, 1885-05-06
THE BROOKLYN FIRE.
A Number Of Persons Killed in
the Fire,
Which Was Considered One of
MI the Severest
Us - ,ir-
Known in the East the Past
Few Months.
NJ rhe Rroohlzn Fire.

named Marcus says there was nothing in
or about the place to checks FIRE, neither
hose or extinguishers, and no FIRE escape.
This is the third time fire has occurred on
the premises, Milo Hine, who occupied
the top floor for the manufacture of but
tons, states; AT 9 o'clock [ was in my
room directing the work uf my employees.
of whom there were forty. mostly women.
The first we heard Of the accident was
when we heard a crash, and this was fol-
lowed by a part of the flooring giving way.
In n Of the corners Of my room there
was a ladder leading to the roof and all
the employees made a rush for it. There
was a panic among the women for a time,
and two or three of them tainted, but the
foreman soon succeeded in restoring order
and then in single file the employees
climbed the ladder and gained the roof.
The girls marched out in good order,
gained the roof adjoining the building and
reached the street by descending the fire
escapes"
The insurance ON the property de-
stroyed is about $500, 900, while the dam
age will aggregate at least $3.50, 900. AT
$50 p. IN. fifty employees Of the board Of
city works arrived on the scene and were
Immediately set to work by Commissioner
Poillon searching for the missing.
New YORK, May 5.-The names of
the killed, il inred and missing ones are:
Unknown man charred beyond recogni.
ton, supposed to be DanieiJ. Lowery.
engineer in the button factory; unknown
man horribly burned, and no possibility
of identiicationi the trunk of a person,
not known whether male or female. The
fire had burned away all the outer coat
ings, leaving the-vital- organs exposed,
while the limbs were gone, and only the
trunk and the feshless skeleton remained.
Missing ones: Inquiries have been made
for the following who are supposed to be
in the ruins Brealing Conrad, Jr..
aged 20, of Dutchkill, L. l., Edward
Butler, aged %, of 81 Atlantic avenue;
William Clark, aged 40, residence uh-
known; Henry Durse, aged sc, of-No. 81
Marion street, New York; Fritz Egger,
aged'2l, residence. unknown; Henry Half
finer, aged 40, of No. 1876 Graham n
johnson, residence unknown; Daniel j.
Lowery, aged so, of 55 Atlantic avenue;
Adolph Mates, aged &c, of No. 372
Hicks street; John McGrath, aged IS, Of
No. pa Bond street; Benjamin Moore,
aged 80, of No. 1852 Madison street; Gus,
q boy in the tinshop, residence unknown;
Phff, jr., residence unknown; J.. Peters,
residence unknown Mamie Freeley, of.
No. 1879 Bergen street; Rosie Clinton,
Warren street near Herit; Annie Higgins,
residence unknown; Mamie Riley resi-
dence unknown; Katie McKeon, residence.
unknown; Thomas Dorner, aged IA, No.
2sl Navy street; Gustave Lung, aged 20,
No. 2s5 Pacific street; VIM. Legge, aged
4S, living at Columbia Heights; James
Carpenter. aged As, No. PA Graham
street.
The injured-Patrick Dougherty. of the
hook aud ladder truck No. l, burned
about the face and head and received a
bad cut on the head; James Gay, fireman
engine company No. 5. is probably fatally
injured; Emma Haas, slightly injured
about the head; Mrs. Henrietta Haas,
aged 65 years, received a severe confusion
on the scalp and had one of her arms
fractured; Patrick Hynes, fireman on en-
CINE company No. 10, received two
lacerated scalp wounds; James
Lynch, driver of a furniture
wagon, leg broken; Henry Maurer. metal
spinner, Of No. Ii, Park place, several
slight scalp injuries; James Murray, fire.
man Of engine No. 4, foot crushed;
Michael f. Rogan, foreman of engine No.
4, confusion of the scalp, Chas. D. Rud-
dy, fireman on engine company No. 5,
received several burns on his face and
arms, and bruises on his body; Bernard
Storp, fireman on engine company No. 4,
receiyeda confused wound on his scalp;
john Burns was injured on the hip.
There were several others who sustained
slight injuries. such as flesh wounds and
bruised faces and limbs, but they were not
sufficiently disabled to require medical
attendance.
The scene at the police station, where
the three dead bodies which were recov
cred from the ruins were conveyed, was
pitiful one. A bed quilt was thrown
over the bodies, and a great man,
called 10 see ii they could no
recognize the ndistinguishable mass. Al
failed, however, and all statements wer,
simply guess work. One of the bodies
legs were burned to the knees, and tn,
two arms to the elbows. The othe
bodies were merely a mass of black Gin
ders. The bodies are all those of men
When the father of the missing boy
John McGrathf went 10 the police station
he tainted twice, and when he was adj
gave vent to most piteous means. "Oh
sergeant" he cried, do tell me my poo
boy, my only support, is not dead. Oh
bring him back to me-" The man wa
getting delirious, and had to be removed
His son persisted beyond a doubt. Mum
bers OF women and girls came during tn
day looking for lost relatives.
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