The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-23
PRoanxss OF THE FIRE.

PROGRESS
Between ten and hsit-past ten o'clock the Ore was
chiefly confined to the east end Of No. 227. The
eastern wall had fallen as low ss the fourth noor
The third floor Of the tenement house No. 225 fell
with acrash. and was upheld for time by the Sec
ond floor. The factory wall lowered up above it,
sight by dense volumes of smoke. Streams Of water
were played on it from the roof OF No. 223. I'VE
story tenement house. from directly in front and
from the west Tho iron railing in front Of the
standing portion of the ruins still remained intact.
Part OF the facing Of the building had not yet
fallen. and from the few windows remaining
shot forth nre and smoke. Through them could be
seen the falling bricks. flying faeots of burning
debris. At short intervals loud crash announced
the further demolition Of the wall. The bricks
them to on the tn. o
third Aoor had already given way. There
was burst Of Light a and then tn: ~, r.. Of an
the street. missiles whixzed past the heads of two
vcnturesome mon. and the frightened crowd made
would be buried in the ruins. Another crash.
louder than tho other. like tho roar Of
No.. 22S had given way under the weight
It carried. and the entire inside OF the
windows. and bricks. woodwork and stone crashed
toward the ground. There II scattered In all direc
Next door was STORE ocsIpsa BY
had como. and breaking their ranks. scurred up the
street.
end Here and there small flames shot up only to
be drenched out of existence by the rush Of water
stood ready 70 convey to he nos
pitsi any wounded or burnt victim discovered 1t
the last moment; tn: engines commenced to go
for tho first time from their lsbors.
SCENE IN rHIRTrErH srREKr
Tho fears entertained In Twenty-nin street that
the rc could not be arrested before II had caught
up the entire block running up to the corner Of
Seventh avenue spread to the street above and
drove the inhabitants from their homes. Both
are a mS'sy vssS occupied
ths afr and tuht
the street became impassahle. The police lett
this thoroughfare alone not only before. but during
their labor of dragging the hose along the ground
aud adjusting II to an advantageous elevation. 1t
fronting on Thirticth street. and the people In
that neghborhood were preparing for the worst.
ANA @
count by the authorities In summing the estimates
Of this fire; but they are. neversheisss. extern
with babies in their arms. aud many had hardly
time TO pick up sufficient clothing cover the in
snow and slush was running along the cutters with
the rapdity Of miniature rivers. The spray from
ie iik. rain on the shivering crowd OF men, womes
snc children who stood In the night vet thro gh
BY this piercing water unmindfui Of what they were
undergoing In the excitement Of the time. Broken
hurried flight from rooms in which. in all procsbil-
ment. Here and there woman looked
wistfully from her husband to her bed
ding hcapeu on uttio pie OF housenoid
goods and then up 1t where the Are
was raging. and thought after all they would have
been secure and there was no need OF destroying
praying with heads bent down over the infants in
their arms. and many more were curiously
nerco raging and lost to all thought OF their
own suffering by the novelty OF the spectacle
before them. Young men and women carried boxes
and trunks 10 safo distance and broad ullered
bore along the streets their backs what they
owned that In danger from the encroaching ire.
Questions started every lip TO the fatc OF tho
unhappy girls caught In the factory, and ono
could be found who could answer them Some
Twenty -ninth street side. and In that street
the people said they had got out by the Thirtieth
street entrance. II will most probably be some days
before any definite kno Wedge on this head can be
obtained. but evoi n tho hope that they have all