New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-06

hand the little boy up. but could mott my hands ana
arms so burned that could not move them. 80
fireman in and lifted little boy first andthen
my sster-in-law. and got out, TOO, somehow"
ibid you become unconscious then y
"No, Inever was unconscious oil the while. 1t is my
thorough belief that the fire was made to burn me and
my family. although have suspicion that couh
place anyone. never harmed anyone In the past 10
my knowledge have been running that place for eight
years, ana nobody said word against me-"
ACCOUNTS OF FIREMES AND POLICEMEN.
Foreman Sheridan. OF Company No. %. which has
| It's engine house the scene OF the fire, SAID
that when no arrived st Turn Hall the build
lug was lighted up by fire in the FIRST
three stories. Finding 1t all ablaze WITHIN,
he ran 20 the nearest aarm-box and sounded third
alarrn thus calling out ten companies at once MS
burst IN the panels OF the front door aud directed
a stream of water upon the burning stairway Ihey
fought the fire for two soresand was then smoth
out bg other streams thrown from the roofs OF
ncighborine houses. lie thinks the fire must nave
started from the lower part OF the buldlng -. .,
that when tie third alarm bell ring next door,
diatelv went with all the members OF his force and
arrived at Tue burning building almost as soon as the
when we had assembled to the roof Of the adjoining
and women calling for heip were awrn to hear Some
Of the french broke IN t .nscco ssyshS S ses
stars and across the street 10 the house ot neghbor
Il
she said nothing about IT, but was all The while calling
for her husband and beseechiug me TO save him"
TIE BUILDING AND lis OCCUPANTS.
The Turn Verein building has front o. hfty feet IL
was bIi!t III 1870 by tie society which had previously
occupied tie hall IN Orchard-st. The cost OF the build
and fixtures was 1851 900 and ex-trustee said yes
terday that the seamens Savings Bank holds mort
gage OF 100000 on the properly. Adjoining the
building on tho west side was o smaller build
ING, part of the same property
and occupied in the upper stories by
dodgers ana In ths first story by a German american
school, The buildings connected by doors, and
it through OF these doors thar Mrs. Wnckel
escaped The Tnrn veren building proper extends from
Fourthst TO Thrdst The lower floor on Third-st Ia
the gymnasium or the society. Above the gyn nasium
are the schOO-rooms of Primary School No @. From
the upper floor enter the garnet IN the north emo
Of whom the fire ragged 1erc"ly An old bell, cap
tured from the Courthouse at Hampton. Va hangs III
one end OF the garrett.
The Turn yeren Society is about thirty years old and
ts object is the literary and social enjoyment OF us 900
members The PRESIDENT Is NJ Henschel. ana me Vice
Of about 5000 books. many of which were destroyed a.
next n TO hS b %ST William %acIe Sas been in
charge OF the building since the society took It, lie
societies He also and conducts The bar and cater
ing privileges He employed the servants who sleptn
the garrel TO aid him in this work
Among other societies In the building were the schiller
bund Benevolent Association, the New-York Singing
.evera lodges Of the Odd Fellows Most Of these suffered
small losses on furniture chiefly dan age by water The
of officers Of the Turn Verein, to the
amount OF between $4,000 and S25, 900. IL
was insured for $4,000 IN fifteen NewYork companies.
Mr. Wincke had $1,000 insurance on his furniture.
divided the City. Sterling aud Commercial insur-
companies
meeting Of the Turn yerein was held last evening
No. "a East Fourthst when the result OF the fire
discussed. The society decided to pay the OF
burying those OF the dead who had no relatives or
friends. and passed O vote OF thanks TO the Ascheu
br0del and ethoven SocIeties for the invitations
tended by them to the Turn veren to use their halls I'M
I'll their Ia repaired The matter OF the schools
considered aud believed that the used
bY the public school In ThIrd-st would certainly be
ready for to-day, thew had only been damaged by
water aud that the used by the German school
would be ready within Two three days