The New York herald., 1922-05-01
Wooden Structure in Rich
mond Hill Housing Forty
Families Flame Swept.
BLAZE SPREAD RAPIDLY
Mad Rush to Fire Escapes as
the Single Stairway
Burns.

Two persons were killed last night
in fire that destroyed a four story
frame tenement house at Atlantic ave.
nue. and 114tt, street, Richmond Hill
Queens. Twelve others were so badly
hurt that they had to be taken to hos
pitals, and four firemen were burned
about the hands and face. but We're
able to remain on duty. Many mem
bers of the forty families whose homes
were in the building were carried down
fire escapes and ladders by firemen
and policemen. :
Tie dead. whose bodies have been
recovered, are Mrs. Cunningham, 65
first name unknown, and Edith
Kronenberg. Q years old. 1t was re-
ported that several others were killed
but the Police and Fire departments
said early this morning that they haze
not been able to find any more bodies
in the ruins. and that they lave nc
reports of missing persons. The fire.
men. all OF whom were hurt in res
cuing tenants from the burning house
are Mark Janeske Of Engine Company
292. John Scherer of Engine Company
143. Ike Shaw of Engine Company
294 and Frank Ross, driver for Bat.
talon Chief Moore.
Police Aid In Rcscues.
-Four alarms were turned In for thu
f.,a l.~,r al
available apparatus In the borough. The
fire burned swiftly. eating into the frame
structure with such speed that the fire
men had to confine their efforts for :
time to getting the tenants to safety
They were assisted by the police re
serves
Ambulances were sent from the Mary
Immaculate Hospital, Jamaica, and thj
JaD'aica Hospital. At midnight the po
lice had not determined how the flame:
started.
The fire burned with such rapiditS
that before many OF the tenants were
able to get out Of the building the only
stairway was in flames. The frightened
men, women and children rushed to the
fire escapes on the front Of the building
calling for help.
Fireman Mark Janeska scurried ur
the first ladder placed against the build
ing and climbed to the top floor, where
Miss Serina Camilla, % years OF age. hac
tainted on the fire escape. The firemer
carried the woman TO the street, where
she was placed in an ambulance and re.
moved to the Mary Immaculate Hos,
| pital
Fourth Alarm Sounded.
In the meantime Battalion Chiei
Moore had reached the scene and turned
in the second and third alarms an,
finally sent in the fourth. when It ap-
peared that several other houses in IN,
immediate vicinity would catch fire.
The fourth alarm brought Fire Com.
missioner Thomas brennan and DEPUTY
Thompson TO the fire, and they tool
charge of the work.
Policemen and firemen were sent vi
| and down the ladders and finally al
| those who were within sight were taken
down from the fire escapes. which by
this time had become almost red hot.
The injured as given out by the polio.
are:
Miss Serina Camilla, %.
Albert Itjen. 81. single, mechanic, OF
1853 Atlantic avenue.
Clara Dean, 80, and her daughters
Hazel, aged IL. and Dorothy. aged 10.
Mary Dilmaino, &c. and her two sons
Louis. aged 2. and Frank. 4.
Mrs. Bertha Rusch, ~. and her hus-
band, Albert. SIS years Of age.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fitch. SO. and hei
daughter Marion. aged IL.
Most OF the injured were taken to the
Mary Immaculate Hospital and the 9th.
ers to the Jamaica Hospital.