New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
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Coentes Slip burned seriously on the face and hands
FARMER, Gilbert, colored. OF No. 15 Mineta Lane
also burned on the face and hands.
FITZPATRICK. Edward fireman OF Engine Company
No. 10, caught by the the OF the
shed and burned severely the face He went home.
HoPSON, James a colorcf 'longshoreman, OF No. IL
Ninetta Lane seriously burned the hands and
He Ssseaped with DIGS and Farmer with the help Of
badly burned on the face -
JACOBS. James coored laborer OF No. - Mneta Lane
-egerc burns on face aud hands.
WALLACE. Robert fireman. OF Engine Company No 33
overcome by smoke and slightly burned the face
WILSON Frederick, German carpenter age tortynlne
and hands He Will recover.
KIP Hallock, age tgenty-six unmarried clerk in the
yanierblt-sye. BrooEiyn Kpp was burned M Sbogs SG
the hands and face lie rescued through a win low
The injured were taken to st. Vincents Hos
piri; Five fremen who were slightly hurt
called at the hospital and had their hurts cared
for. few others had their wounds dressed bv
the ambulance surgeon, and went Immediately
to their homes.
The bodies OF the dead were laid on the pave
with sailcloth
When the fire was under control the roof of
the she'd along its entire length had fallen in
ana ana all of the property on the pier had been
worthless Agent Hurst and Surernten-
dent G. L. Andrews said that the
lower story of the pier did not contain
much OF value at the time of the fire. On the
second floor were about 800 bales of cotton valued
at $50 bale, and about 1000 packages of tea
worth $40 package. Other merchandise would
brng the loss Oh the property Oh the pier up to
over $4,000. floating insurance would cover
me loss they thought The pier was insured for
slQO0OO but It's foundations not injured
ana part Of the first story of the shed was saved
Inc damage to the pier would probably not eX-
coed $50 900, Mr.. Hurst said
llllam Barry the of Watchman Barry, was
at hrst reported TO be burned. but later he turned
up all right. lie escaped from the building by "a
SlXteth-st G.. w. Melville, the timekeeper who
was taken from a window with difficulty, was on
the second floor of the shed, and was first made
aware Of the fire by hearing the bell on the pier
ringing He rushed out of the little office and
made his way through the sitting smoke outside
to the stairway. On his way he saw Nicholas
johnson with fire eXtingusher on his back
but johnson did not escape James MctIulre, age
seventeen, reported for work as usual IN the
morning. Superintendent Andrews did not know
whether he was about the pier ar the time the hre
started. but he was not seen IN the atterhoOh'
and 1t is feared that he, too lost his lie ,
When Coroner SchultZe arrived AT QclOcK
be questioned Superintendent Andrews and others
closely about the origin of the fire All tnat
any one knew was that the fire started at lhe
outer end Of the pier. ~,
j. w. Jefferson. of No. 33j West Fifty-thlrd-
ST., in the upper loft with eleven OF his lei
low-employes When he saw that the fire was
not being put out, and that he and his companions
were in fair way TO be suffocatcd, ne callcd
ont 10 them TO follow him. and. sezing tne rope
of the elevator Slid TO the floor below and l0und
his way TO the street through the smoke ana cln-
ders. He was followed by his companions