Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-14
FIRE RECORD.

A Ferryboat Burned Marrow Escape
 For Passengers and Crew - Exciting
 Struggles for Life.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-The ferryboat Gar. den City of the Eas River Ferry company caught fire and was burned at noon to-day in it's berth at the foot of James slip. Sev- eral horses were burned, but all the passen- gers and employees on the boat escaped as far as known. The boat is a wreck. It was val usd at $100, ,OO0 and partly insured. The Gar den City left it's slip at 11:3o 8. m., starting for Long Island City. It had gone barely twice it's own length, heading up the stream, when flames were seen bursting through the deck above the boiler. Pilot Nelson prompt ly reversed the engine and backed into the slip again, but SO rapid was the spread of the flames that before 1t reached the bridge the cabins were in flames from end to end, In desperate jump for the bulk head of the fer ry slip to save himself the pilot dislocated his shoulder, but fell out of reach of the flames. The engineer, Samuel Tracy, ran through the flames and reached the deck with his clothing ablaze The shirt was burned from his body and his hair was slnged. James Kiel the fireman, finding es- cape to the deck cut off, squeezed through a port hole and dropped overheard into the rlver. He was hauled out and saved. A dozen passengers who were aboard saved themselves by jumping to the buIkheads of the ship or by dashing through the flames for the bridge All escaped as far as known. Two sugar house trucks from Havemeyer's refinery were on the boat, 8 third from the Standard OL company and horse and wagon belonging to J. N. New, grocer. The horses perlshed and the trucks were burned. There were other wagons on the boat and it IS sald that several teams jumped into the river in alright. The fire started near the boiler. It broke out so suddenly that no ade- quate explanation of it's origin is at hand, but 1t Is supposed that the heated boiler set fire to the dry wood surrounding it and hence the blaze and it's sudden fury.
 Another Exciting Fire-EEeven Valuable
 Horses Perish, and Several Women and
 Children Barely Escape.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-A fire broke out at 4 o'clock this morning in the stable of Garnet Redman at 204 Madison street. The building in which the stable is situated is three stories high and the two upper stories are rented to families. These were awakened by cry of fire, and precipitstely fled from their rooms the older persons carrying the children in their arms. Some of the tenants rush ed down the front stairs and succeeded in gain ing the street in safety, while others sought escape by climbing out onto the roofs of the stable sheds which occupied portion of the yard. Those who sought escape by this
 means were Mrs. Kohlwein and her mother, who carried with them the two children. After searching around for a means to escape from the sheds, they found that they would have to jump distance of twenty feet into the adjoining yards, and while deliberating what to do the flames broke through the roof immediately under their feet. The excitement at this point was intense and heartrending shrieks went up from the street in answer to those of the unfortunate ones on the roof. At this time Hook and Ladder Go. No arrived and in very short time had ladder poised to the roof of the shed and the firemen soon rescued the women and children more frightened than hurt. Eleven horses were in the stable at the time, and before they could be res cued were either suffocated or burned to death. The horses were valued at from $1OO to $50 each. Most of the animals were in- sured, and belonged to different owners. Two sleighs, wagons and other property owned by MT. Redman and valued at $1 ,OOO were also destroyed. The firemen succeeded in contining the flames to the stables, the damage to which is estimated at $500.