The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-01
SORROW IN HOBUKEN
Two Fires in Which Several Lives
Are Lost
LITTLE CHILDREN BURNED
One Child, Nearly Rescued. Falls
Back Into the fIames-A
Fathers Unseemiy
Indifference,

New York. Jan. ai.-Durlng the early
hours ot to-day two fires occurred in
Hoboken, n. j.. which resulted In the
loss Of several lives. Many people
were made homeless and even had
narrow escapes for their lives. The
ircs occurred in different parts OF the
city, and one 90 them at least Is be-
lieved to have been OF incendlary orr
gin. The first fire started In the three
story frame building at No. 40 New
ark street. There n mother and Ave
children lost their lives. AZ the other
fire a little girl was burned TO DEATH
The dead are:
Nellie Schroeder. 20 years old. wife OF
Charles Schroeder.
Her childrcn-Henry, II years: Kate,
?, Maggie, Z; John, 3; Willie, months.
Mabel Mangles.
The second fire was at Nos. l55 to l5e
Fourteenth street. II was there little
Mabel Mangles perished. Her sister
Florence was seriously burned. but IL
expected to recover. IL was about
midnight when the fire was discovered
In the Iiamshackle building at No. ilo
Newark street. Several families lived
in the building. the lower floors OF
which We're used for blacksmith and
carpenter shop.
The Schoeders lived on the top floor.
Charles Schroeder. who H. a barkeeper
out OF work. was not at home when the
fire started. His wife aud children
were In their rooms. IL took but mo-
ment for the flames To- get complete
control OF the building. All but the
Schroeder family. however. among tho
tenants. managed to make their cs-
cape. u number OF them getting to the
ground from the windows. After tho
fircmen had got to work Il was dis
covered that the Schroeder family was
missing and every effort was made tn
reach the top of the blazing structure.
Flames and smoke drove them back.
and II was not until the building was
almost completely guttcd that the fire.
men were able To get tn the Schroeder
apartments, This was about an hour
after the blaze began.
Mrs. Schroeder was found lying ON
the bed. which was partly burned.
with her infant ON her breast. Two Of
the other children lay on the bed and
one on the foor. There was flicker
of life In the woman and she was
quickly borne down to the stairway
and through the still burning hall. She
, died few minutes later. The four
children. all dead, were brought down
also. hut the body OF the nth could
not be- found by the then almost as
phyNiated rescucrs. An hour later.
however, when the fire was almost ex-
tinguished n more thorough search
was made and the body ~ the fifth
child was found under the bed. Mean
while Schroeder himself, who had been
playing cards In nearby saloon, had
appeared upon the scene but the cal
amity did not seem Ia AFFECT him as
much as had been anticipated.
Hardly had the fire been put out
than the men We're compelled 10 hast
On TO Fourteenth street. where IRE had
got control of the building at No. i5I.
Within few minutes after the out
break the entire house was n mass OF
flames and men. women and children
appeared at the windows In their night
clothes and called for help. All except
the family Of Henry q. Mangles ON the
top floor were got out In safety. Man
giles. his wife and family. tried To es-
cape by the stairway. They were met
by wave OF flame aud driven back
into their rooms Eventually by the
use OF ladders all were taken out cx-
cept the child. Mabel. She had been
lifted to the roof. hut on taking hold Of
the edge Of the scuttlc hole found II
was hot and let go her grasp. She fell
to the landing at the head OF the stairs
and rolled down into the fire beneath.
one Of the other children was severely
burned.