Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-26
Street Car Fire.
A BAD FIRE IN NEW YORK

BAD FIRE IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-One of the largest fires
for some time past in this city took place this
merning. Shortly before 7 o'clock fire was dis
covered in the stables Of the Eighth avenue
horse car railroad. and notwithstanding that
within five minutes after discovery fully forty
streams Of water were turned upon the blaz-
ing building, it was only when there was moth
ing further for The flames to feed upon, that
the fremen obtained the mastery. The stables
were in the four story brick building fronting
200 feet on Eighth avenue and 4CO feet on
Forty ninth and Fiftieth streets. In the rear
Of the Ninth avenue side there was a wilder
ness Of carpenter and wagon shops, and
mountains of old barrels, many thousands
stacked to height of thirty or forty feet.
These were saved by the efforts of the 6remen,
who from the beginning specially directed
their efforts to this point
among the tenement houses on Ninth avenue.
Almost before movement to save the stock in
the stables could be made, the flames burst
simultaneously from the windows in Fiftieth
and Forty-ninth streets sides, and it became
clear that the building was doomed to destruc-
ton. The cars stored on the ground floor
were run out and saved while the horses
stabbed on the upper floor were united and run
down the inclined plane to the ground. There
were nearly 800 horses and the work of getting
them out was one of great difficulty and dan
ger. Blinded by the smoke and frightened by
the flames they kicked and reared, and over
100 had to be abandoned to destruction. Their
P1rEoUs WHINING
could be heard above tho roar Of the flames.
The three upper floors werc one vast sheet of
FIRE. Two brick buildings, one liquor store
and the other restaurant, cut into the stable
building on the o3rner, were saved. At this
point in tho stables an immense quantity of
hay in bales was stored. When these caught
fire the sudden bursting of the bars that bound
the bales
CAUSED AN EXPLOSION
that shattered the side of the building and
threw tho brick wall into the street. It fell
With crushing force upon a ladder upon which
were Chief Campbell, foreman Jno. Welsh, of
engine No. 8, and tiremen Henry.C. Monut and
John Regain, of the same company. Each and
all were buried under the smoking mass and q
SHOUT OF HORROR
went up from the spectators. Their comrades
instantly fell to the work of rescue, and soon
all were recovered, bruised, bleeding and insen-
sible. Monut had his skull and leg fractured.
He was also mi ured internally. Regan had a
leg broken and was badly cut. Chief Camp
bell and Foreman Welsh were painfully, but
not seriously hurt. and remained on duty.
Hardly had the fremen and spectators recov-
cred from the excitement caused by the fall of
the WALL when it was rumored that fireman
had fallen into the burning buildings, but a
muster of the companies later showed all PRES
ent except those taken to the hospital. Soon
afterwards the walls on Fiftieth street fell
with crash, and the flames leapet across tn e
street. threatening the houses, and their ocou-
pants fed. thief, attempting to enter one,
was speedily nabbed and hustled off to the po-
lice station. The fremen gave their attention
entirely now to the surrounding property
the stable being mass of ruins. BY 10
o'clock all danger of the spread Of the ire was
over, and a number OF engines were sent to
their quarters. Loss estimated at $3.50. 600:
insurance, $270.00O.
THE INJURED.
Chief Fisher of the Fifth battalion, was in
jured in the back by failing wall, and Fire
man David Glossy was seriously injured. Mo-
nut has a wife and six children. He was
buried under the ruins, and when discovered
was lying with heavy iron girder across his
chest. His skull was fractured and several
ribs broken.
1t was almost 5 o'clock before the road got
fairly in running order, the cars being star ted
from Fifty eighth street. At that hour the
fremen were pulling down what fragments re-
NAMED of the walls, and the flames were en-.
tirely subdued.
SPONTANEOUS. COMBUSTION.
1t is believed the fire started by spontaneous
combustion among the hay stored ON the third
floor, which had been recently brought in and
was yet damp. There has been no fire in tbs
building for weeks.
Other Casualties.