Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-21

New York, June 15.-Ten lives were
lost and six people were badly injured
during fire, which almost totally
destroyed the old fiye-story tenement
No. 81 Jackson street, early today. The
following is list of the casuaIties:
Dead-Louis Marion, 40 years old;
Albert Marion, IA; Elsie Marion, 6;
Emma Marion, 8; William Cotter, 40;
Kate Cotter, his wife; Mamie Cotter,
-; Jacob Cotter, IL; Kate Cotter, 9,
and John Cotter. 5.
Iniured-Mary Marion, wife of Louis,
SO years old; Mamie Marion. II; Frank
Marion, -; Margaret Marion, 8;
Patrick Burns, %, and George Cotter, !
months. ~
1t is possible that the body identified
as that of Mrs. Kate Cotter may prove
to be that Of Mrs. Mary Marion, iwife
Of Louis.
The fire appears to have started in
the rear of the hallway en- the second
floor. 1t had gained great Roadway
before the people in the house were
awakened.
The Cotter family lived on the fourth
| floor. Cotter was laborer, and, in
| addition to the children who lost their
lives, he had son, George, A months
old.
The Marion family lived on the top
flour.
Patrick Burns appears TO have been
the first person in the house who was
appraised of the fire. He was awakened
by the smoke, and gave the alarm to
the others in Miss Mary Jordan IS apart
ments, where he boarded. All the
occupants of Miss Jnrdan's rooms
escaped except Burns. who was severely
injured by the flames.
Policeman Knowles, after assisting
the Hartigan family to escape from the
third floor of the building, mounted
one flight higher. Flames shot out of
the windows, and set fire to his coat.
He looked into the windows Of the
Cotter apartments, but could see no
signs Of life there. The family had
moved into the rooms only few days
before, and the furniture was so banked
up in front of the windows that the
view was obscured. The brave police
man, half sutfooated by the smoke, CON
tinued to climb the fire escape until he
reached the top floor. He heard screams
coming from the Mulhearn apartments,
and, locating them, assisted the dazed
people down the fire escape.
LOUIS Marion was killed by jumping
HIfOH u WIUuOWs WHbu .lHb uTbIntu
reached the Marion apartments, three,
of the family were dead ON the floor,
and the others unconscious.
When Officer Knowles reached the
Marion apartments, confusion OF
flame and smoke burst into his face.
In the midst of 1T all, with night gowns
ablaze and their hair blazing, four of
the children were tearing about the
room, sbrieking liz terrible agony. Mrs,
Marion huddled near the window. With
her bare arms wrapped about her baby,
she was gasping for air Three PUSHES
were made into the flames by the terri
fed woman, and Margery, Frank and
Mamie were brought to Knowles after
he had taken the baby. The blisters
and scars were swelling on his hands
and arms, but he conquered his agony
and finished his work on the floor by
finally carrying the fainting form Of
the courageous mother down the fire
escape. A few minutes afterward, the
woman died. She had literally sacri-
feed herself for her children.
In the Cotter rooms were found Mrs.
Cotter, while a few feet away lay the
body of Mr.. Cotter. with dead child
under him. In other parts OF the rooms
were found the remaining members of
the family. ouiy tWu VI bHdiii, luhiui5
ard George, the latter A months old,
were alive.
Policeman Peter Purified had reached
/ the top of the first flight Of stairs,
when Patrick Burns, one of Miss
Jordan's boarders, with his night shirt
blazing, jumped over the baluster
within a few feet of the officer: He fell
in heap at the bottom of the stairs.
, Puifield carried him 10 the street, and
tore his blazing garment from him.
, Burns was blackend all over by the
fire, aud appeared to be delirious. lie
; broke from the policeman, crying II
! want to save my pants. and rushed
back into the burning house. Purified
!. overlook him, and brought him out
again, and the man then sank from
pain and exhaustion on the sidewalk.
Purified re-entered the house, and made
his way to the rear OF the hallway on
the first floor. just as he was about 70
60 into the yard, Marion jumped from
, the fifth Aolr, and fell at his feet
. Mamie Cotter died as soon as she
arrived at the hosaital.
. Tho monetary loss caused by the fire
| = a., - Z 10,