New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-03
SCENES AT THE CoYFLAGRATION.

One of the employees engaged in the manu-
facture OF woodor covers OF the Domestic Sewing Ma
chlnc on the second floor Of the building ut Twenty
niuthst. and scyrntlave az yesterday, rushed
mp stairs shouting fra at the top Of his voice The
alarm quickly spread au1 the smell Of smoke empha-
sz.d tho cry the hunlred persons who were then at
work rushed down stairs aud made speedy exit The
cry caught up by the inmates OF the adjoining
budlug occupied by Farnhlm * Comstock, who were
engaged IN tue manufacture OF sewng-macbine cases,
Tables crrniccs ana other light articles OF that kind aud
the worancn in tia; building numbering two score or
more. tened TO the They reached thcie none
too soon Tor IN less than ten minutes tIc hImes had
crept upward and yclopcd he interior Of both build
ings.
The emp oyCs had I'm ,hcr haste left their street CLOTH
ing and tools behind tlem, out one man, with greater
trmcrty than the oihcrsCarlos T. De Garcia by name
having let money in his coat pocket endcaYored
"a recover it, and when ho had got midway to the
second floor was overcome by the flames the stairs
aud was rescued by Of the ftcaCn, not however,
ua had been severely burned the face and body
lie was AIKEN 70 Bellevue Hospital where last night MS
life was dc,paired Of.
The alarm was sounded Immediately upon the break
rg ont Of the flames md the chief Of the battalion was
upon the ground rs the first engine appeared.
Tho fire gained headway SO rapidly and the materials
were favorable the spread Of large coniagraiion
that another alarm Given at once cling TO the spot
ten engines. The nre had broken out In the engine
room .a thc basement OF 40. 500 ScVeuth-dye IN lot
ofsawdus an1 It had spread 80 rapidly J the adjoining
buildings nos. 32s and $50 where the most coGOus-
t5c material used, thar IN few minutes the whole
inter or of these buildings vas 20 flames.
Tho building Of Fnrnham & Comstock had
frontage Of 100 feet in Twenty-nlnhst. and seventy
five feet in srventhavc They occupied the first floors,
which we're well stocked with white wood ard material
which aided the flames. The two upper floors were
used by the Domestic Sewing Machine Company In con
neciion with their adjoining building In seventhaye.
l. REQUIRED the most laburlous efforts Of the hrcmcn TO
prevent the flames from spreading, and when at one
lime the Gre caught tie caves OF tho neghbornR
p,rer manufactory Of Fr Beck Co., Nos 2O6 and 2Os
Wet Twenty-ninth-st which extends also through to
twenty ghtl-st, IL feared that the whole block
would have to 20. The roof Of Beck 4 Co.'s m@Eu-
factory also caught and arge stock OF wall and ceiling
papers also dllnaged by water.
About O. m the roof audDorthern wall of inc cor
of blazing ruins aft rward explosion occurred
which sent bricks and debris II Ing III a directions IL
Is supposed that this created by the boiler. the cs-
cape sayo of witch oOrdcd 10 release FOR the steam.
This sent burning cnders In every direction some OF
which ignited awnings the opposite side OF Twenty
rintt.sf and scorched the windowrames on the east
slde tine Avenue Finally about noon the hremen got
the flames under control although the fire was stu
smouldeFug lato hour last night. Al midnight the
stream from single engine was phynS upon tue runs
ESTIMATE or THE LOSSES.
All the burned buildings are upon leased ground.
Those occupied bv Farnham Comsfock and the Domes-
,.c Sewing Machine Company arc owned BY the widow
of M L. Warion OF Orange, y. j., and they were
valued at $50 900. They insured for $4,000 in
various companies, the names OF which could not be
n.c, rtaiucd yesterday. Fnrnham ComStock were
carving very heavy stock and their orders had been
Of late so numerous require the workmen employed
mill % p m They csiim1tc their losses at $4,000.
when the fire broke out Sylvester " ComstocS, tho
senior member ot thc trm-whO i wei known
es tho foreman OF tho Grand Jury which
dicted Vim. NJ. Twccd-hgd barely time 10 Cs-
,apc with the books and he left The insurance
uoilcea behlud him the safe H. IL unable 10 state
whether m the confusion he shut the door or not ilo
v Ills arm is fully assured but no forgcts the names Of
the companies. ...--. ..
r. NJ Siewart's loss IA approximatcd at $500 divided
as follows: ON tho building .wiich he purchas ID YEAR
nVo for lOOOO II 500 on machinery, Sl2OO; and on
stock 81 600 Ills Insurance f. as follows: on ma
chirrrv Newark Cfty Company $1,000; In C|is-e
6;fn6rale - 900; on horses. Westchcster county.
Il OOO; on carpets 800 on building Grard, Sl21O;
ROYAL canada l.9JO; Lancashire, 81 900 London and
Lancashire. $1,000. Total $1,000.
Tie Domestic Sewing Machine Company mas lls
frames ana furniture manufactured uuder the manage
mcnt of T. A French Nos 3@@ aud $50 Srveuthbyc.
The managers cstim tte their loss AT @@oOOO Whcu Is
insured FOR that amount rs follows;