New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-10
THE FIRE RECORD.
BRILLIANT BLAZE IN FRANKFORT-ST.
FLAMES SIMULTANEOUSLY ON EVERY FLOOR OF A

sEvEN-sToRY BUILDING.
A slight puff of smoke issued from No. 80
Frankfortst about 2 o'clock this morning and
attracted the attention of Officer jack
son, Of the Fourth Precinct, who was
lesurey patrolng his beat stoppnga moment to learn
the cause he soon discovered that the building was
on fire. Instantly sounding fire alarm, he returned
to the building to find flames bursting from the sixth
story.
Before the first engine could from Chambers and
Centre SITS. the structure doomed. second and
third alarm soon filed the neighborng streets with
engines but none succeeded in checking
the flames until heavy stream was
started from the watertower which filed
the narrow street with dense smoke the volumes OF
flame and water met All hope of saving the story
building abandoned after the first alarm was
answered and strenuous efforts made to prevent
the spread of the fire.
The doomed building was seven stories high, and
tended two stories above the adjoining build
ings. 1t of brick, with brown stone
trimmings 1t was built within two The several
signs on the front showed that the occupants were p
H. keilley, wOodcut, map and color printer; II. NJ o.
trogge, printing, and s. COllins's Son Co.,
prlntIng-inks. The loss on the building
and stock was estimated at SoO,Ooo.
The eff the fire and the amount Of the insurance
were unknown.
The corner building No. SO Frankfort-st., is grog-
shop called the East River Bridge Hotel oc-
cupled by Henry Place. Bright lights shone
I'm the barroom, but person visible the ground
floor. In the upper rooms however, all excitement
W. d. Kclland, the bannerpainter. was asleep When
he heard the policeman's rap he ran to the
hrebox Instantly rousng his wife and two daughters,
he began to collect all the portable goods and bundng
them in the sheets snached from the beds, the fam
lily rushed to the maltese cat that persisted
in remaining behind caused extra journey to the
rooms.
Frederick Schultz, tailor. also oc-
cupied rooms the groggery and he was In
the street in great trepidaton until
reassured by several policemen and then
stood contentedy by watching the flames.
Fireman Dee, who had gone through tho burning
building, was badly cut the second floor By falling
glass.
At o'clock the FIRE under control, but the eleven
engines and the tower were stin at work.
From THE TRIBUNE windows the flames coud be seen
to great advantage The sight remarkably pictu-
rescue. The flames ran from floor
to door almost In an instant and burst
simultaneously from the windows OF the entire front.
Tongues Of fire eaped and cured gracefully over
the cornce while immense clouds OF black smoke rolled
up. The first streams of water seemed to subdue the
fire. but they failed reach the upper stories where the
flames continued to rage until the watertower was got
I'm operation. Later streams directed upon
the burning building from the opposite roof Before
! this the fire was bursting through the roof.
Great crowds OF people gathered the Bridge in the
OF the burning building and watched the fire. The
totaker received pennies than 1t has fallen to his
| lot TO collect at night FOR many months.