New-York tribune., 1900-01-25
BRAVE RESCTES AT A FIRE.
ONE WOMAN FATALLY BURNED AND
TWO SENT TO A HOSPITAL.

jured yesterday afternoon N a Iile which started
in the four story and basement brownstone board
ing house at No AIS West Fifty-seventh-st. The
injured were tenants of the house, and were re-
moved In ambuances to Roosevelt Hospital. where
it is expected they will recover.
DEAD.
NILES NATALIE; nineteen years old burned about the
pai 'ls race ana shoulders DIED IN i'0o's's'' NOS
INJURED
f5e face AA and neck s5s . Essrs 8 o shock ssaed about
the hands. arms. face and neck. and suffering from
The house which was partially destroyed, is one
of series of high brownstone structures on the
north side Of West Fifty-seventh-st. just west of
Ninth-ave. On the east OF it. Immediately adjoin-
ing, is house of the same style of architecture,
and on the west is the Catholic Apostolic Church.
Mrs. Anna Smith, widow is the lessee of the es-
tablishment, which she has conducted board
ing house On the parIor floor lived Mrs. E J.
Lord. her granddaughter Miss Potter. and Mrs
Smith, the landlady. The second floor was occupied
by Dr.. and Mrs. H. F. Stiles and 3. Price. The
third floor had for its tenants John ". Miles his
daughters, Helen and Natalie and his son, Russell;
Anton Metz and Miss Anna Holland On the fourth
and top floor were the rooms OF Ada Smith, daugh-
ter OF the landlady. and John Quinn. secretary to
General B. T. Tracy Ada Davidson and Mary
Brown. the two servants. lived in the basement
At the time of the discovery OF the fire, Miss Flor
ence Frost. whose home is in the Windemere apart
ent house, on the opposite side of Fiftv-seventh-
ST, visiting The Miles family.
The blaze originated on the parlor floor and was
caused ii was reported. by the careless handling
Of a lighted taper, which fire to a portiere
while attempt was being made to light a gas
jet In a moment the parIor was mass Of flames
and almost before the people in the house. mostly
women, could be informed Of their danger both
smoke and fire made their way up the broad stair
case. AS the first detachment OF hremen
reached the scene it was apparent that the blaze
sent in.
Then followed effective rescue work on the part
of the members of the Fire Department The
tenants in the house seemed to be beside them
selves with fright. Only few of them managed TO
get to the street by the main stairway but most
of them 10 the windows prepared TO jump to
the street The hremen quickly ran up ladders to
assist those within. At the windows on the second
These were helped out OF the windows to the cop
ing. and were lifted into windows OF the apartment
Fireman Thomas Mulvey, OF Engine Company. No
~ & ran an INTO r me & burning house and al the risk OF
Niles family resided There, cropping about he
her hair burning. He picked her up in his arms and
despite the smoke in the halls, which was sitting
way, where she was placed in an ambulance and
As Mulvey reached the outer air with mis- burden
ne feH taintng to the ground but soon revived and
Niles was found in her apartments by Fireman
Lawrence O'Brien, Of Hook and Ladder Company
the stairway, with her face. arms and shoulders
badly burned
Miss Anna Holland. who lived on the third floor
was found by Fireman Burns. of Hook and Ladder
Company 20 H about to jump from rear win
dow. Her face and hands were burned and he took
her to the street by the main stairway. Miss Flor
ence Frost made rush for the windows as
soon as the alarm WIS given, finding that she could
not leave the building by the stairway, and
clarabered out. She caught hold Of blind at one
OF the third floor windows, and was found hanging
there by a fireman just she was about TO drop
to the ground from exhaustion
It was considered fortunate by CHIEF Croker that
the fire was not accompanied by more serious con.
sequences. He praised the work OF the frenen