New-York tribune., 1878-10-11

MENT HOUSES-THE LOSS ESTIMATED Al P1OO'
900.
The chair factory of r. W. Myers, at Nos
35l aud 353 East sxtynrsst aud several neighhorng
stores and dwellings burned yesterday under cr
cumstances which indicate that the fire caused by
mischieyous boy. The factory was FIVE story Drlck
building and was filed with machinery and with MAZE
rial which being made INFO chairs About hfy WORK
men were employed In the building In the rear OF the
factory were several sheds which lumber was stored
The sheds adiOued frame stable, owned by MT Myers
which had an entrance at No. l2l Firsaye. The hre
discovered at 1880 y. m, by Oheer smth oi
the Twenty-oi9hth Precinct. He was walking
down FIrst-ave., and on passing the stable
he noticed a pile OF straw burning brightly
close to the side OF he wooden structure He called to
another officer and tried to extnguish the flames, but
he soon discovered that the interior OF the stable was on
fire. He to give an alarm while another ohcer Drote
into the stable and released several horses from their
stalls The stable burned Ike tndrr. In few moments
the sheds containing seasoned walnut boards, caughte
aud were soon abaze along their entire length. The
workmeu I'm Ga factory tried to n fire apparatus in
thr basement the building but tho herceress OF the
heat their efforts, aud they were soon oDgcd
70 leave the building hcer saloon and sausage shop
Nos. 11l5 and 1,ll7 Frst-aye, were next a'a'ked
by the flames and a OF secondclas' dwellings ana
stores, az Nos li25 1,l27 ard ll20 ifst-lNe, "'Ie
seen to b fre.
Two additional ol1rns of fire sent ont, and about
twenty nook and ladder and engine companies were
soon on the spot OF wild confusion ana terror
ensucd. The street swnrmed with curious spectatorS
VINO were kept In check with difficulty by the police
TIE shouts OF the nrrmcn and bcarse putting cf the
engines were mingled with the roar Of tle mes aud
the noise Of falling walls and tiwbcrs The workmen In
the upper stories Of the factory had scany time Tor
escape before the whole Interior was on fire Three
men on The fourth floor found escape by the siHr"ays
cut of. and they rushed TO the windows at TIE front
Of the building TIE crowd below shouted for
ftFf but
Pavement was too great and they hesiteted sturdy
Grrmen threw them a rope, by which tncy managed 10
reach the ground IN safety.
The fireman soon saw that II would hc impossible to
save the factory and thcv poured streams OF water on
the adjoining buildings. SrXt 30 the factory vas large
nycstory brick rncmeut house with grocery store ON
The FIRST noor This building faced both ON Firsayc and
on sxtyhrsts and contained about Go2en poor Iami-
lies. The only OF escape for the inmates was by
staIrwpy on siKtyhrsl-sL Tie police went INTO the
building AID drove out the women and children who
were at home M the time and who were almost crazed
with frsht The poor women were anxious To save The
few articles Of furniture that they possessed ana some OF
them even resisted the efforts OF tue police To make them
leave the building Several threw their bedding ana
clothing tic windows upon the heads " the hremen
below. One lnfrm old woman tainted. ald hat TO be
carried 20 q place Of saiety. Flames hed the building
as soon aS II had been deserted.
row OF dwellings on KiJ-second-st was now dlseov-
cred fire. and the occupants M dc haNG 20 re-
MOYc their household goods Tue opposite s,ne OF ~,
piled high WIN 'ufnliuf' dhu
goods The hremen entered te Jlii"uis , - .,.,l'
hose and drrucurd tbCm with water Robert \. camp
OH, q GI ear TaS sfr1cF by stream OF vaiGr aud
thrown several feet, narrowly escaping Il ~ tlr nanr
Ihc trr WIS got under cOuIo hltrI ~ ~ "pyu' l@
an hour The chair isctory was reduced 10 mass "I
ruins all the walls having fallen down The walls oil INC
large tenement house adjoining s manned s'a aug
Dui everything IN tho building mad been dtsiIol,a ire
budlugs Frst-yc. from No ], ll3 to No LIZ had
Managed A poor widow naiued Katharine Brauy. had
I, tb ri door Of No l. Ia a. a candy store lDd
L, II.
