Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-13
THIRTEEN killed BY TIRE.
The Terrible Result Of a c onfagra-
ton in Wealthy Homes in the
City Of New York.
NO OPPORTUNITY GIVEN FOR ESCAPE.
Millionaire Andrews and Eleven.
& Others Perish In His Burning House
and One in a Mansion Near BY
Suspicious of Incendiarism Are
Entertained. rsyssa $500,

New York, April s.-The fire which
visited the wealthiest section of the city
during the early hours of Friday caused
the death of 10 persons, and ten others
were injured, some probably fatally.
The list of dead is almost equally di-
vlded between people of unusual wealth
and servants. The fire spread SO quick
~, that it gave no chance Of escape. The
amount of damage done to property is
estimated at about $220,00Q.. ~. l..
The fire originated at-the corner of
Sixty-seventh street and Fifth avenue,
in the house occupied by, Wallace: &C.
Andrews, president of the Steam Heat
ing company. #->i
Fire Mystery.
There were in the house II persons,
fast asleep. How the fire originated is
still mystery, though it seems toler-
ably certain that an explosion of some
kind occurred, but whatever was the
cause the flames gained hold with such
rapidity that only two escaped from
the building. One of these is so badly
injured that she has no chance of sur
wing. The fire communicated to
SiXty-ninth street, and in the house of
Albert j. Adams servant was burned
to death, thus bringing the total of VIC
TINS to IS. So thoroughly did the
flames do their work that when the
Quilted Andrews house was searched
the corpses. were so charred as to be
almost beyond positive Identification.
The names of the dead were ascer-
tanned more from certain knowledge
OF those who were in the house over
night than for the traces of the living
image that they retained. -. .. =,
!. Wallace G. Andrews president of the
New York Steam Heating company.
Mrs. Wallace c. Andrews. -..,s. ,-
Mrs. Gamaliel G.. st. John, sister-in-law to
Mrs. Andrews and wife of G. G.. st. John,
treasurer Of the steam heating company.
Orson st. John, seven years old.
Wallace st. John, three years old.
Frederick st. John, 10 months old.
(The three foregoing were the children
of Mrs. st. John)
Eva Petersen, servant.
Nellie Boland, servant.
Mary Flanagan, servant.
Annie Neary, servant.
(All these deaths occurred in the house of
Mr.. Andrews.) 81.
Mary Loughlin, servant in the house of
Albert J. Adams. ,, ,... $3.50.
Kate Downing. -.
Marie Ross, servant in the Andrews
household.
ON the Third Floor
Mrs. St. John, her three children and
two servants, Kate Downing and Maria
Ross, were all on the third floor. Mr..
st. John, who is the treasurer of the
New York Steam Heating company, and
brother of Mrs. Andrews, was not at
home during the fire and had not been
notified of his great loss as late as six
o'clock in the morning. Mr.. Andrews
and his wife occupied the middle room
on the second floor. There, two hours
later, their bodies were found clasped
in each others arms. They were so
charred as to be almost beyond recog-
milton. - -
Jumps to Her Death.
J The servants of Andrews were on
the fourth, or top floor. Alice White,
the cook, leaped from the window to an
extension which rose to the third floor.
She was found there unconscious bv
tireHen. Jennie Burns, another of the
servants, jumped from the same win
dow to the extension. She crushed in
her skull and died in the hospital four
hours later.
t,y~ suspicious of Incendiarism. Z
= Anonymous letters threatening vio-
1ence to the Andrews family had been
received by them as early as january
and continuously during the slaststen
weeks, the last. arriving Thursday
morning. They demanded the dis
charge of Mary Flanagan, chamber
maid, with the alternative that the home,
family and servants would be endan-
gered. A desire for revenge growing
out Of sa,servants' quarrel s-belieyed to
have inspired them. Mr.. ST. John be-
lieves:: the fire and letters are connected.
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!. ?. Memorial Trees Planted.
Columbus, O., April 1o.-The trees