The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-20
FINDS HIS
SONS NSUNCONSCIOUS
IN LOCKED ROOM
AspIlyxiated as They Sleep, with
Six Other Children ia
Beds Nearby.
RELATIVE CLIMBS PORCH
IN EFFORT AT RESCUE
Victims Are Charles Raino, Aged
10, and Alfred, Who Is 10.
Taken to Hospital.

Poisonous fumes from an open char
coal furnace caused the death OF
Charles Raino. 10 years old, Of 524
North Fifth street, early this morn
ing. His brother. Alfred, aged 16
years. who slept in the same room with
him. lies in a critical condition ut the
City Hospital The young men are the
sons of Alexander Raino. Charles was
a carpenter and Alfred is a knife manu-
facturer.
They retired at $3.50 o'clock last night
and forgot to remove the furnace from
the hall room which they occupied.
They locked the door, as the room led
into the hallway
When ti1eir father went to call them
this morning soon after 6 O'clock. he
received no reply and became fearful
some accident had occurred TO the lads
The father called TO Alexander Bat
togiliranio, his brother-in-law and
owner of the house, who occupied the
first floor, for help.
The latter rushed upstairs and der
cided that 1t would be best for him
to climb to the front Veranda and look
into the room through the window.
This he did, and Immediately noticed
the lighted charcoal in the furnace.
AT once the truth burst OH him, and
without waiting, he smashed in the
window and unlocked the door. Per-
fumes and smelling salts were used 70
revive the young men. and word was
sent TO Dr. c. G. Berandineli. He
worked over tho Young men for fully
an hour, and finally tclephoned for
an ambulance to the City Hospital
whence the victims were hurried.
Charles died soon after being adj
mitted.
other Children Slept Nearby.
The Rainos moved into the building.
which is a wo-and-a-half-story frame,
last May when its owner took possess
sion. There are six rooms on each
floor Raino and his wife occupied one
bedroom and four younger children
were quartered in other bedrooms in
the fat This left the hall room for
Charles and Alfred AS it opened into
the front hall and has a window over
looking the street, and another on the
north side, il was unusually cold. ard
the clay open furnace was used every
cold night to heat the room.
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furnace was in the room, as usual. and
both apparently, failed to think Of re-
moving it, or, perhaps, decided 1t wils
cold enough 10 allow it to remain.
After rescuing his relatives, the
brother-in-lsw, not thinking the case
serious. left Tor his business I'M New
York Both OF the victims were young
men OF excellent habits and worked
steadily,
Efforts of Physicians Fail.
The house is within q few hundred
feet of Bloomfield avenue, and the trip
from the hopsital TO 1t was most diff
cult. The streets were soft and slushy
and the horse attached TO the atnbu-
lance found the going hard and stunn-
bled time and again, The street north
of Sixth avenue is unpaved. and, in sd
dition to the soft spots. there were
many hollows full Of water.
Although the physicians at the hos
pital did al i'm their power to revive
Charles, their efforts were futile.
When the Rev. Edward r Quirk. of
St Joseph's Catholic Church, reached
the hospital he cider brother was dead
and Alfred was unconscious. AS tho
young mon were Of the Catholic faith,
the priest administered the last rites
of the church TO Alfred This after
noon It was said at the hospital that
the chances for the recovery of the
other brother were slight,