New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-18
MANY FAMILIES HOMELESS.
SCORES OF HALrcIAD PEOPLE DRNCHED.
NINE DOUBLE FoUR-sToRy TENEMENT-HousEs
BURNED IN BROOKLYN

NINE DOUBLE FOURSTORY TENFMENT-HoUsEs
BURNED IN BROOKLYN.
Seventy-two families were rendered homeless and
destitute by the destruction Of the nine fourstory
double frame tenement houses which were burned early
yesterday morning in Brooklyn, while three OF inc
inmates are confined in ST. GATHERINGS Hospital from
their injuries They are Harry and Willie Ashworth
thirteen and four years old and Mrs. Annie Bowers,
twenty seven years old. Willie Ashworth was dan
gerously burned about tho body and is feared that
.he exposure TO which Mrs. Bowers was subjected WI"
Terminate In ppeumonia All three were rescued
from the burning building by the lremen in an IN,
conscious condition. They lived on the third s'ors
No. 100 Nostrand-ave.. where the fire starred
Wild runners were afoat after tho fire hao saheN
headway that several people had persisted III ''c
6ames Otto schabeI, a butcher who occupied ono
of the fats with a wife and family, CONSISTING VI
seven, reported the loss of five OF the hunoe ~
told the police and tho reporters thao NC ''' 80
awakened by the dense smoke whch hlicu s'o Jun
inc and taking one of his children In his arms he
rushed down stairs into the street. lie caheu " ''
wife he said TO follow with the resi-. oho ,aie.
ohev and n few minutes later the entire bmlulhs was
in names schabel nearly frantic anu " was
with difficulty that he was prevented rom i" m
hack into the flames to rescue MS 'anl'S' -
iunateIy they had taken 70 the ROOF ana '~'eu '"o
street nv entering the scuttle OF the ao'onns o"'0
"a as not until daylight that Schahel found tine miss
~, n.s The fact that all the other inmates OF the
hnes buiIdngs escaped with their lives is consldereo
st miraculous as the dwellings burned like tindef
boxes a., e..a, =, ,no
ID was 25 O'Clock when OFFICER stewart VI ',e
thirteenth Precinct saw flames In the ceiI" VI .ao
huildnc No 1.O lie sent in an alarm' j." 'i,e
meantime the flames had reached the VehuIa''he ,a'
and shot mn toward the upper floors. The building
was then soon a mass OF flames. The cries ior heip
90 ,h inmates as they appeared In their night clothes
rolf snaocated from, smoke heartrendng. fohce
men made several attempts to each them puo 'Ho
binding smoke drov. them back flrenen pia'eu -,
ladder against the building and owen sihth was vi.
first TO mount it, Mrs. Ashworth was passed out VI
The third story window with cmlu ny o",''
te,,ou fireman who carried them TO the street MIS-
.,ortb s.d two ~ hoo children. Harry and WHO
we've os,eon in the rear of the apartments shi'h
dronned ON his hands ant knees and groped MS way
through the labyrinth Of SMALL dark oeurooniS' IVA,
an tho hack he found the two children nan s""o'"
In he'd Selling them both. he staggered unrouSh oio
hundinC smoke toward the open WINDOW h'ii sum
c,,od himself When he reached the window his Dur
den was taken from him by other uieiheh' wiz """
him at the top of the LADDER. , a.. ,ras
Mrs Rovers who occupied the adlohlhs n''
the next TO be taken ont. she was loul'u Ni"e w
conscious ON the floor Of her apartments DS 'ie e'o
and removed TO the hospital a., ,,,,o
The occnpants of the other buildings hao h''ie
time 10 escape 50 rapidly did the flames spread. Men,
and children In their night dresses or gro'esquc
bah,ted stood in the drilling rain wrlheihg leir
hands and CRYING for other missing members vi 'h'"
families. Kndhearted neighbors gave them shei'eI'
IL was several hours before the names "eio ",u.'
control There is consider able mystery "a to the oreh
NJ the fire Policeman KOelsch. who is attained 10 e
Tl6rteenth Precinct told Tribune reporter that he
had passed the dwelling minutes before Poicean
Stewart discovered the fire. lie had seen ina e'o
Ye hallway OF No 100 lie did not see him come out
again. No fire was kept in the cellar, ana IL Is DC
lieved that the fire the work of an incehdlafy'
The notice were in doabt until late last night as TO
the safety Of all the occupants of the burned buildings
Then the last one was accounted for.
The losses will reach 100000, and the largest are
as follows: No. 40 was owned by Herman kiiiane,
who occupied the first floor grocery store. Inc
loss on the building is $4,000 insured for $4,000 in
the London and Liverpool Company. NO. 112 was
owned by Anton Losch. who lived on the first floor
The damage to the building is $4,000; insured for
$1,000. Louis Fraerton the owner Of No ia
and occupied the second fat. The loss on the build
ing is $4,000; insured for $4,000 NO. JIG was
The damage to the building is $4,000 fully Insured
No 11s was owned by Fred Dunerklrk, who lived IN
the third fat The damage 10 tie building Is Slo,oVo
fully insured. Nos. 100, 122 and 124 were owned by
Ferdinand Mandgold of IrvingtOn, y. y. The damage
to these buildings Is $4,000: insured for $1,000
No. 126 owned by Frederick sclueb6e, VINO occn-
pied the first floor as butcher shop The damage to
fhe building is 81 600: insured for $500 in the
Phenx Insurance Company.
Last night the prOprieiors of the Lee Avenue
Academy announced that they would give benefit TO
the families made destitute by the fire.