New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-04
r1vE FIREMEN BADLY Huhl'
FAILING FROM A BREAKING LADDEh'

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Ih''hH - d;scovered in the room OF Wis
III ON the third floor of the nve.ssts seth
t."s. tenement No. $50 West iwen' iioht
~. little before II o'clock iasS ena
:. wos said that lamp eApioo'N riyen
Ia ~ ,ha 6re. The alarm was So So
e""'o go and the tenants In 'ho ,or urr
NJ on0o ,ro,a in immediate oaneei
hooi' owaTened and tried to ee'
"o,o &c safetv Before they could all escape,
o1or plaU the railways were filed with q o.nss
O,,uo of suffocating smoke and ~ loohoa
&c .,ora yvonld be a repetition OF tno ie,
- o,,e disaster. when several lives wei0 ,oo.
~, ana Ladder Company No. - ""s
80 of the first 70 aiN 80
40 soene of the fire. Ladders were go' up n.as
.ha bnild,uq at once and the worh VI r,,ar
,,oc,p Several people were taken ou' u 'N .aaob-
,vindows. When long lader was puU uP, Pr,.nha,,
inc to the fourth floor, firemen james Carararv
ana S' ,an mn the ladder with ilno u
~ W. Tbov were followed by John farlcy
ond Thomas Laddy, of the same company, "n"
Simon Murray. of Hook and Ladder NO. IL. -
Nv was in the act Of taking man ou' y. w
window when the ladder, from soire o"u9. ~
hroke nj the third floor. and inc ~
o'o w .hro,vn TO the ground. Murray ieh
,.;,h fearful force and received injuries
y, which he will probably die far
,o,, and Laddy were also severely injured ou' ho'
so badly. ,,.,,o,oo srroeons
They were cared for by the ambulance surgeons
who soon arrived in answer TO eoro, I
al call which was sent oot at once anu "oi0 '"A'
TO their homes. - s ooo;dents
.. frorment of the ladder fell on
Jowss Kelly. the driver of Battalion
Ch;of MeCabe's wagon. and he had
three of his ribs crushed by the lali
he also. was taken TO the New-YOrk Hospital.
ater the fire was pretty well out Fireman
Valentine Mitsch, of Hook and Lad
Ser No. 21. who was on the roof at WORK.
fell down the hatchway and was serious
1v injured and taken to the New-York Hospltai.
when the fire was out ana
the fremen and policemen were
busilv engaged in taking an account o'
ininries and loss man was seen
going into the building where the fire had peen'
A shout went up at once to stop ine
thief and in minute oo]cn
hands had him by the throat and collar
The fire started in Mrs. Pheian's ROOM
on the third floor, aud Mrs. Pheian swung
borself ont ON the window ledge from
which place she was rescued Dy
walter Wallace. who took her into
the window of the adjoining house. William
Reiumuth. who lived on the fifth hoor, was
taken out of his room by LOUIS Clayton, of Engine
COMPANY No. IS. Frenchman and his wIte' VINO
occupied the first floor, stepped out on
the window sill and walked along
The cornice to the next mousse
and went away. There were fire.
escapes in the rear, but no ladders
and MANY of the thirty-fve tenants, who were d.
vided into SIX families. escaped by drop
ming from one platform to another.
and then to the ground. The building belongs
70 Henry Schmidt who lives back OF his grocery
store which is on the first floor.
Mrs. Phelan was carried into store
near by suffering greatly from shock
and soon after became sick. She was carried on
stretoher 30 friends house.
Bya mistake In touching the wrong button at
Fire Hall the general ambulance call was sent out
from the box at Eighteenth-st. and Fourth-ave.
James Kelly age thirtythr of No. 244 East Thrift
eth-st. driver Of Chief McCabe's wagon, was
struek by falling ladder and received
a severe confusion Of the back. He was
not dangerously hurt. lie taken TO the NeW-Yerk
Hospital
Simon L. Murray, age twenty-nine. OF Hook-and-
Ladder Company No. 12, fell with the ladder
and was seriously hurt His face and head
were bruised and feared that he received internal
injuries. His recovery is doubtful.
Valentine Mitsch, age thirty-one, of Hook and
ladder Company No. IL fell through scuttle
in the roof and broke three of his ribs.
IL was not known whether lie received
auy internal injuries not last night.