New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-27
rHE FIRE RECORD.
NARROW ESCAPE OF FIVE FIREMEN.
A FURNACE OF OIL IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ROADS DELAY THE ENGINES

A FURNACE OF OIL IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ROADS DELAY THE ENGINES.
Fire engine No. z, drawn by three gray horses,
the leader being ridden came to halt near the Franklin
Statue about 6:30 last evening. Behind 1t came
the hose truck, both from Chambers and
Centre SITS. The truck was drawn by two
horses driven tandem. The second alarm had sounded
from Burning slip and Frontt, but the stanch horses
were not powerful enough TO drag the heavy engine and
truck over prescribed route through the deep sush
in Take the car tracks shouted the foreman,
and pel-rneI down Park Row went the noisy engine,
closely followed by the truck At Fulton7st quick
turn was made and the horses galloped down the hill
Patroman Hanlan of the First Precinct discovered the
fire shortly after O'Clock at No. 172 Frontst in the oil
store OF Ward Co. Engine No. 80 the first to arrive
and FIVE members OF that company barely escaped with
their lives One OF them is lying at Chambers Street
Hospital; another had his injuries dressed and
went home. The fye-story building was filled
with lard taow OIL etc., and the fire, which started on
the first floor quickly spread through the entire building
IA usual the iron windowshutters bafiled the remen
for long time. Frederick Coppers, OF engine No 10,
stood on ladder at the window Of the third Oor holding
q line Of hose and waiting for the water TO
be turned on. Suddenly the flames belch-
ed forth from the windows, fairly enyel-
opng head and shoulders OF the brave fireman He
shoulders and the water came coursins through the
pipes he turned il fun in the window and stepping on the
flames and smoke had suosided. a. A.
The flames were beyond the control OF the freen an
hour after the ssrm had been sounded, when an
order was given TO carry a. SIS" hose up
The stairs 10 the fourth floor Five started and soon
fearfll crash was heard followed by sed cries for
help For the moment the fire was forgotten ana tho
brave men only were In mind. Order after order was
piven by chief Bates and repeated ny his sub
ordinates A floor had fallen, there were
men under IT.; nothing else was known.
Ambulances were quickly summoned, while the heroic
remeu ENDANGERED their own ives 10 rescue tner TEL
lows; and as one after another was Drought out, none
dead and only two injured the order OF the CHIEF rang
ont Rack out aud Ia burn; the risk Is too greatl'
Johp Monahan was severely burned, but the ambu-
lance surgeon said that there no bones broken
lanes McParlan cut his hand badly, but after having
n dressed at the hospital be went home Inc other men
who had been caught George Moore Patrick Null
ne and Murs Cook, the assistant foreman OF the COM
many Moore was cut about the head, but not seriously
Monahan wac injured at fire in Haguest last year He
has been with No. 81 for eleven years. He was IN the
battle of Gettysburg The accident was caused Oy bar
res OF oil failing through the burned portions Of tho
fourth aoor which precpitaed the men down two Fights
VI stairs. -.
Scarcely had the excitement caused by the falling OF tho
fourth floor subsidized before the nth floor gave way ana
barrel OF oil crushing through window OF tue moor
below mbed into the street without nlufing any one
The watertOwer kept playing on the upper nQOrs
for two hours, and the fire kept from spreading
beyond lhe building which was practically destroyed
The less on the stock estimated at $1,000 fdly
insured and on the building, $1,000. The building Is
owned by an Irish estate, John Gamble, OF No. 10
Front being agent.