Show A AFFAIR FIFTEEN PEOPLE areef THEIR IN A HEW YORK FIRE fearful results from the explosion of a coal oil stove NEW YORK aug 3 thirteen people were burned to death in a six atory brick building in the rear of no bowery this afternoon six men were burned BO badly that they will probably die when removed to the various hospitals the house was a ramshackle affair hidden in the middle of the block the only entrance to it being a narrow alley way from the bowery in the caged in building lived about people each of the six floors was occupied by a single family the head of which was a tailor who made clothing for a cheap wholesale clothing house and employed from fifteen to twenty women children and men in addition to his own family they were polish aws and the employers and employ worked ate and slept in the cd rooms of the dingy tenement A dt p m while all the occupants of the building were busily at work in the closing hours preceding their sabbath eve the flames broke out on the lower floor themire had when discovered already gained such headway that it was in full possession of the stairway and escape but it seemed impossible many of the frightened inmates rushed down through the flames to the narrow courtyard with their clothes ablaze and hands and bodies burned there were fire escapes on the front and rear of the house thero were perpendicular cular iron ladders running down the rear of the building but before the inmates bad tried to escape by them the flames had ascended through the house and were reaching the front window so that descent by the fire escapes was impossible one man already half burned to death leaped from a fifth story window and fell a mangled mass of flesh in the courtyard others jumped from the second story windows and escaped with bruises the enormous crowds that hud gathered shook with dread and lymp athy as some of the wounded shrieked and others with pain and then others feebly moaned out in anguish A EL sheldon manager of the peoples theatre on first discovering the fire sent out the ularm and the firemen responded hut when they arrived the aames had already complete possession of tho house and nothing could be done to save it and little to save its inmates charles W norman property man of the peoples theatre with several of his comrades tan to the rear of the theatre carrying a small ladder which they they stretched over to the window of the burning building A woman with her hair and clothing already ablaze appeared at the window and norman called on her to cross on the ladder she cried back she could not leave her two children but the flames drove norman back and he could not save her afterwards the charred body of the mother and her two children were found in the building three men availed themselves however of the ladder and escaped to the roof of tho theatre thirteen bodies were found in the building the bodies of the men who leaped from the fifth story window increased the death list to fifteen and it is feared that the death of some if not all of those in the hospital will make the number greater several of the bodies were burned so badly that they fell apart when removed and the firemen were obliged to lower them in nets the fire started on the first floor in the apartment of emma stevenson the janitress of the building and was by the explosion of kero sense oil stoves 1 l he anae ST louis aug 3 governor morehouse has received telegraph advises advices that papers have been forwarded him from the british government through tho state department asking a further respite for maxwell tho condemned murderer of preller the governor does not know what action he will take alien alio papers reach him maxwelll maxwells Max wells attorneys say the condemned mans father has secured the request from the british government and claim testimony has been developed which will save maxwelll maxwells Max wells life the CHICAGO aug 3 rudolph and his fellow conspirators hronek chapek and Chel bonn were before judge hawes today to day to ask for a continuance ti nuance of aloir cases which are on the calendar for the present term A continuance was agreed to until the september term the ff aug 3 Bau ensen dark aad wiley were today to day in bonds of each to iho grand jury bonds were immediately furnished au election frnk edy tenn aug 3 yesterday at the voting precincts in the tenth district in claybourne Claybour ue county burnsides yoa um shot and killed james smith the independent republican candidate for county trustee A bloody Tr irely TEMI LE texas aug 3 A bloody tragedy occurred in the public road near bigots wednesday H R lemmon and prank emmons were traveling from rogers toward their home and were met by J M crow with whom lemmon and emmons pro had trouble shooting commenced at once both lemmon and emmons were shot to death and their bodies left lying in tho road to LONDON aug 3 the trial at liverpool of charles arthur formerly steward of the british ship hall for murdering his captain david belie during the voyage from san francisco to liverpool resulted in conviction arthur was then seni fenced to death dabbed tabbed throe asu CHICAGO aug 2 A daily neufs special from elkhart ind says beni 1 amm scott a dexion who came ere recently this afternoon fatally stabbed n stock dealer george newall capitalist and james smith colored porter of the clait house newell and cowley it is claimed by scott had trespassed upon his property scott said he would stab any one who would infringe on hid rights to which crowley said that a man who would use a knife was a cur at this scott drew a pocket knife and stabbed crowley in the stomach three times newell picked up a club and sprang to crowers Cro assistance and received a stab in the left breast that reached the lung smith was also stabbed but not seriously scott was arrested and taken to greshen for safety Newell 8 wounds are dangerous and crowley lies unconscious and his death is expected at any moment hiie COLUMBUS Ohio Aug 3 balinky Bi linky morgan was executed early this morning warden coan and assistants escorted morgan to the before the crowd arrived last evening morgan requested that jack beeve sheriff sawyer and two other detectives from cleveland be admitted to see him executed the warden said the request would be complied with but when the door opened and they passed in with the others jimmy maguire a friend of morgans was present by his request and when he saw the detectives said asa friend of this man I 1 protest against the presence of these murderers morgan