The age-herald., 1900-06-16

New York, June 15.-Ten lives were lost and six people were badly injured during A fire, which almost totally destroyed the old fve-story tenement, 34 Jackson street, early today The following is list of the casualties The dead are:
 LOUIS MARION, 40 years old.
 ALBERT MARION, IA years of age
 ELSIE MARION, years
 EMMA MARION years.
 WILLIAM GOPHER, 40 years.
 EMMA GOPHER, his wife
 MAMIE COTTER, 13 years.
 JACOB COTTER Il years.
 KATE COTTER, 10 years.
 JOHN COPPER, years.
 Following are the injured:
 Mary Marion, F years.
 Frank Marion, F years.
 Margaret Marion, years.
 George Cotter, months.
 Patrick Burns. g years.
 It is possible that the body identified as that of Mrs. Kate Cotter may prove to be that of Mrs. Mary Marion, wife of Louis Marion. The fire appears to have started In the rear of the hallway on the second floor It had gained great headway before the people in the house were awakened to their peril.
 The Cotter family lived on the fourth floor. Cotter was laborer, and in addition to the children who lost their lives he had a son, George, months old
 The Marion family lived on the top floor.
 Frederick Burns appears to have been the first person in the house who was ap- prised of the fire. He was awakened by smoke, and he gave the alarm to the oth- CTS in Miss Mary Jordan's apartments, where he boarded. All 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 window of the Cotter apartments, but could see no signs of life there. The family had moved into the rooms only a few days be fore, and the furniture was so banked up in front of the windows that the view was obscured
 ErAve Policeman
 The brave policeman, half suffocated by the smoke, continued to climb the fire eS- cape till he reached the top floor. He heard screams coming from the Mulharn apartments, and, locating them, assisted the dazed people down the fire escapes.
 Louis Marion was killed by jumping from a window. When the tiremen reached the apartments of the family three of the fam- fly were dead on the floor and the other unconscious.
 In the Cotter rooms were found the re- mains of Cotter, while few feet away was the body of Mrs. Cotter with her child un- der her. In other parts of the rooms were found the remaining members of the fam fly. Only two of them, Mamie and George, the latter 1 months old, were alive.
 When Officer Knowles reached the Mar ion apartments a confusion of flame and smoke burst into his face In the midst of all, with nightgowns ablaze and their hair blazing, four of the children were tearing about the room, shrieking in terrible agony.
 Mrs. Marion, huddled near the window, with her bare arms wrapped about her baby, gasDing for air
 Three rushes were made into the flames by the terrified woman, and Margary, Frank and Mamie were brought to Knowles after he had taken the baby The blsters and scars were swelling on his hands and arms, but he conquered his agony and fin-, ished his work the floor by finally car ryng the faintng form of the courageous mother down the fire escape.
 few moments afterward the woman died She had literally sacrificed herself for her babies.
 Policeman Peter Purfield, who had fol- lowed the other officers to the fire, had reached the top of the first flight of stairs when Patrick Burns, of Miss Jordan's boarders, with his night shirt blazing, jumped over the banisters within a few feet of the officer. He fell in heap at the bottom of the stairs. Purfield carried him to the street and tore his blazing gar ment from him Burns was blackened all over by the fire and appeared to be de- lirious. He broke for some policemen, cry ing: "I want to save my pants, and rushed back into the burning house.
 Purfied overlook him and brought him out again and the man then sank from pain and exhaustion on the sidewalk
 Purfeld re-entered the house and made his way to the rear 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
 Mamie Cotter died as soon as she arrived at the hospital
 The monetary loss caused by the fire is estimated at from 5000 to $7OO0 SITUATION IN CHINA