The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-01
DEATH In THE FLAME.
HOBoKEN INCENDIARIES CAUSE
THE Loss OF SEVERAL LIVES.
Mother and Five Children Roasted.
while the Father Plays Cards
Near By-Littie Girl Loses Her
Hold on a Burning Roof and Falls
Into the Vortex of Fire.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3i.-During the early
hours of today two fires occurred In Ho-
boken, N j.. which resulted in the .oSs
of several lives. Many people were ma lie
homeless and even had narrow escapes
for their lives The fires occurred Iva dT-
ferent parts OF the city. and one of them
at least is believed to have been OF incen-
diary origin.
The first fire started in the three-story
frame building at 4l0 Newark street There
a mother and five children lost their lives.
AT the other fire a little girl was burned 10
death. Thl dead are: Nsitse Schroeder
wife of Charles Schroeder. her children,
Henry IL, Kate 3, Maggie Z. john 3. Willie
5 months. Mabel Mangles. The second fire
was at 15S to 159 Fourteenth street. IL was
there little Mabel Mangles persisted. Her
sister Florence was seriously burned, but
is expected to recover.
1t was about midnight when the IRE was
discovered In the ramshackle building al
4l0 Newark street. Several families lived
in the building. the lower floors OF which
were used as a blacksmith and carpenter
shop. The Schroeders lived on the top
floor Charles Schroeder. who IS a bar
keeper. out of work. was not at home when
the fire started. His wife and children were
asleep in their rooms. IL took but mo-
ment for the flames TO get complete con-
troll OF the building. All but the Schroeder
|
aged to make their escape a number of
them getting TO the ground from the win
dows. After the firemen arrived It was dis
covered that the Schroeder family was
missing. and every effort was made To
reach the top OF the blazing structure.
About an hour after the blaze started
Mrs. Schroeder was found lying on the
bed. which was partly burned. with her
infant on her breast Two OF the other
1,xr q 1..I . rTa
floor. There was a flicker of life in the
woman. and she was quickly borne down
the stairway and through the stiI burn
ing hall. She died few minutes later.
The four children, all dead. were brought
down also, but the body OF the fifth could
not be found by the then almost asphyxi-
ated rescuers. An hour later however.
when the fire was almost extinguished.
search was made and the body OF the
hfth child was found under the bed.
Meanwhile, Schroeder himself, who had
been playing cards in a nearby saloon.
had appeared upon the scene. but the ca
iAmity did not seem TO affect him as much
as had been anticipated
Hardly had the first fire been put
out than the men were compelled 10
hasten 70 Fourteenth street. where fire
had got control OF the building at No. l57.
Within a few minutes after the outbreak
the entire house was a mass OF flames
and men. women and children appeared
At the windows I'm their night clothes and
called frantically for help. number OF
thrilling rescues were made. and all the
tenants except the family of Henry O.
Nangles. on the top floor were got out
in safety. Mangles. his wife and family
tried to escape by the stairway. They
were met by wave Of flame and driven
back 10 their rooms. Eventually by the
use Of ladders. 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 II was hot and
let go her grasp. She fell 70 the landing
al the head Of the stairs and rolled down
into the FIRE