The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-14

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NEW YORK. March ia thorough
search of the premises at 100 BoWery
which were partially destroyed by mr.
at an early hour this morning, dis
closed the fact that eleven persons
were burned to death At first it was
rumored that the loss of life was much
greater but after searching the runs
very carefully, the police and fremen
discovered eleven charred podleS anu
removed them to the morgue. No lUo
Bowery is one of the best known IodS-
lighthouses on that thoroughfare IL
is called the BoWery Mission Lodging
house, and is conducted by the Chfis-
tan Herald In the basement or the
building there is a cheap restaurant
While the ground floor is used eNclu-
sively for mission purposes, Sospel ser
vices having been held there daily Tor
several years. The four upper floors
were fitted as cheap lodglnS-houSe
with accommodations for 100 Males
who paid 10, II or - cents each, ac-
cording to the location of the rooms
Last night almost every bed was occu-
niad At 100 o'clock this morning one
of the dodgers discovered flames coming
from Mushroom on the third moor,
but before he had time to alarm the
house. the fire was noticed by passers-
by on the street. BY this time the
flames had eaten their way to the top
of the building and were bursting
through the roof when the alarm was
given and the inmates aroused; wild
scenes of excitement enSued.
The dodgers became panic stricken.
They rushed into the Railways and fell
over each other in their efforts to reach
the streets Those on the lower floors
got to the streets by the stairways
while these on the upper floors CROPPED
their way through the binding smoke
to the fire escape in front of the build
ing. A majority of them only saved
portions OF their clothing. while several
of them were naked. Those who made
their way to the street by the fire es-
cape were specifically burned by the
excessive heat OF the iron ladders.
which in many places had become red
hot from the flames within, and in
the meantime three alarms of fire had
been sent in and in a few minutes the
ffremen We're busy deluging the build
ing with torrents OF water. They final
" succeeded IN keeping the fire with
in the limits of three upper stories of
the structure. a large detail of po-
lice was quickly summoned to the
scene in charge Of Inspector Cross
and the reserves were called from the
downtown precincts. This force of
officers had difficult work to keep the
vast crowd in check as well as to help
the unfortunate dodgers. Many naked
and injured We're cared for by people
in the vicinity and about half OF
them We're accommodated al the Ed.
ridge Police Station. some three blocks
away. Several of the most destitute
were brought to the station house IN
patrol wagons and on their arrival they
Were partially clothed by members of
the Fire Department and kind-hearted
neighbors.
After the fire had been extinguished
sufficiently so that a search of the
place was possible, the firemen and pc
lice flooded the building and the work
of search for the victims was begun.
Several bodies We're found near the
windows Of the two upper floors. where
they had been stricken down while at
tempting to make their way to the fire
escape. So many bodies were found in
the early stages of the search that II
was estimated that over forty persons
must have been killed However. the
officers fortunately overestimated the
loss of life and eleven bodies in all were
found. Some of those were discovered
In the small rooms they had occupied.
while others We're found in the hall
ways and on the stairs of The fourth
and fifth floors. All Of them were
naked and most of them were burned
and charred beyond recognition II is
thought by the police that only one Of
these bodies viii be identified. This
one is designated as No 10. II was
found in room on the fifth floor. IN
the same room there was satchel an
1t is thought that its contents NAV lea
to the identification of the body Ae
soon as the bodies were carried to the
street they We're transferred to the Pc
lice Station and by half-past / O'Clock
this morning the police relinquished
their search. Coroner Zuka. after
looking at the bodies at the station
gave q permit for their removal RI the
hospital Manager Sardcnsen of the
Christian Herald. who has been ~
charge of the mission and lodging
house. called at the EIdridee station
later and told the officer in charge thai
he would bury the dead The loss on
the building by fire is about 81 600 and
the contents are damaged 10 the ex.
tent OF $1,000 Less entirely covered
by Insurance. The building. which ho-
longs 10 the Chester estate. is lease
b. the Rowery Mission.
John Wybarn. superintendent Of the
HoWeIy Mission. under whose direction
the lodgin@-house was conducted said
to-day When 7 arrived at the seen
or the fire the firemen had It under
control and the police were removing
the cead bodies I started at once =
ascertain Tie cause aud exact nlao-