The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-21

horses down At once took out knife cut the
harness, ana some one took tho injured horses on.
l procured the ladder from tho other SIDE Of tho
street. when Mrs. English the reof, and once
she vas on the ladder carried her down bodily.
while was about 10 20 back to the awning 70
save MIRA Englishs valuabies, dropped on ".
most sickening sight met my gaze. Three young
children, apparently lads who had been working N
the factory we're beng taken down the ladder They
we're begrimmsd all with aour. blood and burn.
ing sugar. ana appeared TO be all abaze. and as they
came 70 the Sidewalk the sight OF the poor urcnns
melted every heart. then happened 10 meet SER
geani Cay OF the Broadway squad told him OF the
valuabiss on the shea. He At once rushed on u ana
saved the property which Is now al the Twsnty-sev-
enth precinct station"
When Sergeant Gay came 70 the rwenty-seventn
precinct with The lost treasure. which mad ocen
dropped BY Mrs English during her escape, he looked
the very picture OF . man who had been battling with
fire and fame Smoke, dirt, blood. ali intermingied.
had lef,, dreadful traces on his uniform. Win
nonchaancs peculiar TO the police force the bag was
laid the CAPTAINS desk, It's contents counted and
an Inventory made. |, consisted OF $s4 rs in gold
ana silver . certificate OF Ten shares OF the Home
Insurance Company, twelve pieces OF old gold, bank
book gold watch and diamond Jeweiry, all OF wnicn
was handed back 10 Mrs English and duly recelpted
for, while the danes yet making furious havoc
in College place and scorcDing the Grocers' Bank,
NO II door TO the burning building.
4 JUMP
Al the office OF the Rhiueauder estate, at the cor
ner OF Greenwich and Barclay streets, MI stewart,
grandson Of Mr.. Rhnelander, TOOK all precautionary
measures possible see TO the safety OF the estate,
which ~ cule extensive IN that section OF the city
Mr. Scherer the toDacconis who Came into the Office
OF Mr. Stewart wounded by the explosion, sad-'I
was in the of my store, No. % Barclay street,
when heard the explosion was thrown down and
stunned The noise similar 10 the discharge OF
battery Of artillery. On recovering myself ran IN
front OF my store and saw our own place on
fire. then heard a second explosion and was
thrown down again, which caused tho cut
in my forehead ! then saw The whole OF
Nos. g. 65 and 81 Barclay street on fire. Met young
Nelson Greenfield. He asked me, Have you
fatner?' told him that had not Did not tarry
however; ran back into my store to save what
could rushed out again into the street; there saw
four men jump from the third story INTO the arms of
,hremen, who stood on the sidewalk ready to catch
them. Two oftnem hesated, but the hremen shouted
10 Jump and they finally did SO. Atthat very moment
almost the walls fell with tremendous crash and
panic seemed get hold OF the people, pohce ire-
men and all. Bricks came down III shower from
ali sides"
GREENFIELDS' ESCAPE.
A HERALD reporter visited the house Of Mr.. Ernest
Greenfield No $40 West Twenty second street. last
evening Mr. Greenfield had retired and aid not wish
10 be The conclusion. IL would seem, had SO ex-
cited him that 1t was considered advisable that he
should rot converse with any but lew particular
friends though his wounds are very Slight. HIS
escape, as well as tnat Of his Nelson, is
marvellous. The best account that could
ba obLaued OF from
an old gentleman named Joseph Munyea, a customer,
who had called 10 purchase some candies Tor his
grand ildren and who in conversation with Mr.
Greenfield at the moment OF The catastrophe. They
were Standing together the first floor IN the whole
sale department, Oh The College place side, which is
known as the al" oil the building from
its shape. Mr. Munyea says he did not
hear any noise, but felt sudden trembling OF
the floor and was instantly surprised to lind that ho
could scarcely keep his ieet; but he says be had
hardly time 10 think. though he was CONSCIOUS OF
some great Calamity, and had not even time TO ex
change a word with Mr. Greenfield when a shower Of
clnders fell on his head and ne was dashed forward
At that M oment he caught hold OF girl who had
been standing close by and was reeling from the
effects Of the concuss,on and dragged her toward
six girls at the time standing between him aud
tho door putting Up candies, and he thinks they
all successful in making their exit. he had no time
to nay any attention to Mr.. Greenfield, who, he
glad to ind arrived the sidewalk at the same mo-
nent with himself. On looking around he saw the
building enveloped In sheet OF lame. II
appears the men both much stunned
by the conclusion and the shock that
they did not hear the noise Of the explosion made by
the bursting Of the boiler, which at a
siderable distance outside. Mr. Greenfield reco vered
in q few minutes from the effects OF the shock and
went home with his son in carriage. HIS scalp
10 pretty badly burned and his hands
are slightly blistered, but otherwise no has,
according TO tho account gwen ny the
family received no serious injury. He quite able
to stand and watch the FIRE and converse with several
persons alter he came out Of the building He was,
however, suffering considerably IRON nervous excite
mont, and some OF family appeared alarmed about
HIM.
Nelson Greenfield, young man OF twenty-five, and
son Of Mr. Greenfield, was standing near the centre
OF tho building the first floor, overlooking the
poyes, when he elt, he says, sudden aud indescrb-
able shock. The unseen power seemed 10 him
as quick lightning or electricity; he had time
think and felt tor The moment as II he was
paralyZcd lie was about to resign himself to
his tate, when y workman named Jack Farrell
OF powerful muscle and desperate WILL caught hold of
tho young man by the collar OF the coat and made
desperate plunge through smoke and flame the
Barclay street exit, where they botn arrived in
safety. None OF Mr. Greenaelds family knew any
thing about the cause OF The accident. They
did not oven know the OF the engi-
neer VINO had Charge OF the boiler. They
don't seem TO know definitely how many employees
they had but think there about hundred and
fifty girls and nifty men employed on tho i've floors,
but they say there very lew working on the
upper floors, which rendered the chances of escape
favorable. Tho building, IL seems, well pro-
vided with re escapes, aud Mr. Nelson Greenfield SAYS
that il the hands had exercised q little presence OF
mind they might all have escaped The opinion Of the
proprietor 10 that there but few lives lost but
this IS mere conjecture
INCIDENTS.
Among the numerous accounts gwen by eye wit
nesses that Of james Wright who got leg broken
Is one Of the most Interesting He i gentleman OF
ABOUT sixty years OF age and Is In tho glass business
at No 225 Greenwich street. Hc was gong up Bar
clay street the time Of the accdent and mad just