New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-22
DAMAGE IN THE OLD STUART REFINERY.
FIREMEN HINDERED by THE ELEVATED RoAD-IN
II.pt nv Il


JURED DY A FALI~BUrTER MELTED.
The large five-stOry building fronting on
Reade and Greenwich sts, which formerly the sugar
refinery OF II. l.. Stuart Is now used by Heermance,
Dickinson & Co.. commission merchants, by whom the
greater portion or the building let for general storage
different tenants There is person tho premises
Sundays except Charles OTIS the engineer, who runs
the elevators and lives the first floor alone. Yester
day the elevators not running The haches were
shut down and steam of. In such circumstances
the only means Of ascent kind OF spiral staircase
which up tho angle whero the walls abut the
two streets. At 20 minutes to o'clock OTIS sitting
near the doorway the first oor reading newspaper,
and Policeman Patrick Sullivan walking leisurely
up Greenwi In tho direction OF Reade.
smell smoke" Otis said, a he out on the side
walk and told Sullivan Why see it," said the police
man. who was at the top stories Then he crossed
the the signal box and sent out three
alarms In response this the water tower and twelve
engines soon at work trying 70 put out the fire.
That portion OF the building fronting on Greenwichst.
has twelve windows In tho width stretching more than
halfway over the block. The fire began near the
southernmost window the top story. The water
tower planted in Greenwichst.. and from there
heavy column OF water was thrown upward At this
point the Ia narrow tho elevated railroad was
greatly In tho way and work was more or less retarded
The building next to the big pile that was burning IS
only half ne high Grecnwich-st. and this was found
20 furnish an excellent base OF operations. from which
four lines OF hose were made to work busly 0w ng TO
the defective OF ascent within the building, the
FIRE spread from the top floor To the one underneath be-
fore any OF tho nremen could reach there FORKS or
flame came out OF most OF the windows on the
top floor OF tho Reade-st. side, and made
great beadway I'm the absence Of second water tower
centre OF the third from the top open
TO the basement about thirty feet WIDE which separated
tho remaining six floors into two distinct buildings AT
each side OF this were fcerooms capable OF con-
tanning 800 tons OF Ice Two hundred loads were de-
posted In these last week The other apartnen Is
az each side down the first floor used cooling
rooms Tn which stored all kinds OF fruit and veg
eiables as well cheese, Ontter, eggs tobacco rice
on the sixth floor bar 90 the flames.
but all tho property from there TO the bottom was
greatly damaged by water.
The flames never got below the two top stories and
,for tur bours ~ nrtnp labor were entirely put out
\ great deal OF butter was melted ana nOwed out win
the rivers Of water that came rushing over the sdowak
into the channel which nearly choked with heaps
Of sheepsLn aprons that the remen hung from The win
dows OF the sixth story on the street floor at No lob
Ieade-st, Charles T.. Bliss keeps wholesale place Tor
butter cheese and eggs and the same oor In Green
wchs kept by the following persons AL OF
whose goods were seriously damaged Dy water
No. 81 l. rice and syrups; Bogert & leydon, No 3O9
teas and cigars. From the water tower whlch was
placed In the OF Greenwchst Thomas Arkin, OF
Hook and Ladder Company No ., got on 10 wOOueh
suddenly To AVOID IL he placed hs foot on the ssyght
and fell through to the sidewalk. Dr. schOer without
waiting for an ambulance lifted the wounded man on
his shoulder and carried him 10 Tie Chahpes street
broken aud he also suffering from severe INTERNAL
contusions The crowd who saw what Dr. scholer ala
applauded him heartily.
The building belongs TO the estate OF X H. STUART anu
nj the time OF the lire contained property Naueu at over
81 100000 The entire damage, which Is covered by
Insurance will fall little short Of 100000.