The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-04
A FATAL LEAP FOR LIFE.
MICHAEL CARROLL KILLED ny
JUMPING FROM HIS BURNING
HOUSE.

He Had Left the building in safety.
Hut Returned for His Money and
Insurance Pnpers-Cut on by the
Planes aud Maddened by Pain lie
Jumped Prom an Upper story TO
the Sidewalk and Received Inju-
rfes which Resulted I'm His Death.
A Fire which Gave the Firemen n
Hard TussIe.
Michael Carroll died last night at S
O'Clock. al the s.. Joseph's inhrmary,
from injuries received in jumping from
the second story of his burning house on
Indian street. at o'clock yesterday morn,
ing.
Mr.. Carroll was about 60 years old, and
had been a resident OF Savannah for a
number Of years He was hard-working,
upright man, and had the respect of all
who knew him. He had been Waterman al
the Central press warehouse gate for
number OF years.
Mr.. Carroll might have escaped without
harm. He ran out of the burning build
ing shortly after the fire was discovered,
but returned after reaching the street, IN
order Ia. secure some money and insurance
papers which were in a room on the sec
ond floor. The fire was burning f6rcely
in the back part Of the house al the time,
but had not reached the front Of the house
or the second story. MIR. Carroll had Sc
cured his papers. and is supposed TO have
started back down the steps. when a
gust Of wind drove the flames in his face.
burning him severely about the head and
shoulders. Crazed with pain and doubt
less supposing that the only means of es-
cape left him was by the windows, he ran
TO a window and jumped to the street be-
low. distance of about twenty feet. His
body turned in the air and he struck head
first on the stoop. A long cash was
made in his head where it struck the
stoop.
When the fremen from No. . engine
house nearby arrived Mr.. Carroll was ly-
ing on the sidewalk unconscious. He was
removed out of harms way. Sometime la
ter when IL was seen that ne was seriously
injured Chief Mcguire telephOned Tor DIR.
X q. Norton and Sergeant Baughn, who
mad gone TO the fire with the police de-
tail, also sent policeman TO DIT. NortOn's
mouse. Dr. Norton responded and dressed
Mr.. CARROTS injuries after giving him
ether and morphine to relieve the pain.
lie then had him removed to the infirmary
where he gave him more extended treat
ment. DR.. Norton concluded from the
symptoms that there were serious inter-
nal injuries and notified the attendants at
the hospital that the case might result
fatally. In DR.. Nortons opinion the burns
which Mr.. Carroll received, though Sc
we're, were not sufficient TO cause DEATH
and the death resulted from internal in
1uries, probably caused by striking on his
side on the steps IN falling.
The deceased leaves a wife and daugh-
ter who were with him at the time OF his
death. The funeral Will take place from 80
noon.
The fire was one of the worst the de-
partment has had to handle i'm a long
while. 1t had evidently been burning for
some time when discovered. The first
alarm was given by a negro boy who ran
to engine house No. 2, on West Broad
street, but who was so breathless and eX-
cited that he could only tell that there
was FIRE on Indian street A young white
man who followed him gave more def
mite location of the fire and the force at
NO. turned out at once. While they were
on their way to the fire someone turned
IN an alarm from box 81, at the foot of
West Broad street, some distance away
TO which the rest of the department in
the northern section Of the city responded
When Chief Mcguire arrived and saw
the extent of the fire he sent in a general
alarm calling out the engines south of
Liberty street. When the firemen arrived
the rear of the three houses of John
McAleer. Henry McAleer and NJ. Carroll,
al Nos %, 81 and SO Indian street were all
blazing at a lively rate. Further Roadway
was given the fire by unexpected delays.
steamer No ?, the first TO reach the scene,
spent some time IN getting up steam, ana
then when the water was turned on the
engine failed to work. An examination
showed that the suction pipe was filled
with small stones and dirt. which had
been stuffed into the fire plug by mis-
chievous boys BY the time the streams
We're turned on the fire had good head
way, and the houses of Mrs. NJ. Mcclure
and Mrs. NJ. Leddy, in the same row, had
also caught. There was. work for the
chemical engine, as well as for the steam
ers.
There was a splendid opportunity for
another Yamacraw fire, but, fortunately.
there was very little wind. The occupants
of the burning buildings were busy NOV
ing out their possessions. and there was
fire had been given by the delays made it
necessary for the firemen to do some
very hard work. but they did il well. 1t
took two hours hard work to get the fire
fully under control. Mr.. Carrolrs resi-
dence was Quilted, the residences of Mr..
John McAleer and Mrs. NJ. Leddy were
damaged considerably, and those of Mr..
Henry McAleer and Mrs. Mcclure slight
~. The houses were insured at $1,000
each.
The new chemical engine, No. ?, recent
ly purchased from Waycross, was used
and did good service. Chemical No. ]
was in course of an overhauling. Fore
after his arrival he rushed into one of
the MeAleer houses. In moving out their
household goods cooking stove had been
left in the hallway. He ran into it full
tilt, and striking his leg against it, was
tumbled over on the floor. Foreman Jerry
Murphy of the chemical company followed
Immediately behind him and met the
side.