New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-18
BLAZE ON THE WATERFRONT
THERE WERE SEVERAL NARROW ESCAPES
LOSS TO WAREHOUSE PROPERTY OF Anorr
100000.

LOSS TO WAREHOUSE PROPERTY OF Anorr
100000
A large fire, which came near to being attended IN
fatalities, occurred yesterday morning I'm Twen,v
seventhst, South Brooklyn. 1t broke ont in IN.
cotton warehouse Of Daniel S. Arnott which adian.
his other warehouses occupying the waterfront IN
New York Bay from Twenty-sixth TO Twenty seventh
ST.. and extending between the piers on either sid.
The fire occurred in the easery section three stor,
structure, IS by 200 feet 1t broke out on IN.
top floor. and the at work In the building under
took to eXtinguish the flames with pals OF water A.
they did not succeed, fire alarm was turned in
The first nremen at the found the fire burstin,
through the roof. Three alarms were sounded m
quick succession and fourteen engines, half dosa.
trucks ana the TWO ilre-bOats were soon at work
While the fremen under Chief Engineer Neyins ana
District Engineer Doyle were at work close 10 IN.
wall Of the burning building the Twenty sxths,
side. the wall began 10 bulge. Chief Nevins orde,.A
the ladders, which had been put up, taken away ana
looked about for way OF escape IL the wall sboun
fall. Slowly 1t began to totter and the mon wen,
warned TO for their lives. There was M w.,
to flee by land they sprang of the wharf into N.
dock. There were n men who saved their lives In
this way. Cmef Nevins came up under raft and
had to dive again and up alongside OF H. u.
assisted to boat where lie put on dry cIo,b,n.
and resumed direction Of the efforts TO extingusb thu
fire. II the wall had fallen suddenly no doubt Iva,
would have been lost.
a report spread that some OF the men were bu-sA
under the fallen wall, but all were accounted 10,
Only two were hurt by their sudden plunge to escape
Fireman Hugh Laiferty, Of Engine No. Is. had h,s
left leg broken, and VI. McGuire of Engine No On
injured about the head and body. There w,s a
report that man named Williams was upon the wharf
when the wall fell and killed. but 1t was found
that he had gone away before the wall fell
lie falling OF the wall the north sda nuirox
over the wall the south side and gave the rcmen
an advantage over the fire, and Ii was soon con
roed and prevented from spreading to the ADJOINING
warehouse, which was separated from the burned ono
By wall two feet thick. The wall Of the burned
warehouse fell some time after the other walls h,,
no one was endangered by it. The fire smouldered in
the cotton all day, and streams OF water were pn,od
upon 1t from the reboats which pumped 1t from In.
Bay.
Tie cause OF the fire Is supposed 10 have hen
spontaneous combustion In the cotton or tute in IN.
Warehouses There were 5000 bales OF cotton worth
about 800 a bale, and owned by Rountree a. Co.. Of
the Cotton Exchange In New-York. The loss on this
II total. will De- S3250OO. There was also jute worth
$4,000 in tho warehouse. The loss on the buIhns
estimated at $4,000 making a total 81 stnoan0S
Fire Marshal Lewis called attention 10 a recon-
incubation recently made by him that cotton sbonN
rot De- STORED within two feet Of the walls OF ware
houses. as IL Swells when wet In case OF fires ana
bnlg"s the walls II close 10 them, causing them 10 All
II Is maintained that the wall Of the burned uara
h0Ii,e was badly bulsed before the fire. and that
building inspector had condemned IT, but this could
not be verified AT the Buildings Department Tina
warehouse was put up only five years ago. 1t was
brooklyn. He could not assign any cause for the
fire spontaneous combustion. The reports OF loss
OF life at the fire and the appearance Of several am
the flrcmen were buried In the ruins, caused great
excitement for time.