Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-24
Two Lives Are Lost in Burning Building
in New York.
MOTHER AND HER CHILD DIE TOGETHER
Parent Attempts to Rescue Her Offspring,
but Both Perish.
SEVERAL OTHERS RECEIVE INJURIES
Wild Panic Occurs Among Inmates of the
Edifce.
EVERAl OTHERS RECEIVE INJURIES
WOMAN FALLS FROM THE THIRD STORY
She is So BADLY Hurt that She May
Not Recover - Two Fircmcn
Seriously Injured i'm
LouisN lille Fire.

NEW YORK, May 23.-Two persons were
killed and three seriously injured in a fire
which started shortly after o'clock this
morning in the four-story and basement
building at 429 West Twenty-thrd street.
Several others narrowly escaped death. The
dead are:
MRS CATHERINE MoSSWAY, SO years
OF age died at hospital from suffocation and
burns
BEATRICE MoSSWAY, years old.
daughter of the former, suffocated in her
room
Tho injured: Mrs. Mary C. or Carrie
Bowles, boarding house keeper at IS Hollis
street, Boston, dangerously hurt Miss Mac
Donald, slightly burned on face; f. S.
Phaps, slightly burned on face
Tho building was occupied for both busi-
ness and dwelling purposes, In the base
ment is an all-night eating house. The
Weber Piano company occupies the first
floor and the upper part of the building is a
furnished room establishment Conuuc'eu Ny
Mrs. Curtis.
Before the firemen reached the scene the
building was filled with flames. The nall
way from the first floor to the roof was IN
flames and escape by the front was cut
off. Panic seized the inmates of the house.
While a tenant named Lamont was craving
along the narrow sill to reach the adjoining
house the body of a woman struck large
sign which was on the Cutside OF the pullu-
ing and to which he clung for a support The
sign was torn from its fastenings and fell
with crash to the street. The woman was
Mrs Bowles who had precipltated heisel
from the third floor to the street beloW
when she found that egress from the house
by way OF the stairs was checked by the
flames She was picked up and taken to a
hospital. Lamont did not fall to the street.
PANIC REIGNS SUPREME.
On the top floor the widest sort OF panic
had seized the tenants, among whom were
Mrs. Mossway and her daughter Most OF
the tenants, including Miss MacDonalu anu
Mr. Pleas had escaped to the rooi'
Mrs Mossway. who lost her life, was
sleeping with her little daughter when she
was aroused by the smoke. she ran ihto
the hall and gave the alarm and then Went
back after her daughter When she started
to return the smoke and flames drove her
again to her room. She attempted to open
the window but it did not yield readily and
she broke the glass with her hands: ihe
window would not open and even II II hao
there would have been little chance Tor her,
as it is protected on the outside by IRON
bars. When the firemen searched the mouse
they found the little girl dead in bed, tho
mother lying on the floor blistered from heat
and almost dead from sufocation she was
| removed to a hospital, where she died three
| hours later.
Late in the afternoon Mrs. Bowles recov-
| cred consciousness at the hospital, but no
| hopes are entertained of her ultimate re-
! coyery She arrived in the city three days
| ago from Boston on a shopping tour. She
| Is about 35 years Of age
| The origin of the fire is not known, but
| it is believed that a belated tenant lit a
match in the hallway to see his way and
| carelessly tossed the still burning match
away. The fire started at the foot of the
stairs and the light well acted as a fiue
| to carry the flames to the roof instantly.
| The damage was about 80 600
TWO FIREMEN BADLY HURT.
| LOUISVILLE, KY, May 23.-The old power
| and Walnut, which OF late has been used
for storing the company's machinery, was
| burned with it's contents this morning.
| Half a dozen fremen were caught under a
| falling wall while fighting the fire and two
| of them, Frank Raggie and Jack Jacob, were
! seriously hurt. The former had both legs
broken and the latter is internally injured.
Captain Latimer, Ed Hughes, Tim Lain and
| John Barry were more or less seriously
burned The loss is $l2O,OOO, partly insured.
| STELLA, Neb., May 23.-(Special Tele-
gram. Fire occurred tonight in j. G. Mel
wins drug store The proprietor left the
store at II o'clock. In ten minutes an ex-
ploslon was heard and the whole interior was
| in flames. The alarm was given and In a
short time plenty of water was on hand ana
in ten minutes the fire was under control.
The total loss will be over 81 800; insured for
$2.300.
WESTERN, Neb, May 23.-(Special Tele.
Kemps brick store burned here last night
nartially insured.