New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-09
TILE FIRE RECORD.
EXPLOSION IN A PAINT STORE.
ONE MAN surrocAIEp BY SMOKE AND TWO OTHERS

ONE MAN sUFFoCATED BY SMOKE AND TWO oIhhh'
INJURED-Loss 100000.
A fire broke out yesterday morning In the h'e-
story brown stone building at Nos 243 ana Z4o reai
st. which, although it was speedily Drought unuoi
control caused the loss of one life. severe injuries
TO two workmen and did damage Oh oIoooVo
Tho building ia nearly 800 feet deep and reaches
tbrouph from Pearl to Cliff-st. The cellar ana
basement or first floor of No. 243 Pearl-st' arc
occupied by Islay, Doubleday a. Co., dealers lh
pants oils and varnishes. On July Ii @ nre' tho
origin Of which was unknown, burnt out TINS URN
and the other occupants of the building ana Some
of them had hardly resumed their 1ull pusiheS',
Fourteen men are employed by the firm. most OF
whom work in the cellar.
About 10 o'clock some workmen were busy hxlng
the connections of several wires Of the Edison Eec-
trio Lighting Company, which run into the build
inc when there came a sudden loud explosion from
tho cent raj mart of the cellar of No. 243. where
+bere was kent much of the material for making
vaDisb Instantaneously with the explosion line
of flame ran along the Edison electric Ilght wires
and burning varnsh was scattered about the celar'
Some of this burning material fell upon John
Brown. of No. 14S Cherry-st., who worked
as porter in the cellar HIS clothhg WAS
set on fire, and the young man
ran ND the 81 eps to the first floor and made his es-
into enlist, still burning ana bcfealnInB Win
pain. His clothes were torn from MIN Atu Wa.el
dashed over HIM by a truckman. An alarm OF IRE
was gwen and engine NO. ~. wnlch Is WITHIN Il
stones inrOw of the spot, was on the TOuunu t"o
MINI es after ,he explosion occurred. In this snort
period, however, the rest OF the wOrkmeh had es-
capped from the burning cellar. some OF tnem WIN
with their clothes ire ana had gathered IN mont
of tue Chi1-ot entrance. dense volume Oh sm0ke'
black and foul smelling, was issuing rom the cellar
1t filled the first floor, anu escaped through the
At this moment, while the firemen and crowd
were wondering If any body bad been ielt Dehlnu ia
the burning building MI lsay rushed up Inc steps
leading from the first floor into Clif-st. When no
reached the street he hOrnhed the spectators with
the information that the assistant boukkeeDer tIed-
erlck b. doubleday, nephew OF T. + Doubleday
the member of the firm, was III the smoking store
hen the smoke led up In volumes through the
stairway leading from the cellar, Mr. lsldy ana
young Doubleday had, Instead OF making thel
ESCAPE at once turned to shut the safe door. The
delay was fatal When they started Tor the Cnn-sb
the smoke was so thick ana sItlng that IL was
mposs Die TO breathe. Nj. lstay and the BOOK
keeper CROPPED along as best tIot could. The for
mer. who was IN front, reached the loot OF the
STAIRS leading TO CDn-St when cries Tor heip
tom the unfortunate man behind
induced hun to turn back 10 bis assistance. lie got
Doubleday by the hand and dragged him to within
ten feet OF sta Is, wnen Ito tore his hands from
MI Islay and staggering through the smOhr 1eli on
the floor like drunken man. Sir lslay with diff
Guilty reached the stairs second time, and escaped
INTO the street.
The torrents of water from the hose prevented
the fire trom getting above the cellar In nan an
the guiding The body of young doubleday was
found floating III the water where lie had fallen.
close to tue stairs. Ii removed across tho street
anu laid out in the warehouse OF Phelps. Dodge ~
Co.. where 1t was taken IN charge BY an under
tIker.
Ar. Doubleday had only been in the city year,
during which time ho had been employed by his
uncle. HIS home was In Montpelier, VI lie was
twenty -one years Old and unmarried.
Brown. the porter, ana George Wright, one OF the
Fire Insurance Pattoi, who nad entered the bull l.
ing nd was overcome by smoke, were taAen to the
ChaHbo rs street HOspIa al ana mad til, iT injuries
attended to- 1he former was severely burnt on the
legs.
ne man In charge of the Edison electric wires
denied that the cXpiUsiOn was caused by them Inc
wires have been III tie building Tor some time, and
at the moment OF the explosion they were not con-
necteu with the OUTSIDE circuit, aud had no ut
OF electlciy III them. 1t supposed mat the expi0
sion caused by the spOntancOu- combustion of
some of the materials used III manufacturing var
nIsn. Ihe loss 20 the firm OF lslay, Doubleday 81
Co. will be S4O0 600. of winch ouiy go, 900 ~ COW
cred BY INSURANCE. The first floor cellar ~ NO:
240 Pear-,t., running back t.ih d., occupied
by NIiuam Lggert, dealer III leaf TOBACCO. lie SAID
That his luss would be $4,000, win r25 900 III
suTanCe In his cellar AIr. Lg-ert had Spanish and
cuban tobaccos worth aoOut 30 600 Inc New
YORK Elbow Company, which occupies the second
floor, lost ny water - 900. The building was dam
aged - 900.