New-York tribune., 1909-05-01

NOlVerS the recognized Ufe didIlu bL h'" yum
BY the time the police got 10 the building the bal
comics OF the four upper stories were crowded with
frantic men and women, with half the house ne
hind them burning hercely. The patrolmen fought
the frantic mob in the efforts 10 save the women
and children and by heroic efforts got most "f
them out The fire did not last long, but when u
had neen put out there was this list Of dead and
injured:
THE DEAD.
BEI.ANA stsphina- two years old
CARRIERO. Carnea- infant
DE BONsA. Francisco. two years CID
DE BONsA. Annie seven years old
DEL LAVA. Luigi seven years lod
PICCINA Cecilia. four years old
PICCINA Conieina. twenty years old
PIAPPIANI. Matteo thirty-eig5t years old
PUzzELII. Donenico. twenty-five years old
THE INJURED.
AMIGO Lorenzo ventySour years Old burned sprainei
back: St Vincents Hospital
BELLEvIA Maria tven,y-ss TJ1,. years DID, 0uFn' ''
BELLEvIA Peter thirty years old; burns right hand
Gouverneur Hospital
cARRIERo. Antoinerte. four year old overcome ey
smoke. St vincent's Hospital
cEERos soae st c3Ei25ss Ti2o:n,. '"fPyi @sDa years 0
cARRERo a. MIL. v,5..nt GTissn z;o.1,s ysaT' DID, overcome
CAvERRL salvatore, forty years old; shock Bellevue
Hospital
cAvERR1 carrnurala forty years old shock: seievue
DA e 9.. s'fPhsna as s3 S:5a Years DID,
DE- faoe ana ha6%s Gs5eT Hudson Street Hospital
DE aee 5AS5iA a6d boT yanP st 4noenf, os9,a
FALcANo Anna seventeen years old shock St. vin-
cents Hospital.
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snot. ad.l St. vno.nts sfH5s HosDtssH {sH'' 0'
LRGoRA Ingant9 thirty years Old fractured sf' rfo''
PERIcH1TO Maria twenty years old: burns on
face and body: 81 vincants Hospital
so8T 9T a5:5s Ms5 street Gos ysa' DID, burns hands and
The Black Hand letter. which was turned over 20
the postal authorities after its receipt by Bruck.
was written April IS II demanded $500 and
said that failure 10 comply with the demands Of the
blackmsilers would be punished by death. The
following Monday after the detectives TO work.
another letter OF similar tenor. mailed from Sub
Station A at No l2s Greene street was received.
Bruck refused 70 take the money 10 Mott street
as he was directed do. and the fire followed.
There was q similar FIRE about six months ago
in the same building. starting in the banana store
owned by Antonio Russo At the time six fremen
and a lieutenant were overcome, and thirty-odd
persons among them OF the dead OF yester-
day had TO be carried out by the police and fire.
men
Pntrplnan White who had had the department
medal for bravery this year awarded 10 him. earned
another one He brought down a woman sixty
years old from the top floor through the fire
filed halls. and then brought out a and
and their daughter whom ne found over
come with smoke dropping them from the
ond floor fire escape into the arms Of Sergeant
Reardon. OF the Mulberry street station. On his
NTH trip upstairs he found Maria Baccarl
come by smoke on the fourth floor and brought her
down 10 the street. He started upstairs again but
was Just too late help John di Lonze who
jumped from the third floor 10 the low building
next door but managed TO escape serious injury
There not a patrolnan present who did not
make some daring rescue. Rooney carried
woman and a baby across Il blazing cornics to
safety. Kirk the first to climb the fire escape.
had 10 fight his way against a panic-stricken mob
OF Italians He saved woman about 70 jump
three startes 10 the areaway with her fouT-months-
Old baby. and. on turning back, with PatrOlman
Coranen had fight 10 prevent a frightened Italian
from pushing several women over the fire escape.
Efforts 10 find two seriously injured persons. who
probably cared for by friends. were unavail-
ing yesterday. Patrolman Kirk and a fireman
found them wedEed head downward in the opening
OF the fourth floor fire escape. Before they could
be extrcated their position their clothing had
be ripped or. After being treated by ambulance
surgeons. who told them they were TO be taken 70
the hospital they disappeared
Coroner Harburgers preliminary investigation be
fore the inquest Tuesday held in the Null
berry street station. The story told by Patrolmen
Ernst and -irk. who the first at the fire. left
no doubt as the Black Hand origin of the fire.
especially when the threatening letters were re-
vealed Kirk and Ernst said they found the street
door locked and on forcing it found the hallway
filled with flames. Both men smeled kerosene. but
kept on their way the stairs, where few steps
up Kirk saw a FIVE gallon Knocking IT over
with his night stick. IT spilled out large quantity
of kerosene It rolled out into the street min
ute later there was slight explosion at the head
OF the stairs which they said probably caused
by another can of oil.
Kirk returned to the burned building later, and in
the rear Of the ground floor about fifteen feet from
where the blaze is supposed TO have started. an
other can was found. This had time
tained axle grease. but in it was found quantity
of kerosene oil. There grease on the outside
OF the can and II also contained about gallon of
Oil roth cans are at the Mulberry street station