New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-29
4 FURNITURE WARKH0USE IN FLAMES.

A WATCHMAN BURNED TO DEATH IN THIRrY-SKcoND-
sT.-Loss OK STOCK AND BUILDING. SlOjOOO
a fire in an immense building, six stories
high and deep used furniture warehouse by
John H. Morren at Nos 1O2, 1OI LOG, l0S, 40,
ll2 and ia East IhirtysecOndstr last night
caused $4,000 damage TO the structure ana
$4,000 10 furniture. AS Patrolman Mckinley OF
the Twenty-frst Precinct passing the building NJ
$50 o. No. he saw smoke curling out Of one OF
the UPPER windows, and at once gave an alarm.
The two watchmen within heard the shout OF
the policeman and FASTENED TO the upper story
with hreextinguishers. The fire was discovered
ON the sixth floor. How 1t originated the
watchmen could not imagine inasmuch as they had
visited that part of the building only 10 minutes before
and there was no fire used IN the build
ing Robert T. Stephenson age o. ONO l2i East thirty
sccond OF the watchmen, ran cOurageousy To hat
part of the floor where the flames were pouring from
boxes Of goods and attempted IN vain 70 ru tnem out
hy using the e1tinguisher. While doing so the lhlck
smoke Oyercame him, ana he ie on lhe nOor aug was
burned 10 death Meantime the othet Walennau' Sanes
Mccormack, had heard the hremen pounding ON the
front tor adLnittance, and had run uO"h 10 let
The fret hose had scarcely been taken into the
building before the flames pierced the roof and
snot high into the air above the building,
lighting mp all that section OF the city Chlei Bnle5
arrived and pereelylng that hn e9iire o u,
telegrAphed for q second division OF nre-englnes 10
come to the scene OF the IRE, he,h'i ,ne
stairs leading TO the sixth story. and Others
were plaCed the roof. From b0th these pOslt4uhS
vast Quantity Of water thrown upon tue names
The second division OF engines soon arrived ana were
quickly work. contributing greatly 10 tue sue
re.s WHICH soon attended the cnOTts Oh Chlel
Reies 10 beat down tho flames which rose
above the roof. For over three hours wafer
was poured into the sixth story, whence j. draineu
nrorigh All the floors the ground noor, making the
haselieut "A miniature reservoir aud Damaging every
nortcle OF the costly furniture stored IN the building
Al as after two hours OF hard work. tho htcnen pnt
ont the flame, the floor where the htc
oriuaie ed and bent their efforts 10 puiting out he
flames the roof. This effort was also successful ana
At midnight the ast emDer had boen eHtngnshcd All
The goods stored The sixth hJor had been
DESTROYED by the ere, aud the goods slOfru
beneath were very greatly damaged by wafer.
Tho FIRE. however. aid damage the goods IN al the
buildings mentioned for ~ broke OUT ia me ceuttI o
the warehouse Dud Cunfned 10 Two Ouuu-
ms The warehouse r. divided by IRON
partitlOns into three buildings, Nos. lO2 ahn
iOi beng ore building, Nos. 100 aud los another
and Nos 40, III, aud M third. The nfe originated on
le sixth hOOr Of No. 100 and confined 10 ihd abu
No. los East Thirty-aecOnd-st
Tho owner of the building, John H. Norrell, stated
that II was nsued for s25JOJ0, chen, In oniOttOwn
companies, whose names ne coma NOT .ItmtW
her. IN the building there Was stored he stated
furniture, which insured for al its tl5OOJl lhe
handling was used by the wedhiest mon u Nc~-nOfk Hs
mace 10 store Their furniture whepeyer they lett ther
names. Among Others Who had furniture stored h tue
bulldiug were Cyrus W. Field, a CIV I9Iuian, Ahu
FrRuk lesun