Show FELL FROM FIRE ESCAPE i Margaret L I Landon l Victim of Early Morning Blaze in New York Apartment House Souse New York Yore Feb 7 One woman is dead and several persons are injured as the result of a fire which early to today today today day destroyed the apart apartment apartment apartment ment building at the northwest corner of Columbus avenue and Seventieth I I street The fire is supposed to have started in the laundry In the basement and owing to a lack of water pressure spread with such rapidity that the occupants oc occupants occupants had little opportunity to reach the street Margaret L Landon 22 2 years old fell from the fifth floor and was fatally fatal tatal fatally ly injured She had been standing on the fire escape waiting for the arrival I of the firemen when she slipped sUpped on the icy grating and fell Cell to the pavement was removed to the tho Hotel Walton across the street where she died a few moments later Owing to the snow piled in front of the building the fire firemen firemon firemen men mon had great difficulty in raising ladders to take down the tenants Many were overcome with smoke and cold and were carried to the Hotel Walton where they the were ere attended by doctors and cared for by the hotel management The building was dam damaged damaged damaged aged to the extent of |