The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-16

watching the buildings burn with q sensation
were presently ieapinS out Of every window
ana tn, big buildings opposite were being
Among the engines tina, arrived first we're
bury Of 20 10 try to suck water out Of one OF
Violently in it's Ruthless Efforts. suddenly
there was a smashing noise and little bits OF
gauge tube had burst. and thels Was danger
Of an explosion. With q bound Rox bury was
Steam scaided his face and han.s he sysrtsd
eli danger by shutting OF the steam from the
The foreman OF Engine 4 stood on the water
tower pointnR the nozzle Of his hose into the
ihickest flames. hut the water would not como.
flremen SURROUNDINGS hi dranI Water Was
coming. swiftly hose was attached. but the
was owns NV h prsssurs o. only - pounds.
less than half the usual pressure The engine
had to suck elk the water into Its tank 81 a9d then
was pouring into the building. and i was rap
idly followed by other streams for the water
siirs. The flames were leapine. SKY high;
for the irsmsn to do was to save the adjoining
BUILDINGS. The wind Was driving the thick
ero o aSsp as and S @
burning Suliddins was as DARK as a stormy
Then the smoke lifted and nothing could be
soon but one lurid. roaring mass OF flames
hs i've 70 orasfsd shs che
This signal WAS sent with the two thress and
Ess Ss 81 SIXTH
nue and Thirty-fourth street to send In three
ten and oar rueEs that Respond and
that cannot be reached otherwise will hasten
TO that spot and then be sent down town to the
There i i. . Shout shout from the crowd now that
Of t the stores In the Bennett building have
1h S are %ns ae ter deWn b bs
are cracked by the fierce heat whiIs IT, white
paint. which was but recently applied. is curl
For two hours nremen drsnched the neigh
boring buildings. while the IRE eoniinued 10
Was uAt osisck fs F1 i street wal be-
gan to tremhle and totter,, and presently
b. boon o the ARE was sntireiy under control.
and the walls. that threatened to tumble any
sE9 Ms 3" hs :nRnss
away while few remained and continued to
Then Chief bonner decided to throw down
the walls by directing streams Of water upon
them: He hegap on a narrew y. fsihimtn Ie
and two iiremen aimed the nozzle OF . hose
s sh way winki ns d sSSa sd
Then IL was dec ided to tear down tho whole
Nassau street wall which stood Joined toa wall
that extended oyer two lots on the Fulton
escapes; which were stl Ia posi- don. and at the
risk OF their lives tied iron chains where win-
dows had been. These were then fastened to
the roof OF the building on the southeast cor
per Tho streets were cleared aud the bremen
The crowd looked on sxpectantly. Presently
the walls began to sway gently; then they
rocked ziezae crack ran from top 70 bot.
M
big pile tum BLEED inlo the street. and huge
The building was such . honsycomb that
when the police and ,fr.men announced their
opinion that everybody had got out safely.
men wondered: Al 10. last night friends Of
oDtieian, had a shop on the fourth floor Of the
huilding. brought to Acting Captain Halpin
the frst intim alton that Adslmsnn. and per-
hsps two Of his sons. were lost
John Adelmann was an old German. whose
little shop had Two yindGws facing out on the
three Of his seven children a. 25s second street.
worked with him In his shon.
Louis Is 27lyears old and. married. and lives
with his wife and child in Central avenue.
Brooklyn. Fred vas - years old. and boarded