Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-21

NeW Iorhi iIec' lO.-f1Ve persona
were burned TO death and six kerousV
injured, today, in a fire in the fyc.
story double tenement known as Tia
Mentor, 102d street aud Third ayepue
Three members Of family of four
persisted, viz: John Barrett, his wife
and their daughter Julia, the last.
named 6 years old. The othnrs dead
are a woman supposed to he Mis-
Annie Farrey. and man named
Richard Nickerson, a mechanic, Of
Cincinnati.
The injured are: Della O'ConneI.
Kate Farley, Susan McAdee, MARY
Barrett, Mamie Scary and Kate Far.
rey. All were seriously burned about
tho face, body and arms. and were
taken to hospitals.
Adolph Schneider, ono Of thh ten.
ants of the building, reported to Tie
police after the fire that his wife and
daughter were missing.
Fire in the hallway Of five.story
tenement on Tenth avenue, early 10.
day, caused the death of Mrs. Kate
Fox and her SON James, 215 years old.
Mrs. Fox's husband, hacklnan, was
away from home at the time.
New York, Dec. 19.-It is thought
that the six persons who we're injured
in the fire at 1920 street and Third
avenue, this morning, will die. The
loss on the building is $40 600.
This fire is supposed to have started
in the cellar. Tho air-shaft and the
stairs aided the fire in gaining such
rapid headway that there was no sue.
cessful fighting OF the flames, which
had gained tremendous headway before
the firemen arrived. The building was
occupied by liquor store on the first
hooi, aud by families on the upper
| floors.
When the fire was discovered, BY
man named Ward, the flames were
coming out of the hallway, and must
have been burning at least 20 miuutes
| Ward, who could not enter the hall be.
cause of the fire. ran into the street,
and threw stones at the windows Of the
house. There were no fire escapes on
the front of the building.
WOMEN HANGING ROM WINDOWS
Presently Ward saw at the fourth.
| floor window woman hanging on thel
ledge, the fire having already invaded
her rooms. She proved to be DeliaI
1
ing out of the window, and she had|
already been severely burned and halil
suffocated. Both women were hanging
from the window ledge when hook
and ladder truck came up. The menl
at once put up scaling and extension
ladders, and firemep climbed up. All
the fourth floor, another woman, Mrs.
Susan McAdee, 90 years old, was
| ham
ing out of window. The firemen tied
her down. She was safely landed, and
was taken to hospital. Three fremen
got uE to the O'Connell women, and
caught them in their arms not an y
slant too soon. The women were badly
burned about the body.
BY this time more women and mer
were found at the windows. having
been hurried out Of their rooms by tht
fierce flames, which ate their wal
rapidly into each apartment OF ih'
house. A few of the people ESCAPED
the rear, where there were fire escapes
and they got to the yard with th
greatest difficulty and choking frcH
smoke. None of these was hurt.
HER EYES BURNED OUT
Hook and Ladder Captain Turpcnn
scaled ladder to the top floor auf
there found Mary Barrett holding o.
to window ledge. She was burne
about the face. hands and body, and
sheet of fame had struck her in IN
eyes and burned them out. Her fathGf
mother and sister were burned to dealt
Thoir bodies were found IN the ileq
beside the window out of which 70
girl had crawed. The doctors say %
cannot live.
Mary Seary was found at ono OF 10
ur?er-f floor windows, crouchipg ID
corner, too sutfocated and toe niue
burned to be able to help herself IL
condition is serious.
Kate Farrey was found at seconf
story window, and a fireman help
her down TO the street.
MOTHER AND SON Persisted
The other fire, ON Tenth avenue
Thirty Eighth street. started in
basement hallway; and when ~
discovered. had such headway thaI
was impossible to enter. The faullll
in the upper part of the house tle9
the roof, whence they easily reach
the street,
The firenen, on going through
house after the flames had been 81
dued, found the bodies Of Mrs.
and her son at the foot of the stairs
the third floor. The positions show
that the woman had been trying,
carry her child up the stairs
Foxes lived on the second tiocr'
the woman and her child had
ceeded in getting up one flight pen
they were overcome.
Tho damage to this building
comparatively small.