The Washington herald., 1906-11-09
FIVE IL IN FLAMES
New York Tenement Scene
Of Daylight Holocaust.
ESCAPE BY STAIRS CUT OFF
FouF Children and One Woman Are
Bufned Beyond RecogBItioR-Nany
in Jersey City Attended by Many
Casualties, but No Fatalities.

New York. Nov. S-Penned in by fire.
four children and one woman were burned
10 death in a tenement house FIRE on the
East Side late to-day. When finally the
blaze had been extinguished and the fire
men could penetrate the building. the
bodies of the victims. charred beyond pos
sibility Of recognition. were found in the
ruins
The fire started on the second floor of
the five-story tenement at 36S Madison
street. The building Is the oldest type Of
tenement-house construction, with mar
row halls and stairs. and lots Of seasoned
woodwork. Beginning in some rubbish
near the stairs. the blaze spread rapidly
through the hall and was soon licking its
way through the upper floors.
Most Of the fifteen families in the build
ing were at supper. and the mildest OF
excitement prevailed. Policemen were on
the scene Immediately. and as soon as the
hrcmen arrived helped them i'm carrying
women and children from the upper floors
down the fire escapes and ladders.
Many Heroic Reseues.
The fire was very hot. and there were
many heroic rescues I'm the few minutes
during which the people were being taken
from the building When the fremen had
rescued every one they possibly could
they turned deluge OF water into the
upper floors, BAT for half hour made lit
tie headway In extinguishing the flames.
When finally they had the IRE out the
search for victims was undertaken. On
account of the speed with which the
flames had spread. it would not have sur
prised the flremen to have found that Il
considerable number of people had been
cut Off from escape
On the second floor. huddled in a corner
Of one Of the flats. We're found the body
OF a woman burned to a crisp. while near
by in d group were four children. These
were removed to the mOrgue for identih-
cation. The search was continued for
several hours. without any more bodies
being found.
Five Others Injured.
Five persons were injured at fire in
the four-story brick tenement at So Hen
derson street, Jersey City. to-day. Gas
filters had been working on the top floor.
and IL is supposed that gas escaped, be-
cutting off escape.
F'iremen carried Alrs. Lizzie Ryan and
her three children down ladders The
woman and her three-year-0ld son Walter
were badly burned. but will recover.
After the flames had been extinguished,
John English found in the apartments Of
Mrs. Murphy. on the third floor. the un-
conscious form Of John Mcclure. FIVE
years old. Of lS9 Bay street. who had been
visiting Mrs. Murphy and who had been
forgotten In the excitement. The child is
In a critical condition.
In responding TO the alarm. the tender
of No. engine was overturned and the
driver. owen Kelly. pinned under the ap-
paratUs. His right foot WIS crushed.
Fireman Thomas E. Murphy. of No.
truck, was cut by flying glass.
The dead were the wife and children Of
Samuel Ginspan. They were Mary Gins
pan, 81 years old; MaTtell, years old;
Lizzie. ) years Ole; Sarah years old.
and Samuel, years old. The father made
the identification.
During the fire, Morris kantrowitz, -
years old, fell on fire escape landing.
and received a scalp wound. Two chill
dren were overcome by smoke. but were
revived at the hospital