New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-04

uuhl who lived with his wife and cnila on t tSs
s ssnt He with Others who were saved. al
agree that Humphrey was the nIsS one oia !. 'N0
who knew of the fire. Lcbmpuhi saio S.u
awaseped by hearing Humphrey out IN tne MAJ,
.ho~tins .Fre aroused my wife and son ana ma poFe
the the hallway but the he ns%es sn and get
ting along the cSrDce to the su nc one ne Sp
coai-yard and jumped down. When gov 'us "'
Mrs Susanna L. Burge had not gone TO ped when
she heard Humphrey shouting nre' LA, v,en
had just taken of my wrapper 'sns o ssa' the hall
f 81 smoke and saw the stars burning went ome
window Intending 70 JUMP out s 1"s coal she'd which they
stretcbed from the roof my window ana mrSrey
and sC down asa ca seSe Ts from his tchen he
never paid any attention TO me-
Phillip ~ Embacher said:
Twas lying tho sefs about hall aseeP %as on
ire arousing my wife and caaf s had To- 20 back
stairway, bn, the smoke was 30 1ssh but it
was in flames The rooms by this s Ssas WE We
fS Sr vent 10 II. front windows Calling TO the people
below dropped the children gu. one y S S s East
Th,rtvsisht6.st who took them to his home iSuna
this Ing t 1ne n Ny ~
was taken cut half sufocated but recovered.
twas oficer Thomas Flaherty, of the twenty t
first precinct who caught MI LemsaGher was the
He lost his hat aud the o.ly trace OF IL was sn1
cord winch was found In the gutter YESTERDAY
TARprNEss OF THE LADDER TRUCKS.
Theodore Koerner was found In the coal once
adjoining the building early yesterday morning by
a TRIBuNr reporter On the floor behind MN lay
tbs dead body of his old mother. Underneath the
desk was the body of Humphreys child, ana ID inc
front part Of the room were the Douios vi
Humphrey, his servant and Mrs. hretDef. ino
bov,s voice was filed with sobs as he told MS OK
Yencnco. d,
We lived on top noor There were sevsn OF us
nv the noke and reused the family We coula no' 70
into The hall because Il was full OF nor Nm the back
wall and the shutters and flooring OF tne ,etsen
burning a, e ss %nddT Of
resting my the lintels Of the winuoWs o
the noos SaaS aS saa me CASING with
the other hung there on. o S ,n half a hour when
the ladder was put up climbed into kVenrcn IN
and helped him hand out the members dawn the ladder
There was no smoke In Roehrchs roon II tI1 couia
had come the engines DID, everybody 00u'U
have been saved ~.
man who was in front of the house when the
first engine arrived, but who refused 10 give Ills
name. said;
lack Of sufficient apparatus particularly tIGcRa IN
section of the city which Is the most dshsg on
thd nfss alarm were No. s SO Sda Ro
Fiiry.rstst between Third and Lexington ayes and
No Eghteenthst between nsr. co anu
seo 10 eS into the street being help
IT twsney minutes after the first alarm had been sent
when No truck arrived from nnd ssss,iV
Thirteenthst In response 70 sSIe ana Eehth-ave
followed. The other apparatus duo AZ thi. point ~
on the erst alarm was 4 A. t sSs s snS the
names Or The DIRE line but soud not locate until ne
tapped the circuit The trucks which are Que ~ aAi
alarm located as iT SS At No lex
ngon and Fftieths The ass engine one su %.s at
the Parl.ays ire Engine No. SO from 67thst between
Isxington-ave. and Thirdave's arrived sn"at nS
The vr,rk Of rescue began and WAS conducted
swiftly aud surely IL heartrendng 70 DC
,ss srood in the windows wrging their hands and cry
ing for nelp that could not be given Iuo shvAo W."
nonrne ont around them in great volumes ana every
moment some one would disappear, overcome by u;
Others, rendered desperate preferred tne 0u""0e' "
death which leap into the street 0hSioo, .,dior,,
Tie report that the fire was due 10 lhcena a5
origin was not generally credited When ine onuy
of Humphrey fOnBd lie was parity uIcS S 81;
and i'm the pockets of his trousers were loah9 his
life insurance policy for 81 900, silver Watch,
iadv,s gold watch and $37 IN money. hls poncy
vas Of recent date aud was in INC
Buffalo German Insurance COMPANY i DC uas 20
end of tho man who certainty 'ose ms nnid nrove
save the lives of his wife and BABY "ouIu pioro
thai he like the others in the house. was "a Oh uD
prepared IL is thought that no selzed ms Polutty
and vauables to try AID save mem mn ba nS
been been married twice; his second marriage az
fook place thirteen months ago. Mr. hoshTlck tn ne
carpenier who lived the same moor WIN WIN
Humphrey said that she toa nj nm h, u act s the place
on fire. Fire Marshal Shsldon Is nahins an III
-vestigation of the matter IA you.s
The house belonged To the estate OF az toLf
the brewer Tho loss on tho building IL Is thougn'
will not exceed 81 900, which Is covered py IN
suranee The less TO the inmates ceulo 10 ie-
placed by $1,000