New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-10
THE FIRE RECORD.

| A FATAL FIRE BEFORE DAYBREAK.
TWO CHILDREN sUFFocATED IN THEIR BED-rHErr
| FATHERS NARROW EsCAPE-BRAvERY or FORE
MAN WILLIAMS.
! A fire broke out about a. m. yesterday, in
the three-story brick No 100 Tenthave-
from unknown, ana rapidly destroyed the
entire building. An alarm sounded early and hall
dozen engines appeared promptly on the ground, but
the high wind which was prevailing bafled their efforts
for several hours During the progress OF the Gsmes
reported that there several families IN the
house, who had not been aroused and the ladders OF
the three trucks which the ground were mime
diately brought into reenisiton and the aremeu made
the ascent 10 the second and third stores in the e1s
10 any who might need aid
On the ground floor. tailor named Lewis Leary kept
q shop, and 1t was supposed for some time that his
family had withdrawn from the house, the fire org
mated on his door. and egress easy. Foreman VIII
liams of No Truck however. became convinced from
the rapdity with which the fire had spread that Mr.
Lsary might have been cut off in his retreat, and be
penetrated the entrance the ground floor, M search
OF the inmates The smoke very dense In the outer
where the tailor had his store but the foreman
pushed through II. and entered the rear room, where
he family had lived. He found the smoke here 80 thick
that breathing was difficult. and he unable even to
two feet ahead. He thought he heard moans how
ever and continued his search, although flames we're
darling through the framework at the rear or me reo
Proceeding further, be found bed on nre ana IN tne
middle of,t lay two children aged respectively ana TO-
while Leary himself. with bis face and neck Daay
burned was yng on tue moor ,s a The
bed Foreman Williams lifted the lnanimate forms Oh
the children his shoulders and rushed with them ONT
Of the building. GIVING them in charge OF MIS- comrades
he rushed again into the smoke-fed building and n5et
Leary at the door OF the inner room, gropingr pc
wildered for an exit He at once assisted MN 70 tne
street. and then fell himself upon the Sidewalk almost
exhausted by mis- efors DE recovered soon after. NO
found In the upper rooms the occupants having
all made an early escape The two children Minnie hnu
been suOcaed Leary was found 10 he severely burned
about the face neck and conveyed TO Bellevue
Hospital Coroner WOltman Will hold inquest ia Anew
DAYS on the bodies OF the children.
The origin Of the fire ia unknown. The following s
statement Of the losses Lewis Leary tailor first nOor
loss stock, 5000; Albert BrOse uphoisterer base
ment, $500; James Mccain, third nOOr, iurhhure s1
sured and be for only One-ha the amount Oh loss Inc
building owned by Mr. SlmOns OF Fifty thndst una
Elghth-ave., and mis- loss is about $500.
There fire at No. 1886 Egbtn-ave. yesterday:
The property upon the third noUr, which occupied
by George Smiths photograph saloon, was damaged
s2Oc0. and upon this there was no Insurance ~lhim
b Lewis rented the second floor az dwelling, ana MS
was damaged by water $780, on Thlen there
no insurance James Amos occupied the nrsl noor
with his STOCK OF hair goods that were damaged Oy
water 5000. The building was owned by Mrs hatZke,
and damaged 5000 the loss was covered oy IN,
The fire extended 10 the roof OF No. 553 ana
Rosenaeid The third floor Occupied by Mrs. E. Apple
ton, was damaged 800 by wafer. W. 8 snith, on tne
second floor lost $5O The adjoining building. owned by
W Stick was DAMAGED $1,000 The third floor was
occupied by Simon lsaacs ana his furniture was ua-
aged N,000 The cause OF the hre was not KNOWN. -
Fire was discovered pOmiDg from the windows OF IA
Aun-st about $40 r. yesterday The first 1Oor was
occupied by l. " Sanford dealer 10 machinery O the
second by McDOnald's carpenters snOp, aho me lArd
floor hy SehDgwOrth's packng-5Ox factory Tie DAM
age 10 the entire stock and building was estimated al
s. 900. The insurance was not ascertained
The building occupied by William r. woodruff on
Thrdave., near Northumberland n!ty-seVenthst' was
damaged by fire yesterday 500.
The establishment Of Bodt &c Shnsky, dealers in
hats. No 422 Thrdaye. took fire yesterday aud was
entirely destroyed Their stock and fixtures were
damaged S. 900 insured for 5000
A fire occurred In the one-story frame building at
Ninety sxth-st. and Tenth-ave. yesterday. aud the
premises occupied by Andrew Henderson, blacksmith,
were damaged 81 200 There was no Insurance upon the
property -,
FIRE discovered yesterday In the basement OF the
East Thirteeuth-st occupied by Louis Rosenberg
aiming saloon caused by the woodwork becoming ~
nted from the heater and the property was damaged
5000 The property fully insured.
Last evening DIRE started on the third floor or NO A2
Canast., occupied by McW!lliams White. printers.
whose stock was damaged 5000. Ihe building Was
Injured to the amount of $500.