The record-union., 1897-02-01
Furious Flames Cut OF Their Escape
From Death.
Firemen Called From the Scene AL
most as Soon as the Fire Was SUBJ
dued to Fight the Devouring EIe-
ment at Another Place and Save
Many Lives, But One Little Girl
Falls Into the Fiery Furnace and
is Cremated.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31-During the
early hours of 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 fires oc-
CURED 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 Newark
street. There a mother and five chill
dren lost their lives. At the other fire
little girl was burned to death
Dead: Nellie Schroeder, wife Of
Charles Schroeder; her children, Henry.
II; Kate, 8; Maggie, Z; John, ); Willie,
) months; Mabel Mangles.
The second fire was at 153 to 80
Fourteenth street. 1t was there little
Mabel Mangles perished. Her sister
Florence was seriously burned, but is
expected to recover.
1t was about midnight when the fire
was discovered in the ramshackle
building a 40 Newark street Several
families lived in the building. the low CT
floors Of which were used as a black
smith and carpenter shop.
The Schroders lived on the top floor
Charles Schroeder, who is a barkeeper
out of work was not at home when the
fire started. His wife and children
We're asleep in their rooms. 1t took but
a moment for the flames to get com
plete control Of the building. All but
the Schroeder family, however, among
the tenants, managed to make their es-
cape, number Of them getting to the
ground from the windows. After the
firemen had got TO Wok il was discOv-
cred that the Schroeder family was
missing and every effort was made 10
reach the top Of the blazing structure
Flames and smoke drove them back
and it was not until the building was
almost eofnrteteiy gutted that the fire.
men were able to get to the Schroeder
apartments. This was 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
children lay on the bed and one on the
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 few min
utes 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
Schroeder himself, who had been play
ing cards in nearby saloon. had ap-
peared upon the scene, but the calamity
did not seem to affect him as much as
had been anticipated.
Hardly had the first fire been put ou t
than the men We're compelled to haste!.
to Fourteenth street, where fire had got
control Of the building at 157. Within
a few minutes after the outbreak the
entire house was in a mass of flames.
and men, women and children appeared
at the windows in their night clothes
and called frantically for help. A num-
Der OF thrilling rescues We're made, and
all the tenants except the family Of
Henry q. 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
ders, all were taken out except tn
child. Mabel. She had been lifted to
the roof, but on taking hold of the edge
of the scuttle hole, found it was no.
and let go her grasp She fell to the
landing at the head Of the stairs and
rolled down into the fire beneath. One
e r." other children was severel :
burned