The Washington times., 1907-12-26
FIVE INJURED
IN FLAMES Of
TENEMENT FIRE
Heroic Work of Firemen
Saves Women and
Children From
Death.
Three Persons in Hos
pital May Die From
Burns or Wounds.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Five persons
were hurt. three so seriously they are
likely 10 die. IN fire IN the slx-story
apartment house. 1s East 1S4th street
today. Two hremen. McKenna and
Russell. both OF Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. 80. carried out unconscious
persons, neither seeming % care much
for the flames that encircled them time
and again.
The fire started IN a baby buggy in
the rear OF the hall on the ground aoor
Some late homegoer Is supposed 10 have
thrown d lighted cigar INTO the cush-
ions OF the carriage and after a time
flames burst forth and played up the
airshaft.
The injured:
Collins, Mrs. Annie, thirty-four lived
on the top floor, in Harlem Hospital.
badly burned and unconscious from
smoke; condition serious.
Collins. Michael. two and a half years,
son OF Mrs. Annie. in Harlem Hospital,
condition serious.
Collins. jeremiah. thirty-seven, hus-
hand, severe burns, IN Harlem Hospital
Hissler. Emma, ten, lived on fourth
floor. burned and smoke. In Harlem
Hospital
Gran. Rhinego,d. thirty-six. fourth
floor, burns, severely hurt
Dreamed House Was Burning.
Miss Elizabeth O'Brien lived on the
ground floor of the house, and after a
hearty Christmas dinner was not sleep
ing well. About 3.20 she had a dream
OF fire and dea1A. aliG weue TO the hall
10 investigate. When she opened the
front door she was met BY a tongue or
fame which had already climbed from
the baby buggy TO the stairs and was
making its way up the airshaft In the
rear.
Mrs O'Brien decided the street was
the safest place for her and her family.
Once outside she began ringing door
bells. Then there came screams from
the fifteen families OF the floor above.
The doors were all ablaze and no 9ne
could get TO The street by the stairs
They were forced to the fire escapcE.
IN their fright the tenants left the
doors Of their apartment open and
the ismes from the hail found ready
entrance.
When the firemen arrived an eighty
hve-foot ladder was raised and two fire
men mounted throaSa the flames. Mrs.
Collins and her baby were unconscious
and were hurricdly taken from the
apartment 10 the Harlem Hospital
where II is said both may die. When
the fireman reached the Collins apart
ment they found Collins hanging bv
one foot from the fourth floor wall
Collins had started for safety. He
reached the fifth floor when he missed
ms fooung ana fell He would have
been killed had not his ankle caught in
the ladder. There he hung with the
flames shooting out of the window near
est 10 him, and would have roasted had
not the firemen seen him. He was
taken down the ladder.
Then back a third time the two IRE
men, their clothes scorchinE and their
hair and eyebrows singed. On the third
floor they found Mrs. Mary Kennedy
and her four children, Kate seven.
Nj y, FIVE; Winifred, two, and a baby
in rms. The mother and children v-er,.
unC pEscious from smoke when the ire
men lifted them &c the ladder First
Mckenna carried 4 the mother
Then came Russell y q child under
each arm McKenna, who had run back
up the ladder, came down with the other
two children.
Husband Rescues Family.
In the rear OF the building Policemen
Hauser and Loughran were having a
hard time. From the fourth floor came
Rhinegold Gran, his unconscious wife
and baby in his arms. IN passing win
dows from which flames were shooting.
Graf sheltered the wife and child with
his own body and they escaped burns
but he did not.
Back of Graf came little Emma Diss-
fer. a girl who lives with his family.
She tried to get past the flames. but
was too frightened. Her clothes were
burned off and she is believed 10 have
breathed fire. She reached the rear
court and then tOppled over uncon-
sciOus.
AmbulGnces came from the Harlem,
Hospital and the most seriously Injured
were quickly removed.
The building was totally destroyed.
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