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Show :::.:jjim FLAT; IMEPJ BACH BYM3 ...r.;7ays of Building Satu-v Satu-v rated With Oil by Incendiaries Incendi-aries Who Started the Facial Fa-cial Blaze; Ghildren Killed. S). ' 2 LIST OE DEAD IN TENEMENT HOLOCAUST. , . , ThereBa Deiccoco, a red 4. Camlllo Deiccoco. 2 years old. Alfredo Deiccoco, 4 months old. . FYancisca Stamano, 8 years old. . . Gulcseppi Clprlano, 21 yearB old. ' NEW YORK, June 13. Five persons were burned to death early today in i flat building at 347' East 115th street It is believed the fire was of Incendiary Incendi-ary origin. It is claimed by the police that the hallways of the building had been covered cov-ered with oil and that bundles of rags saturated with the same substance also were found scattered about the place. The Are was discovered by Lillo Deiccoco. who lived on the third floor of the building. He was caring for a ' sick child when he smelled -smoke and looking into the hall found it filled wi;h smoke and flames. His cries aroused the other tenants, most of whom escaped. Deiccoco, one child and his wife, were taken" down a fire escape by a pollce-msk pollce-msk who tried to return for others, b' was surrounded by flames at the t M floor and was preparing to Jump when the firemen arrived. At this time the building was burning fiercely, but firemen were sent up the ladders in an effort to rescue others. Ciprlano was found on the top floor still alive, but unconscious. He was taken to the hospital, where he died half an hour later. Forced Back by Flames. Again the firemen started up the ladder, but they were forced back by the blaze and further search of the building was Impossible until the fire was extinguished. The bodies of the three Deiccoco children chil-dren were found on the third floor. Ciprlano is thought to have assisted the members of the Stefano family to the street and was overcome when he returned to make further rescues. There have been a number of incendiary incen-diary fires in tenement houses in this locality and a number of lives have been lost : - |