Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-31

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New YORK, October 30 Seven peo-
pc were suffOcated by smoke in a tene-
nent fire at 2l6 West Thirty-second
street this morning. Another woman
jumped from a third story window and
will die. The fire came suddenly aHd
cut of all escape from the stairways.
Ia the excitement everybody looked
only 10 his or her own safety and
rushed down the fire escape.
The following persisted 10 the build
ings: George Friedman, aged years;
Levi Friedman, aged years; Annie
Appellant, aged % years; Lena Mitch
ell, aged "a wears; Mrs. Margaret Xii
Ian, aged 90 years; Jacob E,,iian, her
son, aged 40 years, and George Levy,
hrs. Kii,ian's grandson, aged 20 years.
Lena Friedman, mother Of tho dead
children, jumped from the third story
window. she was badly mangled and
will die.
The house is Eve story brick tene-
ment. the ground floor being occupied
by a grocery, aud the upper stories be-
ing arranged vita front and rear apart
ments. There were seven families in
the house. The only means Of exit Is
by means OF q stairway, narrow aud
dark, which runs directly up through
the center Of the building. On either
side OF the tenement are houses that
tower q story above IT, In the rear OF
the burned houses is iittle yard twenty
feet square, hemmed in by the tail
buildings.
The fire was discovered at 8 o'clock.
When a policeman came up the door OF
the house was open, and on the Inside
the FIRE gl0wed like torch. lie could
see that the stairway was being rapidly
buried away. Still. there was not a
sign Of life from the people in the
house. To enter the house meant death.
The only hope for those within was 10
arousing them by shouts, in which the
policeman was aided by those who had
been attracted by the fire.
Suddenly % the DoiSe Of the flames as
they burned away the stairway there
was added az awful CRY. Ooe OF the
tenants in the upper part OF toe house
had been aroused aud stood at the win
dow of the fifth floor To was Mrs.
Eberwein, who lived alone on that
floor. To another minute, there was not
a window Ga the front of the house that
Gid not contain the wild and frightened
face OF some man. woman or child, each
OF them appealing for aid.
10 the absence OF the fremen the
spectators were pOweresS TO assist
those 10 the building, further than 10
remind them OF the fire escapes. BY
these first one woman and then others
OF the tenants 20 the number OF 90
reached the ground, descending In the
midst of fame aud smoke, before the
ladder trucks arrived. Tue flames which
started To- the cellar, did scarcely any
dam - - - ground or second floors,
'6n "a story they spread over
u entire rear portion.
There lived the family OF Nathan
Friedman, his wife Lena and his three
Young children. There were also two
boarders, Annie Appleblatt, aged %
years, ahd Lena Mitchell, "a years OF
age. Nathan Friedman was first aroused
by the smoke aud noise. The room In
which be, his wife and baby slept, was
already filled with smoke. Clutching
tbe baby 10 his arms and forgetting all
else, be Sprang 90 the window and de-
Bcended by the FIRE escape.
Mrs. Friedman, too, had rushed TO a
window, but hOg where the FIRE escape
was. The escape vas but two feet from
her, but fright deprived her Of her rea-
sou. Behind her were the flames, 25
feet below her was the yard. She
leaDed from the window and fell into
the rear basement area aud was badly
injured. She was conscious, however,
aud cried wildly for her children, who
were still in the burning rooms.
The fire was extinguIshed soon after
the hose was turned on, and though
the work Of rescue was prosecuted with
zeal from the instant the hrsmen ar
rived on the scene they were too late.
The Friedman children and the two
.boarders slept TO an inner apartment
The fire had filed the room and az least
Hhree OF the occupants had SudOcated
Without having awakened 90 their peril
Gsorge and Levi Friedman aud Lena
Mitchell we're still 10 bed when found,
AID the peaceful expression Of their
faces showed they had no knowledge Of
the death that came TO them 50 sud
denly.
Annie Appleblat was lying dead on
tho floor Her face was black. She
had her dress and shoes on. Evidently
she had been aroused and had stopped
70 don her clothing and had died before
she finished her task.
On the fourth floor, also 10 the rear,
were found the remaining victims Of the
FIRE. There Mrs EiHau, a widow, aged
20 years. lived with Jacob, her son, aud
George Lovy, her grandson. Mrs. Kill
liam and her son were dead 10 bed. The
grandson was on the floor, half way 20
1he rear window.
Mrs. Friedman was conveyed 20
hospital. lie was thought she could
live but a short time.
The damage to the house will not eI-
eeed s., 700.
A MARROW ESCAPE.