New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-30
THEATRE BURNED
A BRILLIANT FIRE IN THE BowERY.
MARROW ESCAPES OF PERSONS IN HARTMANNs HUI
TgL. OVER THE THEATRE

last night was MY farlnel' AH'
,"os large and enthusiastic. and when
y, was d,snrpsed the Bowery was full OF
life and noise. An hour later however
there were comparatively few people in the street
Just before midnight as Officer John Appel, Oh the
Tortb Precinct was passing the main entrance nc
d;scovered flames and smoke issuing from uhuoi
the main staircase. He immediately Ra'V
an alarm The flames spread with wohuerlui
ra,idt, lighting up the streets around and scatter
;na sharks by the myriad. Second and lhlId
alarms we're almost Immediately sent out.
Over the theatre is Hartmann's Hotel the NAILS VI
n,bich were filed with smoke almost as soon as the
fire. was discovered. There were about hIlS su'o''
- ,bo bouse the most of whom were rudely awaK-
cned to find themselves in danger OF suiioca'iCn'
Most Of them. however were enabled to escape py
.ho min staircase into the Bowery or by the rear
exit into ChTystiest. ~
A front room OH the second story was occupied ny
| Johanna Young and her husband who were a"aA-
| ened only to find that escape by the stairway
| was impossible, the flames having galheu suon
| Roadway BY the bravery of Fireman Miehaei
7 Reilly, of Hook and Ladder Company
| No 6. both were rescued. ladder was
raised aud, quickly running up it, he eh'ereu
the room. He first brought down the
woman. who by that time was nncon-
scious and returning Immediately he took
| the upon MS SnOulucIS anu pio"5A'
down amid the cheers OF thoSe WIN ""N'
brave act. 80, ,o.o,
Morris Cohen one of the first to enter the hotel,
| fonnd woman on the third floor, who insisted
upOn going back to save her effects. Withdl'hc"'S
she was forcedOut of the building.
Among the first to rush into Harmann's Hotel
| was James II. Lent, age eighteen, OF NO III
Meserole-st Greenpont Making MS way
To an extension from the third floor OF the hoei n0
found a Frenchwoman, who was uhap'o "
sneal n word of English, wandering
about the hall in bewildcrcd manner. ne en-
deayored TO persuade her to leave the building
but she went into one of the rooms aud trleu 10
mako vonng Lent understand that she wanted 10
toke AWAY a large trunk which was in the Toom
After much persuasion Lent succeeded IN gettihg
her IN leave tho trunk and he carried her into the
street go .,
The flames found plenty of combustiblc material
To feed on. and the signs OF great
oonAagration in the sky brought spec
tators from every direction; puV
I strong force of police kept the lines weii' anu
gave fine hremen plenty of room to Work. ,.u -.
tRv o'clock, although the flames were stu shoot
ing mn. it was thought that the fire was u''u'i
For those who had no, no P %TGS1d!. of of
the flames with C3niP ImmcJ ateiV above the
tbcotre hung cloud of the brightest roScate me,
Which by its varying depth accurately renfo'eu rue
ferceness of the flames raging beneath hmm, In'
air air e T1% h that fell in Starry .G%%:I
in C9nai-Sti Sn9 r'"o in the rear Of
| he burning building on ChINHL",,I1l
are lot of tenement houses soon a,', oc c
| names had broken ont the terror stricken ''v N
m ms'rdo' hegan to move their effects TO thc
opposite npSsi sidewalk Willing neighbour i lent
and ree4 a6G t 5oS Id"' "tep
The moor neople hcrded together like 50 many sheep
waited in momrntary eXpecaon3i seeing the name
+ break ont in front of them IN the houses "HI'"
d many of them had so hunicdlv left. ~, ~,
. n Snbbnitz Israel & Co.'S furniture store, No "a !.
# Bowery appeared in imminent aag Gd cf f The stree
y by o'clock. There they were piled mp, IL
e picturesque confusion and the hRhiA p",tfft,u
fn1ifnre sbone like mirrors in the u DaZe OF The
y All fhe bindings on either side Of the doomed
building are used as lodging tbnT c,f cS o.
concert halls. They were flooded by the bremen
q promptly their arrival at ihe mIe, INC NC
4 NJ ,rcrund floors of No. Al ROwery. This place
IL ' known as the Eden Conccrt-IIall on the first
n moor; II To reach the Eden Concert Hall The
hrn had eaten It's way behind No 43, which is als6
a n hotel. This building was not damaged except
oE T T I"s. ON both the hotel and tho theatre vii
;, not exceed 100000 Ihe n9fra Is V %wmcc
IL ~ wSe f the theatre belongs 10 William
r. M Mar" The hotel Is built Of brick and is fon
no stories HIGH Tho greater phrt OF Ic loss u co'eIc'
i, | I,, Insurance The lc,See il John A. Stevens.
The origin Of The tire was not ascertaiUed,
IF On Jaouary 7. 1852. Inspector EStrfhr"oE "i lh
. Rnrcau of Bnildings reported tho Windsor IhcatI
81 as n"'O Unsafe and predicted that should
20 fire occur in it during performance IN
No couseouonccs must he disastrous; that IN
he ,yaiIs ~ the thegtre were ont of plumb. aud tia
Of the means Of egrcss from the auditorium ard stag
o wcro insufficient. lie suggested certain repair
% make " them. Proceedings wero bepnn b
be the Buildings Department to compel III
rs. owner 10 tear down The walls, Judge Van Brun
Tcndered n decision on March ! following hOldm
O. that in the sense Of the law the walls MGr
de tmo+ IL had been proceed that in Of fire th
"a walls Of the budng were not strong enough I
ey WITHSTAND the eiIeris Of great heat. But he h"l
Ter that this fact did not authorize the C"Ui
-, &C. jirect the walls 10 he taken down. II they Wei
,ra strong enough to stand alone under ordinary c
- CunBauCeS ana NHHn wy ''''."b "'"' INV" 1" :"
an usual wAy. the Court could not interfere.