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BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK.
Car Stables Destroyed.
Firemen Burned and Mangled.
One Hundred Horses Roasted.
IRISH RENT TROUBLES.
OTHER EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
IRISH RENT TROUBLES.
OTHER EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK.
Railroad Depot and Stables Burn.
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BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK.
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of the Eighth Avenue R. r. Co., on Eighth ave
nue., betweed 5lst and SD streets, were dis
covered to be on fire about $50 this morning
and the flames spread with such rapidity that
In short time they were beyond control. The
buildings, which are of brick, have frontage
on on the avenue OF 100 feet and extend back the
the fire swept through to the rear and soon the
whole structure was doomed. The walls have
commenced falling and there are reports that
several firemen have been injured The confla-
grafton is still raging.
At the time the tire broke out there were but
few OF the employees about the stables, and ac-
cordlng to all accounts, none Of them were in
the particular portion where the cOntiagration
began. AS result of this, the dumb animals
confined in the stables, were, it seemed, doomed
to death. Willing men ran to the burning
building and made heroic efforts to save the poor
brutes, but were only partially successful
There were on the second floor, it is said, over
SeNenty-tive horses, yet Of this number, accord
ing to the meagre and confused accounts obtain
able this morning, only thirty or thirty-tive
were saved the rest were roasted to death. on the
third and fourth floors there We're, it is esti-
mated. about two hundred horses. When the
few attaches of the stables found a fire had
broken out some OF them, as stated above rushed
to the second floor. Others dashed up to the
third and fourtha floors and made heroic efforts
to save the poor horses imprisoned there. The
men tried hard to direct the affrighted animals
down the inclined plane from one floor to an
other, but the terror stricken bruteS, with pant
ing nostrels, and widely distended eyes, stood
still as if rooted to the spot, and had to be left
to their fate out of all the horses on these
floors but forty, it is said, were rescued. The
sufferings of many of the horses that were
saved from tie flames, but yet scorched or
burned by them, were terrible to witness.
Many of them We're terribly burned, and their
flesh peeled off them in long stripes. On the
5Oth street side, extending almost the length OF
the lengthy block from Sth to 9th avenues the
flames spread with lightning rapidity, owing to
the fact that immense quantities of baled hay
and feed were stored there.
Firemen Burned and MangIed.
1t was here that two gallant, but unfortunate
tiremen were terribly mangled, and it is feared
that another was badly injured A ladder had
been run up against the wall, and three MEM
bers Of engine company, No. l, of Harlem, were
at work. Without moments warning the wall
fell in, carrying the ladder and fremen with it.
AS soon as possible, search was made and two
of the unfortunate men were eXtrcated. These
were Dennis Reagan and Henry Mount, both of
engine company, No. s. These were terribly
burned and mangled Mount having his ankle
and arm broken, besides being cut about the
head. They were carried to a restaurant on the
corner Of 5Oth street and sth avenue, from which
they We're taken, in an ambulance, to Bellevue
hospital. Dennis Reagan also had an arm
broken, and was otherwise so severely injured
that it is doubtful if he can recover. What was
the fate of the third man could not be aScer-
Jatned. One of the firemen was positive th 1t his
comrade was buried in the ruins, but so great
was the excitement that the fact could not be
positively determined or the mans name ascer-
tained.
Narrow Escapes.
SO intense did the heat become on the Sth
avenue side, that it was necessary to bring into
requisition the apparatus known as the water
tower This is structure on wheels by which
the nozzle OF the hose can be thrust through
the window of burning building, and the
water brought into direct contact with the fire.
The tanner was In the middle of the avenue
and half a dozen flremen were at work upon it.
There was sudden cracking, a shout of warn
ing and moment afterward the wall fell out
with mighty crash. Fortunately all escaped
serious injury on this side, but so narrowly that
several had their caps knocked off by flying
bricks. One OF the men who was not so active
as his fellows, had barely time to dodge under
the body of the truck which supported the
tanner, when portion of the wall fell upon 1t
partially buryfng it in the Scorching debris. A
single moment only saved the tiremanS life. 1t
IS also reported that three fremen We're killed
on the 49th street side Of the building, but it
was impossible this morning to ascertain the
facts. The origin of the fire is unknown.
One Hundred Horses Burned to
Death.
The fire that consumed,the sth avenue car
stables this morning was brought under control
when only few fragments of the walls were
left standing. On 50th street side nothing re-
mafned save smoking heaps of debris. Fully
seven , hundred horses were rescued in all, one
hundred periShing in the flames. The piteouS
Whinnying OF the agoniZed animals could be
heard above the roar OF the fire, and the flremen
made determined effort to reach them after
the employees had abandoned the work. but
were driven back.
Further Particulars.
An immense quantity of hay in bales was
stored in the stables. When these caught fire
The sudden bursting OF bars that bound the
bales caused an explosion that shattered the
side OF the building, and threw the brick wall
into the street. 1t fell with a crushing force
upon ladder on which were Chief Campbell,
Foreman John Welsh. engine s, and Firemen
company. Each and all were buried under the
smoking mass and shout OF terror went up
from their comrades, who earnestly fell to work
with the desperation OF worlmen to eXtricate
their felloW-wOrkerS. They were dug out and
Fegan and Mount were sent to the hospital, the
latter with his leg and skull fractured. He had
also sustained internal injuries. from which
death must ensue. Regans left leg was broken,
and he was otherwise bruised. He is the
was thonght at the time fatally-at a fire in
Yesey street tea house. Chief Campbell was
badly injured about the feet but stood his post,
refusing to leave until his work was done. His
escape from instant death was almost miracu-
louS. Foreman WelSh'S injuries were found to
be slight though painful, and he too refused to
leave the field. About 100 cars were in the
building whenlthe fire broke out but all except
five were run out. The company estimate the
cred by insurance. The building was worth
$4,000, and it will take 100000 to replace the
harness, feed, horses and cars destroyed In
the main structure were employed 100 hOSterS,
and number OF harness makers and black
smiths. The company run daily 112 cars, which