The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-08
LEfPING FOR LTfIG


Officer Davis Of the Church street police
snw. ns he passed the store of Benjamin Gross
NJ 2i3 Greenwich street. at TX last evening.
n pun " smoke TINT VIVA foil we'd 10y flame,
near the door. lie gHVc an alarm with his
club. and in n minute the flremcn
who were on patrol woro on the spot
Even in that short interval. the whole
building wns envelopcd in smoke. and flames
shot from the doors and windows in way that
indicated that tho fire hnd boen burning some
time. Tho nrcmcn gave an alarm. hut before
the steamer camo there appeared n head at
one OF the windows on the Vcsoy street sidr
The smoke was so thick that no ono
could make out whether n man or woman
was thero, but 1t was somo one shout
ing for help. gust OF wind swcpt the
smoke away for nm Instant. Mr. J. II. W'll-
brock. who keeps snluon Ht 90 Ncsev street
recognized the person Hs Bonl Davids VINO llv,s
with his family over tho corner store at Ncssy
aud Greenwich strcets.
,",Hcp mci bring !, ladder for my wife and
Mr., Davde's heal and Mr. Weilrock Nousht
H elA he d, sA2H -r- S df&Sl4 & -n I'm SrSHSnI %,Hi
placed IL under the window. but il WIS
mu"h too short: nnd besides. the framework
nnon which q butgh'r who has n stdl thsre
hnngs his mcat. inirficrci. II seemed as ID Mr.
Dav and his family must perish. His WI e.
a servant. Catherine Dpvle. and six chillr'u
were in the tenement Mr.. Da,'s gropc1 his
way into the childrrns' bod room. ana All hut
ono wore Hslecu. He uwokp them. and first taxi
ing his boy Jhcoh. aged 13 lifted him ont
oi the window. He did not know what WIS
below. lie could SEQ nothing. but lac trusted
That he would he able 10 drpp the hoy Wi;h l'ss
danger than there would lc iu the room. Tho
boy got upon the window sill. and the father
pushed him OF into the bank Of smoke.
Then the father grop"d his way back to
tho chamber and took the oldest boy
Morris. agcd 1G. Morris puniled, when he
looked below. hut his father made him lump
without waiting to see whnt th" two sons fate
was. Davis rushed hack. IIe found his wifeNnd
servant. who were almost stup"iiel 10y fear. He
tod Them 60 60 10 the window and jump.
They hcsitHicd. lie insisted that II " II
Their only chance. and said that thcy could
not have any choice IL they waited
many minutes more Then he went for tho
other children. and did not see ms wfo aud
servant again uutil hc WIS led % their cots in
Chnmbrrs Street Hospital. He took tine other
children. one 10y one. and throw them from the
window. Then be- Thought of himself he said
aitrtW1rd, and he lumped too. and landed safely
ON ihe sidewalk. Evcuthou be- did not know how
badly lac was injured himself He found that
his son Morris was badly injured in the hip 10y
the iHll, and that one Of In"obs legs was broken.
Catherine Doyle, the servant. who jumped, WAS
bruised and slightly cut by one of the butchers
hooks. His Nife was the most dangerously in
lured of ALL Her body caught on Il butchers
hook. and she was terribly laceratcd.
DaNis's face and hands began To smart but he
dtd not quite realize that lo was burned until
his wounds were dressed HIS fuco was terri
bly, scorthcd, his hnir and whiSkcrs and eye
brows singed aud his hands bli-tcre1. There is
the smoke
How the fire originated Is unknown. 1t burned
rapidly. but WAS subdund after hari work. Sew
eral tenants lose from $500 to 81 800