New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-19
THE FIRE RECORD.
II WAS The RESULT OF CARELEsSNESs.
OVER 100000 GALLONS OF WATER USED IN SUB
DUNG THIS FIRE.


OVER 300 900 GALLONS OF WATER USED IN SUB
DUNG THIS FIRE
The scarcity OF water increased the danger attend
ing large fire in East Forty fourthst early yesterday
morning. Only by sounding four alarms and calling
for an increased water pressure were the hremen able
to keep the flames from extending beyond big factory
and destroying row OF tenement-houses III forVS
third ST. II said TO have been due 10 the care
lessness the part Of some fremen on TUESDAY
night that the fire permitted to become dangerous
Henry Vokening d Co., marble workers, own ufe
fvestory factory Nos 22s to o36 East Forty fourth
st. and occupy the ground floor and basement. Az
8 D. m. on Tuesday the fremen were called 10 the
place TO eXtlngush slight fire m barrel OF char
coal. They remained only few minutes, ana prop
ably faiid TO detect some sparks that had louse"
In crevices of the floor. Soon after a. m yester-
day they were called back TO find the interior OF o1
big building VIII ablaze. The fire had burned through
the second and third stories where +. &. Janusch d
Co. had a brass foundry, and had mounted into kren-
rich & Kemmers furniture and cabinet shops III inc
fourth and fifth stories.
In the marble works and In the brass foundry the
flames could burn only the oil soaked floors ana they
might have been extinguished there without serious
trouble II they hsd been discovered In time, but In
the upper stories where there was nm abundance OF
nAammable material they beyond the control Oh
the fremen battalion Chief Fisher sent thlru alarm
as soon as he arrived at the fire. and Chlef Bonner
ordered q fourth alarm to be rung later. futeen
engines and a water-tOwer throwing streams OF
water into the burning factory at a. m AT one time
the stream from the tower nearly failed on account
of the low pressure in the street mains, and Chief
Bonner sent the call for increased pressure Aiter-
ward the supply of water seemed to be suhcieht.
From the rear of the factory the flames shot across
narrow space and attacked the tenemen-houseS NOS
227 900 East Forty -thid-st and j. l..
Gibbss stables at Nos 231 and 233. Forty families
ran out of their rooms in the tenementhouss, carry
ing along some of their treasures and 100 horses IN
the stables exhibited signs OF fright Fire companies
and fremen were sent into Fortythird-st to pro-
tect the buildings there and to attack the ham9s In
the rear of the factory.
The upper part Of the factory was Quilted be-
fore the fire was under CONTROL at a. m. Houses In
Forty thirds had been saved from srious damage
and the occupants able to return TO their homes
No person injured during the progress Of th t
fire The losses about $4,000 NolKehIhs %
Co. had the factory insured for $4,000 and me
damage to the building was not far from @Zo,ooU.
The stock OF marble and onyx was said TO DC worm
$50 O00 but the damage TO II probably dld hot eA'
coed the amount Of insurance $4,000: Janusch 90.
lost about SO 900 by the fire. and the loss OF kren-
rick d Kemmer was fully $4,000; ~ Both firms were
said to have insurance over 100000 gallons OF
water were used in eXtinguishing the fire.