the $50
working people, three were killed and
several injured. The tiremen are still
securing the different floors Of the
burned building, and it is probable
that their search will result in adding
to the death list.
This morning after the fire had been
overcome it was impossible to identity
any ono Of the three bodies that lay
horribly mangled in the street.
Besides these many persons suffered
slight injuries in scrambling and falling
down thefre escapes, The blaze start
ed on the first floor where SchleviCk's
people were at work. The inmates were
men women and children Of all ages, 1t
is supposed that the fire started from
the stove used for heating irons, The
stove was near the stairway, and in u
few seconds the flames shot up as high
as the third and fourth tloora. Then
the panic followed. Tho inmates, who
were Polish Hebrews and eXcitable
under any circumstances, were mad
dened. There was no escape from the
rear Of the building, No fire escapes
we're there, and even ii there had been
there was no way to take advantage OF
them, for iron shutters, spiked in, COW
cred all the windows on the rear side.
Then $50 people rushed to the fire es-
capes In front and fought there like de-
mons.
The whole front OF the building was
alive with men and women. All were
fighting for good places on the fire es'
capes. The women appeared to be more
composed than the men, for the later
fought iuriously. One would make an
attempt to 60 down through the man:
hole in a fire escape when dozen would
pull him back. The balcony overflow
ed, and then men and women Jumped
to the pavement The first to jump
was large woman. She jumped on the
railing in front OF the building, rolled
over dead. A man:jumped further into
the street and his head struck the pave.
ment. His skull WAS crushed in and
he never moved. A second man follow
cd him in an instant. He, too, struck
on his head, but did not die immedi-
ately. A young girl was the fourth to
leap out. She fell on her side. For
blocks around the streets were packed
with people. Police reserves were called
out and had hard work keeping the mob
in check. The bowling OF the people
was terrific. Many Of them had rela-
tiyes who worked in the building, and
their grief was taken up by their friends
until the whole neighborhood was in an
uproar Before the blaze had been
fairly placed under control, Chief Bon
ner directed tho men to search the
building for bodies Many who were
on the spot said that they had seen
several men and women fall back into
the flames.
At 1880 the list OF dead and injured
was as follows: Dead-Celia Davis, Is
years old, OF Suffolk street.
Akivos Book, % years old, Russian
tailor.
Joseph Mendelssohn, Russian tail.
OF, 20 years old.
Annie Katzen. 16 years.
lniured-Morris Nalieston, 50 years,
Alice NalIeson, 10 years, his daughter
both badly burned, and will probably
die.
Morris Fligil, As years, COMMISSIONS
Gussie Augstovsky, aged Is, leg bro
ken and contusions.
Morris Hesman, % years, scalp
wound.