New-York tribune., 1877-09-04
rnr srnrY nF THE FIFE.

ord Thirty fourth and lhrty-SeNeh'H->t9' NV
I1ock between Thirty-ffth and Thiriy-'NthS's
was almost entirely destroyed. On 1t STOOD haie
1orc, n,opo factory. Watklnss charcoal yard, Con-
II horrl factory. and several tenement houses
email stores. residences and liquor shops The
flames swept across the east and west streets, ana
burnel number Of tenements in the centre OF the
1Jock ON The north between Thrtv-siXth ana
Tbirtv-seventh-sts and row of hrown-stone
o-ortmert houses and Grahams hoop-skirt manu-
factory ON the centre Of the block between lhirN-
fifth and Thrty-fourth-sts. Many shanties lfnghg
these larger buildings were also consumed.
II,les smanufactmy. in which the fire originated
isa large brick building eight stories IN heiSht,
having a front of go feet on Thirty-hft-sf.' ana
about the same on Thir;y-sixth-st. What was
known rs tie oll part was nearest Tcnth-aye. ran
through tlc block, aud had a front Of twenty-five
feet on Thiuy-S.XtI-st. was the man entrance
and the staircase which was in general use MS
,ort or tbe factory was built in 1869 and has been
noted for attending nl-fortunes. About That year
rorf NJ fle walls blew down. and ESQ or thrce men
were killed. Later boiler exploded and manelcd
the engineer Recently large additions were
erected toward Eleventh-ave., and were manly
r.el as storehouses There was staircase
I'm tLcnorthca.t corner opening on Thrty-SNth-st"
Int tins was Kept closed There were four frees
canes: oo on DE Tcuth-ayc. side and two in the
ra,essos on tine Ihigty-sixth-st side. From various
projected wooden frames upon Nhioh ce''"i"
material was dued. Inc Hoois were 10 s'H.'-
aly divided into rooms ana 'hIe were WIZ
davs 40 each end, north ana south. Ailtiroueh
the building were piles OF laiuai!y hh.sled P'""o'
win Pc seen thor fore. That Che establishment was
arerfcct finder shop j !, said tha. steam pipes
lad duotyet bsen put through the building, and that
il was heated wl,n Necessary by stoves.
% a .ffsf
rs can be as-.rtainod from many and greatly
conflicting stories, iu this way: Nicholas Monk
valri,h rubber" was at worl, on the fourth Goor,
IN tie northwest corner Of the builji0e, Thirty
r;vth-st SOM varulsh material was being heated
ovcr9 small sf.v. or heater. ard, suddenly, when
Monk looked around. me- saw the whsle bench upon
,,h..f, this material stool I'm q blaze. IIa gave
ir.-,r. alarm and csc5ucd such was the ir1am-
1ra1l. nature of tI;s material tlat hc flames spread
NlfaHash. A Erac-s was blowing brskly from the
northwest. end the windows were cp"n
Ia TIE b.i'di.g tncrg were em1i9yed about 100 or
oo0meu. Oaly few wore on tha cigh,h loor;o
the seventh were twcuty-siZ. on The fourth,
ttiry-oDa, AMI ON The fith or sixth all
tie rcs'. perhaps 100 or 150 Of these
it is not known how many We're lost or e.
capped. Their chances were poor. The flames famed
ly tac v.ud through "a, windows on Ihrty sixth
f. filed the fourth floor. and reached the staircase
i1 the southeast corner Hatchw1ys in the south
west corner were open. gH] The flames rushed to
tie u9pcr stories as through fac. Bysimdels say
tie seventh floor broke crt IN % blaze almost as
soon as tie fire came through the windows OF the
fourth.
Tie alarm had been eiven' ana DIRECTLY engine
No. 30, from the cn-ihr-'ouSe la ihiF-'h'Io-''.'
rushed TO the ma'o entrance on ihli't t-hiih-st
lydrar' was near ay 2nd IT "aS tapped. inc hIt-
mcu went mp lane 'n -he ieIth-aF' Side oi 'He
building ana az empleo TO ti.oW stream I"m that
point bot the flames .,apcd downward ana drove
them back On thc Sidewalk hy the engine was
huge pe OF 'lipi'' WHO. suddenly causnJ ii'e IRON
the neat ana names iIoh tueSe o'rleis came Z
cloud oI black, sul'cilipe smoke ana heIee flames
Wihch s"O'PaN down aH" Nei'peG 'Ht hiriA'n ana
engine No. "I tAe 'l-I'e.I ana hI' iHeA maze
desperate eA"rj TO uid''e nom lHe I5 "Idi' ana 10
save the cug'c. ii was in vain. The flames met
them, and filling th' boiler |I'h VateI, they He'd
They ran for a spare engine which was Gt engine
house No. 9, but on tie wa, tie closs-fead broke
Wd Dc Lad TO be left heHud. Iiha.I} anoiher spare
engine was obtained. and placed pa position on mr.
ty-hftb-st. near Eieventl-aye.
Engine No. . had taken a position, on the first
alarm, in Tirty-siXtl-st., nCas the burning build
ing but directly TIE wind vccTcd round, blew the
flames down upon thcm and they retreatcd to
hydraut nearer EleycnJh-aye. From that position
they played upon the tenement houses Nos. JOj, 501
sud 500 rs best they could. Three firemen and the
men of Hook and Ladder Company No. I tell a dire
ful story. They Insist that from the windows OF
tie upper story Of the fRtoIy men were calling for
ladders-for help "for Coils sake" No ladders
We're long enough 30 reach them, and if there had
been any such at hand thcy could not have been
placed imposition, because Of the descending clouds OF
flame and smoke and the intense heat. Some dropped
20 the pavement. say the fireman. and dId not move.