New-York tribune., 1877-09-04

sixtl-st. and found on the irst floor chld, lew
months old. lying on the bed, while man. perhaps
the father, sat u,tory helpless. He carried down
the child in his arms and assisted the man WIN
little forcihlc Earlisb Not believing that al H''"
escapcG the fireman went into the house again, an"
on the top floor found another infant only few
mouths old lying alone on the bed entirely naked
That child was saved also. The corpse Of woman
Annie Sweet. who had died before the fire broke
out, at No. 800 Thrty-s.xth-st., was also earned
out. That was The oryin # the story that woman
died Of fright Il was also said that Annie Sweet.
littlo eiu at No. 500 West Thirty y-siXth-st.
was found dead from sufiocation.
The excitement reached its height a little aitcl
10 o'clock, when the ire was raging almost uhco'-
trollcd when The huge manufactures and the -eae-
ments in the adjacent blocks had caught; while 'he
engines were putting and the fremen cursing to Ind
tLa; the water at some OF the hyd1ants had ZEN
out ambulance surgeons and assistants were I'm
ming TO and fro, the women were screaming iHc
police. vino had quickly formed lines, were puaihhs
bacl. the crowd approaching Tenth-aye. from aeld-
cent streets attracted by the yorme of smoke.
This increased as the day grew old aud the news of
the fire spread through the city. Street ears, long
DELAYED. formed another feature Of the scene.
The walls of the piano mandatory fell about II
o'clock and the tire was soon under control, for the
the fremen were able to work where IT seemed best
Then it became an ordinary fire. Yet the buildings
along Tenth-ave. at tins time were burning Nos
49,. 4J7 and $50, frame buildings, occupied as sa-
looms. were almost totally destroyed The others
were badly gutt6d, the back portions being wholly
ruined. The block south of Tliriy-hltl-st also
burned for a long time and the flames gave the hie-
men fierce fight. IN this block number o. hfc-
men were injured by falling walls, or were overcome
bv the heat. Along Eleycnth-aye. the tenement
houses and saloons small stores and groceries, were
not much damaged.
Il was noticed during the day that no employs
were 10 be found, and, therefore, many believed
that nearly all had persisted in the flames; yei lew
injuries for missing men were made IN tie vicinity
or az the Station-h0usc during the day. Therefore
many argued, few were lost. But If was further eN-
planned that very many emplov6s lived i'm iloboken.
The scene at the ruins at midnight was drcary and
dcsoatc i'm tho extreme. In the northwest corner
Of the factory, a huge pile of coal, which had been
burning furiously all day, had sinouldered down TO
mass Of ciulers and bricks, and sent up cloud
of thick smoke, which blew close to the ground on
Thirty-sixth-st., and down among the few VINO re-
manned Of the crowd which during all the evening,
had lotered around the corner Of Tenth-ave
The tall brick chimney which arises from near the
centre OF the building, was still standing. AZ It's
base however, is pile Of lumber some Of which IS
sa,d to he green and il was feared by some hat 10
would fan before morning. An engine stationed in
Tmrty-sizth-st. was playing upon it, and the fire
mem said it would not fal unless the
wind increased considerably. Another en-
CINE was playing, with two lines Of hose, on
Thirty-hfh-st. One was directed to the side
walk on the north side, with tie purpose
of getting it sufficiently cooled to allow the removal
of some Of tie debris to begin at daylight. The
other le Was directed to tlc ruins Of the fist ten
enlent burned on the south side Of Tthrty-fftl-st,
where the flames had been bursting out at intervals
i'm different places, and was feared that the parks
night be carried.