New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12
BLOCKADED IN'THE BOWERY.


ture warehouse of Coogan Brothers, in tho BOwery
at Grand st. There is other point in the city
where crowds can he collected more quickly by
fire. Within ten minutes after the fire engines
rushed into the BOwery in response to three alarms,
that avenue Of travel was througed. Large crowds
of people mostly of the working class. poured In
from Grind BroOme Hester and Cana-sts, until
at length fully 5000 stood on the muddy pave
ments to watch the progress OF the fire. The
street-cars were stopped instantly by the fremen,
and above Grand-st and below Cana-st. long lines
of cars were standing. Up trains on the ele-
waited road were stopped also while the tremen
took possession Of the track The flames had broken
out IN the basement of No. 1913 BOwery. one Of four
connecting buildings which Coogan Brothers occu-
pied. II was three-story structure. old and inse
cure. 1t was the intention of the owners 10 tear
the building down some time before tho close Of the
presentyear and to erect a larger building in its
place.
The flames ran up through the building rapidly.
At one time It was feared that the adjoining houses
would he consumed with it, but thev were protected
By thick walls and ire-proof doors When the flames
broke ont several persons were in the salesrooms on
the first floor yet person Was found by the police
last evening who could tell how the tire originated 1t
was said that twelve young women were NJ work
sewing carpets on The top door, and that they all
m7de their escape. From the elevated railroad
station platform the tiremen were able 10 throw
water into the building effectively, and they M
th, flames ont in about an hour. only d. shell
remained. however, and Chief Engineer Bates
wouid not permit the cleva 'd trains 20 run
until the front wall had been pulled down. In con-
sequence OF the ure therefore, no up 'tll' Oh 1ue
Third Avenue Elevated Railroad were run between
lbatham-~qulre and Ninth-sr. for an hour and
half. b. NetmOre tl e train master ot toe road,
gave Ord to have trains switched at Nnth-st. so
that above that point trains were kCpt running at
irregular intervals Extra trains were run on
tine second Avcnue Elevated Road, but "a the fire
broke ont zoo an hour when the 1ie Of travel mp
town sets strongly. the maHr-shi.ts We're totally
inldcquate'o 20 the wants of The public; To make
me- tiers Vors' the surface cars or the second
Avenue and Third Avenue Lines We're stopped ana
Grand-st. was bocAaded. Hundreds OF
persons were obliged 70 walk long
distances and crowd other cars in order 10 get To
their homes in Ihc upper part of the cJy IN tme Tor
their dinners. On the elevated cars when We're
detained south OF tie scene Of the ire there was
much excitement. Many passengers supposed thaJ
an accident had happened on the road some OF
the most exctabe of the men who were de aimed
climbed down he go umus Of tine elevated road To
tn street at considerable risk, while women ana
CHI ldren ~Obbed and -coided at the delay.
The members OF the furniture hrm were away
from ID, building when the ire broke ont one oi
the I'D. l0 arrived while the uancs were tlil III prog
rrss said chat tuWIture worth cJOOOO was stored
ia the buIlIinE. It was all destroyed. Nr- Oo"-tn
SAID CD rc was no insurance on the building OF its
contents because the nsu, ,ance agents haG rrln'ed
IN t,Le risks after the building was declared un-
safe The binding was owned by a Mrs. Anderson,
whose address ,ue police could not a'ce taIn re
men estimated the cpte loss by the hr' at less than
$1,000. ~oroe uncertainty was expressed, alter
tnc rye w5s eytlu -uisltd, reSar1mg the escape ot
al the somrC ~ wI. were at work nm the bulluing.
Ii was said that only ten Of the twelve women were
noticed in the streeta, but " was hoped tnaU the
OF sr two had escaped TO Heir homes unnouceh. .
