New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
FIVE PEOPLE BURNED.
SERIOUS RESULTS OF A CHRISTMAS TREE
FIRE IN NEWARK.
THE BLAZING TREE FELL on MOTHER AND HEN
THREE CHILDREN-HER HEROIC EF-
FORTS TO SAVE THEM

THE BLAZING TREE FELL on A MOTHER AND HER
THREE cHILDREN-HER HEROIC Eff
FORTS TO SAVE THEM.
A Christmas tree in the house of Mrs. Amelia
Mesinger at No 600 Hamton-st.. Newark, was inc
cause of a fire yesterday afternoon in whlch MIS-
Meisinger and her three chdren-Margery, eght
years old Frederick. six years and a bapy-were
seriously burned George A. Wilson for whom MIS-
Meslnger housekeeper who was present IN tne
room was also burned The tree was loaded win
candies and Christmas presents and covered WIN
cotton to represent snow AT f:5O ococN ""iio
Mrs Meslnger lighting the candles, as toiu by
one OF the neghbOrs the tree fell over ana instantly
took fire Mrs Messenger was holding her INFANT III
her arms, and In her excitement dropped the chi'd
upon the floor: then all present attempted TO beat
out the flames The had stood in the paror
since Christmas and was dry as timber fiePeu
by the dry cotton, the flames Immediately ehVe'opu
It. Wilson, Mrs. Messenger and the two elder chiidreh'
anxious to save the ornaments and the mouse from
destruction attacked the flames desperately, ana
the baby living on the floor almost amid the hames
was hardly noticed neghbor who saw the IRE
FASTENED to send out alarm, and the savage
Corps dashed up to the house. The names had con"
munlcated to the furniture and the arrival OF the
fremen was timely and perhaps saved -FOUR lives
The burning tree and its trimmings were 'nro""
from the window and the furniture and room were
saved Mrs. Messenger was burned Dady apoul Wv,
face and arms and the two elder children received
similar INJURIES The baby was burned about tne
face and body. Or. Roth. who was called IN said
that he thought the baby had inhaled the hainc'
Wilson was burned the face hands ana arms;
u, Roth attended the sufferers ana tnen caiI'i
an ambulance and sent the mother ana three Gnu
dren TO st Barnabas's Hospital Last 4gn, , t'u
hospital physicians said that they coud nov M M
for dav or two II the patients would recover ~
most seriously burned was Mrs. MeisltnlEier wa ae
was also suffering greatly from shock. WILSON "ae
cared for by Or Roth at his home.
William Kroca.r Mrs. Meisinsers fatler' mas
bo rber shop on the first floor OF the house anu ne
told n different story of the burning. re saN W
mother had PROMISED light the Christmas IT.
for the last time previous to dsman'ng H. ana ne
two children were waiting impauenily lot 'ue
candles to be lighted She was sitting on cndL.
rocking her baby when the six-y"ar-oid Roy SIINch
a match on the box under the tree. ana IN" hiilc
touched the cotton In an instant there was elaIc
that blinded the mother She spranS up WIN h'
babe and rushed to stamp out the fire ohe dTopp-I
the baby and in her frantic eiforts she pun ,,u
Tho burning tree which fell upon her ana the cnll-
dren The tree was standing between two WEnoWs'
and the portiercs took fire After ilghrhF, wv
IA mes for a few moments Mrs. Messenger lo' ~
dress on fire and her face and hands burner, viii
tho two elder children were clinginB 10 Hei' dInv
burned She rushed from the house ana ran aDout
a hundred Yards to the house of william Nlchois IN
Tiberty-st Mrs Meisingcrs dress on one sue va
Completely buried off and was still burning Wnel.
sbe r. ached the Nichols house Mr. Nichols peat on,
the fire and cared for the distracted i"o''e' "'
little ones until DIR. Roth arrived