The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-08
Firemen CoBld Not Control the
Blaze, Which Also Destroyed
the Adams Residence.
INMATES WERE ENTRAPPED
Among Those Who Perished Were Mr.
and Mss. Andrews and Mrs. St.
John -Four Persons Injured.
THE DEAD


New York Steam Heating Company.
Mrs. Wallace C. Andrews.
Mrs. CAMEL c. St. John. slster-in.Iaw
Of Mrs. Andrews and wife Of c. c. st.
John.
Austin st. John. years old.
Wallace ST. John, years old.
Fredrick 81. John, u months old.
Eva Peterson, servant
Nellie Boland, servant.
Mary Flanagan. Sc, want.
Annie Neary, servant
Mary Loughlin, servant
Albert ]. Adams.
Kate Downing.
Marie Ross, servant
THE INJURED.
John Burns. servant in the Andrews
house: not expected TO live.
Jerry Benzina, fireman.
Alice White cook in the Andrews house;
condition serious
Nellie Quinn servant in the Adams
house; condition serious
NEW YORK. April L--Such Is the aw-
ful result OF the fire which early this
morning destroyed the residences Of wal
lace c. Andrews and Albert ]. Adams
in the fashionable district OF this city.
The fire started in the home Of Mr.. An
drsws. and soon spread to that OF Mr..
Adams Despite frantic efforts on the
part Of the firemen, IA persons perished,
while four others were seriously injured
and a number Slightly hurt.
The first fire was discovered about
a. m. A policeman was passing in front
Of the Havemeyer residence, in East
street when he hear an ex-
plosion and saw great flash OF light on
Sixty-sixth street, when he heard an ex-
all speed. When he arrived. the flames
were shooting out Of the upper floors OF
the Andrews house. The policeman tried
to get into the house to arouse the oc-
cupants. He vas driven back by the
flames. He then turned in an alarm, and
got the people out OF " H.
house, close by. Next to
the Adams house was the handsome four
story brownstone home Of II. o. Armour.
II the Chicago firm of packers. Next TO
that is the home of Perry Belmont Di-
rectly opposite is The house OF George j.
Gould.
With the arrival OF the first engine CON-
nny the value OF the property threatened
was apparent. and a second and later a
third alarm were turned in. While some
iremen fought the flames with hose and
hcmicals, others rushed into the Roth
schilds house. and from there into the
house by way of the rear win
lows but they were too late. for in the
middle room Of this floor the hremen
over the bodies OF Mrs. 81. John
md Wallace. her S-year-old child. The
hid was dead, bur Mrs. ST. John was
still alive gaSping for breath. A fire.
nan picked her up and staggered with
Ter iato the Rothschi.ds house, but she
lied as she was being carried in. Mrs.
1t. John and her three children were all
IN the third ffoor Mr.. ST. John is the
Of the New York Steam Heat
Zig Company, and brother Of Mrs. An
lrews. He was not at home. Mr.. An
lrew and his wife occupied the middle
Dom on the second floor
The servants OF Andrews were on the
ourth, or top floor. Alice White leaped
rom the window to the extension which
'ose to the third floor, She was found
here unconscious. Jennie Burns, anotner
ervant, jumped from the same window
% the extension. She crushed in her skull
md is In "A critical condition. Nellie Boil
and the kitchen maid; Mary Flanagan,
'arlor maid; Annie Neary and Eva Peter
on, the, four remaining servants, were
ater found dead on the fourth door.
After the firemen had rescued Alice
White and Jennie Burns from the roof OF
he extension, just before the flames
cached that locality, another desperate
ifrort was made to get into the Andrews
lone, but the confiagrauon had gained
m extraordinary hold, and 1t was impos-
tible to force an entrance. a strong wind
,lowing from the south. swept the flames
lorth.
On the north side of Sixty-ninth street
vas the handsome home Of Albert ]. Ad-