New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-27
EXPLOSION AND FLAMES.
MEN AND WOMEN JUMP FROM A BURNING
BUILDING.
MANY INJURED AED soME NAY p1E-rHE Ex'
p1os1oN o1 BARREL or KEROSENE
DESTROYS FACTORY III
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DESTROYS FACTORY III
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mass Of steaming debris. consisting OF biackened
bricks stones, ruined machinery and burnt hmoers'
In KentAye., between broadway and south-st' Brook
lyn marks the place where stood beforo D. IA yes
terday a four-story factory building. NOS sSo' Sol'
and 500 Kentave. 1mmedianly following the out
break Of the fire which caused the damage panic oc.
Cured among the seventy odd y1en, women and girls
who were al work IN tao structure, and for some
moments Wild confusion prevailed. The desperate
chances taken escape resulted IN the moro OF loss
serious injury Of nearly all those employed on tho
upper aoors There were no fro escapes on he
building and a. the blazing and smokehhed Stairway
were impossible. the only means OF escape we're TIC
x1ndows and then q perilous jump 70 ths roof OF aP
extension IN the rear Some of The more excited ones
ran 10 the roof merely 10 nd leap OF thirty feet 10
n tso-story building next door the only way 70 81
down without returning 10 tbs burning workshop Whl'
nearly ell Who jumped were hurt most OF ihefn Wee
sbio 10 20 homo without assistance. Following Is inc
llst Of those attended by the three ambulance surgeons
who were on The scene shortly after the hre broke out
ana who were taken their homes or 10 the hospitals
IhsEpU HAEuAGAN, Of No. go LeeSve severe buns
and probably internally injured He IL IN 'hs EAN'efh
District Hospital and may die.
nIss GuToN age thirty. u No. ~ E1drdgs'sf.' uns
! city, huetuisd leg az Homeopathic Hospital
ELLEN MeCAFFIN. age eighteen, Of No soA soata
Frstst, injured about the heSdi a. b. causafins'
Hospital. .
| urSRY powp are thirty Of No. 500 Grandst sprainSd
| ankle; at The Eastern Dis,ries Hospital
KATE MCLAUGHLIN. ave tiFsS-six. % No. sIl BefEe
"A fracture OF tho skull and internal njures az es
| homeopathic Hospital
THEODORE CRUsEf. Of No - FSycste-st' RIBS brokoni
| n the Eastern District Hospital
EDITH ORR. acc eighteen, Of NO so4 SCUM Flfsest'
| tntsrna injuries taken home.
| SARAH LAMBERr, are twenty. Of Nc. ooa GranatL'
| seaip wound taken home
MAUD TYnRRLI Of NO. 121 sklilman.s ave. three RIBS
| broken burnt arm and seaip wound taken home.
| JAMES HART, Of No 3o4 South Thrd-St. eontusonsi
| taken b. ne.
FIRED ABEL, age twentyelEht Of No. % whppls-SL.
ned ahEsi iSken hSn,e'
| The building was owned By er.Aldorman W. ".
Armnsld, Of the Thirteenth Ward, aud was occupied
AZ follows On the ground floor Of No. 303 IL.
Schahor had q restaurant The ground floor Of No.
s0l tho rst loft OF the entire structure and the OK
tension IN the rear was Stats Dlmeisrs brass-hn-
ishing establishment. Alfred X. Overs had shoe fAo.
tory on the ground floor Of No 3so, and the entrS
second and third lofts Al D. NJ. all tho employees
Of the place had resumed work after luncheon and Mr.
overs was at work IN his Once filing big oil
from barrel lie got some Of the fluid his hands
and some his shUcs. Ho wiped his fingers "a q
piece of paper and threw Il In the stove The oil on
his shoes became igned just how IL not known. His
sister, Miss Overs who kept books for her brother
tried 70 put out tho blaze with the bottom OF her
skirt, and he, fearing her clothes would catch Are
backed away. The Of oil was knocked over, and
took FIRE. Miss Overs rushed trom tho olce, and her
brother ran upstairs 70 warn those o. work there Of
| the danger. In the meantime The aames had com.
municatcd 70 the oil barel and explosion followed
tia burning oil being scattered ali the room. The
flames were by Policeman Dredgor Of the Fifth
Precinct who turned In an ALARM and when the
hrenen arrived the Gre had spread 20 that second
and soon aftefward third alarm wore rung
few Of the inmates Of the building had managed
70 escape down the stairs, as did Mr. OVERS after no
had given tho warning, but thoso on the third and
fourth hoos could not descend that way. They were
forced to leap from the windows and roof Patrick
) Murphy, his nephew Thomas Murphy, and Alfred r..
geote were % yincenvs restaurant in Durham Place
directly IN The rear OF the factory and saw he men
got upon the roof and did what they could TO break
Che fan Of tbs frightened women and 10 gct out of
they anSeubsdy ssvs lS VS rhdss A
sd g9ps % the top q he building Jumped upon he
BOO Kentevo. and were helped down BY the Grersn
and taken 20 the stables OF the Grand Street and New
AIabulAnces had been hGrrIediy summoned and The
ssfsrlngs Of tie injured we're elevated speedily
others Were taken to thor homes In the police patrol
i Inc iIremen worked msntuIy to sabdue ths llama.
but ali tho woodwork In the building was Wen saflated
With machine oil and q was not untll tho walls All
. !ngs The house on Durham Place caught fso, and
then tho occupants began TO move out. The damsa
hours ne walls Of tho ooy began 70 tott sss SnS
soon the south wall fell with crash, crusnine mn
: Golden Hop" barrVum beyond repair. The arcmen
Ihon began 70 toar down the remaining walls and bS
O'Clock had completed the work. Streams weip Inn,
on tho ruins, however, until late hour
The total damage Is estimated at 100000 partiallv
1 insured. It Is said that the building was worth
100000. Tho damage to Mr.. Overs stock "A EST
MATED ct @35,O00 and $4,000 20 staats' n min
mgicrs, Tho building, stock and fixtures OF No. 9or
!. kent.ayc were worth 1000, and tho building No
V5I vas damaged a0o1t % GOO. NO Dunham place
owned by Mrs. nriggs was damaged eb00, and thf
occupant, Mrs. May Cross, loso5 like amount
Next door, No. IL the DAMAGE 10 the building ana I'M
nnitufp OF the occupants, Patrick Marphy and jacol
etadtmulef, Is estimated al 81 900. All the after
noon reports were In circulation that several pexonl
we're buried In the ruins, but tho poles aah aremel
tnink this 10 mistake and that every one escaped.