Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-23
sArUKnAx NtaHr,s FIRE.

Tenants In the Gar | held Building on Chapel Street.-The | Blaze Fortunately Discovered Early ! Prompt and Efficient Action-Te1e. graph Wfres-The Now Erlal Ladder Damage About S1O,O ,OO0.
 A fire was discovered in the Garfield build ing on Chapel street Saturday night The building is five stories high, and for time the tenants, to the number of about twenty fVeepersensy a*ere8 8terrorastricken . Prompt and efficient work by the sHremen saved the building from being destroyed, and prevent ed the fire from being most disastrous one.
 It was just eleven o'clock when the fire alarm was struck, box 21, by Officer Tripp. The fire was discovered by Miss Dorman, who resides in the building, who went to the Grand Opera House in the evening in com- pany with 8 young man named Frank Smith. When they were returning home and were going up stairs they discovered smoke coming from a closet in the rear of A. M Boynton & Co.'s broker office on the second hoor The closet was under the stair- way which leads to the third floor. MT. Smith saw a light in the closet and kicked the door in and saw that fire was making headway. They rushed out and told Officer Tripp, who was near by, and he went to in- vestigate. He saw the flames, and as soon as possible struck the alarm.
 Officers Tripp, Bradley, Rice, Woodruff, MeGann and other members of the force were soon on hand, making efforts to arouse the tenants, many of whom were in bed and utterly ignorant that fire was progressing in their own building. The fire department was quickly on hand. Although the fire was confined to the second floor, yet the smoke penetrated the whole building and made egress for the tenants almost impossi- ble There was no difficulty in getting the arial ladder against the building. James Grant of the fire alarm service. Cap tain Grant of steamer 4, Officers George Bradley, Rice. Steve MoGsnn, Super Chief Hendriek, Roundsman Mcbride, Chris Langley of No. ? and others did heroic ser- vice in rescuing the people. Officer Bradley brought out two women and little girl The women were running about as if crazy in a room on the top floor, where the heat and ' and Officer McGann took a woman down 8 ladder from one of the top floors. She was \ on the fire escape in the rear of the building wildly screaming for aid.
 There were fourteen in all among them be- E ing Mrs. George Graham and her two ehil- aren, her sister, Miss Mary Gilchrist. Mrs. Berry and two children, Mrs. Schadeayne, an
 
 These persons, with Mrs Boyer, Ter grand daughter and Mias Dormau, took refuge in Besse, Brigham & Co.'S, whore they were cared for and provided with suitable cover \ ing to protect them from colds. The other residents of the building were MT. Chapman and wife and a man named Latham, all ot \ whom escaped. Those persons who were ! rescued were taken to Besse, Brigham & Go. E. two doors away. It was 8 fearfully cold night and hard on the fremen. Half ar hour after the fire alarm was rung the fire \ was under control.
 During the fire Chief Hendrick was in jured, although not seriously, by falling ! headlong down one of the stairways. Henry Hilton, captain of the erial ladder company | was also painfully hurt by being hit with ont | of the ladders.
 The fire was confined mainly to the seconG ! story. Some little damage was done to tht
 third story where the fremen had to cut ths | Aeor to get at the flames between the walls s. S. Mallett's hardware store, which is di ! rectly underneath where the fire started, wal
 badly damaged by water. The water also l reached the 99 cent store and damaged con-
 siderable stock. Most of the damage done ! was by water. s. s. Nallett is unable as ye I to say what damage was done to his stock J. c. Allen 6 Co., brokers, who occupy { | damaged by water. George Gerard, truss ! manufacturer on the second floor, suffered ' no loss. The total amount of damage vii
 amount te $10, 900, all of which is covered by insurance.
 | It was lucky that Miss Dorman returned home when, she did, or the building would undoubtedly have been destroyed by fire \ The building is owned by N. L. Garfield and Mrs. Beecher. 73.s -r -r