The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-01-06
SIX DEAD
And Several Others Of the Reich Fam.
lily, New York, injured.

IVY, New York, Injured.
4 Fire Chief Falls Through Burning
Floor a,id is Badly Burned-It is Be-
neved the Fire Broke Out From the
Heater in the Basement.
New YORK, Jan. 3.--Six members of
one family were killed by flames and
smoke in fire that occurred early Sum
day morning in Jersey City. The dead
are:
Adolph Reich, AZ. years old, the
father.
Emma Reich, AZ years old, mother
Tillie Reich, 90 years old.
Ida Reich, Is years.
Albert Reich, IA years.
Gustav Reich, 8 years.
Several others were injured and il
may be that another member of the
ill-fated family will die. He is the 19-
year-old son and his body is covered
with burns.
John Conway, chief of the Jersey
City fire department, was very badly
burned. He fell through burning
floor and was rescued with difficulty.
Henry Reich, II years DID, managed
to make his escape from the house,
with bad burns on the neck, face and
hands, but he is not seriously injured
Adolph Reichs home was at 317 Ger
mania avenue, near the Hudson county
boulevard, in the Hudson City dis
trict. He was real estate agent and
we'll to do, living in pleasant house
of three stories.
1t is believed that fire broke out
from heater in the basement, it
worked its way up to the third floor,
where the sleeping apartments of the
family were located.
Henry Reich said it was when the
family retired, the evening having
been spent in entertaining New Years
callers. Early in the morning he was
awakened by shouts. Running into
the hall he SAVE the smoke and flames
in the lower hall. His father was
there and they managed to get out of
the house in their night clothes Young
Reich ran down the street and gave the
alarm. When he returned his father
was nowhere to be seen, but one of his
brothers, Sigismund, was there. badly
burned. He was taken to a neighboring
house where he said that some one had
awakened him, and that he jumped
through the binding smoke and flames
down the stair case and out into the
open air.
Several engine companies responded
promptly to the alarm and ten minutes
later the fire was out. Then began the
search of the house. The rays from
the firemen's lanterns disclosed three
charred bodies against the wall at the
foot of the stairs. They were those of
Adolph Reich, his daughter Tillie and
little Gustav. The father had fallen
upon the daughter and his son was in
his arms. They were burned almost
beyond recognition.
In the basement of the house the
searching party stumbled over the re-
maids of Ida and Albert, two blaclSen-
ed corpses, with arms entertwined..
portions of the limbs had been entirely
burned away and the. faces were horri-
bly, distorted. 1s ~.
The mother was found in the dining
room. She was but slightly burned.
Her face showed no look of pain. She
died from sutfocation.
The bodies We're sent to the morgue.
Peter Maher Challenges Thos. sharkey.
PITTSBURGH Jan. 3.--John j. Quinn,
acting for Peter Maher, Sunday mailed
articles of agreement to Thomas
Sharkey for either boxing contest
before "A club or finish fight, at Car.
son City. Maher stipulates that Mar.
quis of Queensbery rules shall gov
ern and the referee must be mutually
agreed upon one week in advance of 4
the fight The other conditions are
left blank for Sharkey to fill in as suits 4
him.
DIR. Evans VIII.
PARIS Jan. 3.-The latest informa-
ton regarding the will of the late DR..
Thomas W. Evans the American don.