New-York tribune., 1902-08-20
FIVE DEAD; SIX INJURED
DARING RESCUES AT A TENEMENT
HOUSE FIRE-LAW VIOLATED IN
FIRE ESCAPES

Five persons dead two women and three chill
dren: six others in the hospital suffering from
severe burns and injuries. several narrow
escapes and daring rescues, with the compare
lively small property loss Of $4,000, were the re-
suits of fire which broke out yesterday in the
six story double tenement house at No 30
Essex-st. The dead are
BALOTCHIN. Mrs Hannah, thirty-two old
KNOPP. Mrs Annie. thirty-seven years old
KNOPP. julius five years Old
LIEBOwTTZ Julius. five years
LIEBowITZ Moses three years old
The injured persons taken to Gouverneur Hos
pitaI are Mrs. Rosie Moses. Jacob Muscovitz.
Sigmund Moses. four years old: Osier Epstein
sixty-six years old, and Jacob Cohen. sixty-hve
years old all Of No. 80 Essex-st.. and Hortense
Berliner niece of Mrs. Moses. of No. So Hud-
son-ave.. Brooklyn.
The fire broke out about $50 a m 1t was
first noticed by David Rose. of No. 304 Madison
st. who was passing on streetcar. and Nathan
Mott of No $50 Grand-st- Mott pulled an
alarm. As it turned out, some ten minutes
later the alarm was not properly pulled MotI
discovered this. after assisting in the rescue OF
some people from the burning tenement house
and he then turned in a proper alarm
On discovering the flames Rose. Mott and
Patrolman LandIere rushed 10 the scene The
fire was burning so 1erceIy that il was inpossf-
bIe to enter the house. The three men rushed
UP the stairs of No 81. the adjoining building.
got through the scuttIe 10 the roof. and rnen
tore open the scuttle OF the house which was on
fire They found several women and children
who were trying to escape. but whose way had
been barred by the closed scuttle- All these
were safely conducted 10 the street
The tenants. crazed with fear. thronsed the
stairways only 70 find their escape shut on thar
way. Then they rushed for the fire escapes. In
the front and rear of the building Those IN
the rear Acting Battalion Chief Brogan AFTER
ward discovered 70 have wooden floors, con-
trary 10 law. Also contrary 10 Law. the escapes
we're Uttered with boxes. tubs. flowers and otneT
things. This added 10 the difficulties Of the fire
men.
The fire had broken out either in the apart
nent Of Mrs Rosie Moses. first floor rear, or In
the furniture store Of Jacob Graft IN the fron1.
Some narsors said there had been the sound OF
an explosion
In rear rooms were Mrs Moses. Signund
Noses her SON. four years old and niece. HOT
tense Berlfner OF No. Sd Hudson-ave-. Brook-
Iyu. They were Imprisoned by the IRE BraV-
ing fire and smoke Captain Mckinney. OF En-
gine No. II. and Firenen Martin and McCauless
managed 10 get 5Irs. Moses and the cnlldren
out of the house. Mrs Moses was badly burned
and the little boy ana girl slightly burned
Among those who crowded on the nre escape
was Jacob NuscOvitZ. a one armed man NJ
was crazed with fear and Jumped 70 the street
Three IF his ribs were broken
Wr-u vT1rLnr Z saloon keeper OF No IS Es-
sex-sr saw an aged man holding q boy IN MS
arms on a FIRE escape on the fourth foor Iucker
went 10 the rescue Climbing from the coping
Of his house TO the escape, he reached the slCe
OF the old man ard took the boy from him
The fren1en below spread life aet and shouted
70 him 70 drop the boy into It. This he did. and
The child landed safely Then Tucker lifted the
old man and carried him down the escape 70 the
ground.
II took the frarnen some little time 70 get the
blaze under control. and until they had II was
impossible 10 find out If any lives had been lost
AS the bodies we're brought from the house by
the dremen the ueighbors and relatives set up
a loud wailing-
The building was owned by Mrs Fanny Woln.
who purchased the property a few months ago
from Mrs. Moses