The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-04

10.
The ELM Street Calamity.
We have ne 70 add 70 he account Of the disastrous
Are and los OF life 1t ths nre in Elm street on Thursday
evening About i've O'Clock yesterday afternoon The 10
mains q what supposed 70 be woman and two chill
dren were taken out Of the ruins They were discovered
near the front part Of the building and wore burnt
crisp They are thought 70 be that II Mr. aorck and her
two chIldwsn 1hsy wers al lying together. box was
procured and what could be gathered was carefully placed
in and conveyed 70 hs Foursssath ward station house
Miss Narshant ono Of the injured persons, was last
evening in very critical condition, ana thought that
one Of her legs win have 70 be amputatsd.
The others were doing a. well - could DO expected.
Coroner Jackman win hold inquest this morning, 1t
eleven O'Clock the bodies Of Federka Boudner and
others who have died during the night
Mra~korth IL not widow, as stated in yesterdays
HxaAiD~ Her husband is living, and both escaped from
the flames unpjured. They have no children
STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE TENANTS.
BENJAMIN de Young who resided ON the second Hoor Of
the house, in back room No. states he thinks the fire
did not originate in the bakery for the reason that hs
wife assures him that the flames arese from the other
side Of the house, which the grocery store was situated
and he thinks that the connagraon must have originated
from the bursting Of Cue In the upper part Of the house
on the third story He POUNDS this supposon the fact
that the tenants nhabng that floor Of the dwelling were
injured than those residing underneath, and aeo
that the stairs leading 70 the third story save way n
this being the immediate Of the destruction Of
Superintendent Carpenter and the officers and members
Of Inc Fourteenth police also TO Peter Marion and
John canavan, membeIs o. Engine Company No 49, for
dren from the burning mass Meess Marion and Canavan
having carried them out bs hlaa
STATEMENT OF MR.. NORTH, ONE OF THE TENANTS.
Igot home about half past seven O'Clock, and when
reached the second floor perceived the smell Of smoke Of
burning wood thought that Of the tenants had light
ed fire. and that the smoke having blown down the chin
ney they had opened the door To let out next went
up 10 the third floor and found the smoke still Dense
then went to my apartments and looked at the clock,
noticing that the time hAlfpast Being about
70 90 out in few minutes Afterwards heard the cry Of
IRE. The family Of Mr.. Armstrong lived opposite our
rooms on the same floor in the Some time since
we were saying that in the event OF Gre In the house
could escape through my windows 10 the roof OF Mr.
Browns house. which about ak feet below the window
SILL When heard the cry Of fire Mr. Armstrong and hts
Browns house The family Of tailor, overhead, whose
children Of some Of the families were the windows
stood the sill and threw them as gently possible on the
roof.
like TO see credit given 10 whom Il b due. John
Brennan, Of Engine Company No. u, went in the rear
part Of the building and rushed in and passed child
about years o and then returned but could not
stand the IRE and smoke that were in the building Great
'''''' : N'' = - JOHN SULLIVAN, lo4 Mott street.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 3, 1850.
perceive in your report Of the nre in Elm street on
Thursday evening several errors far regards the
saving Of human life, and becomes me, as member Of
No. 40 Engine to refuA the statement ~ II u reported In
your edition OF today You report that "Ars Bordner
badly burned and rescued by Detective Kees,
assisted by several members Of Engine Co. 80" Tho true
statement Of the that Immediately upon the alarm
Of fire No. 20 Engine proceeded TO the burning building,
which about the distance Of one block from her location
in Elm street member Of the same company. Mr..
Daniel scnly, the person who rescued such a. were
entered the building, and with that feeling Of humanity
that teaches lido unto others that which you would
70 20 jam rs LAZY
the members OF No. 30 Engine. That company was not
present beg most respectfully that you insert this in
facts be substantaed by several gentlemen who
not members Of the Fire Department. but were eye wit
nesses to the facts Yours with respect,
JAMES BURNS, Councilman Fourteenth ward.
LIFE SAVING APPARATUS.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
By inserting these few lines in your widely circulated
Journal you behind hand in denoupcng the
garng evils which surround might be the Of
saving hundreds Of lives, eopardsed by those human
raps in the shape of badly built tenement houses which
are disgrace to the community The American people
certainly ahead Of Europe in many useful Inventions but
wanting in thing most necdfu that rs the useful
and simple method OF lie saving machine for use in
case Of FIRES as the one which happened last night In
Elm street. In every principal city Of the Old World,
there b an apparatus by which persons who are pre-
to the ground. whose duty Il il to provide such ma
chine am not able 70 determine, but think you might
call the attention Of our phanthropc citizens TO the fact
and no doubt subscription for such truly necessary
article could be raised, and the work might be done
mediktey ~ beginning
MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM BURNING BUILDINGS.
THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD
The fearful calamity in Elm street has again aroused
public attention to the general insecurity Of our dwelling
houses, and their utter deficiency in appliances for aiding
the escape Of the inmates in Of IRE 10 10 be hoped
this terrible example win not be oet upon u.s. but that
will lead to the enactment Of stringent building law,
to apply to all structures hereafter erected in New York
for whatever purpose designed calculated avert similar
catasrophes In future. only has this effect the hu-
man sacrifice that has just been offered up win not have
In the meantime, and 70 remedy to some extent the de-
fects those tenement houses already erected and
me, and which be readily and cheaply applied to
every such building with the certainty Of proving of great
service in the event Of Ore occurring in any part Of the
house Il - TO erect In the rear, circular staircase Of
iron outside the building and opposite the hail. with
doorway leading TO il from each floor. This would
afford safe and easy means ofegess long after communi
cation BY the common passage way cut Of and IT,
addition to this the inner stairway was enclosed the
side with brick wall built up from the cellar the roof
instead Of left open as usually done you would
again be called upon TO record such fearful loss Of Life
from the same cause Practical architects and builders
can doubtless suggest some much perfect plan for
accomplishing the end in view, but the facility with which
this can be adapted TO any building already in use with
out involving any other alteration or change appsars
me TO commend to the attention Of real estate owners
Police Intelligence.
Charge or Ar1HTrxD Observation-Disclosures INTO Sra
TON HousEAs officer Madden, Of the Seventh precinct
was patrong his beat Thursday night he discovered
two men, named Patrick MADDEN, alias Meade and Abra-
ham Mcdonald, endeavorng force entrance into The