The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-03

INTREPID CONDUCT OF the FIRtMEN,
NAMES OF SOME OF the LOST IND SAVED,
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AAMkS VI SVME OF Tue LVST MD sAvEUs
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Between seven and eight O'Clock last evening nro
broke out in the basement Of q six story tenement
house. situated At No i42 Elm street. The flames spread
with Astonishing rapidity up the staircase extending TO
the derent apartments, occupied by souie twenty fam
lies. The instant the alarm given the scene that
occurred throughout the building of the mos.
hearrerdDg character mothers and fathers screaming
to save their children and the poor children screaming
% terribly running from to In search Of their
paIents The windo OF the upper stories, both front
ard presen OF the most painful interest
men, women and children calling out for help In tho
widest despair, SEVERAL s said, springing from the
windows.
were quickly hoisted TO the windows and front
and rear and from the third and fourth stories OF
some OF the windows, tho hrcmen rescued seve.
raj women and children, and handed them down TO
the fremen below. AS tho remen were on the ladders
they assert they could sec many women and children
proetrated the floor but the
by the flames render IL impossible for them extr
them. 1t believed they had been stricken down
by sufIocation prior to the flames reaching them.
At the windows OF the top floors and on the roof
number Of poor creatures implorng for
themh longest ladder would only reach the fourth
story, and the building extended four stories above the
adjoining houses-hence these who had made their way
to the roof were doomed their escape being uncertain
as 1t would be to endeavor to 60 down stairs
Many Of the unfortunate inmates who had gained the roof
running about from side 10 tho other in the
widest despair. Amid the volumes of SMOKE now snd
then the forms Of hesc poor people could be the
roof until the fire burst upon them crash heard,
the roof fell, and they all disappeared
believed there cannot have been less than twenty
I've thirty lives lost Up to late hour last nght some
thirty Of tho occupants were missing.
The first floor and basement divided into two
stores. One was occupied by John Derries as
grocery and liquor store the other "a
a bakery, kept by Italian, whose name we could
not learn rhe leading the tenement house was
the centre Of the building and the nre seems org
mated in the basement Of the bake house. The baker,
alleged kept hay well shavngs In the cellar and
1t tho fire coming In contact with this infammnble
material which made so rapid confagraton, The
dense smoke produced the burning hay and shavings
prevented large number Of the inmates from cscapingd
the STAIRS there being but ght and way for
escape other than going to the roof precioatng
| themselves from the windows.
We have often anticipated catastrophe OF this kin
consequent upon the of constructing tenement
l QOuses,
manner something not done in the way of providing
| means Of escape
Tho aremen worked with uncommon energy, aud are
deserving great credit The steam fire engine worked
| we'll.
| LIST OF THE OCCUPANTS AND LOSSES.
Tie first floor occupied the south side by John De-
fries grocery and liquor Loss about $780, IN
sured Occupied the north side by an Italian baker
whose it wasimpossibc to learn He also occupied
the basement Loss about $780, The fire, It Is sup
posed, originated in the bakers place.
The upper part Of the bull ling occupied by about
twenty families, and the following about all the par
tcuars that could be earncd-Mr Wise, with his f.n
y consisting Of his wife and three children occupied por
Of the front Of the floor Mr. Wise escaped and
child, three years old rescued but one of its
legs broken No particulars coud be obtained as to
what became Of the rest Of the family and feared
| they were burned 10 death.
Isaac White with his wife Amelia and five children oc
cupcd portion Of the second floor. Mr.. and Mrs. White
escaped and also two Of the chdren-Eza aged twenty
years, and louis, aged eleven years. Gustave, aged
| seventeen years, absent Esther, aged eighteen
years. nearly suiocated Pauline aged seven years
nearly suocated. The two last taken to the
Hospital, but their injuries are not very serious.
named Francis Serro, whose family s absent in
France, also occupied portion Of the second floor BE
| and taken TO the Hospital.
George Eordncr occupied q portion Of the secoud
noor with his wife Frederick and two children-Caro-
line eyed four years, and Henry, aged sixteen years
Mr. Bordner and tho two children escaped unuured but
Mrs Bordner was badly burned. Sne found nearly
dead by detective Keefe assisted by several members
CT North River Engine No. go The officer took her
the shoe store Of George Schefmeyer, No. 126 Grand
street, and she. was afterwards taken to the Hospital
Br. McCArrick occupied . portion OF the third floor
Qront) with his family, consisting OF a wife and two
children; they all saved unnjured. A Jewish
family, consisting Of eight persons, occupied portion Of
the third floor. The could not be ascer-
tanned, and the only member OF the family
that could be found was o child two and half
years Of age that No 10 Howard street
1t is feared portion OF the family were burned. Mr..
bricks, with his wife and five children, occupied por
ton Of the third floor; Of them after
tie fire broke out 1t is feared they all burned. Mr.
Walks with his wife and two children, occupied por
ton Of the third floor back) No particulars could DO