New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-20
THE FIRE RECORD.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
THREE LIVES LOST IN A BURNING TREMENDOUS
Am TWO pERsoNS BADLY WOUNDED.

AND TWO PERSONS BADLY WOUNDED.
There were three fires in Brooklyn last
night, and one OF them was attended with serious
loss of life. A few minutes after p. M, fire
broke in the cellar Of tho grocery store at
uoys and Pacnc-sts. Tho flames through
tho building, tenement-house, with surprising
rapidly The proprietor OF the grocery store, Fred
crck Bocdeeker was the first to discover TIE IRE. He
immediately gave the alarm and Wild scene Of excite
uIent ensued. The building four stories IN hight
and each floor occupied by the families OK mechan-
cs Tne rear OF tho second door were the home
OF Boedecker and his family the third story was oceu
pied by Patrick Mccormack ami family and Mrs Flood
aud her two sons the fourth story by iona McGaTry
and his sister.
In q very fow moments the house was completely
filled with heavy volumes OF smoke. A large and ex-
cited crowd Of spectators gathered upon the soe
walks near the building. They could hear with start
ling distnctness, the shrn shieks OF women and the
cries OF children. Suddenly while Efforts were made TO
raise lad Ter against the building, old woman, Mary
Flood by name appeared at Of the fourth story win
dows she stood with outstretched hands FOR mo-
ment rs IL appealing for aid II she said
nything. her voice was drowned In the noise
Of the flames and the crash OF falling timbers.
She stood at the open window only moment and then
spraug out. There was quick, sharp crash as she
struck tho aw0ing the grocery store. then duh,
heavy thud fell to the sdewa H. An involuntary
cry OF horror came from the crowd. B5fore her mall
Sled ana bleeding ooay could De peAT Tasne up
lively 80 aud 49, jumped through the same
window from which she had thrown herself. Tney also
struck the sidewalk. UpOI nftlng tho woman 1t was
discovered that her mead and limbs we're BABY crushed
sne taken to the Long Island College Hospital anu
died half an after fatal jump Tae two young
men also taken to the hospital and 10 Is believed
that they sustained III IreS WHieh VIII result III tneIr
death. ,-,--. A..
In the mean tine ladder had boon placed against the
building but wa, found to Dc TOO snort Tor sefvl1e.
Another ladder procured, but whie the two were
spIced the Mccormack fanny were makiag desperate
woman, 10 her desperation I'D clothes ns, and
placing end in the hands OF her daughter Nellie
told her 20 hO1 fast and she would lower mr.
10 the walk. Tie girl chlld of 49, heSitaIed
at frat, but upon her mothers entreaty, oOe!ed ana
mother, nerVod with the strength OF despair SLOWLY
lowered the child fron tho Window The rope swayed
10 fro aud ut times the nImos shot out irOm IN
windows and dared around tho Guild yet shs htd Last
until Within few feet OF the sidewalk, waen she fell,
but not badly hurt.
By this tlme the ladder nan been splced ana raise
and that juncture Chief ueer Neyius aud three
steam gines arrived tho scene. In tue room with
Mrs. Mccormack were her aged IaIher, Jonn ana ner
husband, PatrcL completely psrsyl,d WIN terror r
TIE could do nothing but shout for help Inc
smoke poured into the roOm and almost blinded the
pucky and the heat from the raging hre Delo"
became unbearable Hastily lowering herself IRON
the window she reached he ladder ana male her way
10 the sidewalk But father aud husband remained
aud were suEocaled. With tue exception OF these
men and the Floods, every one III the house escaped
Tie FIRE Department. under the direction OF Cnlef
made effort the nre, but IL Was
not exlingulshed until iG bad run through the entire
building. As suon as possbl; the Chief Ia person nst
tuted "A search FOR the bodies or the two McCormdck
They found by fireman COnnOrs In the rear room OF
the third nour. The old discovered In knee
ing position, his son lying the hoor, with his face
down ward. The conveyed TO the
Third Precinct Stationhouse. The origin of the fire
10 not known Boedecker the grocery man. says that
tyo plumbers were ut work In the cellar about p. H.
endayoring " thaw q frozen water pipe. lie was In
sured for 5000 In the Gsimana Insurance Company.
Edward Van Brunt Kissam, the of tho buIlCing
is absent Europe, on bis wedding tour, Toe loss Gu
the building wss si2,Soe.
A fire broke out in the second floor of No.
81 McKibbD-st last evening. The building was owned
by George Winksr, and occupied By Lewis LewinsKy.
Tue books and furniture damaged to the amouLt
OF 5000 The or the nre Is unknown