New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-21
GAS WRECKED THE HOUSE.
OBSTRUCTIVE EXPLOSION IN A DWELLING
rwo WOMEN BURNED IN A ROOM FILLED Win
FLAMEs-Loss. $4,000.

FLAMES-L0SS, SlSOOo'
Sgmund Oppenheimer, Manufacture Y,
,rSs at No 90 Pearl-st., lives III the ioui io'"''
h,owustone house No. &c East Egn
eho,,lv at+or & o'clock last evening, whlie the
family were at dinner the nrs' uooF' A
onrenbeimer went I'D stairs with Mena uraCner'
yssrvant who had lust been employed, 10 si.o"
h.r the roon she was to occupy II WIS Mrs
ornanbeimer's intention 10 so 70 the 1ourth suor5
~ xyban che reached the third toor she noIceo
n strong odor Of gas coming, spl"ioN' -
the front room. Mrs. Oppenhelmei
servant entered this room to see "he!I VI. - -,
AGE came from The smell oil gas olu no' So
70 be as strong as in the halfway "No ~o
Oppenheimer, unconscious oil any d"uset' eN.|t'
the servant to make hight. Inc servant s'% %u0N
a match on the mantel, while MIS- oPpehie4Aneh
stood in the doorway.
THE ROOM FILLED WITH FLAMES
, .,s,rsndons explosion followed immediately
III. air in the room appeared us IL 10 were d
so,id eame. and everything that was cotnouS'ipic
,onLI Are at once Mrs. Oppenheimor was oiowh
ir,n the hall and would have 1aIIen down the
.,sirs a. il had not been for the balustrade' one
was nartially unconscious, Inc servant was @
was, was a@ainst table with great force, ana lay
HnD - in semi-conscous condition Her CLOTH
~ ,as an fire in several places, ana as soon as
She recovered her SENSES her screams couiu .o po
So So block away The front windows ID the
onr, neau r,sre knocked out by the explosion and
fsII with crash into the street.
A't IN. sbock shook everything in the house ana
hronnht the evening meal TO speedy end MI
Onpenheimers coachman was IN the yaro, i,a and.aS
~ heard the noise and saw the sudden lllumlna
. tion he dashed into the house and upstairs
l|fs.th Mrs Oppenhemer and the servant seemed
- he crazed with fright. They screamed hys-
crioaIlv, and were unable 10 help themselves
fhe servant had crawled into the hallway, and
fortunately the fire in her clothing had oesn
&tinguished before 1t had done much harm 10
- body She begged the coachman 70 help
and he picked her up and carried her 70
EEb,soe of safety. Mrs. 0ppenheimer was able
walk with assistance, though she was com
tely overcome by the shock, and could not
strol herself
M THE WORK OF THE FIREMEN.
fns coachman, after caring for the servant
out an alarm, and the fre-engines were soon
rork on the building. They had stubborn
ss the fire had got good headway IN a
"a time, but they succeeded in preventing % he TEe
~ part Of the structure was oaoly dhmageu
lie and the lower part by water.
IS soon as the frcnen arrived cali was sc sen. y
AN ambulance and one came dashlng up IN q
M moments Mrs. Oppenheimer would not re-
le attention. but insisted that the servant Wno @
writing in agony SHOULD oe iGoken aeser aIuo
snl hanas. Her eyes were closed, ana III lS
"a that the sight was injured If not totally
tfoyed. She was removed TO the Presbyterian
fpital Mrs. Oppcnheimer received meulcai
5sment at the house Of friend, , .
Sz23bc damage TO the furniture is estimated at
81 o0o and to tie house s3, 000 The loss may
ssreater as sCveral valuable paintings were in
: q smoke and heat for nearly half hour; The
35serce of the gas in the room can only be ac-
sznfed for on the theory that some member OF
- snmilv had not shut il off after turning out
~ sSiuht, No leak could be found in the pipes.
31 fIAMEs IN A &c BUSINESS BUILDING.
are of unknown origin was discovered early yes
~ morning In the rooms Of the Postal Telegraph
1gapy on the top acor of the hve-story building,
.&x Doy-st The ircmen quiohiy sxtnguished the
6&<>es aud the damage did not extend TO the loNer
pkft OF tho building. The loss was said TO DO about
q, 900, but the property was insured.