The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-28

drove the flames directly upon Il. The reason
OF this was that tho east wall Of tho stable. a
separate WAL, extended, both front and back,
several feet hoyond the limits OF the ncighbor-
ing house. This wall, braced up against the
other house. did not fall and II served as vast
screen TO keep tho fames away from its neigh
Dor. As q consequence, not oven the wooden
window slls in Mrs. Reeds house were so much
Reed was awakened by by the he trampiins Of tho
frightened horses. but for some time she thought
tho noise was only that made, by tho elc,yetor
she learned that tho stable was on fire she was
duly alarmed, but not sufficiently. shc ,says. to
lice and firemen who knocked at the door, and
these stationed thcmsclyrs about. the halls and
upon the roof while Mrs. Reed and hcr as
sistants proceeded TO wake up tho young ladies'.
These all slopt in the second building from tho
stables. which forms the school while tho
Reed md her family There was no. con
fusion whatever in getting the girls ready for
removal. They were awakened and acquainted
with the fact that the stables next door were
without furry. They followed Instructions
with prascwOrthy coolness. and the guardian
police and lrcmen. except thnt they made thom-
selves very handy subsequently In transport
might just as well have been away. Whom All
tho girls were ready thoy wcro marched
form and fashion that they y IlrS' aro made TO
assume lwhen fhey, go out ,of q morning
for promenade in Central Park. They did not
have FAR to go. being taken In at the next door
but one. No. ~. which is tho residence OF Mr..
Moran. There they stayed for two hours,
watching the fire from the back windows. and
then they marched back again to their custom
Rry quarters. and went quietly to sleep. For all
tue real danger thoy might have stayed onsy In
their beds tho whole time. Tho wall OF Mrs.
Reeds house. noxt TO the hro. was not even
IL viii be- remembered that Mrs. Reed made a
bitter opposition TO the stable a the time OF its
building. and. backed by her neighbors. pc
titioned the Court for an Injunction against II.
| Tho injunction was denied then but Mrs. Rood.
! all by herself, last summer again asked for AN
stable was n nuisance. Upon that case decision
in ' the Re' hands bar 'Va Of judge VI Lawrence, % Mrs.
| Reed does not hesitate to say that she
| though She would have chosen other means
| but she supposcs II will he Immediately built
I again. II s said that petitions were circulated
| in the neignborhood ut the time the stable was
| opened. calling upon the gentlemen who owned
| horses not to patronze II, and Mr.. Fry says
that for long time he had the utmost difflcultJ
For ths origin Of the FIRE Mr.. Fry cannot ac-
| count There were four windows IN the rear ol
| the second story. where the fire broke out but
| there was no balcony beneath them. and IT 1t
| hardly probable that they could have been en-
| tered by any one.
Tho other buildings abutilng on tho stable di
| not escape 50 luckily as Mrs. Reeds. In th'
| Osborne the window easements in thD real
| took IRE and there was some alarm among the
occupants but the fire did not get inside. Sew
| eral houses adjoining the Osborne In fiitt
| avenue. and three stables opposite Mr; Fry's iI
! Filty-second street were also slightly damaged
! but the injury to these was in no cnse sulicicn
| To deserve mention. and losses were amply GOV
| cred by insurance.
ncers had great difficulty in arousing tn, family
| Of Mr.. Purdy the grandson of Nine. Restell
where they beat upon tho ornate front door. ar
Mr. John A. Watson Of GIL Fifth avenue ha
| written n card To The SUN thanking the fire
| men and tho insurance patrol for the part the
| took in connection with the hre.