New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-10

when the fire discovered. at 1850 a. They
all got out safely. So did twenty of the servants,
though some had narrow escapes Mrs. Pulitzer's
secretary and the goveTness persisted.
But for Mrs. PuIItzers splendid GOODNESS and
bravery her baby and its might have been
added TO the death list. The mother slept the
second floor. Her two daughters, Edith and Con-
stance aged fourteen and twelve years slept on
the same floor. On the floor above slept the
and the baby, three years old
One of the manservants discovered the fire, and
he aroused every one in the house by his vigorous
shouts. About the same time citizen in the
the smoke and sent in an alarm. Most Of the
servants got out Of the house in quick time and
took refuge in the home of Mrs. Samuel Thorne.
next door, No. S, and in other houses. Mrs.
Pulitzer, she awoke. thought of her
children first. She was very calm, and FASTENED to
where the girls She woke them both, and
wrapping them and herself up hastily. led them
through already smoke filled halls the street,
and they taken into Mrs. Thorne's home
Without moments hesitation Mrs. Pulitzer then
went back after her baby. She made her way
slowly but persistently through the smoke which
every moment became thicker until she reached the
third floor She arrived in the nick of time for the
nurse was about TO jump out of the window with
the child in her excitement. Mrs Pulitzer pushed
and guided the nurse, carrying the child through
the halls and down the stairs and got them out
safely. They all then sought refuge with Mrs
Thorne
THE DEAD
Those who persisted were:
JELETT Mrs Morgan, Mrs Pultzers private secretary
sat a s"o burned 10 death while saving her
MONTGOMERY, Elizabeth goyerness: sunocated
John OConnor. the second butler. could not go
down stairs from the top floor where he slept and
he had to climb out of window and along ledge
to the house of Mr.. Maitland. No. IT, and get in
through window. Herbert Jacobs another ser
want, escaped to the roof, and thence to Mr. Matt
lands. Jacobs said he saw Mrs. Jellett on the
roof, and he declares she back to get her
satchel which contained some of her Christmas
presents.
1t 9 o'clock before the iremen controlled
the flames and hour later before the ruins
could be searched for the bodies That Of Mrs
Jellett was first found. 1t was on the ton
floor and a satcheI was in her hand showing that
she had got back to the third floor secured the
bag, and got as far the top floor before she was
overcome. Her body partly burned. The
body Of the Roverness found on the third
floor She had only had time to put on a skirt
bathrobe and slippers before she was overcome.
Her body not badly burned showing that she
had been suffocated.
Hickey. King Charles spaniel which had been
a favorite of the daughter of Mr. Pulitzer who
died two years slept IN the room Of a SER
want the top floor. and was forgotten in the
rush to escape. He has not been seen since and
1t Is believed he burned
FIRE LIEUTENANT HURT
While the aremen of Engine No 40 in charge ~
Lieutenant Harry Hauck, at work on the
third floor after the fire out the flooring gave
way and let them all, about a dozen men fan to
the second floor All except Hauck, escaped in
jury. and he sustained only a laceration of one
leg. He refused treatment and remained at werk
The fire spread rapidly after it's start Portleres
and other hangngs and many costly pictures added
10 the fury Of the flames. A year ago Battalion
Chief Binns. IL is said, advised Mr. Pulitzer that
with the house in its condition then fire might
prove disastrous. Two hres had already occurred
because OF defective iues. Acting on the advice
or the Chief, Mr.. Pulitzer had stairway con-
structed in the rear of the building. 1t was con-
nected with each floor. Instead of being of use
as FIRE escape, ii appeared to be a trap the
names rushing swiftly through IT, forced by the
draQght caused by the open door at the bottom
The building and the furniture insured for
$4,000. divided follows $4,000 on the house
ana A19O1O on the contents. The insurance will
not cover The loss, which Is roughly estimated at
SJVV,OvJ- i ne risks were placed with the Liver
pool, Lohdon and Globe. the German American the
LONDON ana the Commercial Union Insurance com
panies.
The building was wrecked by the FIRE none of the
stalrways being left, and all the rooms being
burned out Mr. Maitland. Mrs. Thorns and D. III
hremen during the FIRE, and TO the men in charge
OF the engines and other fire apparatus Ia the
streets ~
In the bag Mrs. Jellstt carried was a latter from
lawyer Charles Hoskins. OF Toronto. Canada