The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-09-01
"a FATAL BLAZE.
Terrible Result Of a Tenement
House Fire in New York.
Three Men Lose Their Ljves-A Fire.
man MortaIly Hurt by the Fall
Of Ore Victim.
SWEAT SHOPS BURNED.

dozen families homeless IS the aWful
record of two fires in TIE tenement
house district of the East side. The
flames broke out at o'clock a. m. in
six-story sweatshop at 1926 Riverton
street. At 81 Goereck street six-story
tenement was burned, a dozen families
were driven out panic-stricken and
eli, 900 damage was done. The River
ton street house was occupied almost
solely by sweatshops. The second
floor was used AS synagogue and
portion of the third floor as a Hebrew
school for boys. 1t is claimed that
nobody lived in the house, but
there were at least eight men
In the building when the fire
broke out. If they were
watchmen, as it is claimed, they did
their wc~k badly, for three of their
number are dead and fourth cannot
be found. He ran away when the
alarm was sounded. The names of the
dead are not known. One was known
only as Hermann, the other two were
his sons The fireman is Timothy Col
Inns. He is internally injured.
Boy and Fireman Fall.
Long before the first engine reached
the place the building was wrapped
In flames from the ground floor to
the roof Ladders were set up
against the burning building, but they
only reached to the third floor.
It was supposed that everybody
WIS out of the building, when
q youth of about 10 years ap-
peared On a hame-enveloped frees
cape of the fifth floor. Aid could
not reach him, and the crowd below
watched rs the boy seemed to be roast
ing alive. Fireman Timothy Collins
attempted to rescue him. He had gone
up the ladder but few rounds when
the boy elm bed over the escape
and dropped. Twice he turned
in the air before he fell squayely on
the shoulders OK Collins. Down went
both to the pavement. The boy was
killed by the fall. The fireman was
unconscious and injured internally.
He will probably die.
Two Men Burned to Death.
The firemen worked from the roofs
of buildings on all sides, and sue
ceeded in combining the flames to the
one Building, but this was Quilted COM
pletely. After three hours work the
aremen entered the building by this
roof.
b. In the shop of Joseph Schackman,
the room from which the lad jumped
to death, the fremen found the bodies
of two aen, They were lying side by
side on little tailors bench, and had
evidently been asleep when overcome
by. smoke. They were father and
son, and the boy who jumped
was another son. The man was
about As years old, the boy about Is.
Both bodies had been scorched by the
flames, but the faces were recog.
nizabl The three always slept
in the shop. They had no other
homes. Shaackman, their employ
er, knew the elder man as Her.
mann, but did not know his last
name nor that of the boys. He was
much excited, and said he could think
only Of his ruined business. The dam
age to the building was about $4,000.
The tenants each lose about $500. The
fire marshal will investigate the origin
of the fire. as it's carse seems shrouded
in mystery
NATIONAL BANK STATEMENT.
Compiled from Reports Made 90 tho
Comptroller July II.
E WASHINGTON, Aug pa summary
of the reports of the S:770 national
banks in the United States under the
recent. call of the comptroller OF the
currency. shows on July Is, 1894, ag-
Eregates as follows:
Loans and discounts, 81 933. 5s9, s52; gold coin
In reserve. 1928 .O5l ST. gold treasury certifi-
Gates $40 $50, AGO. silver dollars 81 ,Gl6439; total
specie in reserve, $3.50 e70,652 Surplus fund:
Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes.
paid, ssa, 294; dividends unpaid, s2,5s6,5OA;
individual deposits. ST. ,67T ,s0l 200
Ball Park Burned Again.
CHICAGO. Aug. s9.-At / p m. fire
broke ont in the grand stand Of the
Chicago baseball park at Lincoln and
Polk streets, and spread with great
rapidity, The origin OF the fire
is unknown, but ethe fact that
the blaze follows so closely
upon the sensational fire which
occurred at Sunday game recently
has given rise to the superstition that
sncendiaries are responsible. The
grand stand and offices are complete
wreck. The loss will be about $4,000.
Great Victory far Tillman.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Aug. 29.-Returns
from all over the state indicate that
only about a two-thirds vote was
polled in the primary election Tuesday,
the anti-Tillmanites in many counties
refraining from voting. Tillman car
ries every county with the exception
of Charleston, Richland and Sumter,
and probably one other. The legisla-
ture will be overwhelmingly for Till
man for United States senator, insur-
ing Senator Buffers defeat.
Two Children Burned to Death.
SANTA MONICA, Cal, Aug. 29-By
the accidental upsetting of a candle in
= wooden dwelling here the 5-year-old
son OF Mrs. r. Grimms and the 3-year-
old daughter Of Mrs. Dominguez were
burned to death. The mothers OF the
children were out walking. Upon
their return they found the charred
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