National Republican., 1873-04-28
THE FIRE YESTERDAY.
PARTIAL BURNING OF MICnLER PLACE

Tho Hir-t Mnnaard Roof tre ~ wv /,
,r,c, -N,e,.,,ty for Fire walls In Rows
.-a.oa Work Of the fire and Police De-
E.,Imatrd Losses - scenes
aud Incidents. IN
yo,,or,,v morninV, about O'Clock, the cry OF
-. ,,,,,,Isr In shrill, excited voice, broke
, NON the air in the vicinity OF Eighteenth ana
s,,oots northyest and moment later the same
cry was caught 10 and repeated by other Volces,
until the whole nelghoorhood was In a'state OF
excitement, aud parties were running TO and iro |
anxiously inquring the cause OF the hubouo. |
Awakened from their sleep, people did not know |
wnat the matter was, as neither FIRE, thieves, nor
r1uracrcrs were visible, and all they cond do was
10 adl their cries 10 swell the chorus, which was
heard by parties as far down town as Thirteentn
and + streets. Soon Onicers McGlue anu hhus,
o. the Fourth precinct, who wore on thelr peat on
the Avenue, heard the cry OF nrc, ahd Wlnou.
waiting to ASCERTAIN lts whereabouts, sepArNeu
and ran to turn In alarms. ...
one started for box IS, corner OF Nlneteen.n
and II streets, and the other for box o. a. the
signal orrre. and attempted to turn In alarms
from each. It IL probable that the attempts
were simultaneous, as the operator on duty at
heaaou,rters states that he could mot read the
signals, hut awaited anxlouslJ for second TAP.
nv this time a number Of citizens had gatheIed
on the spot, and it was ascertalnel inN "
os paymaster carpenter, on the north aide OF Y
street. one door east Of Eighteenth, AMI failing
to hear au alarm NJ. Wheelock star,eu 10 dun
men, which he did, aud Just as they were IcAy
70 leave the house the gong struck IS that bok
hsvirg hesr = second time turned in by one oi
'"I a. osgnped in this delay, a. near as can
he asceTtalned, was about twenty minutes, the
record book showing that at l;24 q. m. the alarm
Waa strncE. In a very short time the engines
and truck company responded, and eleven min
utes later a general alarm was turned IN ahu tne
ontire apparatus, consisting OF nye engines and
the hook and ladder, were on the ground and In
service.
in the house OF Nc. Carpenter, both front and
rear; the people In the adjoining houses had
heen aroused, and women and children were
screaming and rusns sSSa ~. snS s,.SeIeS Sn wsr
busily engaged In removing furniture AMI tear,
ing up carpets. All this was suddenly stopped
nv the aQonized screams OF Mrs. Carpenter, who
had sutidenly remembered that her child was In
the upper story OF the burning building,
In response TO this two men started ior ,he
resCue; the nrst, Mr. James Cassidy, entering
the building and proceeding up stairs until he
was beaten back by the dense and sunocatlng
smoke; the second, MT; VIM. Digges' ascending naal
breaking In the window and rescuing the chlld,
not, however, without seriously injuring his
'f Inc nam names s had rushed rapidly upwards 'hnul
they reached the Mansard roof, and then they
spread TO the right and left with the rapldlty Of
ia faSt 30 rapid was the spread that when the
nremen got to work the roofs OF three houses
were on nreI,he corner house, oeionging ~. v
Colonel Dom Ptatt, the Carpenter mouse ana th'
residence OF Mr. Sninen. a. -
Each engine company laid out two lines o.
hose, and the nre was attacked AZ once, but th'
ground where the ppemen stood peffec
delnge OF water was bging thrown, but II struci
the slate covering, and the flames danced on II
the Interior, being At this time located In thl
space between the sheathlng and the plastering
and cOnnned to the three houses. Boon
carried up, and two more from the rear building
Suddenly, and as II by magic, nre waS Observes
TO burst III small lets from the tall towers on IN
centre buildings OF the row, and then the oroak
era declared that the whole row was gone.
line Of hose was run through the pasaagewny Z
the top OF me bulldog o1t on lne ad0alns roo ,
axes In hand, stood on the cornlce, broke throuR
the slate shell, and soon the nre At that poln
was under subjection, and attention again turne
10 the corner buildings, which were stlll burnina
though gradually snccumbing TO the lmmens
amount of water pouring In from all point
Hardly had the stream been taken from IN
centre, however, than the ueacherous olemen
again made It's appearance, and u was conclude
10 night It from the outside. The eighty-too
combination ladder was then splced, and II va
slowly and surely raised into position and reste
against the top window OF the building, an
from IL second time the flames were suojecte'
A curious freak OF the nre was that Il ha
Jumped from the house Of Mr.. Snlffen 10 u
centre building, hardly screening the lntervenin
O'clock the nremen were masters OF the situ
tioa and the names under control, but for Z
hour longer they continued their work, d
termined that, u possible, not spark should
ieit alive, and It was BROAD daylight before thu
went out OF service.
