The sun., 1891-06-28
ARMS AND UNIFORMS SAVED,
BUT 1HE SEpENTY-FIRsTs ARMoRF
~ BlDLY DdMdGED.

BUT 1HE sEpENTY-FrRsrs ARMoRl
~ BADLY DAMAGED.
Salvation Army Girls Fly Before the Fire
Barciooted and Thlnly Ciad-Csred 70,
by People of the Neighborhood.
The FIRE which gutted tho Seventy first Reei
ment a-mory early yesterday morning will moi
interfere with the regiments outing at the
State Camp which begins on Saturday next
The flames were confined chiefly to the drill
room and officers rooms on tho third floor and
the janitor's rooms on the second floor. The
arms and uniforms we're stored In the COM
rany rooms on the second floor and escaped
destruction They are considerably damaged
10y water. but will do very well for service at
Peckskll The regiment has lost conside cradle
property but II Is not OF such sort rs to cripple
its military movement.
Tho building is on Broadway. from Forty.
fourth to Forty-ifth street, fronting one hun.
dred feet on the cross street. 1t 10 Of white
brick. three storios high. with square towers
at each end. 1t belongs to II. II. Ford. whore
father built It for market many years ago.
Tho market was not success, and about ff-
teen yenrs ago II was turned into an armory.
Tho Twelfth Regiment occupied It before tho
Seventy-frst moved in sever al years ago. The
street floor was cut up into small shops. On tho
second floor were the company rooms and the
!anitors living apartments. Tho top floor was
occupied by the rcgimental drill room. the
Colonel's quarters and the rooms Of tho Quar-
tertnaster, the drum corps, and tho Board Of
OfIicors.
The Salvation Army also had rooms on the
fret and second floors. with an entrance on
Forly-ffth street. This was the training
school" Tor the girl Cadets where thoy re.
coived daily lectures in the various arts used
nv n Salyatiopista n ron wartime sonia Thcra
were twelve cadets living on tho second floor.
under the charge OF two experienced women.
Adiutnnt May and Cant. Agnew. The girls
slept and cooked and ate in tho rooms. So the
fire tackled two military bodies when 1t began
operations in the armory. II satisfied itself
with destroying the property Of the militia but
1t drove the girls OF the Salvation Army into
the streets barefooted and In their night
dresses.
day evening. and some officers and men had
up The building about y; . clock and retired
, in the =, rear s chop soHse pss nsas
IN a aar ss Massha sd Ind sss.
te, day u ternoon that the fire must have start
co Ss, the n
Bonestll's Kitchen. by the time the nrelron
ss baS hTd Se
the street level. There were four alarms and
several special calls sent 9ut. which assem-
ssS'sS os; sSS ''
Gs set ha aoze wnnes
jacent blocks. 1t made q great spectacle and
the swSnss on the Barrett auss took
and frightened the quests. at one time threat
sn las Ss .sS usn ols
if'h streets. and people ran Into the street
fun % iRe Hs s s%9ss es xs1 eayRs S % faa ss
them az hall out q their wits. 2'he Iirst eirl
the others. The firemen we're already bea'ine
down the street doors. when young woman;
the street. shrlekine; Another followed. and
Win sen and sfea the eFo%d got e1S.d soms
essd Of ma4s s sus:snts T:ts ss. had
than GiEht dresses s md had them about their
sps y ona. IS an
Object q popular interest 2'se x,. ., ~.
SiP She lives nearly opPosits: a. l4S West Forty.
girls shelter. snd they gladly crowded into hsr
and won't back Into The builains and
sroqHh e s..r Ss eGAns s Girls. for truths sss Ts1s sss
dragged out ana piled up 10 Mrs. Aliens front
yard The girls declined 9srs Of beds AZ
the street to watch the fire. About 6 O'CLOCK
Mr.. Allen stored tho trunks Temporarily in
4sn snd &r Gsn
l!s West Forty NTH sire |oIned q giving the
charre Tie rooms oi IL. s3a
tioni-ts were not injured by fire. Ihey were
renehed With water but tie &c loss suf to The Army
is very slight.
The and hs
were all saved. but the furnishings OF the on
of With
Board G Of 6iiissrs room. ihe dasrtsr%as,ers sPs
Ms uniform: sword. and some Of his, papers
d s"ht0I the iesimental aud eompany ] Ans rscords
ss! e as fSs%deaa
got wet. M Company G. however,. W Is tue a'onTs ons
which -ufrered real loss. Most OF its
and musks,s wsrs
hS oH sfs nsss
These We're reseusd By capt II. Grady ye'sft who
lives block away, and Was at the scene early.
Tho men were all ordered 10 tho armory to |
dry their uniforms and clean their mu;kets:
sixteen files ot mon to guard duty, in three do:
tails, under L!en!s. Fisher. Robinson. and
rimpson: TO look after the property In the al. |
nory until fur her notice: Nothing will be
lone in the matter OF getting new quarters |
until Col. Kopper's !oturn fiom Vermont. A
telegram was sent him. and he was expected
ate last night.
The loss on the building WAS about $75.OOO.
It was insured for sSO.OOO. Tho owner hal it's
an Ia N a. or n n IN Eah Ios |
when tb. policiss lHIsed md he neglected to
= estimated at s30.O0O; The losses to people !
,n the street floor are: James Dooley, re-Iaur- :
Maud SHtauh Williams. l.nndry. .s,n. $500: Crevisr &
hon hoHse, $500; Adoph Fischer. cigars.
il9sEly: real estate. 5000; auBd; boots. $500:
200. and Maser. piasIs @ srer. si5o o The icsses ii '
4 the armorer. the !anitor. nnd the Salvation
There H. z prospect OF some delay In tho
building oi tho now armory for the Seventy I
lrat at Thirty urth aireat and E0uveh | =