The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-17
INCENDIARY FIRE
IN GOTHAM WIPES
OUT SIX LIVES
Six Others May Die
From Injuries SuS-
tanned.
SCENE ONE OF PANIC
Blaze in Ghetto Tenement
Followed by Three
Others.
! SCENE ONE OF PANIC

NEW YORK. oct. 17.-An incendiary
fire in q big hve-story double decked
tenement. 10 and Il Moore Street, in
The Williamsburg Ghetto, caused the
death OF five children and one woman
the fatal strangling OF six other little
ones. and the painful injury OF six
more. a number of persons are miss
ing. but may turn up all right. The nre
was started for the purpose of revenge
or TO conceal robbery. The dead are.
Mrs. Bella Glass. Nary Beiaski, aged
FIVE; Samuel Belasld aged three Isaac
BeIask1 aged one; unidentified girl
about sixteen; Henry Glass, about two.
The dying are; Bessie Withosld
about fourteen; Abraham WithOski.
aged nine Annie Viuhoski. aged seveni
Minnie WithOski, aged hve; Charles
WithOsh. aged three unidentified girl,
about fifteen.
The seriously injured are: Max Rubin
WiEz, aged eight; Isaac RUbinWiJz. aged
six; Dora Glass. aged eight; Joseph
Glass. aged eight; Sarah Rubinwitzs
aged six
Asleep in Tenements.
Twenty families were sleeping soundly
in the tenement when the Railways sud
denly hued with smoke. which rose in
clouds from the cellar. The flames
burst through the floor and seemed 10
come from all corners OF the building
at once. The incendiaFy had planned
the dre carefully. The blaze mounted
the stairway. cutting or all escape and
was soon burning through the upper
floors.
An alarm was turned is at the stagg
Street station and almost simuItaue-
ousIy alarms were turned i'm for fires AT
5S Graham Avenue and at l0Z Graham
Avenue. for which il was apparent in
cendiaries were responsible. The multi
plicity OF alarms caused some c0nfu-
sion at hrst. but the hremeu were soon
at work. When the lremeu arrived at
~ and y Moore Street the flames were
breaking through the windows ana the
T0of.
When the cry OF FIRE was first raised
the inmates OF the two houses ran into
the hallway where they We're met by
great clouds OF smoke and flame Some
rushed 10 the roof Tor safety. while
others fed TO the IRE escapes. scream
ing for help. The police reserves from
the stagg Street station assisted the
hremen la their work of rescue.
Life Lines Formed.
May life lines were formed and the
women and children were lowered safely
70 the pavement. While the work OF
rescue was going on the flames. break
Ing through the windows scOrched and
burned the rescueEs al their work Many
women and childrel. DaraIyz=d by fear
and fright, were unable 90 get 10 the
nre-escape and hung out OF the windows
screaming franucaIly for help. They
were finally taken down the ladder by
hremen.
Many women tainted from the excite
ment and a number OF others. with sew
eral children. were unconscious from
smoke. Those who fled 10 the roof found
tneMselNes in dire predIcaurUL They
could nor reach tne adjoining building
because or the wide space between tH-
houses and the urrmeu had all lHev
could do 10 prevent several women from
Jumping 10 the street with their children
until they could be rescued
a ladder was bTiGEed across the space
from tEe building AT No. ~ auG the
men, women. ana children were carried
acr0ss- AmDula4ces We're called from
ST. CaLhariues Hospital and the ulcou-
scious women and children attended To.
Rushed to Hospital
Quickly the injured were got 70 the
hospital. There were many VINO were
burned badly and who were treated al
the homes OF ueigED0Ts. From every
source the police learned OF persons who
are missing They and the hr-ueu gave
fl as their opinion that more bodies win
be found when the smoiderlaE ashes
cool
While the GresGeu and policemen were
busy at the Moore Street fire Jhe blaze
ar l5 Graham Avenue was got under
control THe house Is tailoring =~-
1aDllslmeuJ 8G Samuel GTeeub-atL- Tho
police found that the shop had been
broken into by thieves and robbed
Next came the ure al llZ Graham
Avenue. block away. This house is
occupied EE A. =. tlLls hardware
store. It also had been robbed before
set ou uTe. The blaze iu the hardware
store old about 500 damage.
While rlg police We're lUEe-L.E eating
these three fires there came reports iu
the EJagE Street station that several
burElaTles had been committed lu the
HeiehD0FLoGd OF the three buildings
while the hreS Eg-re in progress. 10 IS
tha firm belief 1t fle police that the
three were started bv the same iuceu-
diaries who sought 10 rob while the p8-
lice and dremeu were busy.