Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-15
TENEMENT INELAmts
Ten Persons Burn to Death in New
York Fire Trap.
SEVERAL OTHERS BADLY INJURED
Heroic Work Of a Policeman Saves
Many Others.
LIST OF DEAD AND INJURED

LIST OF DEAD AND INJURED
NEW YORK, June 15.-Ten lives were
lost and several people badly injured dur
ing a fire which almost totally destroyed
tenement house at "a Jackson street early
today The official list of the dead is: Will
liam Cotter. forty years old; Mrs. Kate Cot
ter, thirty-eight years; Joseph Cotter.
twelve years; Kate Cotter nine years; John
Cotter, three years; William Cotter, one
year; Louis Marion, forty years; Mary
Marion, thirty-seven years; Elsie Marion,
six years; Mamie Cotter. thirteen years
The injured are: Mamie Marion. eighteen
years old: Margaret Marion. fourteen years
Frank Marion, twelve yeas; Emma Marion,
two years; Antoinette Marion, infant; Pat
rick Burns. twenty-three years, and AL
bert Marion, nineteen years.
OF these Burns will surely die, it was said
The others suffered from inhaling smoke
but are in serious condition.
Had Headway Before Discovered.
The fire appears to have started in the
rear of the hallway on the second floor 1t
had gained great Roadway before the peo-
pie in the house were awakened to their
peril.
The Cotter family lived on the fourth
floor Cotter was a laborer, and IN addi-
ton to the children who lost their lives
he had a son George. four months old.
The Marion family lived on the top moor.
Patrick Burns appears to have been the
first person in the house who was appriseo
OF the fire. He was awakened by SMOKE
and he gave the alarm to the others IN
Miss Mary Jordan's apartments, where ne
boarded. AL escaped except burns, VINO
was severely injured by flames
Ice
Hartigan family to escape from the third
floor of the building. mounted one fllsnt
higher. Flames shot out Of the WINDOWS
and set fire to his coat. He looked into inc
windows of the Cotter apartments, put
could see no signs of life there. Inc
family had moved into the rooms only d
few days before. and the furniture was so
banked up in front of the windows that inc
view was obscured. The brave policeman,
half suffocated by the smoke, continued 70
climb the fire escape until he reached the
top floor. He heard screams coming from
the Mulhcarn apartments, ana ioca'!ns
them assisted the daZed people down the
fire escape. <..
Louis Marion was killed by jumping from
Il window When the firemen reached the
apartments of the family three OF the ram
ily were dead on the floor and the others
unconscious.
The Dead in the COtter Rooms.
In the Cotter rooms were found Mrs. Cot
ter. while a few feet away lay the body OF
Mr.. Cotter with a dead child under him.
In other parts of the rooms were found the
remaining members Of the family. only
two of them. Mamie and George, the latter
four months old. were alive.
Policeman Peter Purified, who had FOL
lowed the other officers to the fire, had
reached the top of the first flight OF STAIRS,
when Patrick Burns, one of Miss Jordan S
boarders with his nightshirt blazing,
jumped over the banister within a few feet
of the officer He fell In heap at the bot
tom of the stairs. Purified carried him to
the street and tore his blazing garment
from him. Burns was blackened all over
by the fire and appeared to be delirious;
He broke from the policeman, CRYING, 1
want to save my pants, and rushed BACK
into the burning house. Purified overlook
him and brought him out again, and the
ma~ 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 to go into the yard Marion jumped
from the fifth floor and fell at his feet.
Mothers Fight fO- Children.
When Officer Knowles reached the Marion
apartments a confusion of flame and smoke
burst into his face. In the midst Of 1t all,
with nightgowns ab!aze and their hair
blazing, four of the children were tearing
about the room, shrieking in terrible agony.
Mrs. Marion huddled near the window.
WIN ner Dare arms wrapped ABOUT HeT
baby she was gasping for air. Three
rushes were made, into the flames by the
terrified 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
wor.. the floor by finally carrying the
fainting form of the courageous mother
down the fire escape. A few moments
afterward the woman died She had liter
ally sacrificed herself for her babies.
Mamie Cotter died as she arrived
at the hospital
The monetary loss caused by the fire is
estimated a. from S., 600 to $1,000.
After Investigating the fire department
officials announced that they did not sup
port the theory of incendiarism, but be-
lieved thai some one of the tenants care
lessly knocked some ashes from his pipe or
threw a cigar Stump on the stairs