New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-08
FATAL FIRE AT LONG BEACH.
THE RATHING PAVILION DESTROYED.
. VOTING MUSICIAN LOSES HIS IlFE-rHE DAMAGE
ARouT 100000.


A YOUNG MUSICIAN LOSES HIS IlFE-rHE DAMAGE
ABOUT 100000.
TIL. bathing pavilion and adjoining bathing
,onses at Long Beach were destroyed bv hire early
Hesterday morning. A large amount OF properly
md one fife were lost. 1t was twenty minutes OF
O'clock when John Cory, the s,,ro, n'e,
ahont /. coo yards west of the bathing paylIlon;
noticed smoke and flame issuing from the norlh"ess
corner OF the building he ran to the payiom
awak eued the assistant fireman, John L. thompson,
vino happened TO be sleeping there. In the ouluhg
were sleeping the MEN and women employed in .no
laundry and as Sa ing ASSISTANT engineer
and the musicians of Schrieners orchestra III.
Thompson on being awakened ran along tne Got III
dor shouting fire and kicking III tne TIE nav;on
rooms where people were sleeping. ne paw J
was built of Georgia pine and tue NAMES n"u0
rapid Roadway The warning OF me asSlsta nu Of
plneer however gave every one time 10 eSt ouo y.
the buiId1ng Some had barely time enough " soS
their clothes on and get out, while otneiS nian"su
to save their trunks and other luggage ,otol ord
Meantime the alarm had reached the hoIei auu
fbe gnests 300 in number, quickly Assem- oeu On
the piaZzas and IN the corridors Inc Wihu Ma a.
blowing strongly from the Srscsv towsTd the
botsI whi.h was soon Oh fire IN several places
Thers awas considerable excitement among lng
cnasts and trunks and other luggage were removes
TO The pazzas and the walks III 'front.' OF tne nJIo
MIR Sonthgate at the first alarm had inalsh marsha nt
his forces and the fire apparatus was quichIS pt Nv
in use II would have been useless 10 aI'eInpu W
az ue' .ba bathino nayilion and the bath houses
for the Georg1a pine OF which they VIZ ,ai SoS
composed burned with great rapldity anu neaOt ,he
Syarv eaort was made, however. to prevent JUG
snread of The fire. The hotel was drenched WIN WIN
srater and a portion of the plank walk between Ine
burning building and the ram w Knit in spite
of every effort the hotel would undouptediy nay
been burned had not the wind suddenly sullIeu ~.
the north blowing the flames ana Ginuers ouV w
Geo In an hour only heap OF smoulderlns ruins
was left of the pavilion and lighthouses. ,,, :,
When the tire over. those who mad oeen IN
- fanl fra II.
All were found TO be safe excepting young musl-
Clan AdoIph Friedrich. He escaped from the
building at the frst alarm Win ms M fnT
building. lie then disappeared ana IS suppoe.. W
have returned his TO try to save ms lnstru-
sound IN the ruins. He was twenty-five years ola,
and a native of Sottersnauseu, CITY, Oh tno
Province of Thuringil His father; VINO II d
restaurant keeper IN that city. intended MS sou ior
The nnesthood aud sent him e. the seminary at
Dresden But Adolph chose music as MS profession,
and became a member OF military Dana ho was
engaged by Mr. Schrener last winter ana calhe W VI
him 70 this country in the spring. In Scnrelner
orchestra he played the first bass Vlol ana nrst ps
tuba. An inquest was 1ela oy coIoea deotb nv
fire was rendered. Friedrich will be buried az
Rockville Centre, the Hampstead Improvement
Company, which owns the Long nesch W. "
ray;ns the funeral expenses. Mr. ochrelner Will
erect tombstone TO his memory. II. e..
The lighthouses and pavilion were built tour
wears 40 and were commodiOuS and well appointed.
'rhe lighthouses were 200 in number. hunt on
platform over 100 feet long. Between the bath
bonses and the beach were of raised seats Tor
people watching The bathers. and at one side was an
omen pavilion also for the accommodation Oh spec
tators. The bathing pavilion was about 6oo leei
long and two stories high. IL was oil
the Oneen Anne style of architecture, tIe
architect being Bruce Price, of this CITY. III
contained parlors. Offices. club rooms. sleeping
rooms and laundry. In IL at the time OF the niee
were 600 bathing suits, besides large ahouhe ol
other valuable property. he loss on the puiIdIue
and the properly in IL belonging 10 tne
hotel was $50. 900. The musicians OF Schreners
orchestra are heavy losers by the lire Many o.
them did not save even their coats and hats. and al
of their instruments were DESTROYED Inc Valuc o,
the lost instruments is fully $4,000 and many OF
them cannot be replaced at any price. MI. SeltZ
the cOrnet- PLAYER lost among other things SIX cor
nets. c. Brgmann, the trombOne-player, VINO hi'
eight children lost everything. The voln-payer
Scniel reckons among hts losses violin valued a
5000 Mr. Schreiner lost all OF his music
which is valued at at least SoOOO, an'
which il will take years TO replace
considerable amount of money belonging TO thos
sleepIng III the building was also lost. J0sep
Ouickburn, the superintendent OF the bathing
houses lost 81 so in money and 800 in clothing
Nil Setz who. previous 10 his joining Schrelner
ORCHESTRA mad been playing III Russia. lost 81
rubles The origin of the fire is unknown.
subscrlptIon of over 81 900 was raised among IN
guests at the hotel for the benefit OF the SUFFERER
by the fire In consequences OF the fire Mr. Southsat
intends closing the hotel on Monday