The New York herald., 1868-06-26
FIRE IN ELM STREET.

Woman Nearly Sufocated-Injur to the
Building and Property About $4,000.
At quarter past twelve O'Clock this morning an
alarm of dre occurred from the five story building
No. lis Elm street. Smoke was seen gushing from
the windows OF the third story, the premises said to
be occupied by Jacob Dausch. manufacturer OF
trunks A dense smoke soon filed the upper sto-
ries. A German family-S. J. SchOunwitz-Occupied
apartments on the dfth noor Of the building only,
entrance to the whole building, which has mont OF
Soon after the alarm Mrs. schounwitz was seen at
the nth story window screaming for assistance there
being, Il appears, no outlet to the roof or by the
scuttle. means that should be always IN readiness
The nremen soon arrived and means were taken
at once to extricate the woman from her periious
adjoining house. the roof Of which was story lower.
and from this they were enabled to cail TO the wo
man. entreatng her to remain at the window and
she would soon be taken out.
The smoke by this time was so dense in her apart
ments that 1t was impossible5r her to BREATHE and
several times she made attempts to jump out.
policeman was then lowered by rope from the room
and swung himself In front Of the window with the
hope Of taking hold Of the woman and thus be cen en-
abled to carry her to the roof. The enort
proved useless. as she declined to be- taken
ont on. that way fearing she might fall oaS BY
full force Of men the roof cutting away In order
to get through. This took some ten or fifteen
Calling out r puy to be- rescued su Mem spoke to
her from the adjoining roof, telling her she would
soon be released. At one time, when the smoke be-
came 80 thick, she stretched out almost her iul
length and the spectators in the street were almost
breathless, expecting to see her fall.
At last the happy moment arrived. the hole was
cut through two men lowered into the apartment
and the woman was lifted up to the roof from which
she was conveyed to the street. There no fire
in her apartments that the only injury she sus-
taned was slight suifOcatiOn by smoke and
dreadful fright. The firemen had no ladder long
enough to reach within one story OF the window
where the woman seen.
The fire was very successfully put out with a dam
age to the building Of about $4,000 said to be fully
insured.
At the time the firemen were on the ladders play
ing streams In ut the windows floor gave way by
the weight of press The crushing noise gave con-
siderable alarm at first 1t supposed the whole
front wall WAS coming into the street.
The first floor Is occupied by Jacob Diegcl, tailor
stock damaged by water about $500; insured. Ad-
joining store occupied by Hans Gundeach, cigar
store; stock damaged by water about 5000; insured.
Adjoining store Clager beer), kept by Alvin Michael;
stock damaged by water about 5000; insured
The upper part OF the premises is occupied by
Mayor Henne. paper box factory, loss about $500;
nsured G. Calm Co., manufacturers Of caps, loss
about $3.50; insured; Jacob Weeks, screw manufac
turer, loss about 5000; s. ]. Schouwits, manufac.
turer OF ringes asses, &C, loss estimated at about
1000; insured.
The origin Of the fire is at present unknown.