New-York tribune., 1894-10-23
FOUR BURNED TO DEATH
CHILDREN OF THE REV. AND MRS. ROSS
TAYLOR OF NYACK. LOSE THEIR LIVES.
THE p,prSrs .yD OTHERS IN THE HOUSE
HAD NARROW ESCAPES FROM THE
FLAMES WHICH DESTROYED
THEIR NEW HOME
IN NYACK

IN NYAcK.
The new home at Nyack of the Rev HosS
Taylor son Of Bishop Taylor, Methodist Episco-
pal Bishop OF Africa. was completely Destroyer
by fire yesterday morning and four OF MI anu
Mrs Taylor's children We're burned to DEATH
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, together with TWO sohs'
and S A. Kean, OF Chicago, escaped. some
pan,ers and a aborer who occupied an upper
floor and two servants also escaped
The house was on the South Mountain, and
vas surrounded by several acres Of ground.
Mr. and Mrs Taylor have lived at NyacK III
tents during the construction OF the house.
which was built Of stone near the top OF the
hill. Just west Of Hlllside-ave. and was occupied
about two weeks ago.
Mr. Kean. who was spending Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Taylor. gave this account yesterday 10
a Tribune reporter: About o'c.ock this morn
ing | vas aroused by noise in the nan;
oaled but received no answer. then wei INTO
the hall. found that the fire was uhder tu h';iH-
way and spreading rapidly up the s'alrs
which we're I'm the middle Of the house
and gave the alarm 1T once. Mr. Iayior
took the baby. and he and Mrs. I"ynr
ESCAPED from a secOnd-story door by mean of
plank. Mrs Taylor having reached the grouhu
her husband rushed back To save the ,hilHirh
Four OF these were as.e"p on another moor, the
boys on the north and the girls on the sou,h
side Of the house. MI Taylor was unable 10
were seen but no assistance could be given
them. The girls. Harriet and Ada probaDly
never awoke. owing To me s"lt heauWay ~
the flames The bodies ~ ~" Tour chlIlltH were
found charrcd and unr"cpgnzable about Two
hours after n" flames were eXtnguiFhed
Stewart and Willie. the tw" older ms Ju'nl'i !
from the third-story window Il another part u
the house. stewart was considerably lhJured'
The servants and the painters VINO we're COM
pi,ting their work M the house. and thr IA
blrcr. also jumped from tn" WINDOWS. rcce4N'Hb
severe bruises A. for myself. jumped from a
third-story window 10 little mound PACK Oh
th. house which brok" ny laH. making my
descent only about tw' stores. mad Just une
H. seize my clothes and. putting on y trousers
held the rest Of my garments IN my hands when
| r,ade tho leap / Immediately assisted Mr..
Tavlor in escOrting Mrs Taylor 10 the home OF
MIR Potter In IIillside-ave. short distance
from the house Mrs. Taylor VINO ls ABOUT 10
become mother again. was IN her night
clothes and barrf0oted.
Mr. Kean added that the entire village was
aroused and the utmost assistance was given.
hu, nothing was ieft except tn" stone walls. ana
/ the house Is n complete ruin. The cost oi the
building was about $4,000 and II was said TO be
insured FOR - 0o0 sufficient 10 cover Inc NOR l.
gage upon the building. II is sad that th'
ground Is not cleared 4 incumbranc". ana mat
MIR Tayl0r has practically lost everything III 'hr
/ shape - worldly possessions.
THEORY As TO HOW THE FIRE STARTED.
The oriein ~ the Are IS somewhat mysterious.
/ II is said that the painters and labor"r boarded
| housc. that thcy had been fishing. and returned
s,r,e dine between 80 and o'clock in me morn
| INK The supposltion is that they lighted matches
and dropped one of them before II was l,, eNun-
! eulshed thus causing the hre. The TWO paint
| crs Edward vacnta and William KUN. "'I.
brought 10 this city yesterday afternoon ana
taken to St Franciss Hospital IN fhS, VI r4 IL r.,
/ for treatment. Ruth lives at NO 3of W e9t .>i'.
ti.th-st Ills statement. mad" yesterday Is ~
/ about o'clock hc was awakened by nearing VI
! Taylor's oldest son cry nre iie says ln', , H. ~
: a room
V,icrta When hc reached the hall again II was
a masg - flames. Rushing back ~ MS rom,
ne tried to say" his trousers hu' 'h' A' u
| Us already I'm flames. and he was burned "D"u'
.h, foe, and hands before h. succeeded In eS'tp
ing from the window. II" says De- i'I on
stone tcap and. losing consciousness. knew n"'h-
/ i,,, ~ char ra,r.nod aftcrwarG. NaicEta hvc'
80, \, f1q Eas, Ninetieth-st. His CONDITION IS
,t .n a., nous as ihai ~ Ruin His story agrees
with tnat OF his companion h' a.so .'. -" .,i ,.,
/ sione-h heap and knew nothing "l''r"''" "''"
/ ne found himself In the Doctors care.
| Michael NJ MullaGy ,h" lab"r'r also sep! "' "'
an upper floor. iie jumprd rom ",',,m
! -. lie was taken 10 -. Ninc"nts li'Sil1tti
| rho holes II ;he four children. Harriet
! ADA ArthIr and schultz rcsprcnN''y @ rl,' - H.
! uire seven and Ave years oId were ,'Hyn ~
| me ~ 81 Pau.'s Methodist Episcopal 'nurc II
a, II o'clock. where funeral services were h'Id
cRAXpcHILpREN OF BISHOP TAYLOR
Tho father Of the Rev. Ross Taylor, and th'
] ,r,,dfa,hcr of the dead chidrcn-Nshop Tay-
lor-was widely known AZ an eVahge"S' III
! many wears prior to his election as lfiShDp. ~
travelled al large for five years III 'h' r'S', ~
! states and Canada. when he went 10 AUS" '"l'" ana
| on the way he spent some months !" 'N'l'
| e.us,ic work In England and Ireland. gave som,
! lin. TO the Continent and explorer I"'S'II'
and the pyramids u Egypt AFTER thrre H,"'
80 ,nrc,tic toll in the Australian colonies. las
mania and Ncw-Zcaand. he went 10 AFRICA ana
led in work among the kailirs. 'oo oi
! whom were converted I'm one year, III " :,
NAE arectrd Missionary Bishop and assigned 't
| the superintendcncy of the work IN Africa ""'
| aInn, The Congo and in South America .
| rhe roy Ross Taylor represents ms tatner ~
| .At o,,,rtrv H.. is the associate editor ot IL
I''tra,cd Africa" and the secretary treasure 81
- African Industrial Missions His oiicr Is III IL
the Methodist Publishing houSe; ~ Ia
| i T,yentleth-st He Is about MY years oia'