New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
WOMAN KILLED in A FlRE.
THRILLING REsCUEs AT BLAZE ~
COLIlMBUs-AVE.

COLUMBUS-ANE.
one woman was killed. another was oVeroo"'" W
smoke and q fireman was slightly injured :" !"
CO o,,ch wrecked the fourth and ffh floors OF
the aye-storv apartment-house NO. 'N Coiu"iuuS
o at e.2o o'clock yesterday morning mo
,,.o,,or killed was Mrs. Mary Prouiy fory-
five wears old widow. who boarded on me top
floor OF tho house. She Jumped from W'nuo"
while the hremen were raising iaduer io' ''
rescue
rho FIRE was discovered by Mrs. Slas Sager. who
uyod on tho nth floor. with her husband her son
Frederick seventeen wears old; her mother-in-la"'
and Mrs Prouty who came to board win the"
four DAYS ngo. Mrs. SaEer WAS preparing nreak-
fast for her SON. who Ia a mikman ana WAS se'-
ting ready TO 20 out his route. She smeIed
sr,o,o and opening the door leading to the hall.
heard the cracking Of flames from the floor he-
low Hastily shutting the door she called TO her
son that the house on FIRE. She then aroused
the other members OF the household, and selling
her Insurance papers fed TO the roof. followed ny
bor husband md his mother. Her son made MS
way to the street by the stairway. Before leaving
her APARTMENTS Mrs Sager pounded on MIS-.
proutv's door excaim Ing: "Get out quickly. Ihe
house Is on FIRE"
"Jus, wait minute and I'll be with you.' an
swered Mrs. PTouty
'you haven't a minute TO wait The floors are
red-ho; beneath our feet" exclaimed Mrs sager'
who was then compelled to retreat From the
roof the sagera made their TO the adjoining
house No. 7cS. and thence 70 the street.
on the other side Of the hallway lived John
Bough with his wife and three children. aged nVe
years. two and onehalf years. and two weeks
Mrs Martha Boylan. Mrs Boughs mother and
lanes Eovlan Mrs Boughs brother They were
sroused nv the cries Of Fire. and found escape
by the stairway cut Off James Boylan took tho
tvo-and-a-half-y ear-old child and escaped from
the house by way Of the roof
Mrs Bouch with her two-weeks-old paoy
al DaralyZeG
fear and unable 10 move from her apartment. Her
husband finally dragged her TO tho window he
was followed by her mother, who had the nVe-
year-old child with her. Escape by the scuttle
was now impossible the brief delay having given
The smoke a chance to find l:s way to the opening.
through which It pouring in dense clouds
Mrs Bouch as soon az the window was reached
was frenzed with fear, and attempted to jump
ont terrible struggle ensued between her and
ner husband who had all he could do 10 keep her
from hurting herself and baby from the window.
Policeman RYAN OF the West One-hundredth-st
station. had heard the cries OF fire. and ne sent
out an alarm While Mrs. Bough and her nus
band were stnl swaying in each others arms at
the W. dow Engine Companies Nos. So and II ana
Hook and Ladder Company No. p reached the
rope and made their way 10 the roof OF the burning
house They made moose N the rope ana nuns
the end Of the line through the window or BouGn
room he eagerly seized it. and fastened Il around
his wife's waist with her baby sun clasPed IN IN
fremen above. This carried her In 'front.' OF me
windows of No. 72, where she was seized py AS,
sistant Foreman Frawey. OF Engine No. Il, az.
Tiremon corcoran, driver, Of battalion .. C1 ,ss
Castles wagon. both OF whom had gone 70 tne
window OF the adjoining house 70 Co-oPei"'e WI"
the the roof. .o, .,.,,
Fireman George Murray. ~ great personal rlsh
made his way through tho burning house INTO me
Apartment Of Bough and brought the remat.n.nB
members OF the family to the street by way OF we
stairs the flames at that point having been quickly
eytluglished by the fremen.
Murray was assisted I'm bringing MIS-. Boylan 20
,he street by Conrad Durand. n conductor or !ne
lriphth-avc line who carried the woman from me
fhrd floor 10 tho street on his shoulders Suo
was overcome by the smoke during her passage
through The halls and had 10 be attended py II
Colt Of the j. hood Wright Memorial HosplthI.
While Mrs Bough and her baby were Dens. res
cued Mrs Prouty appeared at the WINDOW OF the
adjoining npartment She was clad only IN hrr
,,ightcothes and had evidently found escape by
he stairs and The scuttle cut Off When she WIS
seen bv thu people H. the street She appeared 10
Ia. raric-sfrlcl,en. TIE nremen were raising q
ladder for her rescue when she appeared ana me
crowd below yelled 10 her not TO jump Elther she
did not hear them she Was too frign 10
heed The warning. for without n moments neslta-
10, she climbed on the window-su ana leapen lnto
me street She fell on her side on the HSseIhs
ard WAS instantly killed r,, ~ r. -ros
Fireman Richard Hyde OF Engine No 90 vas
cIi bng .hc rear fre-cscape TO see II every ono iu
escancd from the building, when he missed ms
fooffnF on the fourth floor and fell through IIIIo
c,cuiuc Of the fire-csCape TO the second HooI' lV
was only slightly bruised