The morning times., 1896-02-24
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daboled and spotted with Cinders and darI
stains from the burned body
The two Riley children were killed D.,
the suffocating smoke. They were not az
badly burned as the others. but their facet
were biackened from the bursting OF blood
vessels and the red fluid made crimson
stains on their blackened night gowns
'Oh. my God. but this awful awruJ,-
said man in a trembling tone He kept
repeating the words awful! awfulFr
as the undertakers with gentle hands LAID
the poor little victims in the waiting caskets
Poor little Marian Riley's golden hair wat
matted about her face, where it had not beer
burned off. Strands or the siIken tresse,
were embedded in the flesh. Thev ha.
fallen there when the body was remavet
from the room and had dried in the burns
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The origin OF the fire is now pretr
accurately determined to have been from
an overheated furnace pipe in the celIaI
The pipe passes through plaster partition
and this first caught. Then it was com
municated TO the wooden ceiling OF tn,
cellar. Lucy Waters, the colOred cook
was the first TO discover the fire
She was in the kitchen ad;Oining z tn
cellar. A glass window is between.
She espied a bright blaze and, rushina
TO the cellar door, found the ceiling aIreadI
abiaZe. With shriek She ran from thu
room and rushed upstairs 10 the dining.
room. where was Rosa Jones. Both thes
| shrieked and rushed out OF the house
| by the back way.
When Lucy first discovered the fire
by opening the cellar door. she left II
open. thus furnishing a draft. Nearby
We're the stairs and through the cellar OF Ihs
house was an areaway from top to bottom
OF the house. Up this rushed the smoke
and heat. 1t was at this area way and al
| the stairs that the firemen had all the
work. Every part of the house had become
| hot and filled with smoke. Ali was com
pletely extinguished at 2:15 D. m. and
| another search made for other bodies
! but none were found
| On the second floor slept Mr.. and Mrs
Arniger in the front room. and in a rear
room the two daughters, Virginia and
Elenora. The body of Mr.. Armiger was
found on the third floor He had evidently
rushed up from the second story to rescue
| the children, for one was clasped in his
/ arms.
On the third and fourth floors slept the
Others. The inmates from roth floors at
| tempted to reach below but could get no
closer than the stairs of the third floor
leading TO the second. Heat and smoke
choked the way.
Only one alarm was turned in for the
fire. Three engine companies responded
with the salvage corps, having in all forty
! men.
1 Alice T U-iuiaD,s The cCto-o[5 o,,-,,,.
girl, who jumped out of the third story
| window. was reported at O'Clock by
the doctors at the City Hospital as being
than an hour.
INSURANCE AND LOSS.
The amount of the insurance on the prop
erty of James r. Armiger cannot be aseer-
tained. All the policies are locked up in
the vaults of the Safety Deposit Company,
where they have been kept for years.
1t is understood, however, by Mr.. Ba ker
the confidential clerk OF Mr.. Armiger, thai
policies will fully yindcmnifythefamily
the loss by fire. Capt McGregOr, chief O.
the salvage corps. states that he has made
every effort to get al the amount of the
insurance, but he was unable to do so OF
account OF the policies being locked up.
Nearly all the jewelry belonging to th,
family has been saved. The following is On,
list in the hands OF the salvage corps, whicl
Will be turned over to Mrs. Armiger a
$50 O'Clock this evening, at the home O
R X Waring, 1919 Eutaw place, wher
she has now been taken:
Eight gold watches, twelve diamond rings
two pearl and ruby necklaces, four silve
combs and brushes, one silver knife. ST
gold chains, eight purses, containing $50
An of Mr. Armigers private papers weE
kept in safe at the store, so that none o
them have been destroyed.
The jeweiry is valued at several thOusan
dollars.