Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-02-29
Terrible Holocaust in a BaItI-
more Residence.
A WHOLE FAMILY ASPHYXIATtD
Cut orr From Rctrear, They Met beath
in the smoke or We're Killed
by Jumping.

Baltimore. Feb. 2S.-Seven people
were asphyxiated. one fatally hurt by
Jumping from a window and five others
more or less injured by fire IN the
residence of James r. Amiger, prom
inent ieweIer on Charles street. this
morning. The dead are:
James r. Armger, aged 90.
William B. Riley, his son-in-laW, 80
years old.
William Riley, aged 4.
Marian Riley, daughter of W. b.
Riley, aged 215 years.
Mrs. Marian Chaplin, daughter OF
James Armiger, aged 80.
James Chaplin, her son, aged j.
Horace b. Manuel. aged Sc, of New
York; a guest
The fatally injured are: Alice Will
Hams, coIored servant, skull fractured
and other serious injuries; Mrs. William
b. Riley, burned about the face and
arms: Mrs. James r. Armiger, aged 90,
Slight burns and suffering from shock
and exposure; Miss Eleanor Armiger,
aged IA, slightly burned; Miss Virginia
Armiger. aged 25, ankle slightly sprain-
ed i'll jumping; Ida Whiting, colored
servant, slightly burned.
The house in which the holocaust OC
Cured is one of a row of granite resi-
dence belonging to the A. S. Abel es-
tate, on Charles street, just north of
Lafayette avenue. 1t is four stories in
height, and at the time Of the fire was
filed with costly furniture and much
rare bricabrac and unique Jewelry, of
which Armiger was an enthusiastic col
hector.
In the house were Is persons OF
these 10 were members of the ArmiGer
household, two were servants and the
other Mr.. Manuel, was a guest. All
of these people were in their bedrooms,
on the upper floors, some Of them beinG
partially dressed, when at $3.50 Q clock
this morning fire was discovered issu-
ing from a partition in the cellar. 1t
had ignited from an oveT-heated fur
mace tlue, and was first seen by Louis
Whiting, the colored man, who was
cleaning the front steps. Whiting ran
to the adjacent corner and gave the
alarm to a policeman and hurried back
to the house, entered the front door,
closed it behind him and assembled to
the second floor, where Mr.. and Mrs.
[A4iAlISGA utu lllGlI pGuI OOlli.
The house by this time was filed with
g dense, sitting smoke, and when the
negro and Mrs. Armiger attempted to
descend they found it impossible.
Whiting aided Mrs. Armiger to the
front window and helped her to reach
a small balcony in front, upon which
he placer her, and returned to the aid
Of Mr. Armger. He found the latter
had gone, and came back to Mrs. Ar
niger, who, clad in nothing but her
night clothes, was shivering on the mar
row balcony and shrieking in agonized
tones for help.
Half dozen men who were passing
FASTENED to the power house of the
Charles street cable line, block below
and procured a short ladder. When
they returned they found Deputy Fire
Chief McAfee, a noted life saver, who
quickly mounted the ladder. 1t was
not long enough, but by standing on the
uppermOst round, he could reach the
frightened woman.
AS he attempted to lift her from the
balcony her scanty clothing caught
on an obstruction, and she fell forward
with her whole weight upon the out
stretched arms of the fireman.
Just then the ladder slipped and ev-
cry one below expected to see both res
cuer and the woman dashed to death
on the pavement below. BY tremen-
dous effort, however, McAfee steadieC
himself, and holding Mrs. Armiger witt
one hand, grasped the balcony with the
other. Hanging thus he slowly re