The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-26

A PyrOtechnic Establishment
In Flames.
FRIGaTFuL DEATH OF AFEMAig OPERATIVE
ONE MAN TERRIBLY BURNED
&c. &c. &c.

destructive and very exciting FIRE occurred yester-
day in John street. consuming the entire Of
gun aud fireworks establishment, and causing death
or more unfortunate operatives The explosions and
gyrations Of the combustble fabrications produced
feeling Of painful apprehension and awe among the OK
cited crowd who gathered in the locality which
much intensified by the knowledge Of females
being employed In fur establishment in Of the
upper stories, whence escape seemed only desperate
possibility The facts are those:-
Between four and five o'clock the afternoon parties
in buildings opposite perceiveda sudden volume of smoke
issue the store of J. Jones' No. 10 John street.
and used above stated. It appears from statement
made to Assistant Fire Marshal H. D. Baker by Mr..
Richard Jones, the merchants brother, that he
the store the tme taking order from boy. when
suddenly he heard kissing sound and at the same
time received blow upon his head on looking aror nd
he saw some fireworks upon shelf exploding he showed
the boy towards the street door and tried to close the
safe, but had TO run out without doing 80;
he then run up stairs and gave the alarm.
By this time the fireworks exploding very
rapidly and smoke coming up the front stairs, he
made his way down the back stairs to the yard He can
not account for the fire unless it caused by spon-
taneous combustion Of some signal lights he got in the
day Previous he had shipped part of them, and only
had half dozen left. The entire store was burned out
and part OF the stairs to the second floor Mr. Jones
estimates the on DrOtner STOCK AZ
on which there insurance of only about $4,000
The second floor occupied by G. J. Dumsc, lottery
policy Office, other parties for Offices; their fur
niture damaged by smoke and water The third floor
'front.' is occupied byJ. W. Robinson, silver platter;
damaged about 500; insured for $3.50 The back part
is used envelope factory; name OF owner not as
cerained The attic story was occupied by Harris 4
Russack, fur merchants and John Flo, fur sewer
There were seven girls at work in his premises and
on the alarm Of fire being given they hurried down
stairs towards the street. When going down the
last flight of stairs the flames and smoke suddenly
gushcd up, when Flo and Of the girls fell he
cecded in gaining the street. but terribly burned
about the face and body and II is feared he II
fatally injured internally He conveyed by the po-
lice to the New York Hospital He is about forty
years of age wife and three children and lives -
243 South Third street. Williamsburg The girl was mos
SO fortunate, for time afterward her hfclesa
corpse taken out by the nrcmen from the
hall at the foot Of the stairs, burned almost 70 :
crisp. The body conveyed to the Second
precinct station house and the Coroner notified.
The girls made their escape from the second story
front windows the street, and all escaped unlnjured
The stock Of furs OF Harris Russack damaged
about hundred dollars and insured for thou
sand five hundred dollars in the Brooklyn Insurance
Company The stock OF Yankee notions in the adjoin
ing store No. IA, owned by j. Connolly, Is damaged
insured, name of company not asccrtaned There viii
slight damage to the stock Of silver plated ware
of Waters Th0rp They are insured for ten thousand
dollars in the Etna Insurance Company Of Hartford.
The buildings, Nos Ii and is, are owned by the An
derson They damaged to the extent Of 20o0
and insured.
The excitement al one time was very great, II
reported there fourteen girls in the building, and
that only four OF them had escaped. The police q
the Second precinct aided by the reserves from the
First Third, Fourth, Sixth and Twenty seventh pre-
cncts excellent order and were very eciont
though somewhat late on the ground
The woman mentioned above as burned TO death q
named Catharinc Cloves, born in Germany and tweny
years of age. Various parties had called at The
house In the early part of the evening In the n
identifying her, but all failed was utterly nno1ibie
to trace any human linesmspts; for w., bodv 4 4
brstng pile Of cindgfs With rossted frop1
the roots nose consumed AND ~ urea entirely erased
Al last young man epters4 and amer some SCRUTINY
EXCLAIMED TITS my Gifeyi know that wedding ring q
and here was seen ge9 ring ca one 81 Ire finger bones
The map I'll PROSTATE sac ssdSs On the cop.. and
4 .m-....i away ong with dlfhcuity. a.. was moss
TTictng The couple were married only few monyQ&
~. remains lie covered with white cloth, spe onlX
sge 81 Clothing being ''skeeton" hoopskrt w1ico
cngs With tenacity to what most probably IL 10 M
dered victim; Tor the unfortunate woman might have
escaped not for tho skrt having attracted tho
flames Parties are still calling the ruins and some
insist that more dead Bodies are buried there The rub
Dish will be removed tomorrow and thorough search
made. Anxiety is manifested by the family OF Mr..
jones' he has not been since the con1agratiou
took place Some assert however that no eft the build
ing, and is probably adjusting aars In business circles
The contents OF the safe Of destroyed