The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-01
81. EN- BURNED TO DEATH,
Fires in HOboken Cause a Loss of
Life.

New York, January 3l.-During the early
hours OF today two fires occurred in Ho-
boken, n. j.. which resulted in the loss of
seven lives. Many poor people were made
homeless and several had narrow escapes
for their lives The fires occurred in diff
ferent parts of the city and one OF them, a,
least, Is believed to have been OF iucen-
diary origin. The first fire started In the
three-story frame building at 40 Newark
street There mother and five children
lost their lives. At the other fire little
girl was burned to death. The dead are:
Mrs. Nellie Schroeder, 40 years old, wife
of Charles Schroeder and her children,
Henry, II years old Kate years; Maggie,
years; John years, and Willie. months
old.
Mabel Mangles.
The second fire was at Nos. 1913 to i5o
Fourteenth street. 1t was there little Ma
bel Mangles persisted Her sister, Flor
cree WAS serlous,y burned, but is expected
TO recover 1t was early this morning
when the fire WAS discovered in the ram
shacSle building on Newark street Sew
eral families lived in the building, the
lower floors of which were occupied by a
blacksmith shop and carpenter shop. Tha
Schroeder. who is a bartender out of WORK.
was not at home when the fire started.
HIS wife and children were asleep in their
rooms. II took but moment for the
flames to get complete control of the build
ing. All but the Schroeder family how
ever. managed To make their escape. a
number of them getting to the ground from
the windows. After the flremen had got
TO work it was discovered that the Schoe-
der family was missing and every effort
was made 10 reach the top floor OF the
blazing structure.
The flames and smoke drove the mon
back. and il was not until the building was
almost completely Quilted that the firemen
were able to get to the Schroeder apart
ments. This was about an hour after the
blaze began. Mrs. Schroeder was found ly~
i'm on the red which was partly burned.
with her infant on her breast. Two of the
other children lay on the bed and one on
tho floor. There was a flicker Of life In
the woman and she was quickly borne
down the stairway and through the still
burning hall she died a few minutes later
The four children. all dead, We're brought
Gown also, hut the body of the fifth could
not he found then by the almost asphyxiat
ed rescuers. An hour later. however, when
the IRE w9s almost eNtinguished a more
thorough search OF the rooms was made
! aud The body OF the fifth child was found
under the red close to the wall. Mean
while Schroeder himself who had been
playing cards in nearby saloon. appeared
on the scene hut the calamity did not
seem to affect him as much as had been
anticipated Hardly had this fire heen put
out when the men were compelled to hasten
to Fourteenth street. where fire had got
control of The building at No. l57 Within
few minutes after the outbreak the en-
tire house was mass Of flames. and men,
women ana Children appeared at the win
dows IN their Right clothes and called for
! assistance fra.itioally.
A number oil thrilling rescuos were
made and all the tenants except the family
of Henry G, Mangles, the top floor.
were gotten cut in safety. Mangles and
his vito and family were awakened by the
smoke and the roar Of the flames and tried
To make their escape by the stairway.
They were net by wave of flames and
driven back into their rooms. Eventually
and by the use Of ladders from an adjoln-
| ing house, all were taken out except the
child, Mabel. She had been lifted to the
roof. but on taking hold of the edge of
the scuttle hole found 1t was hot and let
20 her grasp. She fell to the narrow land
ing at the head of the stairs and thence
down into the furnace beneath. one of the
other children was severely burned and was
sent TO ST. Marys hospital.