The sun., 1872-12-28
MORE LIVES IMPERILLED.
BURNING OF WAILLARD'S HOTEL
AND RESTA URINT.

second floor Of Maillard's Hotel, OH Mercer
street. which numbers 617, 6le, and 82l on Broad
way, and 15e, 1888, 100, and 1862 on Mercer street.
The oficer Immediately sent out the alarm from
the nearest hre signal box, and then hastened to
the station house, sounding the alarm rap as he
ran. Capt. McCullagh, with Sergt. Schultz Of
his command, instantly turned out the reserves,
and by the time the nremen arrived on the
ground the police had formed Gordon around
the entire block bounded by Broadway, Mercer.
Houston and Bleeckcr streets. BY this time the
flames had spread with frightful rapidity, and
after buried consultation between Gen. Sha-
Ter, Chief Perey, and Commissioner Blair, all Of
whom, although nearly exhausted from their
labors At the Franklin street Dre, were promptly
AZ the scene of the conf agratlon, Il was decided
TO send out
SECOND AND THIRD ALARM.
The crowd which gathered to witness the fire
was so dense that Capt. McCullagh teleGraphed
10 the Mercer and Greenwich street police sta
tlons for their reserves to assist him In keeping
the fire lines intact. The flames a:this time,
despite the fact that the hremen, sometimes
waist deep in snow, worked like Trojans, spread
through tho upper floors Of the buildings ON
Mercer street like wldnre. The first floors OF
lb5 and l5S on Mercer street were occupied by
The upper foors were rented to numerous
families The rapid spread of the flames in-
mo Il was ynv fesISd n AZ there Wnui be- sepef.
tlon OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel horror. As soon
Capt; McCulagh became aware Of the danger
which threatened the inmates OF these build
ings, he devoted his entire energy to the task OF
saving those who were imperilled.
REscUINo THE INMATES.
Directing Sergt. Schultz, with the reserves, to
follow him, the Captain dashed into the build
ing, mounted the stairs, followed by his men,
and while the ,, rafters were burning above and
tho Captain and his men saved every person IN
the buildings, and even succeeded In removing
women had been awakened from their sleep,
and some OF them became terrified at the
dread alarm of nre that they tainted and were
men. II was pitiful sight to witness these
poor creatures some Of them semi-nude, hud,,
Mercer streets, Keeping watch over the few arti-
To a Sun reporter who commiserated with one
OF the women on her unfortunate position, she
Oh, sir, this Is nothing. do not mind what
! have lost lt is but n tri1e and can be re-
placed. I thank God that he has permitted me
to escape with INV lifc."
JUMPING FROM THIRD STORY WINDOW.
Olga Gelenich, young German girl. aged II,
Of 1895 First avenue, who has been employed by
Mr.. Maillard IA saleswOman, was sleeping In
room on the third door above the restaurant,
the window Of which opened on ST. Thomas's
court she was awakened by the shrieks of the
servant girls who occupied apartments on the
floor above. becoming panic stricken she
raised the window sash, and with nothing
sprns out to the court Ft below, r"Sns distance OF
over thirty-flvc feet. She struck heavily on her
back. and was found minute or two afterward
by Sergeant Schultz and Roundsman Reilly, who
picked her up tendeTy and bore her to the Re-
we're House. at Broadway aud Houston streets.
Mr.. Fowler. without hesitation, placed room at
her disposal. and she was terderly cared for by
Mr.; Murphy The h, hogseespsTof the .S h9te un, s
was conveyed TO Bellevue Hospital.
"BURY MI BESIDE NY MOTHER"
A Sun reporter saw Olga as she lay on her bed
In the hotel writhing with pain. As the reporter
entered the room she looked up to him with
oh; sir, are YOU doctor9 Ifyou are, do help
When informed that the visitor was not ply
sician she said, while tears streamed down her
"Then II must die, place me In the grave bv
the side Of my mother My father lives al I ,0S8
First avenue. he Is very Kind and good to me I;
II Is not known positively whether all the girls
employed In the hotel were saved or not. Il IL
Mr.. solomon J. Gordon, n lawyer of "a Beach
street, who occupied room q on the fourth hoor
y surocated. He was rescued by Foreman
Rowe Of Hook and Ladder No. .. Foreman
RSWe o1d FS5emSn m a. mHHsay HaS ana ma Frsm9n
No. ., rescued two men and three women from
the upper Hoor5 by means of ladders.
SAVED ny A SNOW BAHK.
Mr.. August Gemmingen cashier for Mr.. Mall
lard occupied room on the top floor Of the
building fronting on broadway. lie was aroused
rom his sleep 10y the cries of the servant girls.
lie became bewildered and Jumped rom the
feet, with nothing on but Ills shirt He struck
ahnee snow bank and escaped uniniured. He
picked himself up and ran hastily 10 the Revere
House, where he was furnished with an OUTFIT Of
ciothngby Mr, Edward Fowler, brother OF the
The guests OF the Msillard House were almost
frantic with fear. rhey rushed from room TO
were completely bewildered. Blinded by the
death they rushed to the windows facing Broad, d.
way and made made, RiteoSns sppeals to be rescued
b wsS h,n ny un' srd .he nremeh a , polite entered
people down stairs that the rfears were relieved.
ENERGY or THR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
a., The hremen, although responding promptly 70
ing the are The terrible condition OF tbs
streets, covered with large masses OF snow. Sc
the engines were drawn by four horses. The
extra horses were inexperienced, and did not
work well with the trained horses of the FIRE
engine, No. 20 got stuck fast in the snow at
Spring and Crosby streets, and engine No. 80 be-
came similarly hxed at Narick and Charlton
streets.
Mr.. Maard estimates his loss at $4,000. Tho
by O'Brien Bros, OF % Wall street, whose losses
The buildings GIs and GsI broadway and le0
and l62 Mercer street were owned by the StuY-
yesant estate. The damage to these buildings
Is about S2hOOo.
oe9 Broadway, sustained loss Of tlloO.
Tho building. owned by the weyman estate
was damaged 5000
The loss. Of H. Davis, tailor, of Id Mercer
street, is Sl,OD.
The first floor OF Gl9 broadway was occupied as
tailoring establishment by A. HaiLwhose stock
was flooded bv water and damaged $1,000
The amount OF Insurance could not be ascer-
talned, but IL Is presumed that the losses are
fully covered. Capt. McCullagh was compli-
mentcd by Gen. Shaler for the promptitude OF
his action. The 1re Is supposed to have origi-
mated in the boiler room in the basement OF 60
Mercer street.
THE FIRE MARsHAL's INVESTIGATION.
Fire Marshal McSpe don comm enced an Inyesti-
CATION yesterday Into the origin of this IRE.
Henry Davis, who keeps a taior's store at 1856
and l56}9 Mercer street, deposed:
occupy the store noor and sleep in the back ROOM
the window Of which opens on the old graveyard.
awoke early and noticed a light through the window
curtain which attracted my attention, because had
darkenod my rosn before going TO bed. jumped up.
aud saw the names coming out OF the second window
from broadway OF Maillards basement the windows
which open on tNe graveyard on Houston street [ at
thas time. some one from above In NY building an
sWered IL. This was from ten 10 nfcen minutes to A.
NJ: neYeTwas IN the basement OF Aalsrd's building
Peter Reilly Of 400 East Tenth street. foreman the
confectionery at leo Mercer sire l. depOsed When
reached the place this morning, noticed smoke
ing nom the basement and went TO the saloon on
Broadway where saw Mr., and Miss Maiard. The
tter went win me upstaiTs aud when we got as far
as the hEst Night We were