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


came TO his assistance and he attained
place OF safety He thinks that he Mr.. Greenfield.
ST. after he came out In the arms OF some persons,
and having head cut and bruised IN irighnui
manner He did again the younger gentle
man, whom he 10 afraid. ~ he has but one srm'
He helped 10 carry wounded man 10 Diman's drug
Store but except this he none who be thought
had been in the building. he thinks thai the expo
SION been upper story, for the noor on
which he stood appeared unnju When be GOT out
side large crowd had already assembled MOST Of
the bystanders appeared parayzed With horror. ana
astonishment, but few making Efforts TO rescue
those In the shattered edhce 10 gave al the assist
his power these until tbs police and nremen
arrived Those who we're in the adjoining buildings
alarmed by the snock and OF the nature OF
tbs DISASTER rushed into the street, and the greatest
confusion and excitement prevailed
AZ EYEWITNESS STORY.
Mr. DAVID Sullivan was on the opposite side Of
Barclay street. about fifty o! the location Of
Greenfield CO. g building. he gave an account OF
the explosion 10 HERALD reporter las, evening" 70
the following eGect:-He says that he was walking
toward Broadway when he heard sound resembling
the report OF cannon, only somewhat duiler
He turned round and saw the whole front
Of Greenheld's building nune out into The
street. which was entirely nlled with the heaps OF
debris The gap thus made in the walls OF the edhce
disclosed upper hoors burst upward as If by some
force from below Everything within seemed shat
tered Then the whole bulaing settled back into ITS
proper position, all the floors and walls being distorted
by the shock. he rushed up 10 The spot, ana with
some other persons attempted TO get out some one
who had buried by the falling debris Then they
assisted three girls escape from the building One
of these was badly hurt on the head, and was
besides crying out for brother, who, she said
was inside These bad to be forced away, as
they we're unwilling to leave tho place until they we're
satisfied OF the safety OF their friends. space was
then cleared for a boy TO jump out He did so. and
escaped unhurL Three more boys came TO the front
third story. The height was so great 10 the side
walk that the bystanders called 10 Them wait tor
ladders, They waited for while, and then
went back Try and escape py the Stairs
But all on sudden. the flames burst
out with great violence in the Of The
building aud the unfortunate boys were seen 10 be
caught IN their terrible embrace One boy slipped
mad ieil to the ground while preparing jump from
the second floor. He lay close TO the WALL apparently
badly hurt. No assistance could be gwen 10 him on
account OF the flames and smoke pouring out from
the front OF tho house. The flames then drove the
crowd back, ana the Gremen and police arriving APP
Piled themselves to eek tho grafton ladder
was placed against the front OF the building, down
which three persons made their escape. though the
lire scorched their hands. This. however, was soon |
burned before it could be taken away by the fremen
John Farley. OF No 500 East Eleventh street, |
pald: had just lett the basement College place
md was speaking to Mr. Nelson Greenfield, when the
crash The ceiling was falling and beams break
ing through. The filed nth dust and hyin g |
bits OF plaster. man was exhibiting some materials
from a drug store, which TO be put shape in |
the candy shop and discussing how II was TO
be done. As soon as the first shock had passed |
for the front OF the and burst through the
show window The glass mad already been broken, and
my hands several places. BY
the time got around in College place the Elk men |
who belonged in The basement out the side |
walk. They all escaped without INJURY ! went down |
the basement and got my clothes out Mr. Green
deld made his escape through the front window mme- |
ciately He also went around In College place
and tried TO get his employees out. He called
come up out OF the basement do not know what be- |
came the who had brought the stuff from the |
drug store.''
George Clemens, or No SO Mauger street, Brooklyn
T. D. said to the reporter-'I WAS working IN the |
basement in College place the accident occurred
Beams. barres boxes, twisted steam pipes and wood
work OF all kinds crashing from the Barclay
street basement stood sti p,oment what |
had happened and then Tor the back OF the
basement to through the basement oil iitte's trim
ming store The way choked up and the place |
flied with smoke. couldn't get out there, SO
turned back and started tor the elevator. Then
had time 10 get my clothes. went BACK and got /
them then got out into College place. Mr.. Farley |
just getting In. The other men all out. |
Some OF them out through he trimming store base
ment others by means OF ladder up TO the College
place sidewalk"
ONE or THE INJURED.
Charles E. Leininger. of No PIT l20th street, Har-
lem. sad:-"I am travelling agent OF Messrs. Green
6eld Son. At the time OF the accident was stand
ing The store, the Office. had just sold box
of Toa botl. domn
through the ceiling with terrible crash, setting |
everything it touched fire. The smoke and
and falling plaster made such q confusion
hardly knew what had happened William
Schumacher, the bookkeeper, locked the safe and
made his escape through the window into
Lte's trimming store. made the best OF
my way after him and Mr.. Ernest Greenfield crawed !
out behind There or fifteen persons in
The store mostly young lady clerks Mary Radamor
Annie Connolly and young lady named Josephine
the place where the boiler fell II
hid not strike them but doubt II they got cut Of tho
building" Mr. Leningers neck anu the back of his
head badly burned. He says there III
TO twenty young boys at work on the second oor
now INVALID LADY WAS
Mrs c. English, Lady considerably advanced IN
years. made the following statemcnt-"l was lying
the lounge in the front room Of the second floor
No % Barclay street next door to Green6ed'sJ
when suddenly heard a terrific explosion ran
TO the rear OF the room to get out. but found
nothing but flames then rushed to the front window
wnen the shed. heard another
and still another explosion, and was endeavorng 10
make my way out when some pulled me to the
next house. endeavored 10 get back TO my room
my valuables, but met my daughter-in.law,
who exclaimed TO to look out for myself and she
would take caro- Of everything else.n
Mrs George English, the uaughter-in-aw who
sided with Mrs. G. English, said:"I occupied in
the other front No. e3 Barclay street--it
being a double nouse-when heard the explosion. |
immense fash Of light, the entire room
shook all around me, and my room being next TO
Green fields factory suddenly the walls move,
and they began to fall. DO know how TO de-
s,rbe IL, but everything began falling around mo- |