Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-04-07
TERRIBLE FIRE.
Twelve Lives Lost in a New
York Fire.
Panicky Scenes at the New York
Stock Exchange.
Additional List OF Killed and wounded at
Manila.
STARVATION IN PORTO RICO.

New York, April Twelve lives wers
lost by IRE which destroyed the homes oI
Wallace q. Andrews, east Sixty-seyentt
stseet. and Albert j. Adams. east sixty.
ninth street. this morning. The injured
number seven; the following are dead
Wallace G.. Andrews, president of tn,
New York Steamshesting company, ant
Margaret Andrews, his wife; Mrs. teor.
giana y. st. John. sister. In. law OF Mrs
Andrews, and wife OF q. G. st. John; Aus
tin B. st. John. years old; Wallace st
John, years; Frederick st. John, IL
months; Jennie Burns, servant; Mary
Laughlin. servant: Mary Boland, kitchen
maid; Mary Flanagan, parlor maid; Ann
Merry, servant; Eya Peterson, servant.
Injured Mrs. Elizabsth Adams, shock
Evelyn Adams; Kate Downing, servan t.
slight burns; Maria Roth, slight burns;
Alice White, cook, confusion and slight
burn; Mamie Boggue. servant, shock
Nellie Quinn, servant, internal injuries,
\, rious.
A policeman heard an explosion, and
saw great flash OF light on Sixty.ssy.
enth street. When he arrived the flames
were shooting out OF the Upper floors OF
the Andrews house and leaped half way
across the street. The policeman tried
20 arouse the occupants, and was driven
back by the flames, He turned In an
alarm. ana returning. got the peop q out
OF V. II. Rothschild's house. close by
While some iremen fought the flames
with hose and chemicals, others rushed
into the ROthschild house, and
from there into the Andrews home by
rear windows. But they were too late.
In the middle room of the third floor the
firemen stumbled over the bodies OF Mrs.
81. John and Wallace, her year old
child. The child was dead, and Mrs. st.
John was still gasping for breath. Fire.
men staggered with her 10 the ROths.
child's house. where she died. Mrs. st.
John. her thres children and two ser.
wants and Kate Downing and Maria Roth
were all on the third floor. Mr.. ST. John
who is treasurer of the New York Steam
Heating company. and brother OF Mrs
Andrews, was not at home during the
fire. Mr.. Andrews and wife occupied the
middle room on the second floor. There
two hours later their bodies we're found
charred almost beyond recognition. The
servants Of Andrews were on the tor
floor. Alice White. cook. leaped from
window TO an extension which rose tC
the third floor. She was found there un.
conscious by the firemen. Jennie Burns
jumped from the same window 10 the ex.
tension. She crushed her skull and died
four hours later. Mary Holland. kitchen
maid, Mary Flanagan, parlor maid. and
Ann McNsry and Eva Patterson, the four
remaining servants. were found dead on
the fourth floor this morning. A strong
wind blowing from the south swept the
flames north.
on the north side OF Sixty-ninth street
was the handsome home OF Alfred j.
Adams, a millionaire sporting man, bet
ter known IA al" Adams. His family
had been aroused by the tumult, and a
servant opened the front window. A
gust OF wind swept the tire In through
the open wiedOw and the Adams house
began TO blaze lercely. The inmates
we're panic-stricken. Nellie Quinn and
Mamie Nogel, servants, trid TO rush down
the stairway, but that avenue WAS al
ready cut of, and the two Jumped to the
roof OF how window story below. A
policeman and several citizens ran into
an adjoining house and up 10 the third
floor, on level with the women. While
the citizens held the policeman he
leaned far out Of the window and lifting
the women up one at time swung them
up into the room. They were carried
down TO the street. I'm an hour the fire
In the Adams house was out. Firemen
found the body of Mary Loughlin, 60
years old, at the bottom OF the stairs