The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-20
FATAL CONFEDERATION.
Burning Of Brooklyn Tenement House
Last Evening.
Three Persons Killed and
Three Fatally Injured.
Mysterious Origin of the Fire and Disastrous
Delay in Sending the Alarm.

fatal connagration occurred last evening In
the four story brick tenement house at the corner
OF Pacific and Hoyt streets, Brooklyn. The struc
ture fronted on Pacinc street and extended back
about seventy-nve feet on Hoyt street. On the
nrst moor was grocery store and the upper
stories were occupied by five families
THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The manner IN which the flames, which caused
such sad loss OF lie and SO extensive a destruc-
tion OF property, originated has not yet been
developed, out 1t Is believed to have been acct
dental Mr.. F. J. Boedecker, who occupied the first
noor as q grocery, states that at about halfpast
Six O'Clock as he was standing at desk in the rear
OF the store, he was startled by rumblng noise IN
she cellar. He rushed to the hail and found the
noor and the staircase leading from the basement
TO the first story wrapped in DANES The Mortified
man had only time to rescue his family, who occu.
pied the rear OF the second moor, when the stairs
caught fire and shut OF all hone OF escaping TO the
street from those in the building.
THE INMATES
OF the burning building numbered sixteen in ALL
Those who escaped from the names by the Pacific
street entrance were r. j. Boedecker, MS wife and
child, MS brother and John Mccormick, Robert
Diedrich, his wife and child, ana John McGarry
and sister. Left IN the building. with every ave.
nue. OF escape from the flames cut on, were SIX
persons They all resided on the third moor.
Their names are Timothy and ParicK Mccormick,
their sister, Ellen Mccormick, Mrs. Mary Flood,
aged sixty-nve years, and her sons, John and
Thomas Flood The TWO latter were young men
and both mechanics.
When the flames came darling up from
THE SETTLING FURNACE
below, enveloping the stairways and sending
volumes OF thick, binding smoke through the
house, a scene OF the greatest CONSERVATION took
place on the upper doors. The Flood family, who
lived IN the 'front.' OF the third story, have been
severe sufferers by this calamity. AS soon
these people saw that the names had cut on all exit
TO the street they became almost insane with
terror. the mother, WHO Is very feeble,
ran TO the window. and before her Mortified son
could restrain ner she sprung out and tel. strk
ing the pavement with fearful force, and lractur-
ing her skull. An ambulance ha1 arrived and the
injured woman was taken to the Long Island Col
aitsrward. Her sons remained III the room TIL
the intense heat drove them from IT, ana then
JUMPED FROM THE WINDOW
and we're both fatally injured john the elder
brother, had several ribs broken, and was IN ter
naly injured The other brother Thomas. was Gu,
about the head. They were both taken 10 the hos
pital, where they were IN a dying condition at
late hour last night. Timothy. Patrick and Ellen
Mccormick were in the room the third
moor: The girl jumped irou the window and was
~ ally Injured.
The two men remained In the budirg EVIDENTLY
hoping for succor Their hesitation resulted
fatally, for they were found dead IL the room
after the flames mad been extinguisned. They had
evidently been sunocated by the SIN oke. Timothy,
the latner. wno was an old man, was on has knees
bodies were removed TO the Third precinct police
station.
There was delay in getting the alarm TO Police
HeadquarIers out the nremen wlen once on the
ground worked molly, ana at ten O'CLOCK mad the
flames Under coutrol. They were directed by
Chlef Engineer Nevins.- strong force OF police,
under command OF captain Ferry, kept che FIRE
lines ana held IN check the great throng OF spec
tators Wno blockaaed the adjoining streets.
TIE KILLED AND INJURED.
The following are the names OF the persons who
were Killed or wounded
Mary Flood, Timothy Mccormick and Patrick
Mccormick.
FATALLY WOUNDED.
Thomas Flooo, John Flood and Ellen McCor.
mlck.
SLIGHTLY INJURED
John McCormlck, Robert Diedrich aid Minnie
Diedrich.
LOSSES AND NsURANCEs
The building, which IS very large. was COM
pletey Quilted. II Is owned by Edward Van Brunt
Klssam. Inc loss Is estimated at Sl2, 900, out as
the owner is In Europe the insurance could not be
ascertaIned. +. J. bOedecker, who owned the gro
Gerry, loses stock $780, insured IN the Ger
mania Company Tor $1,000 His loss on furniture
Is $500. no insurance The other families In the
house lose about $500 eacn on furniture, making q
total OF $1,000 on which there is no insurance.
The flames extended to the dwelling house No.
1873 Pacific street, occupied by Messrs. Jones ano
Ludam. Their loss on furniture was $500; In
surance unknown. Loss on the building was
about 500.
Al midnight the fire was out and the ruins .ef
in charge OF a few policemen.