New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-20
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN FRANKFORT
STREET.
4 PRINTING OFFICE IN RUINS-LOSS ABOUT
SqJ5O0
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE oCCuPANTs-PaNIC IN
\ TENEMENT HOUsE-sEI ERAL FIREMEN


NARROW ESCAPE OF THE OCCtPANTS-PANIC IN
\ TENEMENT HoUsE-SEy ERAL FIREMEN
INJURED.
About 81 O'Clock las, evening W. Z. o. Jenkins oc-
oupyng several floors of the large binding Nos. % and
q Frankfort stree. az printing establishment ef his
Cice the lower floor and repaired 10 the sixth sorry
for Il purpose OF ascertinng whether of his work.
men engaged upon certain press, had light enough to
see Biz work clearly. Willie talking TO the workman,
be discovered strong smell Of smoke, and remarked it
| to Tire foreman, asking him what was burning. Both
snufIed about the room for few moments, when the
foreman, uron looking through creyice in the floor
| into the apartment below, exclaimed My God The
building Is on fire. 1lr. Jenkins returned with all
haste to the Office ard by of che speaking-ubes
told the loremen on the several floors to alarm the
| operatives, that they might make their escape lie
also directed the engineer TO turn on the steam with
view of speedily eXtingnishiDg The fire, but the man
misunderstood him To the story and turned on the
wrong valve.
Tie fire originated in the room of Mr.. Barnett,
manufacturer of daguerco,ype cases on The fifth floor
and owing TO the LIGHT and combnstbIe nature of the
material about the premises, the flames spread with
astonishing rapidly every side.
Tie binding which is seven stories in hight in front
and nine stories IN the rear and il fifty feet wide, with
pruposes, Mr.. f. o. jenkins occupying the largest
lorjcn oft6e promises. Tho extreme upper part was
rapidly iled with smoke aud twenty or thirty of the
opeIm eg had TO escape through to the ocuttlc and
thence TO the roof of the Globe Hotel all egrcss having
been cut of by The stairway. There were large
number of girls employed about the building. who
though greatly alarmed when the cry of fire was
raised, succeeded in reaching the street in safety
There time for delay and but few were
afforded an opportunity ii sayng their cIoaks or hats
Nearly the Of the ran out in their shirt sleeves
and baIeleSded.
Before the expiration Of half an hour the flames had
EXTENDED TO ne upper hoois and were bursting forth
with uncomfortable fury from he front and rear win.
dowf. There h0Crs were aoou burned through. when
the ilo communicated TO the stories beneath. The ex
irene heat from the burning structure set fire 10 the
large double building Nos 81 and 81 ON The oppoet,
SIDE Of tle street occupied H. q en, nent house The
coToe and the window s.lshcs of the h, and fourth
floors A'ero scon in blaze but tho emen by several
Wednecied sireams, soon elccEcdtie ire, preventing
ne fri1r prcad in tia direction The building MI.
occupied ~ about 1orig fam,s, among whom the
moti mcecnbable CONSERVATION prevailed Women
WIN The" ehlieren nr screaming from noor 10 floor
until they reacied rhe street. not one aiienutin, IA
rar' q single aricle Of furniture or clothing.
TIE Pchce Of tie Fourth and adjoining Ward. ware
early upon the ground, and cudeavored ro ALA, t.c
fe.ds OF the unfortunate people who were thu. TUNED
out of their homes IN the midst OF pess Storm
Quite number OF be tenants sougL. refuge in he Sta
ti'h-iionse, Willie tie remainder were accommodated
by IeIfonslying n the uoglborlood
Tie Chief Engineer alglcAoudirg general conil..