Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-08
WHEELING W. VA, SATURDAY April. 8

ing the women up one at time,
swung them up into the room. They
were carried down to the street. Spec
tators cheered wildly.
In an hour the fire in the Adams
house was out The firemen found the
body of Mary Laughlin, 60 years old,
at the bottom of the stairs leading to
the roof. She had been smothered by
the smoke and was not much burned.
Clasped tightly in her arms was the
body of a little pet pug dog.
Almost until dawn the firemen fought
the fire in the Andrews house. Several
firemen were on the roof when it gave
signs of giving way. They had scarce
ly time to heed the warning when the
center of the roof went down. By 6
o'clock the fire was sufficiently under
control to permit of search of the
ruins. Then it was that the bodies of
two of the st. John children were
found. They were carried down and
placed by the side of their mother and
little brother. Soon afterward L. C.
Bruce, who is married to niece of Mr..
Andrews, arrived. He identified the
bodies. He said Mrs. Andrews came
from WillOughby, suburb OF Cleve-
land, o. Mr.. st. John was in Will
mington, Del, with some friends Mr..
Andrews was in Albany yesterday and
returned home only last night. Mr..
Borden, brother-in-law of Mr.. St.
John, said that the entire family had
planned a trip to Hot Springs, Ark,
and We're to have started tonight.
Mr.. Rothschild said he was first
awakened by the clatter of the fire en-
gines. He got his family and servants
up and prepared to quit the house
They were all dressed when Henry Sic
gel, who lives close by, came in and
insisted on taking Mr. R,othschilds
family to his home until all danger was
past. The damage to Mr. Rothschilds
home and furniture is said to be most
ly from water.
Foreman C. Jacobs, of truck Is, and
Fireman John Carr, of another COM
pany, distinguished themselves during
the burning of the Andrews house
They went through the flames re-
peatedly and brought people out.
Albert ]. Adams the owner of the
Sixtyninth street house, is said to be
the well known sporting man, "Ai"
Adams.
At 4 o'clock there were six women
in all at the Presbyterian Hospital.
Mr.. Adams owned the house at S54
Fifth avenue, which was connected
with the house in which he lived by an
IL" extension. The firemen had to run
their lines of hose through the Fifth
avenue house, and the water damage to
it is considerable.
Mr.. Rothschild's house was heavily
damaged by fire in the upper floors
and by water below. He was abliged
to move his family out and saved such
effects as he could in the excitement.
Deputy Chief Purroy was in charge
of the firemen and the police reserves
of the several surrounding stations
were on guard. The neighborhood is
one of the richest in the world, and the
police were on the lookout for thieves
who might take advantage of the dis
order to ply their trade.
AT 4::30 o'clock policemen Went
through the Adams house, and on the
third floor they found the body of one
of the servants, Mary Laughlin, 50
years old. She had been suffocated.
Her body was taken to the East Six
ty-seventh street police station.
Policeman Gilmore and Policeman
Leideck found Mrs. St. John just as
she was dying. She was carried into
the Rothschild house, where she died
within few minutes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews lived on the
second floor. Mrs. st. John, her three
children and two servants, Kate Down
ing and Maria Ross. were on the third
floor.