The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-18
THE WRECKED TENEMENTS.

APPEARANCE OF THE WATCHED HOUSES YES
TERDAY-coNDIrIoN OF THE WOUNDED
TENANTS.
Twenty-third street, First avsnue was the cen.
e OF attraction In the part OF the city ycster
day Tho news OF tho falling Of two large brick
ment houses al that point drew tho curious and In
quisve from all directions, the subject was dis
cussed In every language and from every pos
sible point Of IRON daybrcsk tiIi avennx
No doubt the interest would have been stronger and
more general had . number OF persons psrtshsd In
the ruins; bot the TACT Of tenement house falling NJ
night without life being lost was unprecedented
10 excite general wondcrmenI II IN strong con.
trast to hotels, theatres and churches, which seem
nevor to be destroyed except when filled with helpless
mon and women. Had the disaster OF Saturday night
occurred Two hours later there u no doubt that .
Wholesale loss Of lilo would boon the rosalt A.
II was, the loss, though considerable, and In ever
instance severe. ooannod exclusively personal
property.
The The scene OF tho disaster ali day yes.
terday large. and began congregas q, an
early hour in tho morning. The occupants OF the
tenement houses who found themselves Suddenly In
the street without home or property Of any kind
gladly accepted tho shelter that ksdly onsrsa by
their nelrhbors bat they found but little rest under
tho circumstances, and the again broah
VI day In hopes OF securing something from the
Inc crowd along stdeWMks throughout the
numbered u beast two or three thousand while men
aud children crowded windows doors aud roofs
Of tie opposite houses from ono end Of the block /
tho other force Of about thirty policemen
kept the crowd out Of tho way, only the
occupants OF the ruined houses being siIowed
within the line Tho two double tenemc II that were
destroyed ., VI partly standing. the entire front
wal, has faIep out and covers the wide sidewalk 10
aud broken, and the ceilings completely sbatsrsd
The rear of tho houses presents dcsoa,s aspect
than the front. In The centre OF the pile Of bricks and
nlu In frnn Al
sign, Lager Beer and Weiss Beer Dspsss, ba. .ss
thirsty hun,cr IN the ruins seeks In vain for some
In the cellar Of Gao Of the budnssthAl occupsd ~
Henry Welsh as drinking saoon--arc stored some
ie.y or niy kegs o. beer They WI rena's there si
the buildings are torn down removed
TIKI ADJOINING BUILDS0a
The two tenements adjoining the two IN rain are sun
standing, bu, are deemed unsafe Their contents wers
removed yesterday, tho walls Dcng by props.
Ladders are liked against The opsn fronts OF the
wrecked houses, and all day yesterday the unhappy
tenants were engaged In almost hopeless search Ior
tncw scattered household goods Tho destruction Of
properly though great. he. not essn anI n,,sa scd.
stances broken In pieces, number OF looking siaasss
and much orockcry wcre found uninJurcd
TuE OWNER OF Tnx BUILDINGS
Ths buildings destroyed were owned by Mt Feia
ANON, a wealthy gentleman Of Freach parsntags
were erected IN 1851 and bousn, by NJ xnts,n 40
years later. There nve double houses Tho row.
each accommodating eighteen families. and all we're
occupied ~ tho time OF tho disaster. On the afsh
story Of No. az lived Invalid and !Asher,
eighty years OF ssa Bo,h escaped Toe outcr walls
Of tho buildings are apparcnly siroas, ba. the ssss
mediate walls wore lcss than Six inches u diameter
| II vas said that an inspection Of The bulldogs
had boon made the vofy day OF the
disaster and that they had besa pronounced
safe. This statement denied Yesterday BY QUO Of
the inspectors Of the Department Of Buildnsa II 10
not yet known upon whom the rcsponsibiiity Of the
disaster rcsis, but the proprietor q The 6uldings
should certainly make amends for every peuoyo wsglh
OF property lost Mr. Anton lett Abe cay - thfss
J.. N on Saturday for his summer residsaos n Rye
| Westchestsr county. HIS agents ARE the Crsvei
| Brothers, No. la West kroaawsy. The woman No
| Emery, who removed 70 Bellevue HsspilnA ian
| there with her three childron lsss svsntae