The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-14
LAST NIGHTS FIRES.

SEVERAL FIRLMEN BURIED BENEATH THz
DEBRIS OF BURNING BUILDING AND
SEVERELY INJURED. te
IRE broke shortly alter ton O'CLOCK last even.
ing in the pawnbroKer's shop Of Josepnsen y Co.. No.
l26 Bowery. The building Is . low two story frame
structure extending distance back biocx-
II is old, and It's generally nhAm.
mnoe nature. Nearly year ago It Was on nre, also
the stock being seriously damaged The flames, u ig
believed, broke out about tho middle OF the ground
floor, though thar origin is uncertain, ons
sleeps in building or known TO navo been
IN II when the fre occurred. The flames
quickly burst through the root and 90 alarm was
sounded by Patro!maa Gin Wnen she Arss engine
arrived the blaze was very high, she surrounding
being brightly illuminated Owing 10 the age
and dryness OF tho wood II was thought Improbable
that any OF The buiidng could be saved but the
hremen plunged boldly IN, driving the flames rapidly
TO The rear.s
The frc f1nly under consrol when, without
moments warning Of what was 10 occur, the whole
back OF Tell IN, bringing down the root and
second floor with IL Sever@i nremen were buried in
the runs and efforts were Immediately made
sounded, which broughr additional IRE COM
paniss 20 the assistance Of those srsady
all oil the buried hremen could be dragged from tho
pile Of fallen brick, beams, mortar and glass When
been injured some Of them very badly. The last to
be extricaied and the most seriously injured was
NAMEs TIE IxJrRED.
Following IL q list Oi the wounded Mfs sss
l. ~ ~ ~
in amuul ,noe to the Chambers Street Hospital.
AMBROSE L. AUSTIN, OF HOOK and Lsddsr Com.
pany No. 9. badly crushed Removed IN ambulance
Lawrence FARLEY. Of Engine No 20. He was
not as badly hurt rs his companions, but was taken
with Austin. TO the Chambers Street Hospital
JOHN RILEY, Of Engine No. 20, badly injured and
John ENKLER also OF Engine No 90 was badly
JOHN RYAN. hook and ladder man, was injured,
though seriously enough to be sent 70 hospital.
A LUCKY ESCAPE. st
Captain Murray aud Firemen O'Hearns, Ryan.
Frobis and Kubride. all 81 Hook ana Ladder Com.
pAny No. 9. were standing on the root At tho
iims Il ieli in, but rescued by members
thcm. Edward Pot,baun, Of Engine II, and John
Kearney, pipemaa OF the same company. were
upon them but made their escape with lew bruises
THE BURNED BUILDING.
The building when almost wholly destroyed.
only tns front aud lew teet OF the floors remaining
In place, was empnaticaly denounced as "trap" and
ndsr BOX ~ ~ me n en-. Ang rn@
been there when The engines arrived ne would not
have allowed the men to enter y belongs 70 an e.,
Broadway, is agent Tho total loss by The lire was
not great.
Captain Tyner, Of the Fourteenth precinct, was
present last night with The squad OF his own
precinct that OF the Tenth The crowd was very
great aud the inserrupron TO horse travel
FIRE IN EAST THIHTY-rHIRD STREET.
A third alarm sounded about nvo O'Clock r. NJ.
yesterday 10 give notice OF a Are which had broken
out in sixth story OF the leather factory
OF No. $50 East Thirty-thrd street. The Fire Depart.
mcnt turned force ana soon succeeded In get.
ting the flames under control But few particulars
could be learned regarding the origin OF the IRE
or the loss sustained II appears, however,
that the flames proceeded from the engine ROOM ana
were caused Dy explosion OF chemicals which tina
owner OF the factory, MT. Henry Bitter mad been
compoandng A loud rcporl rs Of the burst
Almost instantly flames and smoke we're seen
Issuing from The WINDOWS OF tho engine room. Nr
Butter ~ time rushed into the open and
hts MS own a0uso ia 'front.' OF the fac
tory, discoverea thai he vas badly bhrhed
about no lace arms He wa, unable to give any
account rcrarding Cause IRE The factory
damaged considerably, particularly The stocs, uut TO
what extent ascertsined me front house,
No $50 Thirty nru street, a tour story crown
stone awoiiing al. o owned ~ NJ Bauer. was dam-
sa.a 10 the amount $500, which covered NY
surance. Tue tdj0nn2 premises, No l4S, iour
story brick buiiaing, owned ami occupied by MIRA
tor aoor No l46. occupied ~ Mr. katon. and
No. LA, owned oy Alexander Roux, were slightly
damaged ~ liie and water