Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-11
DeWiffI ZONE woman killed.
Two Others Fatally Hurt in
Apartment House
Fire
Fire.

NEW YORK. December 10.-(Special.)y
One woman was instantly killed and two
others fatally injured by jumping from
the windows at an apartment house. IS
west Sixty-fifth street, which caught tire
late this afternoon. There may be other
deaths.
simultaneously, another fire broke out
in the New Antoinette apartment house.
No % east Fifty-eighth street. Several
occupants were overcome by smoke and
were revived by the ambulance surgeons
in the street. One woman was with diff
ficulty prevented from leaping from the
seventh-story window. and was carried TO
tn, street in a hysterical condition by
firemen.
Three alarms were turned in for each
fire. followed by the double mines, the
famous signal for calling out all engines
and ambulances. This is the first time
the signal has been given in many years.
The Brooklyn department was notli1ed 20
be in readiness for call.
The fire in Sixty-fifth street began
with a mysterious explosion of gas on
the first floor. Before the tenants were
aroused the flames were sweeping
through the Railways ana out OF the VIII
dows.
Mrs Lillian Cleveland and her mother,
Mrs. Mary Parker who lived on the third
floor were cut off from all escape by
the roaring furnace Of flames filling the
building They came to the window. and
with screams, implored those standing
in the street below. helpless, to save
them. Finally driven from the window
by smoke and flames, both jumped to the
street below almost at the same time. 1t
was impossible to catch them. and both
were taken to Roosevelt Hospital In
dying condition.
With wild screams. and many OF them
with their clothes aplaze. the tenants
fought their way out of the front doors
or jumped from the first and second
story windows.
At least one thrilling rescue was made,
that OF Mrs. Flood. who lived on the top
floor rear. She did not know OF the
fire until the flames cut off the last
means Of escape.
Four policemen went to the roof OF
the blazing house, hanging over the rear
cornice in living chain, and swung the
woman from her fire escape to safety.
Many tenants Of the burning building re-
port to the police that members Of their
families ar. missing, and it is believed
that they persisted in the fire. Tho
s-montis-old daughter Of Mrs. May
Styles is believed to have been burned TO
death. The baby was left alone IN the
apartments and owing to the flames and
dense smoke. the firemen were prevented
from going after it.
The fire in the Antoinette apartments
started in the basement. The elevators
kept running in spite Of the smoke unit!
nearly every occupant was rescued. Mrs.
Edward Iittauer, who occupied an apart
nent on the seventh floor. was left. and
appeared at front window in a hysteri-
cal. condition and started to jump. Two
firemen ran up through the roof OF an
adjoining building and made their way to
her through the scutle. She was car
ried to the street in fainting condition.
Mrs j. W. Fall was overcome by smoke
and brought out by the firemen. When
she was revived, she shrieked: My baby:
he is still in there" Two tiremen dropped
the hose they were dragging and rushed
into the binding smoke. They reached
the apartment. but were overcome while
cropping in the smoke trying to find the
child, and others had to be sent to brinG
them out. It developed later that the
maid had escaped with the baby.