New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-06
THE MADISON STREET FIRE.
EXPLANATION OF IT'S CAUSE.

EXPLANATION OF IT'S CAUSE.
HOW TIL. FATAL EXPLOSION OCCURRED-FAcTs
BROUGHT orr AT THE CORONrRs INQUEST
RfIIEF FOR THF SUFFERING FAMILIES.
mOrbidy curious crowd fingered around the
neghborhood OF the burned building at No 80 Mad
ison-st. all dav yesterday, talking about the terrible
accident and trying hard to get inside and to obtain
view of tho charred and blackrncd premises.
MANY friends of the families which were bereaved
were abont the place, aud they were not sparIng IN
The denuneatOn of the plan and construction OF
the hou~e and of the insufficient fire escapes on It.
heavy gate had been hung in tho pissAg Age-wIy to
the urlyard IN which the house stands and this
was kept closed the only entrance being
through Doyljs hquor-thop in the front
buldinC. TIC honse presented much the
same appearllcr that it did Imcdiatcly
after the fire. EIry in the morning a number Of
worlmcn cleared the roof OF snow. aud later the
few housrhO.d goods that escaped destruction were
taken into an upprr apartment and covered with
canvas. The building itself is not scrinu-ly dam
aged althougI nearly all the woodwork win have
10 br replaced. Inc rom occupied by the Sher-
dams appareD ly Jared worst If al, thc ceiling being
hroken through and the h'r badly rhIrred. In
some of the rooms f-hurnci clothes and bedding
were lying ahout where they were tossed when the
accident occurred, The dish"s the cheap pictures
on the walls and tn" bits of bro',cn furniture
Tur building va insured M tnrStar Insurance Conn
pauv, of thi- city, for - a. and agent of tho
cuIup:tiv said thu the pfrnl-"s could he rrpurrd
entirely tor less than - O0OI the BuuduR D'part-
ncut wOuli allow ihr.n 10 U' restored according to
the old p,ar--" wnIcn. I'wcvrr iuc drp1rim"nt
viii not hkrv io, -aId Fuc Marshal Sheldon. 90 as
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