New-York tribune., 1901-08-31

put out after doing $500 damage. The dead
are:
FEcE AH9s ten years old: burned to death on the
BECK. Tlly ave years old burned death the
RoTHGIEsER, Rose. thirty seven years Old; jumped
from the fourth story window.
Unidentified child. died In the hospital
The injured are:
BECK Ms AHnle talrtyans years s mother & & :s the
BECK John thirty-hve years old: burned about hands
BECK Joseph. two months old. burns and shock,
BECK. Minnie three wears old. burns and shock.
BUpA. Massie. twelve Old: burns Of face and
BuDA Rosie. two months old burns hands face.
DIRKs. Clara. years Old burns about face and
FRANK Rose tvent-oue years old con-ustons Of back
and decorations
FRANK. charles eight months old shock and bruises.
EoTHGIEsER. Mary, TWO months old. shock,
WALTERS. Carrie thirty old; shock not removed
WALTERS, Emma. years old; slight burns and
bruises. removed
All the patients removed are in St. Catharines
Hospital. with the exception of Rose Frank.
who is in the williamsburg Hospital.
The fire started in the apartments OF Mrs.
Clara Dirks. on the second floor. She was pre-
pairing dinner for herself and family when the
oil stove exploded. scattering flames all about.
An effort made TO put out the fire, but it
spread all the faster. being famed by stin
breeze. The flames quickly reached the hall
and started up through the building. Before
any one had time to escape the building was
full of smoke,
There was fire escape in the rear of the
building, and many of the members of the
eight families in the tenement house reached
the ground by that means Others rushed TO
the front windows and started to climb out on
md
the neighborhood hurriedly got blankets and
attempted To make life net Mrs Rothgieser
anpeared at the fourth story window with
habv in her arms For some minutes she
stood there calling for help. the smoke putting
out around her. Those below shouted to her 10
throw the child into the blanket. and then 10
lump herself Suddenly, without warning, the
woman launched herself from the window. and
went whirling to the street below. She struck
on her back and was instantly killed. The lit
tie child protected by her mothers body and
arms. was not killed. but received severe
shock.
Rose Frank jumped from the third floor and
landed in one of the blankets. The blanket
torn from the hands of those holding it. and
the girls back severely hurt. Mrs. Beck
dropped her two children. Minnie and Joseph.
from the second story, and they landed safely
in the blanket. Maggie Buda, twelve-year-old
child with her sister, Minnie, two months old
who lived on the third floor. reached the second
floor by the stairs There she stopped by
the smoke and ran into Mrs. Beck's rooms Mag
gle threw her baby sister into blanket and
i,1mned herself. Mrs. Beck also jumped and
was caught securely in the blanket She was
badly burned however.
All of these thrilling scenes had happened be-
fore the Fire Department had arrived, so quick
iv did the flames spread. AS the ladders
of the fire trucks were raised the remainder of
the occupants of the building were taken out
Two calls of engines We're sufficient to put out
the fire The injured were quickly cared for
and removed by ambulance surgeons.
The fre escape landings of the building were |
Uttered with flower pots and other materials |
and these obstructions made IL almost impos- |
sibIe for the tenants to reach the ladders by |
which they would otherwise have found way |
10 safety.