Show arem 1 the h X T Y derald of the laih calamity Calai nitty at liolio uell destruction desti notion of the harmonia hotel ly by fire Sif of one of the tors and his three daughters coroners inquest 4 sc c sc one of tho the roost most distressing occurrences swe we have had t to 0 record tor ter some time transpired about 3 yesterday morning ill in the quiet city of hoboken in in the destruction of the well known harmonia Harmo oia hotel on oil hudson st and the suffocation of mr charles bacso bacic the senior proprietor tor and three of his daug daughters daugh alters il teis anna theodora The odoni claya and sophia it appears from tho the evidence of ferdinand knapp the junior partner before the coroners jury that an unusually hot fire was kept barnin burning out the day in in the basement and it is is supposed to have hai e ignited a pile room benches and an tables ties and so communicated fire to the building the bodies were conveyed convened to an unoccupied spied building in the rear of police justice cranes or on washington street where they now remain mrs baese is is uninjured but tier her nervous system is is so shattered that she la is unable to converses converse with th any one miss mary baese the eldest daughter in in jumping lumping from her bedroom window to the piazza anthe second floor came in in contact with wilh a projecting window shutter and was nas thrown a agama ainest the window lacerating in hei he face rieck neck arms and les legs in in a s shocking hc adang I 1 manner they are both lying ing at the hospitable residence of mr 3 coln oll n IV florring II fl arring no 77 hudson terrace under medical treatment ment tile window looking out from mr baeres broom room into the ballroom ball room was found wide open so that his apartment must have haie very soon filled with mith smoke ile he c evidently struggled very hard 1 ard as thi the blood was found to have haie rushed so violently to his head its as to force itself from his nostrils the unfortunate children died easy as there is is not no a contortion ol of the body or face to show to the contrary they lay in in their little bed as though quietly asleep when found As soon as that alarm alarin was vias given engine company no N I 1 was quickly on oil the spot but the density of the smoke almost prevented pre anted any access to the building the iho house was nias found to be closed in ili every part front band rear and filled with sr smoke oke mr harring residing in in an adjoining building was first aw awakened aken by tle alc tlc screaming of miss aliss mary baese from her chamber window ii citing ing for foi gods goda sake save sai e U us t savo save us savo saie us mr harrin ran out upon the balcony of ins his read residence ae nce and saw smoke I 1 issum issuing is g from the second and third story windows of the hotel and hearing bearing the young youn ladys screams order ed her to juino gnp upon the balcony below aih s she ild did he thon then proem ed a ladder aul and rescued mrs errs baese but not being acquainted with the plan 0 of f the upper part of the house could not tell where w here to look for the rest of the family mr knapp was awake awakened hed by the cries cries of the childeree chil deren en and jumping out of ins his bed discovered dischi ered smoke in ins his room upon opening the door a perfect avalanche of smoke rushed in in upon him and almost s suffocated oc abed liun him he heard mr baess encourage enco encourage urae the children and would have haie ventures ventured to 10 them but for the smoke Return returning in to hi ins room he threw up up the window and jumped adut out upon the falcony lal cony thus saving faung his life the affair has thrown a gloom over the entire city where mr baese was nas everywhere everywhere known and highly respected he e was als also 0 proprietor of tile the eating saloon at no 2 barclay street a re scort for merchants and clerks in in tile the neighborhood and had leen been in in charge of it it the day before every effort was made by the 17 fire ire department arid and citizens g generally ener lly who distinguished d 1161 gui shed them dehes i in trying r i ng to brave the dangers of the fire and save sa e the inmates |