Show two burned to death and others narrowly escape new york sept 30 two men were burned to death as they slept a third was EO badly burned that he died in a hospital another Is in a dangerous condition and several others buffered serious but probably not fatal injuries in a firo in a two story saloon restaurant and lodging house at na west third street the two men who lost their lives occupied a room in the rear of the building they were overcome by smoke and burned to death in their beds all the occupants 0 the house were sailors and longshoremen except one woman the housekeeper those who suffered death and injury were suffocated and burned within a few minutes the fire being extinguished before the damage had exceeded the first known of the alre outside wa when mcclelland his clothes on fire dashed down stairs from the lodging house and ran into the saloon the bartender drew his apron aroun d the flaming man and finally succeeded in smothering the flames Mc Clellands condition was such however that he died within an hour mcclelland was the only lodger to get to the streets by the stairs the others as they awoke in the smoke found the stairs blocked by flames some of them succeeded in reaching the windows from which they rescued but mcmahon and vaughn were overcome ajr smoke and burned to death in their beds four of the lodgers who unable to reach windows had a narrow escape from death in the flames they made their way lo 10 the root of the building through the skylight only to find the burning building separated from those adjoining by chasms a dozen feet in width on both sides none ot them dared attempt a leap which might have landed them in safety on another root or sent them crashing to death on the stone paved court below they were surrounded by flames and tho root on which they stood was scorching their bare feet when their plight wa called to the attention of the firemen and they were rescued patrick dowd the worst injured of those from the firo later died from his burns |