New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-21
A GIRL BURNED TO DEATH.
HER CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE FROM A
GAS STOVE.
RAN THROUGH SEVERAL ROOMS WITH HER
DRESS ABLAZE TO A FIRE-EscAPE. ON THE
TOP OF WHICH SHE FAINTED-PANIc-
STRICKEN TENANTS FAIL
TO AID HER.

STRICKEN TENANTS FAIL
TO AID HER.
Tillie Loeb, nineteen years old, OF No. 1S3 west
Sixty -third-st., fatally burned at her home
about o'clock yesterday afternoon. Her hair
was burned off her head. and nearly every part
OF her face and body was scorched. She was
taken to Roosevelt Hospital. where she died.
The girl lived with her sister, Mrs Ernest
Schotte on the top fifth floor. She and her
sister were ironing yesterday. They were using
a gas stove for heating their irons. and mad
placed It on the floor near the range. The Loeb
girl took one Of the irons off the stove and turned
around to return to the ironing board. AS she
turned her dress swung over one Of the three
burners. and the light cloth caught fire. Mrs
Schotte seized hold Of the blazing dress and tore
part of il off. She burned her arms In doing so.
The remainder Of the girls dress was In flames
and her sister ran into o bedroom to procure a
blanket
The girl however grew frantic al the pain. and.
opening the door leading to the hallway, rushed
out and began 10 pound on the door OF Mrs
Thomas A. Drisco. who lives on the opposite
side Of the floor All the time she screamed
"Flrew Mrs Drlscoll. who was alone In her
rooms. heard the pounding and screaming, and
looking up. say the reflection of the f1amee from
the girls burning clothing shining through the
transom Thinking the house was afire. and that
the person on the other side OF the door was warn
ing her to save herself. Mrs. Driscoll ran out on
the fre-escape in the rear of the house. From
that she descended to the second floor and rushed
out through tenants rooms to the street
The girl. being unable to get into Mrs Drls-
coils rooms by the door. rushed into her own
room again and climbed out on the fre-escape
She crossed 10 Mrs. Drscolrs window, and was
about to enter when she tainted. All the While
her clothing was burning, and as she lay on the
escape her fell off, her dress burned up ana
her hair was completely singed off She had set
fire TO several pieces OF clothing in running
through her own Kitchen and as she lay burning
on the flre-escape the curtain or Mrs. DrlscoH
window caught the blaze.
The Loeb girl, Mrs Driscoll and Mrs. Schotte
had all the while been screaming franucally:
They alarmed the tenants OF the house as well
as Of the adjoining houses Many persons looked
out Of the windows and saw the girl on the nre
escape. The sight unnerved the spectators
that only one thought OF running to her as
sstance. This Mrs. Sarah Parant. who llVes
on the second floor Of No. 1I9 West Sixty-third-
st She hurried into the street up five flights or
stairs and into Mrs. Driscols rooms. Mrs
Schotte had burst In Mrs Driscolls door IN her
&c gerness TO get to her sister. and was trying 10
climb out on the fire escape. Mrs. Parant seized
a rug sprang to the escape. and wrapped II
about the unfortunate girl
She was carried into Mrs. Driscolls rooms. An
ambulance was summoned from Roosevelt Hos
pital and DR.. Webster, who arrived In 1t. had
the girl taken away at once. She died at o3O
p. m. wi
Firemen put out the flames In the rooms. The
damage was trnng Mrs Schotte is suffering
from nervous shock and the burns on her arms.