| Show VENGEANCE OF BLACK HAND One Hundred Hund d or More lor lives ives Imper Imperilled Iper by Torch T Being eing Applied Alie to New ew York Tenement House New York Sept Sept 22 One man was hurt a dozen or more were rescued from ross impending death by po policemen and firemen fremen and the lives les of ot a hundred more were Imperilled when members of or a Black Back Hand band today sought to avenge two of their fellows who fre are ire now nW serving ring s terms t in Jn prison for fot attempting at t to blackmail tenants in inthe Inthe intile the tile apartment at nt house hoOse at West street Almost immediately after these two men had been sentenced occupants of the house received letters letter bearing the Black Hand signature warning them that the tim house would be destroyed That the threats threat were not idle Idl became apparent early e today when a passing policeman saw sw smoke pouring from the street door and opened It I to find the hall hail hala a mass of flames fames Already the te ten tenants tenants tenants ants had been aroused by the stifling smoke and finding exit eit by b way of ot the stairs stair cut off of were crowding the te fire fre escapes So grat gr t was wa the press that many of oC the weaker ones were v re over overcome overcome come before they the could set get through the windows DevillO ahl sprang Og through a u window to the street street He was taken to a hospital In Ina Ina Ina a critical crl al condition I Policemen and firemen fremen had a busy busy time Ume for fora a few tew minutes helping h the I frightened tenants down from fr es escapes I capes and high windows and In carry carrying ing lag from the burning buring building a num nurn number number I ber bei of ot persons who had lind fallen unc u coh h s tram from Inhaling The fire fre was wa extinguished after ater It had caused damage to the extent of ot about S |
