The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-03
TENEMENT FIRE IN NEW YORK
Baby Suf0cated and Eleven People
More or Less Injured.


New York jan "A baby's life was
lost and eleven persons were injured in
a fire which destroyed a fve-story tene-
ment on First avenue, shortly after
O'Clock this morning. Tire of the injured
may die The dead child is Loretta
Leonard. six months old, daughter of Ed
ward Leonard. The injured are:
Edward Leonard, hand iacerated while
] sliding down a rope from fifth floor to the
street.
Mrs. Eadward Leonard, bruised.
Nancy Leonard, IA years old; lacera-
tons of hands, caused by sliding down
rope to street.
Thomas Leonard, u years old; inhaling
smoke; unconscious.
William Leonard, 10 years old; inhaling
smoke and flames; condition critical.
Joseph Leonard years old; uncon-
scious from inhaling smoke and flames.
Pauline Tischman. jumped from second
story and missed life net; severe con-
fusion of body.
Phillip Carroll, jumped from second
story of window and missed life net; Sc
we're confusion Of body.
Miss Kate Lane, face and hands burn
ed.
James Kelleber, hands and faceburned
while rescuing little girl.
Duppert Glove, hands and face burned
while attempting to rescue tenants.
The fire, which was one of the fercest
that the firemen have had to fight in
tenement house for some time is be-
lieved to have started from Christmas
tree on the first floor Candles on the
tree had been lighted about midnight and
it is supposed that some of the candles
were overlooked and remained lighted
after they were thought to have been ex-
tinguished and set the tree afire. There
We're over fifty people sleeping in the
house when the fire started. The flames
were pouring into the hallway from the
room in which the fire started. when 1t
was discovered. When the alarm was
spread through the building, the frighten-
ed people attempted TO get downstairs
but were driven back by the smoke
James Kelleher clasped his hands over
his mouth and succeeded in getting up
the stairs TO render assistance. Rupert
B}owe. who made an attempt 10 go 70
| the rescue Of the tenants. was driven
back by the flames, severely burned On
the third floor Kelleher found Title Pow
ers. 5 years old. The girl had made
/ her way down one flight OF stairs and
1 then faleln from exhaustion. kelleher
| took her in his arms and. placing his
hands over her eyes and mouth 70 pre-
vent her from inhaling flames. leaped
I down the stairway and ran through the
/ flaming hallway to the street His PIE
| caution saved the child from injury. his
| own hands receiving the burns she would
! otherwise have suffered
/ Meantime scenes Of terror were being
( enacted or every floor Of the burning
/ tenement The FIRE escape was al the
rear OF the building. but the inmates
/ rushed 10 the front windows and threw
them open. This gave impetus % me
+ flames. which were shooting up Tie air
shaft and we're showing twenty feet
above the roof before any hremen had
arrived. Mrs. Pauline TIzchmsn. an aged
/ woman. who lived on the second floor
i Jumped for the net which the hrensh
spread. but missing f.. she struck the
Tagging ard vas badly injured Philip
/ Carroll a. window on the same nosT,
! leapea out lie also missed the net and
+ was badly bruised. Meanwhile TIE fire.
I men had raised ladders - ihe windows
+ OF she 18th aoor where EdEard Leonard
( lived ~ith hss wife and SIX children The
+ hremen found Leonard struggling with
+ MS wife 70 prevent her jumping with her
( s-u7onfhs-3Id babe from The window A.
+ The nremeu appeared ~ the window,
{ Mrs. Leonard DROPPED her baby - tss
( soor She was carTsss e0Eu TIE ladder
IN falnslng condition. Leonard TsEs
E down a rope. followed by Bis iE-yssr-oi1
/ daughter. Ss1cvl ard ais is-yeaT-oaS
+ son EdUsrd. TIE hszds 81 ar we're ~;
Z 70 ths bsne. by TIE frfrt3sn- TIE 10
I 1o-s wIlslzm. Il ard Joseph. , acre
/ found IN bed unconscious, lsSkee n e4sa