The sun., 1888-12-26
FLED THROUGH THE FLAMES.
a NAKED, BLhCKESED, BLrsTERED MAN
EMERGEs ON THE HOWERT.

Last the sIeepers to waken In the Ancient
TInser Rsx st 10 l-a-A Christmas Ev,
Drunk Saw that the Place was Anre.
A little but lively fire disturbed the Bowery
yesterday morning. 1t was In the ramshacklt
double building at 7ok. which looks like tor
house as II nestles under the wing Of . huge
| factory on the south. No older house remains
| on the Bowery. Though thinly veneered In
front with brick, 1t is q frame building. Time
dried wooden partitions made It's interior q
| tinder box, and wooden outside stairways and
board walls made It's outside Just 40 infsmma-
| ble Years ago It had been devoted to restau-
rant or refreshment purposes, and the yard
was stil decked with the properties that are
supposedt TO make summer garden Of the most
dusty and dingy court.
The downtown end OF the little house was
the only one occupied on Christmas eve and
there slsGfried wolfert's little paper and sta
tionery store enjoyed its little eddy In the tide
Of Christmas trafilc until q late hour. Then
the household retired to rest, Mr. Wolfert go
Ing to his room up stairs about o'clock. A
boarder. Charles Btechlin. who tends bar In
Reppsnhagen's. In Chrystie street, rot In at q
A. IL. went to bed. and was sound asleep In q
hurry Tho little two-story- and house
was nearly full. No one slept In the store. Mrs.
Fanny Wolfsrt, tho young wife Of the old sta
toner, slept in the front ro9m on the second
The servant. Annie Blum, slept In the rear room.
Tho two attic rooms, reached By a steep mar
aha rSks}y starTpaS we're G9f9upsS; oRs R
Druni.n men were plenty on the goEery tha.
DRINKS" before Hs meant those whose careoes
we're EsEe 80 slowed that they had to run g ayold
anssn SaS tss:s suesS sssS
s%ofs 10 Ser1 1V S sseminsd 5 f into
the matter and found that the stationery store
e xa7 As e. rsS eSt Mh es,
I. Ryan. to whom the, drunken man communi-
s1essn %a ns shn
had been wasted. By kicking In the doors,
Se ss Ias
her niece. The store and stairs were we'll aare.
Faa ssseRs to ss Ssit es dcae so
SK PIX Wss sUa Ss5 hs sO s ua sad acSs
are His father, who aid not not spprociats the he
@ Hss az aeTn ths
attic stairs and to the. outside stairway was
N
Stocklin. VINO was the last to DO reused from
sleep. found the flames almost upon him.
0azsd and frantic. he started for the street by
the way he wae accustomed to take. Down
through two blazing stairways and through
the store that was one mass Of flame he rushed.
When hs reached the street hs was burned be-
blackened By flame about the body. and de.
lirfous from fright and pain. He wandered
Of the Mg|Retry street station gSt hola Of him
station house. which was nearer. The Cham
down in answerfnR the call and It
But in the mean time everything possible was
done for tho sufferer. He reached the hos
pital In remarkably good shape, and yester-
day forenoon was transferred to Bellevue in
se2ndition that gave some promise OF recovery.
Mr.. Wolfert was taken to the Spencer House,
where doctor attended him. His wife and
niece and the servant sought refuge with
The store and second floors were gutted.
with loss q a@bout @ e. 900. covered BY an IN
ing WAS. upfoctunRfa only about f4ll