The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-13

Palmisano giuseppe years cid,
daughter Of Antonio Psano.
Palmisano. NunlAta, Ir old. dauRh-
ter OF Antonio Palmisai
Palmisano, 6uitansife Of Felope
PalmisaDo.
Rosso, Angelo. unmai, died ct city
hospital, fractured skull
Unidentified body child about
years old.
SERIOUSLY BNED.
Boidi, Salvador, but about hands
In escaping from tho bung.
castillo, URgenio, at hospital, con-
tusions sustained by jring from win
dow.
The building In WI the fire broke
out was . veritabls fire .. 1t was old.
Of frams construction. extended two
stories above the Rrol floor. Until
three or four years ago. structure had
bsen used as . churcbut Il was con-
vsrted into . tenement. he lower hoor, |
fronting on 80. 50 ana 14th avenue, |
Was occupier by TIN stores ard the
upper portion of the bulug was divId-
cd into 20 living rooI As nearly ss
can be learned the stture was occu-
pied by ten families, allaliaus. Two of
the occupants, Vito C,dansA and one
other family, kept board and there are
said to have been forty dfty persons in
the building when the fstArtsd.
The police are oonGdeI that the fire
wns of incendiary orig and they have
arrested Vito Crandanzon suspicion.
Virginus de PrulA siJoseph Frenig
are being held as witnes. There was
game OF cards last nit In one OF the
rooms OF the house. Mu wine was car
risd into the room andpme time after
midnight there was olent quarrel.
During the quarrel. viii, ended without
Crandansa, exclaimed, ter he and 9th.
ers had made various thlts: "I'n lend
the whole lot Of youto hell In a few
hours II you're no. oarefI"
After this threat wHmaue, the card
party broke up and froTthat time until
nearly 5 O'Clock, the inntes slept undis-
turbed. A few minutebefore 3, every
one In the building was sakened by the
roar Of flames. They foud ths fire burn
ing at the foot of the stss leading from
the first to the second sry.
The hallway and the stlrs were burn
Ing flercely, cutting of To only egres'
from the upper floor on wich six families
lived. 1t also out OIL te escape by th'
door for those who nveoin the rear par
OF the hrst floor. Thessn the basemen
were in no danger, as tb fire was abo''
them.
Some one escaping firm the basemsn
or the tirst floor, It is supposed pulled al
alarm box on the corner. DE Prula, VIII
is held as witness declares be va
awakened by hearing some one shout nr
and leAped out OF bed He fund Crsndsnz
there and sho7tirg Vro.s tia Surninl
l,uIuIng Casa agus - Sarsans an
calls fos helm. bron the tase and Qroun
floor the inmates OF the building poure
naked or almoss sc. From the uppe
story men and women 'ea2ed to the side
wAlk. By the time the freraen Tesohe
the scene, tho building vas wrapped 4
flames and thoas who had not escape
wgrs dead or doomed. Saey must baE
died within few minutes for the br
rushed through every rocPi In the fra
building within ten minutes. One ma
was rescued ty the 1remen. He lived o.
the upper floor His only means Of escap
was through a window. he dropped oui
There was a space Of perhaps eighteen
nineteen iuches bstween she eide OF III
frame building and the side OF the adjoir
ing building. 1t was into this he dropped
He stuck fast half way down to Il
ground. There he hung until the hrems
reached him. A small ladder WAS gotte
into the space aud run mp alougside hin
Up this thin fireman climbed an
dragged the man to safety. Men, wome
and children who escaped from the burr
ing building rushed about almost make
locking for their relatives. For time
was thought there were msny more lo'
than even later proved. because sever
naked children were picked up by neigh
bors and carried in doors. Thus fathei
and mothers missed their children an
rushed screaming about The police mad
q census and reunited families after
couple hours Of hard work.
Tho search for the dead began With
twenty minutes after the alarm soundeS
60 quickly was the lire conquered.
The stencil Of roasted flesh coming froi
tine ruins was sickeDing. Ths first bod
found was that of Mrs. Boldi. Close b
her lay the charred remains OF her seve
rear cid daughter. These were found
the hallway Of the 1rst floor not far frol
the front door. The husband of the dea
woman Eaid aftefward that when avail
entd he seized his son, ten years old, an
his wife grabbed up the giri. When the
entered the hall the stairs were burnir
and the hall was fillsd with smoke. L
dropted to his hand and knees and h
boy DID likewise. He called to his wi
ana the girl to do the same and th'
oheyei. The man and boy reached Il
door and then the boy collapsed. III
father grabbed his collar and drew hi
10 safety. The wife and girl wers ave
eho., Had tHav~a