The New York herald., 1877-09-04

breaking my iaIL one OF the mon up there told
to stop aud take in the tops OF The pianos from the
balconies II IL had not been for that we would all
have GOT out. Before I had laid down the top was
carrying all the others had rushed out of tho room
tired get the Thirty fifth side Of the build.
ing but could not on account OF the smoke When
came back the there were ton or twelve
there One yong fellow GOT and Jumped right down
to The street, That crushed TO death" (rnis
probably refers 10 Pasoc@er) Two OF the men put
their arms around each others necks aud jumped ont
together. There sumo men the seventh floor.
because could hear them haooing as passed down
the leader. Harteli. foreman, partially over
come by the smoke, bu. had been safely dragged out
OF Tho building. When jumped out there only
SIX leit in the room. They must all have
psr.shed, as was the last 10 come CUT. -
FATAL iScREpuLousYkss
According the stories OF persons who outside
Of the factory the irst alarm gwen by
poycd N lohe's pork packing establishment,
on the opposite side OF Thirty-siyth street. IL
VAS some moments before It VAS communicated TO
the inmates, nnd then, rs they ssus OF fame
or smoke they seemed sccptlcal. Andrew Geist was
conspicuous example of the disregard OF a warning
which might perhaps have been timely il Instantly
obeycd. He was busy IN the varnish room. which
was situated the eighth floor, with windows over.
had gathered in Thiriysix,h street watched
him IN dread suspense he unconsclously
pursued his work within ic vicw and yc, II seemed
that they were unable to make him hear them. Tho
vicious flames shooting oft o tho windows OF the
stories below HIM, where the combustiocs cracked
and blazcd With terrible erocity. IL seemed incredible
10 those below that he should rot know OF
the swift and dreadful coming OF doaih.
when ITS witherins breath even then must almost
have licked his feet 1t awful moment Of wait
ins, while they vainly shouted and gcstcuated. He
was but IA few feet FROM The wncow. At length no
looked up He left hs work and approached Il lust as
they shouted for the tenth time, Fire Grel como
down! save yourself" He looked around but failed
TO any flames. The spectators called to him more
earnestly than before. Hc moved back to tho door
| that opened at tho head OF the stairs descend
| Ing TO tie seventh ioor Binding smoke
rushed up from below On tho hot breath
oil the flames. II too lato to co
d0vn by the stairs With his fellow workmen he
rushed to the window again They broke the class
and mounted the window SILL One of them, in spite
| OF the fearful excitement OF the moment, saw and
noted tho presence OF a chair dangling from the cor
nice Two OF them a moment lowered themselves
down the dizzy depth by this means. Geist followed
them, but before he reached tho oor the iron
links had become hot that he could longer grasp
them aud he fell To the ground.
After being carried homo he able to give some
OF tho conduct and fate of others who were IN
tho building. He says that Of them wore en-
vcoped IN danes before he made tho hazardous
dcsceut from the window. Their clothing, and espe.
clally their work aprons, being bcdaubed with
and turpenne had ignitcd from the intense heat
IRON the floors below and he believes that they
were burned TO DEATH
Sparks from tho lre were distributed over an i'm.
mcnse area, reaching far n double tenement
house Thirty fourth street and Seventh avenue
and up TO the Gospel Tent Thirty fourth
street, near Broadway, which was entirely consumed
The double tenement house saved by the exertons
OF the police The heavens appeared TO rain fire as
they did OF Old over ia,ed sodom and Gomorrab, aud
IL was this terrible rain that alarmed thousands whose
property was far removed from the actual scene of
conlagration. Dccker's piano factory Eighth avo.
nue. near rhirhoorth street. employcd three lour
mon with pals OF water IN their hands to wet pilc OF
lumber standing outside the factory OF pco-
pie collected and this prudential measure with
much humorous sarcasm. They evidently looked upon
tho proceeding tho very Of abAurd prc.
caution, but they were engaged poking fun and
ing gdcrisivsy at the mon with tho water pals
several nsrcc aud osry sparks dropDed right amooe
flew or block further and set whole tenement
house on hrc.
Olncef Ryan, OF the Twentieth precinct. who gave
tho ilrst alarm, tells what he saw, follows ct
when was walking down Tenth avenue, near Thirty,
sixth street, and beard little girl scream. | hur-
RED to tho corner OF the street. aud, looking down
toward Eleventh avenue saw sheet OF 1amc bursting
out OF tho fourth story OF Hale's piano factory.
l soon gave tho alarm. and then oiicer
John d. Frederick up. We hastencd
to the place. but IL seemed almost in an instant the
whole side enveloped in flames. Men were secn
rushing TO ana FRO hanging out OF windows shouting
| ns n es bc-
fore the nre engines came rattlng TO tho spot but
then tho whole building was wrapped in black smoSc,
out or which the flames poured. As az
the place got too hot Tor us Frederick and my
self quit and rushed into Hae's stables, where we
rescued two horses, and INTO Conneliy's stables IN
! Thirty.Gi,h street. from whicn we took four horses.
Az this II was evident that nothing could he done
| to save the great structure in which the fro bud
begun. There sfl west-south vest breeze
blowing and the llames and cindcrs carried IN
that direction. saw that the buildings opposite the
piano factory In Thr,yhfth street must go and proba
bly, the row OF houses on Tenth avenue and rushed
IN that direction. Meantime there was terrible
tragedy occurring IN Thry-sixth street. One OF the
workmcn Edward PacSmastcrl IN Hae's factory, en-
veioped the smoke, seemed TO lose his reason. He
Jumped from the eighth story OF the building TO the
LEADS Of the sixth story, swayed for moment ks he
pendulum OF clock aud tell to the sidewalk quivcr.
Ing almost liicoss mass.
Peter Wopon sald-"l was on the top story, near
the end, rhirtyhith street, when the ro
tearing along ike a steam engine wanted TO sryo
some tools had, but there time, and, without
coat or hat. rushed Tor the window where the chain
was hanging out; what Tor don't know. but often
notlceu u, "hu thousu' ever tnere
fro this building that chain Will DO a
useful thing to have around. tackled
II with both hands and slid down To
tho sidewalk but look AT my hands, :" and Wolpon u
young follow OF about twcni y-one years, exhibited
shocking signt, with the skin completely taken OF the
palms vi his hands and the rcsn between tie thumb
aud tore GDser worn away To the bone. There were
over twenty more he continued, escaped tn tho
same way ! nd DGt ] don't Know that any OF us
would have got away u II WASN'T Tor that
Que got down by tho water pipe, out he slipped
when about twenty cct from the ground aud fell his
back | ct
fire In that factory IL had floors covered wIlt
nothing but wood that was bound to bazo like straw
!. II was ever touched with match The IN,
eighth floor often thought about TINS, ami thnk tha
cham was put up for thuir benefit. rho building wa
a ilar sbcl, anu It went Just the why expecci
II IL ever caught lre.'
Phiup Guoud, No. 100 Eleventh avcnuc, said he wa
on the dryiug no0r when the lrc started, aud that II
appeared 10 hun IKE an explosion oi naphtha, sud
den did u happen Men running toward tn,
staircase IN icw moments alter and he several Ia
recognized then tue street sitcrwarL. II DON