New-York tribune., 1922-01-24
Bride and Two
GhildrcnDiei,,
4 Day of Fires
FLAMES. Bringing DcathtoLis-
t'e Ones. Cause $1,000
loss at posl Washington:
Human Bridge Saves Many
Rcscues Made in Bronx
Husband Of Burned Woman
Carried 10 Safety: Tcne.
men. Families Routed

Two children and an igttecu-year-
old girl, 4 bride Of svo ,pcelS. we're
burned "a death Yesterday. Fines were
numerous in the city and near by and
stiff winds that famed the flames made
the work OF fromen difficult
The children died in a fire AZ
Fort Washington, L. I. The bride lost
Der lie in blaze in Bronx apart
ment house Her husband was severely
burned 4 tenement FIRE in Washington
street threatened al entire block i
Policeman was slightly hurt in rescung
a sixteen -year-old girl Several thrill
Ing rescues we're made during the day.
The two children burned to death
we're Marie f"saro, five-year-oid daugh-
ter Of Bosco Fasano. and Antoinette
Cestari, three years old. Fasanos adopt
ed daughter. The bride who died was
Mrs. Keheoca Schneidcr
Five Buildings Bmncd
The are il which tho children d:cd
dsstrcye FIVE business building. IN
Main street, Port Washington, oppo-
site thf Long Island Railroad tracks.
Four persons were saved through the
heroic work Of Ralph ]. Elliott,
proprietor Of 3 motion picture thealer,
VINO stretched himself from the root
Of onc of the burning buildings to al
apartment few feet away. The four
crdwlcd across his back to safety. 4
minute later the roof of the building
cavcd in.
The blaze started in the hardware
store Of Tony MuzaNte. ard ignited the
S2ort;rs; goods store Of Hans Nelson.
ne sporting goods store was de-
stroyed.
Tho Port Washington subs4at,cn &c
the National Light and Power Company,
on the cast side Of the street. WIS alao
destroyed. cutting the entire town Of
from electric light and power. Other
buildings destroyed included the
saloon o. Barney McCourt ard the
pool room of Tony Martin. All were
t'ro-s.cry frame structures
fasauo discovered that tic ciildre;.
we're missing and made frantic efforts
TO enter the building. He cas unable
te reach the second foor before being
driven back by the fames aud smoke
Mr. and Ms Theodore Wanser r..
their daughter and the family of An
taony dc Marlin escaped over the
ROOF. The bodies IF the two children
wcro found later. The damage ~as put
az $lCQ GOO.
Bride Dies in Home
Mrs. Rchccca Schneider. the eighteen
vear-old bride. was burned to death
IN her APARTMENT on the top floor OF
Tho sour-storv brick apartment az ~?
linton Avenue tne y o,X Her hus-
band. David Schneider. twenty -tw o
years old is in q serious condition as
hc result Of burns received while try
ing to save her. he is at Lincoln Hos-
2 pital.
foor .heI found Schneider with his
raiamas abla1e lgc collapsed and was
boing carried to the street when be
told The policemen that his wife was
stlll in the building. he patroime n
tried to enter The apartment, but we're
driven back by flames
Two alarms were sounded wher fire
vas discovered in the fivc.stol, brics.
tenement and store building at 81;
Washington Street. TIC lrc FOR a
time threatcuoG 10 0ad to aiioiNing
to TIE street. The Only injury s0s-
tanned was that by Pat onan Harry
LAWN, Of tho Charles street station.
who received a few scratches wheu
rescuius Anne Kenny, sixteen years
Old. railing glass struck The police
man and cut his hand
Tenants living near T. Sirlonson'
lumber yard, at 59 East tooth Street
We're given scare early last nisht
when tire started in the yard ard
flames shot hcn into the air. Three
alarms We're turned IN.
When dremen reached TIC see ls
they found families dragging all y
their belongings into the streets. Th 9
street congestion became 50 great that
reserves had to be called frora the Ea /
lG4th street station to cstabls! fire
l,aes. The severe cold Handicapped the
lromcn.
The hrc was under control in short