The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-13
At the Kaufman Home They Are Rest.
ing Easily Under Tender Minis
trations of Friends.
STORY OF FIRE vIvIDLY REToLD
HOW MEMBERS OF FAMILY ESCAPED
ALMOST CERTAIN DEATH.
Firemen Displayed Heroism I'm Rescu-
Fire-Funeral To-Morrow.

BOX s, New Jersey street and Massa-
chusetts avenue; 2:42 a. m, 523 North Ala
bama; two-story brick building; Joseph
Haas owner and occupant: origin, explo-
sion of furnace; loss not estimated"
The above brief report of the fire early
yesterday morning which gutted the resi-
dence of DIR. Joseph Haas and robbed him
of twelve-year-old son and bereaved him
by the death of his brother-in-law. Mr..
Nathan Morris, who was suffocated and
burned TO death in making a heroic at
tempt to save the lives of the inmates OF
the burning house by warning them Of the
danger is noted on the records OF the In
dianapolis fire department in the descrip-
tion of one of the most horrible catastro-
phes from fire which has visited the city
in years. The early Easter morning fire
was the subject Of conversation I'm all
homes yesterday where the legion OF friends
Of the Haas and Morris families live. and
the cause of gloom and sorrow in the neigh
borhood of Alabama and North streets.
where the family Of DR.. Haas is so well
known.
The smiling face of little Frank Haas,
the twelve-year-old son of DIR. Joseph
Haas. burned to death and suffocated by
smoke remembered by his playmates
in the neighborhood. who were stupefed at
the misfortune which befell him. while
their parents. gazing fondly on their own
children, speculated on the uncertainty OF
life and the seeming injustice of the vfsYta-
ton of death.
CONDITION OF THE INJURED.
After being cared for In the home OF
Robert Keller and Mr.. John Edmunds
during the hours Of the morning after the
fire. the wife and two daughters OF DIR.
Haas were taken to the home of rela-
tive of DR.. Haas, Mr.. j. b. Kaufman, 5l9
East ST. Clair street. and attended by the
family physician. DR.. Z. +. Hodges. The
patients were attended during the night
by Drs. Hodges. Clevenger, Brill. Painter.
Burkhardt, Goodwin and Towles, and their
injuries dressed and suferings ministered
to by host of friends and neighbors. who
imposed upon themselves the task of at
tending them. Mrs. Haas was found TO be
more or less injured from inhaling the
smoke and the two daughters were no
more badly injured than by the nervous
prostration with which they were afflicted
after their rescue.
DIR. Hodges attended them yesterday at
the Kaufman home and says that they are
getting along nicely. After the fear and
excitement has subsided somewhat they
will be ALI right again. IL Is believed. a
rumor to the effect that two of the women
had died prompted many anxious inquiries
at the Kaufman home yesterday and TO the
newspapers but IL was set at rest by the
statement that they are on the road TO re-
covery.
fractured by his fall. was taken TO the
Protestant Deaconess Hospital, where the
broken bones were set by the surgeons.
He is progressing rapidly to recovery cover and
Lemon, the governess was taken 10 the
home of her mother later IN the day and Is
ly from the smoke and heat, but will re-
cover.
FUNERAL TOMORROW.
The bodies of Nathan Morris and young
Frank Haas were taken I'm charge by Cor
oner Tutewiler and prepared for burial.
They were taken to the home Of Mrs. A
Cohn 12ll Park avenue, a relative of Mr..
Morris The funeral will be a double one
and from the Hebrew Temple on East Mar
ket street Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock.
Rabbi Messing will conduct the funeral and
burial service. and the Rev. Joseph A. Nil.
burn, an intimate friend OF Mr.. Morris, will
come from Chicago TO deliver the funeral
Grafton and assist Rabbi Messing. Delega-
tions from the Indianapolis Bar Association
and other organizations or which he was a
member will attend the funeral. The In
dianapolis Bar Association will meet this
morning in the United States Court room
TO take the customary action on the death
Of a member of the body.
Dr. Joseph Haas will return from Lima,
Ind, with his son Morris this morning at I
O'Clock He was notified OF the great loss
he had suffered shortly after the horritts
deails were known The arrangements fer
the funeral and the care and disposition OF
the bodies of the dead and tnJ lred were
placed In the hands OF Mr. Louis New
berger partner of Nathan Morris In the
law firm OF Morris Newberger & Curtis.
SOUNDING OF ALARM.
The alarm of fire was sounded from Box
S. at New Jersey street and Massachusetts,
avenue, by the district patrolmen. who
noticed the unusual light in the direction
of Alabama and North streets. After the
alarm had been sounded the fire DEPART
ment was notified by a dozea telephone
messages from the neighborhood by
anxious neighbors. who. some OF them
busy in arousing the nre-fishsing force OF
the city To wakefulness and duty, and
others in helping TO swell the pandemo-
MUM and chaos OF the scene in front OF
the burning building. were startled from
their sleep by the cries OF "Firei" "F1re,'
shouted by John Edmunds and H. NJ
Foltz neighbors Of the Haases. who were
first out OF their homes when awakened
The discovery of the hre from the out
side was made by the Edmonds family.
Mr.. Edmunds was aroused by the crack
ling and burning. seemingly In his own
house, and running 20 window he saw
the flames playing through the north
porlor of the Haas homestead. throw
ing brilliant light into his own house. He
aroused his wife and the two OF them. with
their terrified children and servants. hast
ened TO the front porch TO be met by the
shouts and calls Of other neighbors SIM
iiarly awakened. When they got out the
sidewalk a terrifying sight met their game.
The Haas home. az 523 North Alabama
street a two-story brick building. fashioned
and constructed in the old style. was a
mass OF flames. The flames were rushing
from the front windows on the grouno floor
and from the hall windows on the upper
Glass panes, broken by the heat. permitted