The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-05
BROOKLYN.

DIsAsTRoUs FIRE IN BRooKLYS-BREAK-
$50 tSor a EooF-Trs Mrs PEfcmr1,rED r,ro raE
RUSS BESrAIu-Fvr KILLED AND Blk ISJukgI,-
ArrALLING sCLsFs.-A dise,'' Gus FIRE occurred 10
| n.ls cty yesterday morning, between one and two
O'Clock resulting in the hiling Of FIVE men by falling
through the roof and TO the Injury Of six otherr be-
,il,s Involving los OF property to the snount Of
about 5000.
Tie iInss were first discovered by private watch
man Jane. Doherty, breaking ouI on the I'd floor Of
No. % Fu street coup Ell a black lead manu-
| factory. by Nr. Thonas Do Chutb. In consequence
OF tn eOhu-iihle If OF the contents the
tire communicated to the adJoiniug premises No "
occupied b. Nj e. y. Flanders a. q mandatory Of
! PaHhne subricGtipg Oh. The buildings we're Of
brick. three stories In height Fuman street. and
the buttins against the lsns upon which, 81
hti,ht OF pcrhlp. sixty feet are the yard. and r.r.
ders OF residents in Columhs street These sardess
o,clpvth roof Of tue Furnan street tories which
covered With -ot sufficiently thick " allow the
| cultivation nj -hrubhery.
| While the tre wRs IN proguss some w or 30 Ere
meu mounted the root with LADDER. from the street
be on, ana others, not connected With .he Depart
! ucni. entered from the Columbia Get side Tie
toJrs auG raitsts hsvinr teen complete burned out
inftc ths 1901 @hA Weakened T. such al extent that
the procure caused IL u leud ia, aud y ,ceiyinc
| thoir juuser. nuuIher ran Oh. some ~, however
co la not make their escape Ia time, anu were pre-
cp,t ,tci into tue merry sulph beneath, distance Of
| n uut ~ irrt. he earth, with Shich the root vs.
COver', aud the brick IRON the wall folio ed and tAe
mr. men yeie hurled beneath the ruins, two o. them
eghi iret deep. SNcrd tell upun the top Of
desr nnd others tuuhed ogt INTO tnr street hrou h
scayiy In n. iront wall. Thee latter escaped IN.
| streams we're mHediaclr turued uIon the heap VI
un4 tentllh, in the hone oi saving At least some,
sud the effort in succeeded th4t all hut tnose Tar
| under the .uus were abe TO escape. The names Of
| the dcnr Grs = tol!owsi
d'shtnded. Gle In tho tGunIy keristel'. office,
ami lcs ane With his paryuts' Nc q ,lav street
Stanton 't.ce., and doing busin IS in Grand street.
| y. y, ~ thoe mrrehsnt
IL street. A q. IL brother Of the County rreasur-
| 81, +. 4. Gardiner Esd.
Brooklyn fans, residence No, = Middash atreei.
Luftne l'aA.r, membeI OF Hog 60 No;
Fn'ine No H. taken TO the CITY Iio'pitAL seriously
| hun, lut iuprovin EdNHtd 'a'sett, Hoe No. I,
i" sI"yt are A. the CIV Hop 'gS ,ns,
kArsles. OF No Il VIM. A. Levy. OF the same COM
sSs bS. E si E0i uS S"Rf''d with the
sllse The is,eso,ng wss w..'tsa, v. are Informed
ats repos Cd =; Hi s.aGla ana # not considered
| Mr. John j. Merritt, the owner Of the buildtnra
whose residence il on the heights above them. being
fearful that the root would TALL In warned the Chei
Engineer and oths - OF heir danger, hut no heed
was paid to lie atyice. Mrs. Merritt impored the
men TO move place q ssiety but she had NO more
thrsc scr, several Of them we're ensulplel n the
ruins b meath. one Of the Assistant Engineers, Mr..
Robert BarT, believing that there wes tancer direct
ed stream fiom No. " be thrown upon the c OVID
uIou the root in the hope Of driving them on Many
ie back, aud thus escaped ths sad iale some Of
] thpi. CoupluiOnp. Thee we're several marrow
/ esya.os Sir. h. }. Troutman, member Of No. II,
/ len Win u.e rest, but Was caught by Nr James
Aatlcws ND AUGUSTUS Torbut OF me sane company,
and dragged out OF danger lie head aud shoulders
/ ntic haur.n, over the wall At the time.
The ur,ess!ty iOr ordering men to 20 upon the ROOT
OF building lac this may well be qlos Oued. a. they
eoul IA 10 possible manner play upon the taIlt.
] 4, they should Du
/ dan =. the hOie, on the hCigkis.
Tue oaie. %, Two of the victims NrssT.. Brown and
BILrr, Ntcr dsCOyt.e Ell Inout oc.Ock at evening,
under helpo RUNS six iect deep. Il wa. nearly
Two loup before thcv could le tNtrlcatei The co "
u,t 'll ilNe,g slte the affair ami II Si then be-
fe.nn,d 0ho IL an one 10 10 blame ior tn. fearful
lu.- ui lie
=, "e hui diucs were owned by Mr.. John j.
Ho.lii, eul aIe valued III about Sl5,ut9. No Us,
wee ilt T. 1'if.uateu, contained q larse am unt
o. ''" uhd i.L,C ial, " ether with machinery. The
Io'' 'H eA'- lt,u a, hiCh thee IL an iusuT-
az W - '. No. 49, 90 Itailod about 9uJ barnes OF
"N"',' sr" ln az % cp rel oils, which With .,
&C" ""' value ~ l.N, On which there IL au usur-
Ahee o. $500. lie cause OF the hIo IL not definitely
LuoSt Noue had been uIed in either OF the build
ms the dag previous.
lhg IT, sIasn ds4Irs " tsndsr thalr thank a Mr.,