New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-19
AN UPTOWN PLAYHOUSE BURNED.
EIGHT FAMILIES DRIVEN OUT, BUT NO ONE IN.


JCRED.
mysterious IRE started In the basement Of tho
fve-story hat-house No. 401 st. Nicholas ave. before
10 . m. yesterday, and went up to the roof by way
Of the elevator shaft r. Pohmann, o real estate
dealer, who happened TO pass the house. first noticed
the smoke and called the janitor, J. f. overton.
Three alarms were sent out to call fremen, while tho
eight families In the house were escaping Mrs. w. II.
Smith and another woman used the fro escapes
F. Fl. Dunkinson, hogapher who moved into tho
house on Tuesday, and helping to get his furni-
ture to rights when the fire broke out, took his wife
down to the street, and then a with q
child In her arms trying to get out OF second story
window. He ran up stairs and helped the woman
down stairs through the SMOKE Everybody got out
OF the house unhurt by the time the frcmen arrived
1t took an hour TO extinguish the flames, and most
Of the furniture IN the house was ruined The occu-
pants were the families of John Conyran, William IL
W. r Weiss e'a upteT and Ga' Il < HamaRn m TseI.
combined losses amounted TO about $4,000, and woro
which was damaged about $4,000, and was insured
for $4,000 somo Of tho tenants, who were mado
Of incendary origin, but the fremen and police did
not ne discover 1,s snyhag 70 warrant such conclusion
the fire and stole some silverware.
LOSING HER LIFE IN FLAMING UNDERBRUsH
Providence, April ia brush fire set by farmer
spread through the underground yesterday at Glouces
ter, and reached the farm of elderly widow, Mrs.
Paine. She and her daughter, age forty-fve years,
attempted to fight the fire with water, having failed to
beat 1t out Tho mother went for water to the house.
shc was gone only q few minutes, but her return
found her daughter burned death 1t appears that
the woman attempted to put the flames out by stamp
ing on thom, and the fire caught her clothing.
LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.
Philadelphia April 1s (specaD.-Ths afternoon the
cotton warehouse OF Randolph jerks Nos 327 8s1
South waterst partially destroyed by fire. In tho
warehouse stored 1000 bales cotton valued ao
9176 The firm that It's loss would not be known
for several days 1t Is covered by insurance. ]
dispatch from Milford N. j. says that the BridSeon
House. at Upper Blacks Eddy, Bucks County, Penn
burned al O'Clock this morning. Loss $4,000,
insured
Waterbury Conn. April ia nrs broke out at about
o'clock this morning iu the Wyoming Pin Shop, oper-
ted by T. g. Carroll, at Wnsted and the building was
destroyed Hearley's Block the shop consider.
ably damaged The pin shop had been running four
and furnished employment TO only small number OF
hands The estimated loss Is $4,000 and Is partly
cred by insurance.
Pittsburs, April 1s.-A FIRE broke out in p. Walters
store, North Draddock Penn at 80 o'clock this
ing, and before the Games could DO controlled twelve
stores and dwellings were destroyed The loss 10 es.
mated at s20 600.
North Adams, Mass, April ia fire broke out this
morning in the stables OF Richardson sykea II
probably OF incendary origin. The nrm deals in hay,
straw, lime, cement wood and coal. Tho barn and
shed and large three story house destroyed The
damage has yet been estimated There is partial
Insurance. Tho premises occupied by N. B. FLOOD
wholesale farmerS products. was also burned