On july q. Iss2, part of the rear top door OF
No. I23 Bowery, fell. ana julius Lntz clerk, was
severely injured IN the hip AT $50 on the toI-
lowing morning second crash IN TIE nulldlng oc
Gar. r. There were twenty sewing gIis auu NJ
teen porters and clerks u the building, OuL only
one sewing-glrI two CLERKS and porter were in-
iurrd although al barely escaped with theIr lVes
I lruufrv at the Bureau OF Buildings ln July de-
v,lon.d the fact that the building had been con-
d.mnsd on june 13 The specification set
forth chat the gable wall O' 'ne rear part
of tine building. forty teeI Ctep, was
made unsafe bv excavations Iu the adjoining lot,
apG the owners ;.uI lessees were ordered 70 make
the binding safe. Ihe C"ogans refuse" 70 90 any
tung 10 the uulldiu- Ou the ground tAat VS. Ihe
dutv of the owners Then clerk OF tlc bureau OF
Bun dings tried 10 find ont Who the owners we're
but could not succce j. he clerA u'claItu tiS' 1iI
LOogans refused % tell hiu from whom they ledsed
| tho binding. Noilce was served Oh john H. stout,
a. executor of thr are, bui lt was discovered I
he had nothing TO do Wild the OuliulhS' AZ Id'O
resort the Bureau. on June 20 ordered a nreman 10
po-t notice on the premises declaring lHe UuIhi-
ing unsafe Valentine OOdruu, OI Amos " 3o,ll u ,
sons buIhleT who had charge OF the va'iols III
GTaud-st., informed the o1dhS oi Tue HI7eO III
of the bu.luing aud, their refusal I'd slIeuR lheu
the walls. offered 10 take upon hiu9eu the Ieapou-
ability of making the building sale. me Coogd'5
would not consent even 10 that proposition. IL du
interview with tribune reporter on July . =; D.
/ COO1au SAID tndt the building DelouReu ~ % %HALoo
Mary Anderson, OF Newark. ne 'aIu ill.,, .na| Us i
LAWYERS were trying TO ind out where tne.responSi-
| Dnty rested for tho accident. lie admitted Jhat
his lease required hIm 10 Keep the plopcity Oou-
autable ana sII.l at the same time that ot-9I PGI
uons oil the DuIldlug were likely To iau. lie
thought that the owners OF the pfopeIB 'hOulu
Keep the building safe condition auu As iols
| as they did not, he Gld nothing 10 pToleci
the lives Of the sewing girls AMI woIkmeh EN-
| m the D, ace. Ou july - the bureau o4 bu4Iulus'
condemned the whole structure. -,
Among the victims Of the delay Ye9lciu"y
vas a IRIBUSE reporter. who boarded a
train at One-hundred-and-sixth-st AFTER
/ passing Fifty-sIxth-st. tine Train oes4u 20 10
slacAen rs speed. Al cha eis{ Sts{Ioo drew away
slowly and then stopped altogether. After about %
nve minutes people began 10 SsA' " VIZ Hat
are we waiting mere IoI t4 aa"b
- the matters ?" No one knew, but each
| had something to suggest. the reporter put us us
head OF the window and couid see 'ne lons iiI
| 0own tue track Turn someone cried out tnAt tue
Grand st. station on tire, aud cue ItaSIolIl'y ~
descending to the street by uleILs 81 - i tb Iav
! lars was canvassed No one seem1d 10 !eaU .l J" "y
! ib the descent, and II was nl"ny nyfotaT us
| covered tuat landing could Pe euep'on oP'oa
/ on tue platform OF the rory sooo'' [I,.t of 10
from the rear platform OF the last c4I' V't ", e,
/ nas-engers among them the reporter tooh au' ~
tas. ot thls OF escap' aG P1ttJI P.{ " my ~
/ vIltiuQ-rOOu q Tne station "SiC HA'4 "''i1 =
| ,,s.d srovyd Peope who had Just come up INTO
! t6T station. aud had dropped their tickets III tue
| hox. we're c.amorlug at the ticket window TO get
! their money back. Others were cOWlns ny i llollI
~. . tra.r and wanting TO buy tickets aud general
n,t'.Ion Irlgued here. suddenly the block down
h,. tr,r seemed TO break up, and the lraln "Dich
h r,norcr mad lett started away from he station.
/ t.it..r tr,ln came up. and the majority OF those
| an tbe platform went on board VI IT, ms u ualn
DToceeded slowly down the tracA, making trequenI
! anal rxasperatlug stoppIges fiha!ly AZ ''len 9.''
90" a. .,Iar,t .bouted All out heIe, ana the passen-
| rers rr,orted 70 the street cars.