The Washington times., 1907-05-31
Mother Badly Burned
in Effort to Save
Daughter.
Mans Clothes Blaze
AS He Works TO
Aid Others.

LONG BRANCH, y. J., May 81
Fire destroyed the costly cottage OF
Jacob RothsehiId. in Ocean avenue,
early today, causing four deaths, IN
juries To eight other persons, some
of whom viii die. and for time
threatening 10 wipe out a large part
Of the cottage settlement in the sea-
side resort.
The Rcthschild cottage has been
occupied by the family of Walter
Schiller. of the firm of Krebs. Vert
keim & SchiefTer, of New York. anc
secretary Of the United Cigar Manu-
facturers' Company, of 101s Second
avenue, New York.
List Of Dead and Injured.
Tn dead.
MARION SCHIEFFER, ten vsars
old; died IN the J. Heimendinze- cottage
from iuEaIing flames
RUTH SCHTEFFER. fourteen years
old
IIILIE NOTSON. servant.
NARY BILGER. servant.
Burned and injured:
Walter Sch-efer hands and body
badly burned in making rescues-
Mrs Walter a Schiener. hair burned
ably die
J. Citroen. guest Of Scbiefers. burned
about the face ara body.
NJ BrleCer. guest or ScEieHers burned
about The face ana body
Iran Reitcn- butler. leg and arm
eroken by jumping from a window.
H-r
about arms and body. IN a serious con
diJiCn-
Miss Schtark. coverness. burned about
tile Lace and body, and may have IN
EzleG flames
Josephine Hoffman. cook. hair burned
on ana internal injuries by jumping
trom second story window.
Room Fills With Flames.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schlener and their two
guests were playing whist when smoke
was discovered All OF the servants and
the children had retired and AIr- Schien-
er passed the buffers pantry to in
vcsdgatc. As he opened the door into
TIE kicheu, the room was filed with
flames.
The opening OF the kitchen door gave
the flames the draft which was needed
% spread the IRE throughout the
house.
Get the children and awaken the
servants, Mr. SChjefer cried as he
emerged from the kitchen with his
clothing atre. While the two guests
were pounding on the doors Of the third
story bedrooms 10 awaken the servants,
Mrs. Schieffer tried 20 find her way
through the dense smoke 10 the three
rooms occupied by her children and
the SOvernesS.
She was overcome by smoke and fei
heavily against the door OF the gov
erness' room. Miss Schtark opened the
door, her own room then being filed
with smoke. and she tried 10 lift Mrs
Schieffcr- Failing in that she passed
a rope5 sheet around her body, under
her arms and dragged her 20 a window.
The fresh air revived the woman and
she da-cej back 10 save her children.
Garments Catch on Fire.
Tais motner-Iove which pronlpted that
act or hcr0isu may cost her her life.
Tie flames were then bursting through
the floor. and as she passed them. her
own garments caugbt fire. Dashing into
the room occupied by little Marion, she
grabbed her up from the bed which
was then burning and ran down the
stairs and out onto the lawn. The
night gown Of the child was then burned
or and Mrs SCuicffcr's clothes were
aGre from her feet TO her neck.
A dozen men relieved the frantic
woman Of the child and rolled her in
the damp grass. smothering the flames.
She and the child were carried into the
summer cottage OF J. +. Heimendinger.
Mrs Scliefre- was in such n critical
condition chat she was not told Of the
death of little Marion soon after she
reached the cottage or of the finding
of the burned body OF Ruth in the ruins
OF the villa.
Mr Schieffer fought the flames and
rushed through the house getting out
the occupants until he feu from ex-
haustion. his clothes ablaze, and was
carried 10 the Heimeudinger cottage.
Four Servants Escape.
The four servants who escaped. did
so at the peril OF their lives. The two
who were burned 20 death were prob
ably sunocated BY the smoke and un-
able 90 move
When the flames were at their height
the wind spread them 10 the handsome
residences adjoining. one owned by the
Simon S-ernberErr estate and the other
By Jacob COhn In the Sternberger
cottage L. W. Wolfe and his wife had
Just taken possession.
Both the Wolfe and COhn families eot
out safely. although they had narrow
escapes, and both cottages were badly
burned:
The monetary loss viii reach $50 n0s
on the three buildings.
Libbey & Co.. 9Th St. and New YORK Ava