Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-04
Byrne. thinks. will be recovered. a. he nav,
be knows that good de.i OF u has been
derosited in "a, ings banks.
cAR.iRD DOWN LADDERS.
A Dangerous Fise in New Yors-Ne One >e-
Rriessiy fnjares. bat several ~avrev e.
iNew York TInr.l

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nriessiy tnjares. hat several ~avrev Es-
oarss.
New York Timc>.l
The D.mores; studio building, at Nos.
4 ana o west Fourteenth street. took FIRE
early last evening. and tie crowd that
packed the street IN minute witnessed
some narrow escapes. TIE building "
four stories high. and the stores are occu-
ped by Lewis Il Co.. dealers in velyeteens,
and the Soodwin Gas, Stove. and Meter
Company. On the next floor are various
Offices, and above that are the reception
Rooms Of the Ladies Art Asso .Iation, of
which Mrs. =. A. Marsily j. president, and
several studios and Offices. Ia The centre
oi No. b. beginning AZ the second floOr.
was an air and lisht-shaii. terminating IN
peaked skyliebt at tbe roof. Z.
Tho FIRE started from a defective iiue in
the Office Of Naumann 4 Fleischmaun.' man
nfacturers Oi wood moSaics. in the rear OF
the second fiooE Of No. &. Il had s'noldered
Tor some time. 20 that several persons IN
the building detected an o1or Of smoke be-
fore IL Was discovered. Whom the ZANE.
burst out they spread rapidly 20 the office
Of smith. Bridg" a Co.. electricians. be-
tween Naumann q Fleischmann's office. and
that OF the Mcdowell Garment Grating.
Machine Company. which i in the front of
the building, and shot up the air-snait
The ssyiicht was closed, and the smoke.
finding no vent. began 70 MI the entire
house. The persons on the first and Sc
eond floors escaped easily 20 the street hy
The stairs, but those above were in q rBea-
sure cut of from escape. Mr.. J. r. Day.
an art student in room No. %, and Mr.. c.
A. Wells, dentist on the ;bud floor. e.
capcd by the stsir- tie nomen; the alarm
was given. Al the Oihcr people on ;he
floors, however, were m great dlrgar.
They were Mss Donlpyy, recording secre.
tary of the Art Association, who was IN its
parors on the third floor, aE.l. Ms. Mary
Ward. q istX1s, Who was in her studio
apartment. Mrs. Eta McIane. OF Man
chester, Y. H., the wife OF the artist II that
name, was asleep in her room on the fourth
floor, and &. NJ. Jenckes. the artist, WAS in
his coy studio IN the rear. Mrs. Peterson.
the h0usekeeper of the Art Association.
was in corridor Of the third floor.
Miss Donieyy and Miss Ward took alarm
at the same time. The former ran 10 the
front window and shrieked for help. and
Miss Ward ran 20 The fourth floor and re-
turned again 10 her room. Then, despite
the flames that came in from the air-shait,
she tried 10 save her property, which filed
over a dozen trunks. Mrs. Peterson got
down the stairs 70 the street, whore, after
she had taken refuge in 4 candy-store, she
tainted. Mr.. Jenckcs groped bis way up
stairs and then 10 the roof, and tried to
force the scuitle. Then he returned 10 hi.
studio. opened d window, and hung ont
half Suf0catcd. Mr.. McLane, bright
blonde little lady oi viyacious tempera-
nent. opened her window. sOt ont, sat on
the sill, and smiled % persons IN the crowd
who said Don't iumD."
Mcanwhilo the Iremen were raising eX-
t'nSion-ladder> 10 i'rs. McLanc and TO Miss
Donicyy. Assistant Foreman Michael Me-
Ayoy ran up one ladder and took Mr..
McLanc OF the WinGow-sill g. II .he had
been q baby. she was not frightened in
The least. and chatted pleasantly 10 him
while he was carry her down the ladder
amid the cheer from 5000 thrOats. Before
he had reached the ground Assisi1nt-Fore-
man Patrick Henry O'Reiliy. Of HOOk-and-
Ladder Company No. ,, impatient 40 the
delay Of hls company, ran uD the ladder.
hS he did 20 Miss D0nicyy waved her
handkerchief at him and fell faintne At the
window. He swung from the ladder, drop
ped 10 another window-sill on q level with
thai at winch Miss D0nleyy WaS, and
crawled TO her.
Another ladder. however. had been
raised, ard Private John l.. Nickerson was
up !, and in the rooms Of the Association
before his superior officer. They raised
Miss Donleyy over the sill and carried her
down the ladder. She was taken 10 the
candy-stole where Mrs. Peterson had taken
refuge, where she revived in a few min
utes. Miss ward was found hat suf-
focltcd on the landing near her room,
and was carried out, as was Miss
DOnleYy. in spite Of her cntrcaty
70 bee left to perish unless her ar;
treasures could be- saved. She was carried
10 the candy-stOre. and, as her hand, were
burned, DR.. NJ. &. Dadirrian, Of No. 334
east Seventeenth street, who was passing,
volunteered hi~ services. Poor Mr. JCnckes,
WHO il an aged and tcndcr-heIrted gentle
man, would not leave his room when the
iremen entered it, but sobbcd over hls s,If-
focated pet,-a robin. a cardinal, a rose
breasted grosbeak, and an English gold
finch.
The tire was confined 20 the offices Oi
Naumanp a Fleshmann and smith. Bridge
a Co., which were entirely gutted. Miss
Wards studio, and The air->hait. The smoke
was 80 dense that the iiremen had 10 reach
the roof by other buildings. When the
skylight was demolished, however. the
building was speedily cleared OF the
smoke. Not much damage was done
by s.nokc IN No. {. but in the
other building, what was not Damaged
by fire was begrimed by smoke or de-
,troyed by water. except in the Offices Of
the Mcdowell Garment GIfting-Machine
Company, Mr.. Days studio. Mr.. {. 4.
Wells's office, and Mr.. McLanc's studio.
Naumann 4 Flcischmann lose about $500 /;
Smith. Bridge d Co.. $1,000; Lewis a Co..
$500 by water; Miss Ward. 500; Mr..
Jenckes. $500; the other occupants. - 900
and I'M, luildinW i DAMAGED I'll 500