Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-27 | Page 7 | Raging Blaze Traps Family in Tenement

RAGING BLAZE TRAPS fAMilY IN TEN ME NT Mother and Three Young Children Burn to Death in New York Home ONE DEAD DEJ FROM SHOCK AND ND GASES SES Man Suffering From Wounds Inflicted by Robber Is Fifth Victim NEW YORK Jan 27 AP FIve AP-FIve Five persons persona lost their lives In two early early early ear ear- ly morning tenement house fires today A mother and her three young children were burned to death in one fire tire and a man died from shock and suffocation In n a blaze In the other Mrs hIm Irs Anna Falta Faits and three of ot her li seven children were the victims of the first fire lre They were trapped in a blazing bedroom and were dead e d when firemen succeeded In en entering enterIng en- en the roomi room I i Her husband William In an adJoining adjoining adjoining ad- ad Joining bedroom vas wis awakened by his wife's screams He tried to fight tIght his Is way through the flames but J was driven back with serious burns 3 j. j Leading four other children the i u eldest 13 13 he fled to the street George Kissen the fifth victim was suffering from a wound In the 4 head Inflicted by robbers several i nights ago and was unable to leave his bed His wife a paralytic was I j rescued J Falta said he believed the fire at athis his place started from a gas heater v oJ i by his wIfe's wife s bedi bed i 1 J Several similar fires have occurred occurred occurred oc- oc In old tenements In the vi vicinity vicinity vicinity vi- vi In- In Inthe the past few years claimIng claimIng claiming claim- claim Ing many lives