The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-13
THIRTEEN PERISHED.
Result of the Fires In New
York Residences.
W. q. ANDREWS AND FAMILY DEAD.
Twelve Persons, Including the Former
Ohio Man, Perished In His House-Fire
Brand Ignited Another House In Which
One Person Died-others Injured.

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perished in the fire which destroyed the
handsome residence of Wallace o. An.
drews at 2 East Sixty.seventh street.
Fire brands carried by the wind were
blown into an open window in the home
of Albert J. Adams, East Sixty.ninth
street, about two blocks distant, setting
fire to the house and causing the death
of q servant All of the 13 bodies have
been recovered. The dead were:
Wallace O. Andrews, president of the
New York Steam Heating company.
Mrs. Waccace o. Andrews, wife Of
the above.
Mrs. Georgiana Boyden st. John,
wife of Mrs. Andrews brother Cana
liel.
o. st. John, an official Of the New
York Steam Heating company.
Orson st. John, aged years.
Wallace st. John, aged years.
Frederick st. John, aged l3 months.
Nellie Boland, servant.
Mary Flanagan, servant.
Eva Peterson, servant.
Kate Downing, servant.
Marie Roth, servant.
Annie Neary, servant.
In the Adams fire:
Mrs. Mary Laughnan, aged so years,
housekeeper, died from sutfocation and
burns.
Alice White, cook, and Jenny
Burns, laundress, the only inmates of
the Andrews house who escaped, are in
the hospital in a serious condition.
The list Of injured at the Adams
fire is:
Mrs. Isabella Adams, wife of Albert
J. Adams, injured in the back, burned,
suffering from shock.
Nellie Quinn, servant, jnmped from
fourth floor to the extension; severe
bruises
Evelyn Adams, burns, shock.
Minnie Bogue, servant. sprained ankle
and bruises.
Jerry Blazin, fireman, engine com.
pany No. A, contusions Of back.
Mary Malloy, leg fractured, shock.
William Stevenson, bruises and con-
tusions.
Whether the fire started from an ex.
plosion of a lamp or Of gas has not yet
been determined.
CLEVELAND, April S.-Wallace O.
Andrews and his family were well
known in this city, having for years
lived in Willoughby, suburb, where
they had O beautiful summer residence.
Mrs. Andrews was a daughter of the
late DIR. Orson st. John of Willoughby.
Mrs. st. John, Mrs. Andrews sister.
in-law, was an accomplished musician
and composer. She was a young and
handsome woman.
Mr.. Andrews was formerly in the
wholesale coal business here. Subse,
quently he went to New York and be-
came identified with various enterprises
in that city. At one time he became
conspicuous in New York owing to his
| fight with the authorities over the use
of soft coal in the furnaces of an artif
cial ice plant in which he was inter
| ested.
YOUNGSTOWN, April S.-Wallace O
| Andrews was brother of the late
Chauncey H. Andrews of this city, anG
the brothers were largely instrumental
in developing the iron and coal industries
of the Mahoning valley. Mr.. Andrews
was born at Paynes Corners, near this
city, June II, 1888. He was resident
of this city until 1878, when he went tC
New York and became identified with
the metropolitan business world. HI
had no children. His wife was sister o.
G.. ID. st. John, who was his private
secretary. He was heavily interested
financially until 1891 with Mahonins
valley industries, but of late years ha!
confined his attention to the New Yorl
Steam Heating company. He was III
uno'e Of Mrs. Edith Andrews Logan
wife of Major John A. Logan of thii
city, and Mrs. Julia Bruce, wife Of Les
lie O. Bruce of The Turf, Field ant
Farm publication of New York.