The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-12
N. Y. TENEMENT
HOUSE HORROR
Mother PGrlShed With Child In
Arms and -Four Beside Her.
FIRE CAME AT SUPPER TIME
Started on First Floor OF FIv, Stcry Tsne.
msnt Houss and Spread Fast-2S
Had Narrow Escapes.
FIRE CAME AT SUPPER TIME

New York, Dec. l2.--Six lives were lost
in fire that destroyed the five-story
tenement on the southeast corner OF Co
lumbus avenue and One Hundredth street
last night while the occupants were all at
their supper tables about o'clock
Twenty-nine others in the building
made their escape in the greatest state
Of panic and that none Of them was lost
Is due 10 individual deeds Of heroism
on the part of the male members Of each
family, the bravery OF two policemen and
the quickness Of the neighbors in the ad-
joining house AT sl3 Columbus avenue.
The dead are: Annie Thomason 80
years old the wife OF a brickayer and
her Ave little While years
Thomas, years; John. Jr., and Annie
twins, years old. and Samuel months
The building IS a five-story affair with
saloon, that of John Bogner. on the
ground floor The four floors above
housed eight families. two TO a hoor The
fire started in a bed room OF the apart
ments occupied by Frank Holly on the
first floor.
A LAMP EXPLODED.
Holly and his wife tried hard TO ox-
tinguish the flames that had spread from
the upturned lamp To curtains and bed
ding. but tho lamp exploded and sent
burning oil in all directions. Soon their
entire place was In flames and the Hollys
made for the street.
The flames shot up the airshaft and
speedily spread through the upper floors.
Mrs. Marie Radon and her two sons.
who lived across the hall from the Holly
apartments. lost no time I'm getting out.
James Raddon ran 10 a fire alarm box on
the corner and turned In a call for en-
gines.
Meantime several policemen who we're
attracted to the scene did heroic work
I'm helping some Of the inmates. whose
escape by the stairs had been cut off.
down the fire escapes. The work of the
policemen was made doubly difficult owing
to the dense smoke.
HER CLOTHING AFIRE
The family of George Naglc. consist
ing OF himself, his wife, Mary. his son.
Fred. and daughter Mrs. Annie McGrath.
with her baby girl. occupied apartments
on the top floor. Mr.. and Mrs. Nagle
made their way To the fire escape Fred
came last and while he was making for
the fire escape he stumbled across his
sister Mrs. McGrath. who had tainted
and was stretched out on the floor with
her baby in her arms near the window
leading To the fire escape. The room by
this time was In flames and Mrs. Nc
Grath's clothing was on fire.
Fred quickly wrapped the blanket about
his sister and the child and staggered
with them toward the fire escape. Mrs.
Mary Burns. a neighbor. who saw his
plight. went to his assistance and helped
him through a window OF an adjoining
house. Then the two succeeded in get
| ts,ev NrC &C ~ ax,1 no.
through the window. Mrs. McGrath was
revived by An ambulance surgean. but
Fred Nagle had been so badly burned
that It was necessary 10 remove him to
the hospital.
FOUND BODIES BY WINDOW.
The iremen by this time had arrived
and a second alarm was quickly sent
in, as the building was all in fiamss The
firemen soon extinguished the blaze on
the second floor and made their way UP
the fire escapes, putting out the flames
on each floor as they went along.
When Capt. Mcnamara OF Engine Sc.
together with Firemen Langile Heenan
and Callan, reached the top moor rear Of
the north side and with a line Of hose
had made II possible To enter he STUN
bled across the bodies of Mrs. Thomason
and her children.
-lneA-IAN-nn-lile- ile-iloot- -a-leN lest- from
the rear window. Mrs. Thomason had
c.asped in her arms the 7months old
child. Samuel The four other children
were piled In heap over her
The firemen quickly dragged the bodies
to a fire escape and made their way down
with them TO the street. An ambulance
surgeon was quick to announce that all
were dead.
The entire building was practically do
stroyed from the second floor up, and
the saloon on the ground floor was ruined
by water.