New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-08

though not big fellow. the patrolman found
that he still could not reach the woman. Then
the two fremen held his legs and pinned his feet
to the sill with fine display Of strength. thus
enabling Wagner to project his body far be-
yond the balancing point Then. by encourage
ing the girl to crawl TO the extreme edge of the
ledge he was just able to grasp her wrist
Miss Quinn is a girl of substantial build. She
probably weighs 80 pounds, but Wagners 1.-the
fingers closed round her wrists much like the
steel handouts he knows so we'll how to slip
over the hand OF fighting prisoner, and then
he told the girl to jump. She did So and at once
her entire weight depended upon Wagners
arms. He was equal to it. and when the
wrench of the swing was over his bullying
biceps were equal to the additional task or
raising the girl up until the fremen could grab
her. One seized her by the hair, the other un-
der the armpit. To do this they had partly TO
let go of Wagner But he, nimble cat.
had found his balance already. and with
urited pull they landed the young woman In
side the room. safe. but suffering considerably
from shock and mortal fear
Robert Griffith. the middle aged butler OF Mrs.
O'Donahue. who lives at No. East Sixty
ninth-st. gives this account Of another daring
rescue at the Adams house: II was awakeped
by the pounding the door Of a policeman,
and opened il TO see what the matter. The
officer rushed by me without word. and. with
two other officers. ran upstairs. Just as the
men came to the house. cab drove up. the
driver threw the reins on the horses neck. and.
without waiting. also rushed into the house.
He was followed by two men in citizens clothes
presumably not policemen. They went to the
fourth story. Mary Mooy. one of the servants,
was standing in the window. almost ready to
iurnn AS she was about to jump. the cabman,
being held on one cornice by the civilians, leaned
far out to the other and, grasping the girl,
swung her back to safety The feat required
much nerve and strength. Upon being asked
his name and where he lived. the cabman re-
fused TO say. and went away quickly as he
had come"
Other fremen showed equal and even SUI
nerior nerve in forcing their way into the burn
ing Andrews house, but their efforts were not
attended with the success Of Wagner and the
cabman.
The Andrews house four-story and
basement brownstone dwelling Of the Queen
Anne style 1t stood on the south side of Sixty
srventh-st and just in the rear OF il. o.
Armours house in Fifth-ave. Adjoining the
Armour house are the homes OF Perry Belmont
George " Kidd and Oliver II. Payne Across
the street from the Andrews house. on the cor
ner is the home OF George j. Gould. Next 10
Mr. Gould's home in Fifth-ave. are the houses OF
Isaac Stern Mrs. l.. b. Downing and c. H.
Yerkes in the order named. Adjoining the An
drews house on the lot at No. 4, is the home OF
V. n. Rothschild.
The Andrews family and servants had retired
early Howard w. Throckmorton. Of No. "a
Gramercy Park. friend Of the family, says he
called at the Andrews house on Thursday night
and remained until o'clock. He says Mr..
and Mrs. Andrews and Mrs St. John told MIN
OF their intention to start for Hot Springs on the
following day. Annie Neary. of the most
trusted servants. and the butler. Foley. put out
the lights and locked the doors Mr.. Andrews
and his wife occupied the middle room on the
second floor Mrs. ST. John. her three children
and two maids all slept on the third floor. The
fourth floor was occupied by servants only.
RESERVES on HAND EARLY.
The reserves Of the East Sixty-seventh-st po-
lice station. under Captain Donahue early
on the scene and did great work in restraining
the crowds and in helping to arouse the people
The fremen saw 1t was impossible to gain
entrance TO the Andrews house by the front
door and they then made attempt through
the Rothschild house. Flremen Charles Fay, OF
Engine No 80. and Jacobs. Of Hook and Ladder
No lG and Fireman John II. Corr, went up to-
gether They managed to get into the rear
rooms OF the third floor Of the Andrews house,
and found Mrs. St. John and her son Wallace
unconscious on the floor their night clothes al
most burned off They quickly taken into !
the Rothschild house where Mrs. st. John died |
within few minutes. Her child died in
hreman's arms
The hremen made repeated efforts 10 get to |
the other rooms, but they might as well have |
attacked furnace. The heat was terrible The |
building seemed thoroughly dried. and II satur-
ted with oil IL could hardly have burned more |
1ercely. Like most large New-York dwellings. |
Il was high and narrow. and incased on two
sides by solid brick walls. and the effect
much like a great chimney The flames roared
end cracked. and shot into the air distance |