stood first to the left of the trap with arms folded behind him and looked calmy down on the scene warden coffin stepped to the failing and said you must keep still or go out and the detectives must go out too maguire left the room and morgan in a quiet voice said to the warden ask him to comeback the warden called maguire to return but he said no I 1 to go I 1 dont want to see this when quiet was restored the warden read the death warrant morgan who was dressed in a neat amt of black and wore a bouquet of roses in his buttonhole grew restive and several lumps rose in his throat during the reading but he was perfectly sell possessed the warden asked him if he had anything to say ho said no and stepped on the trap just before the cap was pulled over his eyes deputy cherington asked him if he wanted his glasses taken off he said no the cao was pulled over his head and he sang out in a dear musical voice goodbye good bye nellie and the trap was sprung he fell seven feet the straps came off his arms he began trying to pull the rope off his neck the physicians grabbed his hands and held them down until he died of strangulation tor bouey MEMpHis Tenn aug 3 otto hup demoyer ke moyer a german aged 30 an employee of a largo beer agency here was found dead on tho wharf this morning having evidently been mur dered for money the murdered man was formerly an officer in the german army about a year ago he was refused leave of absence to visit his wife and thinking his superior officer was actuated by spite he openly denounced him this insubordination cost him a months imprisonment in tha barracks notwithstanding this punishment he vowed vengeance and on the day of his release he dared the officer to meet him on an equal footing the officer a once accepted the challenge and the following day the two men fought a duel with ra piers adversary was run through the arm and stabbed in the chest knowing their action would cause orders tor the arrest and imprisonment of both the duellists duel lists fled the country and came to america Hupke meyers antagonist tag onist stopped in new york while he came to this city and secured employment ho had abben here about nine months and could speak very lit alo english jae leaves a wife and two small children in good circumstances in his native home thou dollar latinee la ninee mary flynn today to day filed a petition in the district court claiming 10 damages from her uncle michael flynn a wealthy farmer of this county for damages to character bodily suffering and fright the petitioner charges that flynn who is her guardian and has charge of her property accused her of stealing his money and shockingly abused her at one time she says he put a rope around her neck by which he dragged her out of the house and then hanged her to a treo until she was nearly dead she charges he afterwards cut her down and dragged her back to the house by a rope and set her in a chair with the rope still around her neck but that she was so badly hurt she fell to the floor after she had laid there some time he threw a buck et of water over her which partially revived her and then accused her of stealing hii money wading up by demanding my money life ho was trying to find a revolver to enforce bis demand when a mr james came along and stopped him since the alleged assault the girl has been living with relatives in des moines A sail anso ui NEW YORK aug 3 this is a sad story of a heartless piece of swindling of which three italians were the victims and two countrymen the perpetrators tra tors elva belardi Be mardi nicola fran and giuseppo buonfanti wanted to go back to italy the first because he was far gone in consumption and desired to die in his native neapolitan village Buonfanti and and Franr centi because they could not procure employment and was homesick the fare tor steerage passage on tho alecia is 20 and all the money the three men could muster among them was 36 of which born had 10 lo buonfanti 12 and Frang centi SO As thoy stood on the dock gazing with wistful eyes upon the bastl of preparation the were accosted by francisco goldi and a friend who asked them if they wished to go home go home answered belardi Be mardi that is exactly what we want but w have not money enough how much have you got when informed of the combine sum goldis companion bifid think wo can make that all right you are willing to do a little work 0 the voyage 1 know the agnau ho will oblige me bernard pleaded his weak atal but so long as the other two wore willing to do an odd job he would bt excused itow said goldi just me over all the money you haye and wait there till wo return the victims gave up their money and the sharp ers went on f board they returned in a few moments with beaming fanes its nil right one said just your bags on board and when tho tickets are demanded civo the officer these goldis friend distributed pieces of yellow paper among the now happy italians and they went on board the aleada Ale aia ahe would not sail for an hoar dad liam not far away bernard and his companions went to their boarding house and brought with them the rest ot their traps with which they were about to cross the gang plank when stopped by the officer they showed their yellow pieces of peper bat were hustled off on to the dock and a policeman directed to keep an eye on them goldi was arrested and will be held till his companion can be found may aud december NEW YORK aug 3 dr james G dark a well known and wealthy physician of staten island who has passed his sixty fifth birthday and who retired years ago was married today to day to miss blanche aspinwall Aspin wail a pretty typewriter nineteen years old he was left a widower about five years ago and has two sons dr fred E dark who is about forty five years old lives with his father and has succeeded to his practice milton the other son lives in the west the old gentleman has a fortune and is a finely preserved man of striking appearance with gray hair and mustache miss aspinwall Aspin wail is of small and petite figure with large blue eyes and i mass of golden hair and her family has long been numbered among the acquaintance of dr dark and the neighbors state that they can distinctly remember miss blanche as a mere infant playing upon bis knee the younger dr dark has openly avowed to the neighbors hia disapproval of his fathers marriage shortly after the ceremony dr dark and his young wife came to this city afterwards going to long branch saturday they will sail for europe and will pass the honeymoon in italy |