New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-16
ALL THE CHILDREN RESCUED.
THE TEMPORARY HOME AT WHITE
PLAINS BURNED TO THE GROUND.

rvo HUNDRED YOUNGSTERS RorsED FROM BED
AND REMOVED ~ TY-THE BUILD
IXT TOTAL LOSS.
Tho Westchester Temporary Home for INDECENT
Children in North-st. about mile east OF White
pains ,yas burned 10 the ground last night The
huildinc contained 900 children ranging from one
n fifteen years old. Besides these there were
dozen teachers and nurses. The home Is IN chars"
OF James Pierce. who is the superintendent ana MISS
Nc Donald assistant superintendent ir. fierce "ai
been away all day in P0ughkeepsie and returned
on late train after the building was In RUNS
About 10 o'clock watchman discovered the cellar
IN Il mass Of flames. The fire had originated from
defective hue. He quickly ran to the room oil MISS
Mcdonald and told her Of the danger The niue
ones were sound asleep in their beds IN the io'is
Cormitor.es on the second floor. Miss Mcdonald
rushed from her room. sounding large gong III
the hallway which called the help. warning them OF
danger She then turned on the electric lights In
the halls and with the assistance o! the 'eacHci'
and nurses formed the children into a Ire line
and marched them in single file hurriediy from the
burning building. SO well had the waits and or
phans been drilled in the case OF fire that not ore
life was lost single person injured. IL look
ONLY few minutes to get the larger children out OF
the building, and while Miss Mcdonald was super
intending their exit. other employees OF the nome
carried out the little tots who were unaole 10 "ah'
The children were marched into the laundry,
out Of the building Miss Mcdonald telephoned to
White Plains tnat the building was on fire An
alarm was sounded In the village and the entire
Fire Department OF White Plains responded and
started for the scene OF the conhagration Ihey
had hardly gone half n mile when they were tod
that the fire was out. and returned TO their fire.
houses The nremer had hardly scattered TO their
homes when another telephone call was sent in
The departrnent again started for the scene. Hook
and Ladder Company No. was overturned In
Westchester-ave the truck being thrown against
a tree and Julian Van Plank. the foreman was
thrown of and seriously Injured He was picked
ND unconscious and taken into the Office OF Or.
Magnus When the department. arrived at the
hone the main building. which Is 10 feet square
and 100 feet deep, mass OF names
The ire threatened the other buildings IN the
grounds. ana the hreinen. seeing that they e2ulu @
not save the main building iHfned rhef a''e'g m IN
rrlfn bui.rrf g.ls stfif raging midnight but at
that hour none OF the other buildings had taken
~ II O'Clock TIE heat was 50 intense that the
laundry. where the children hid been houssd' nai
tenient Pierce removed the 200 children to the
srho1ihog"e about go f"e' away, IN thr H'a., h
removed from the burning buIlis, anu -" ~
the schooih0use ami spread ulon the moor oT the NE
cA. ir,n had been saved and they escaped WIN ony
,ht p rl,ht Clothes upon their back. The night was
cold and number - sex ch.iren Was W9 ~
thorn we're wrapped u2 In blankets taken from the
The IRE was under control at i23O a. m
The Vesichester Temporary Home was estab-
llshod about fifteen years ago. The president of
the Institution IS Charles Butler. OF the Union
Theolosica seminary; ard he yice-presiennt, nt,,i is
Mrs charles p MacIean. wife OF the ex-Police
Commis.iouer on the Board Of Manasers are are
arI Hoe Mrs Whitelaw Reid. Mrs. J, jennings
McComb, Mrs. Brinkerhon and Miss Helen Gould