The herald., 1897-02-01
'F0UNDDEA1H N Tue Flames
Two Tenement House Pires At
Hoboken
SEVEN PERSONS PERISH
Ia Spite Of the Heroic Attempts at
Rescue
Scores of Lives Endangered Saved by
Prompt Efforts of the
Fire Fighters.
A,soc,.tsd press special wire

Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, Jan. H.-During the
early hours of today two fires occurred
in Hoboken, N. j., which resulted In the
loss of several lives. Many people were
made homeless and even had narrow es-
canes for their lives. The fires occurred
in different parts OF the city, and one
of them at least is believed to have been
of incendiary origin.
The first fire started in the three
story frame building at 40 Newmark
street. There mother andlf five children
lost their lives. At the other fire lit
tie girl was burned to death.
The dead are: Nellie Schroeder, wife
of Charles Schroeder; her children,
Henry, aged II, Kate. g. Maggie Z, John
8, Willie 3 months; Mabel Mangles.
The second fire was at Nos. 1853 to
159 Fourteenth street 1t was there
little Mabel Mangles perished. Her sis
ter Florence was seriously burned, but
is expected to recover.
1t was about midnight when the fire
was discovered at 4l0 Neward 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 barkeeper
out of work, was not at home when the
fire started. His wife and children were
asleep in their rooms. 1t took but mo-
ment for the flames to get complete con-
troll of the building All but the Schroe-
der family, however, among the tenants
managed to make their escape, a num-
Der of them getting to the ground from
the windows. After the firemen had got
to work it was discovered that the
Schroeder family was missing. and eve
ry effort was made to reach the top OF
the blazing structure. Flames and
smoke drove the flremen back, and it
was not until the building was COM
pletely gutted that they were able to
get to the Schroeder apartments. This
was about an hour after the blaze start
ed. 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 floor. There was flicker of
life in the woman, and she was quickly
borne down the stairway and through
the still burning hail. She died a 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 asphyxiated rescuers.
An hour later. however. when the fire
was almost extinguished, a search was
made and the body of the fifth child was
found under the bed. Meanwhile Schroe-
der himself who had been playing cards
in a nearby saloon, had appeared upon
the scene, but the calamity did not
seem to affect him as much as had been
anticipated
out when the men were compelled to
hasten to Fourteenth street. where fire
had got control of the building at 81
Within a few minutes after the out
break tn entire house was in a mass
of flames, and men, women and children
appeared in their night clothes at the
windows and called frantically for help.
A number of thrilling rescueswere made
and all the tenants except the family of
Henry G. Mangles. on the top floor
We're got out in safety. Mangles, his
wife and family, tried to escape by the
stairway. They were met by a wave
of flame and driven back into their
rooms. Eventually, by the use of lad
Gers. 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 not
and let go her grasp. She fell to the
rolled down in to the fire beneath. One
of the other children was severely
burned.
A BLAZE AT NAPA.
NAPA, Jan. 31.-At o'clock this
fire broke out in the grocery
store OF Dabner Bros, on Main street.
A high wind was blowing at the time.
an the fire department did good work
in confining the fire to the store in
which it originated. Loss to stock
and building approximates $25000. Bab-
ner Bros. were insured for $1,000