dwellings SiNy-secOndst were 80 badly DAMAGED as
20 6c unnt for OCCUPANCY The entire loss by the fire
roughly estimated at 100000. Ar. Myers estimated
his loss at S3O,OOO.
when tue dre was over a gentleman Informed tho
police that ho had passed the mace just before The alarm
was sounded and had seen a boy running ont OF thr
alley htslor the stable He oid n"i Know hli Dnl ne
noticed that the hoy seemed N great haste to get away
From description furnished DS tle s,r,.' t I.' ' IA
police boloVr iH"t thch can uls,"NtI 10 u, ' ~
learn cause O the htc lie bc'''lh thaL nc
-et nrc The straw which had been rtt he,ac the Hlh
br ana tal he away discovering tnat the stable
was alsO IN flames. Inc hrcmcl n mSincd ponIng
t'ts Is " Go had been r!a,lr homeless bY the fire.
The following arc &c buildings destroyed OF injured
~ Al md 353 East Sixiy-Ars;-s' aye-story build
ing owned aad occupied Icy Il. " hyeIs a. chair lac
W ,o, t,e,Tri 9r - 900 m several conllsiirs
NJ 34V IafI SKY III st-s,,. iWu-sioJ frame dwell
ltg e. n ned Uy Prpl hCAfiC ana U'tup'd b' ILlFl,A
nm .Tpr roof was bar 81 away ami furni.nrc
G,ig,d loss 500; .ui5 insured 10 iLo Equitable lu-
siyty-arst-,r and Firsiaye.. a hve-.tory tenement
bou,c, owned by NlIs. " jordan. The hrtL luot was
occupied "A, a grocery store ~ l. LttcugcArr anu The
upuer we're 1t T. numerous trhnt ihr Du,ia
is was damaged about 5000. aGd was insured hT
Ltaueckcrs lUs abUut $4,000; los on iunnlit ana
coth.uG, : 900.
LIS FirEt-ayc sausage store au dWoll ng occa-
pied by j. FIuchrr, owner unErDHn To" buh"Ins an"
| content. were destroyed lusr, f1,uuD.
Mill .lrst-ayC, lager beer saloon ard dwelling
occupied uy Louis PIlssE, UH.urf uuEhu"n lie bult-
ing s- nru-d down Win ali t contained lu,s, fJOuh
NO. II2l F,gstayc, stable OTntd ~ MI hJefs'
los. 500. ,-,..
Nos. lI2J LEY and 100 Frsiaye., iOur-siOry brick
tenement hul,,.s. uvuud uv li i Jud". MI. Tue hnd-
Iu.- vcr" daniag"d ar0ut $1,000; l",s TO tnnnt''
$1,000.
10 500 East syty-sccondst thrcc-stpry BRICK dwell
inlg,. owned IS J. Il. yIOs, ana occupied DJ Jaines
T. Bets ana JD,rph T. Brtt> The "1rtge 10 the buH-
iug Bas 5000; inr tenants lose S''"o. ,.,
.lIz t...' tv-.cr0ud--f same own r, occupied
NJ a dwrllug z hy Mrs SarJh Lewis ami T. NJ. Thompson
and family; GnmaPc 10 the building a00dt $1,000 1905
U! tenant, $4,000.
No g5g EiAt Sixty-src0nist., same owner, occupied
by Max Barr T.. H. Perry damn2g 10 building ana
furniture, rJ,vOO ,,...-s....t, -,
No 354 Eisl sIGty ,ccoulst, Owned bl erscncLek
aud occupied 40 dwelling by EOaoH AAnci dAmaR''
$1,000.