New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-10
INCIDENTS AND COMMENTS.

As Engine No. 80 was fastening to the hre
At G35 D. III on Tuesday it was run into ut BFoad"a!
and Beecker-s by lascrboor wagon driven by George
Peters one OF springs OF the engine was broken ana
one ~ the horse. Of tbs beer wagon signify IJu'"d
Peter. was arrested for reckless driving.
Officer Corey of the Fourteenth Precinct stated that he
WAS pos,tiye that the FIRE originated In the cueneoom
~ The store Of Le-cher, whitman Co. The hatchway
acted Ike n fuc and served to conduct the names
through the binding to the roof The division OF the
building effected 10y thin partition, that offered no
barrier to the spread OF the iilmes.
The book keeper Of one Of the firms was summoned 10
90, the 1trs out o, the safe In Of tho stores that
Wa threatened by the Gaines. lie was the only person
vh, knew the couhiuatnn by which III" ear" o""'" D"
unlocked. He lct his dinner ana hurried down to"h
Int wns unable to pass the police line Inc store was
burned and tho safe taken ont OF the ruins and opened
y,,rday. everything va, safe ~ though there had
il. en no fire.
CAM, Allaire wss passing down town when he heard
the alarm lilo hurried Ia the scene aud worked hard all
night Tho merchants dong business In his pr' cihc'
COMMUNICATED hi. management In The highest terms
Ie wa. almost the first render assistance to the fire
men who wero buried under the falling walls and
throughout the trying scenes evinccd GOODNESS and
cjenr dnrnt seldom displayed by captains at times OF
such great trials This the second great fire In his
precinct within - hours.
The efficiency OF tie present Fire Department WAS
never better shown than by their management OF this
wa. threatened with calamity like that which visited
Do.ton and Chicago by applying the force in tho risht
tr.rnn MANY lives were believed 10 have been saved
y the areueu perhaps at the expense 81 some property
Aterynrd chief Bates placed his forces that the fire
could not sprean, but In the center OF circle OF
streams that poured upon the names fr"n All Ill
r,e,s II wa. remarkable also that this was the scene
~ the first fro that attended by the paid Fire
Department
Fm the time the alarm received NJ No 80 Engine
house 10 the time the engine attached TO the hydrant
lust four minutes aud then the build Ing at No al
was one mass OF fire. The hydrant used by ths engine
vas directly IN front Of the burning building The IRE
men entered the building and ascended to the second
door and directed stream Of water ON the fire. They
held TN. place until warned 10y Engineer King that the
fire Wa. both above and below them, when they came
out While there the heat was 81 intense that II clustered
the fire hats and scorchcd the clothing OF tho men.
II was Isnghable to listen the excuses that wcrc Of
fsred to the police yesterday by those who wished TO
ra,. the fire lines The business of all stated to be
very pressing and important II passed by TIE sergeant
AT one end they would be seen gazing AT the Fe
men who wero battering down tho ruins and Capt
Alaire would send officer to invite them To step out
side Of the lines again These precautions prevented
any accidents TO spectators.
The baggage OF the servants Of the Continental Hotel
wa. saved by the TRENCH but there was no opportunity
nor time TO save any other property IL IA believed that
the servants saved great deal oi suffering by thir
thoughtfulness aud their thanks to the hrenen wore
hearty and frequently expressed
The window In front % the dinng-room on the hrS'
floor Of the Continental Hotel was filled with all sorts oil
attractive food, game and steaks being especially
noticeable. This window not broken. notwithstand
Ing the fer of the flames at this point anu tie win
dow yesterday looked though 1t had just been arranged
To attract customers.
In a conversation which TIE TRIBUTE reporter had
with several foremen they stated that was their opinion
that there should be larger water main on Broadway
the present only measuring IL inches IN diameter
There should one they thought OF at least 20 inches
diameter II there had been such main the nre couid
have been got under control much quicker
The greatest fear Of the hrcmcn was that the parr
supporting the sidewalks would bind from tine intense
heat and cause the sidewalk TO fall In carrying every
body with IL.