The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-23

place and the burning oil ignited her
clothing. He covered her with the ul-
stor he had just removed, and carried
| her outside. Clothing which was
hanging In the hall and the stairway
| leading to the second 1oor took flrc
and when he re-entered the house he
found Il almost impossible to pro-
coed.
As he was trying to fight his way to
the stairs, his sister-in-law came rush.
ing through the flames, with her night
| clothes ablaze, and, catching her In
his arms, he extinguished the flames
| and assisted her out.
TORE HERSELF AWAY.
She was almost delirious with pain
| and fright and upon reaching the
outer air broke away from him and
| ran madly away. The skin was torn
from his burned fingers by her try
| ing to release herself as he was carry
ing her out. He exhibited his hands
In proof of this assertion.
When he again entered the house
ho found the hallway choked with
| flames and seeing that II was impossi-
bic to reach the second floor from the
interior, he rushed out again, intend
| ing to get to the daughters room
through the second story windows
A neighbor had sent III an alarm in
the interim, and while Jansen was
| erdeavoring to find a ladder or some
other means of helping him TO reach
the second story, the Century Hose
| company's wagon dashed past. He
and Joseph Kramer called to the fire.
men for a ladder, but they evidently
did not hear the call, for the wagon
continued on 10 the next corner. There
was no hydrant there. as was thought
by the firemen, and the wagon dash3a
back again past the burning house TO
the other corner of the block. When
the wagon stopped, n ladder was Sc
cured and two of the firemen, ex-Chief
p. j. Hickey and Fred Boyer, brought
down the childs body.
| Fred Boyer, who entered the Olaz-
| ing room and picked the body up
from, the bed, testified at the hearing
that Jansen was In front of the house,
| crying piteously for the firemen TO
hasten the rescue Of his child.
| Chief of Police Frank Robling, jr.,
who interviewed Mrs. Jansen ut the
hospital in the morning, stated at the
hearing that she said the explosion was
an accident.
| TESTIFIED AGAINST HIM.
A brother and young sister of Mrs.
Jansen were at the hearing, and
evinced desire to make Jansen an
pear culpable for the tragedy. Attor-
ney John p. Qunnan was present AT
/ Ill I,..
Jansen's friends brought Attorney NJ
w. Lowry to the hearing to look after
the defense.
Last evening Mr.. Lowry, attended by
a stenographer, visited Mrs. Jansen at
the hospital and secured from her a
statement, In which she totally exon
crates her hu and from all blame
for the TRACED
"When my Sband came in," she
said, II was anky. and started to
scold him for aging out so late. He
said nothing, and only laughed al
me when I scolded. He filled his pipe
and in trying to get q light from the
lamp, knocked off the chimney. The
lamp began to blaze up and I ran to-
wards it. The flames few up in my
face, and I ran back. He picked ur
the lamp and tried to throw it out OF
the window. I was near the hall dooI
when the lamp exploded and my dress
caught fire. My husband put out the
flames and carried me out. II they
accuse him OF throwing the lamp al
me, 1t is awfully, awfully wrong"
Mrs. Jansen does not know that he!
child Is dead. She was told that the
child was only slightly burned. She
seems to be concerned only about the
child's sufferngs. Her hands, face
and lower limbs are badly burned, but
the doctors believe she will recover.
Mayor Moir decided to hold Jansen
for court without bail.
Mrs. Mcdonald carried no insurance
and her loss, in consequence, is tota
one, as the building and all its con-
tents were totally destroyed.