Deseret Evening News | 1908-02-29 | Page 2 | Foreign Quarter Gutted by Fire

FREIN FOREIGN QUARTER GUTTED BY FIRE Mother and Three Children Burned to Death and Many Hurt at Pittsburg Pitsburg CAUSED BY EXPLODING LAMP rJ Scenic of ns 09 Avenue Where Jinny len Hud Ihu In Hoarding Home e Pittsburg Fob 29 A mother and her h throe e children were burned to death and arid several persons wore were Injured by hi a ft lm fill 11 early today to In tho the avenue foreign district A largo large num nurn number her ber bl of ot excited foreigners had hud narrow escapes from death and Injury THE TIm DEAD D AI Caroline 33 years Stephen 6 G years oar aars Carroll 4 years Peter et r 2 years cars old oldA oldA oldA A girl Jumped from a window breaking three ribs and John occupying an adjoining house houe which was destroyed throw threw his Ito and four foul children out of ot tho the win window window dow Into tho the arms of ot policemen and ana all were snore more or loss hess ss Injured The Tire fine started from an nn overturned lump lamp ox ex exploding and within a short time tho tire VI neak and alln homes were In Homes The members of ot both troth families with ninny many boarders w were oro sleeping In tho the upper portion of the tho houses und and Ind when they the found toun the exits exis blocked by b flames a a panic resulted The rhe boarders Jumped from tho the windows and later liter attempted d to enter the ho house hou o rind save their vau valuables ables uhles An Au extra guard of ot police was wa summoned and mid great grent difficulty wire as ex cx experienced In restraining tire tho excited for foreigners foreIgners eigners Stephen husband and father of tho the victims ivan one of ot those who wino Jumped from ron the tho window when tho the fire fre was discovered 1 Tho The loss Is about