The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-11
| TWO DEATHS.
Tenement House Fire in
Boston Sunday.
Woman and Little Girl
Perished.
Man Named Levin and Wife Placed
Under Arrest.
Are Suspected of Set
ting the Fire.
Fire Attended by Many Thrill
ing Scenes.
Are Suspected of Set
ting the Fire.
Fire Attended by Many Thrill
ing Scenes.

Eoatons reDruary IVA pau ure early
this morning in the crowded tenement
district on Harrison avenue, caused the
death of two persons and the serious In
jury OF iive more who with others jumDed
from the windows.
One OF the victims, Mrs Frances
Riley, died of suffocntion, while the 9TH
er, little tivs-year-old girl, Nora Hart,
jumped from the second story, with sew
eraI others, and died from burns and In
sernal injuries.
A shoe dealer on the first floor named
Harris Levin, together with his wife.
were arrested this afternoon on suspicion
OF setting the fire.
The Levin family disappeared almost
after the flames were discovered, but
they were apprehended.
The fire was attended by more thrill
ing scenes than have been witnessed in
Boston for long time. Men and women
jumped from the burning building and
firemsn and policemen rescued others
from smoke-hlled corridors and Railways.
Inc building was occupied by II persons
and 1t is miracle that more were not
injured or killed. The fire started on the
first 1oor and was discovered by the
watohman in building opposite who
gave the alarm, but the building was
enveluped in flames almost Immediately
afterward. When he reached the side
walk the Levin family had just come
from the building in their night clothes.
The second story was occupied by Dan
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four children,
Hart jumped from the second story
window, seeing that exit by the stairway
seemed impossible. Following him
came his wife, her sister and all Of the
children, all being forced TO ju mp. One
of the children. Nora, was badly burned
and suffered internal injuries by jump
ing and died
MIRA Hart, who Is In q delicate condi-
tion, was badly burt by the fall. she
declined to 60 to a hospital, however.
The third story was occupied by two
brothers. Daniel and Thomas brennan.
The latter, in frantic endeavor to es-
cape, worked his way out Of back win
dow and was handing to a sill ana about
TO fall when he was rescued by tiremen.
Daniel went TO the top of the house,
climbed through the attic, and went
through the skylight. From there he
Jumped three stories :. and suffered
serious Injuries to his lower limbs and
may be Injured internally. The fourth
story was occupied by Mrs. Francis
Riley and Mrs. Fairy.
Mrs. Riley was overcome by the smoke
and was suffocated. Her body was dis
covered after the flames had been subsid.
ed. Mrs. Barry jumned from the fourth
floor and is in precarious condition.
From the rapidity with which the flames
spread through the building suspicion
OF incendiarism was aroused and Levin
and his wife were taken into custody.
Mrs. Levin says she and her husband
locked the store door at ii 80, put out
the gas and went TO bel and that she
knew nothing more till she was awakened
by the fire and was forced to run for
life. Levin's lS-year-oid daughter is said
to have told the police, however, that
her father did not come In to go to bed
until some time after his wife. Levin,
himself claims entire innocence of the
manner In which the fire started.
Mrs. Matilda Barry, widow, died
from her injuries late last evening.