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Death Toll Soars in Wealthy New York Fire Chaos
A pair of mansions in East Sixty Seventh and East Sixty Ninth Streets were consumed by fire on April 7 in New York. Thirteen people perished including Wallace C. Andrews and Mrs. Andrews, with several servants missing or gravely burned. Firefighters battled flames over multiple floors, rescuing some but unable to save all occupants. The blaze drew attention from notable neighbors and officials as investigations followed.
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New York
Windsor Hotel
Wallace C. Andrews
New York Steam Heating Company
East Sixty-seventh Street
Alfred J. Adams
East Sixty-ninth Street
Andrews
Adams
Havemeyer
East Sixty-sixth Street
Sixty-seventh Street
W. H. Rothchild
S Street
Fifth Avenue
R. O. Armour
Chicago
Rothschild ‘House
Adrews
Mrs. Andrews
Mr. Andrews
Alice White
Jennie Burns
Mary Holland
Mary Flannagan
Ann Neary
Eva Peterson
Sixty-ninth Street
Alfred J. and
Analuis
Calorre
Aly
Adama
Adams House
Loughlin
Andrews House
St. John
Bruce
Willoughby
Cleveland
Wilmington
Albany
Borden
M . St. John
Hot Springs
Ark
Mary Loughlin
Albert J. Adams
Kate Downing
Mary Ross
Nellie Quinn
Burns