IL was found utterly impossible yesterday
make any accurate estimate OF the losses, o.
the damage may be set down as follows: II
house Of NJ. Carpenter completely burned GU
those OF Dom Piatt, Mr.. Snlnen, Mr. Tilton, NJ
McKenna, Mrs. McCeney. Mr.. Ross, and one lsI
as q Government once had the Mansard roo
burned on and were considerably damaged
water. The total loss will not exceed 81, ,OO
which IL Il thought Is covered by insurance.
II Is known that the flre originated 10 the has
ment Of the house Of Mr.. Carpenter, but how
now and will perhaps ever remain mystery,
the inmates eau give no good reason for II.
One Of the most unfortunate occurrences
the affair was a serious accident which befell
Harry Elliot, young gentleman OF this city.
in company with number OF Others, was al
ing In removing the furniture from the house
Mrs. McCeney, and Elliot missed MS footing a.
fell considerable distance, severely inJ uring }
spine, and rendering him lnsensble. He was
once picked up and carried TO residence In Z
Hagner and Lincoln. Yesterday at a late no
he was still In an insenslble condition, thou
hopes were entertained for his recovery.
The nremen when they did reach the grou
worked earnestly aud well. Scorched by I
flames, almost sunocated with the smoke, ID,
clothes soaked with water, for four long hou
and when the order to suspend came they sto
numb and shlverlng In the dawn. Just at u
time cup Of hot coffee would have been ? mt
acceptable Offering, and would have made oa
man feel good; but no one In the nelghbOrhO
thought OF this and they were about to proc
with the work Of spOOng the hose when "
Samaritan appeared 10 the person OF Mr.. W.
Copeland, who found In his house Jug OF O
liquor and turned u over TO the men, an
duly appreciated and thankfully received.
As soon as the extent Of the nre was knO
the reserves from the several stations were
dered To the spot and did efficient seryice1n he
ing to remove the furniture from the buidin
and generally aiding the ncemen In all possll
manner.
on was, that, turn where you would, OF all
lines OF hose LAID along the street hardly one v
In good cOndltOn-that Is To say, they WI
bursted, and stream after stream, OF larger
smaller size, was being wasted on the street q
in the houses, thus detractlng greatly from
volume Of the main stream.
This IL more worthy Of notice when II Ia stal
that each engine was only using sixty poun
pressure TO drive the two streams, being o
fourth less than the ordinary capacity OF no
but this being old and worthless, nothing MI
was expected OF if.
The Unfortunate phase OF the nre Is that
alarm was not turned In promptly, as ny
means II would have certainly been confined
the building In which II originated; but the
Of this not having been done goes 70 prove .
errors will occur, and that they may often Il
TO expensive results.
"F6rewarned is forearmed," and II after y
tcTtlays experience with nre In Nansard roof
tive Assembly refuses TO make appropriate
for the proper equipment OF the nre departme
they may some day awake TO realization Cf
fact that II Is false economy which permits I
branch OF the service 10 use worn out engu
AMI old hose IN insufficient quantities.
Conservation OF Bishops.
A large number OF our Catholic felow-citiz'
visited Baltimore yesterday TO witness the .
EecratiOn Of Right Rev. William Gross d.
who has been appointed bishop OF the dloc
of Savannah, Cieorgia. The ceremony y
place In the Cathedral. Most Rev. ATchblsl
Bayley Officiated, and was assisted by Bsl
Gibbons, Of Richmond, Va, and Becker, OF
mingtOn, Del Bishops Wood, Of Phlladelpl
Dominic, Of Pittsburg. and other dlstingulsl
pTelates were present on the lnteresting oe
sion. The sermon was preached by Rev. Pat
WAyTich, OF the Order OF RedemptOrtsts. tn
were large accessiOns to the Cathedral eh
and the music was superb, An immense cOnl
cation witnessed the solemn ceTemOnlAla.
Sunday next the Right Rev. N. A. COTrigan,
d., blshOp-elect OF Newark, Y. j., Will be COT
Grated by Archbishop BAyley IN the Cathedra
that city.
81. Matthews Church.
Sunday next Will he the anniversary Of
COnsecratiOn OF this church, aud the event
he cOmInemOrated with unusual solemnlty.