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Show EOT PERSOHS PISH j III TENEMENT WE FIRE; . I 3leepers Caught in Fiery, Furnaea With No Chance of Escape! Many Being Injure by Jumping From Windows. Now York. Elovcn persons were killed, moro than n dozen injured, nnd thirty moro escaped death by tlio narrowest margaln in an Incendiary flro which wrecked n tenement houso early Monday. Thnt a dollborato attempt at-tempt was made to destroy tho houso i nnd Its occupants as woll, tho pollco and firemen do not doubt Threo barrels stuffed with rubbish soaked with oil wore blazing fiercely In tho lower hall, cutting oft tho cscapo ot tho fifty, or moro persons who woro deeping on tho upper floors. Bomo of theso died In their beds, ovorcomo by Binoko nnd then caught by tlio (lames, Othors who had been nrousod too lato fell unconscious boforo thoy could roach ,n window and woro burned to death scarcely an arm's length from Bnfoty. Many woro Injured by Jumping from nppor windows to tho street or by bijlng crushed ns thoy fought for positions po-sitions of safety on tho choked flro r scapes. Mothers and fathers with children In their arms and tho smoko pouring out of tho windows behind thorn nnd tho cracking ot the flames in tholr earn became, panic stricken and tossed tholr children to friends in tho street. Fully a dozen children woro tossed from tho second and third floors, and wero caught by men standing stand-ing ln tho street. Tho men and women woro Inter carried down by firemen on ladders, w |