The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-28


THE INJURED.
One lroman was caught under falling
wall aud seriously injured. Three others
went down under o mass Of brick and NOR.
tar after the ere bad been controlled.
IbolnIurod axe. Morris Sack. fireman.
Engine Company 27. skull fractured. lett
lcg broken. injured internally Thomas Win
tiers, same company crushed under q fall
ing wall. w. ID. Ferry, bruised about
the head and body. Mary GuunzzO, arms
badly burned; Mary Ellen Hanley. burned
about the head and body. Subsequently
died from injuries Jacob Lewesser. fire.
man Engine Company 80. SO. badly injured
about the head N illlam McCrocy. fireman
Engine Company no. 27 slightly injured,
Fireman Hussey. same company. slightly
injured. ". j. GOldmcn. manufacturer Of
picture lrames occupied the first floor and
basement of building. lie employed ogb-
teen persons, but they all got safely out.
The second floor was occupied by VI. Blum
stock, manufacturer of hats and caps lie
employed q number Of women and girls,
and st IS thought they all got out.
POSSIBLE loss or LIFE.
The third, fourth and fifth were occupied
10y X. A. Wagner. who employed q number
o. women and girls how many the polio Q
have not yet learned. If there is any loss
ol life 10 is probably among his employees. IL
is known that two of his women employees
and man were injured. The building
on the southeast corner Of Prince and
wooster streets adjoining the one m which
the hre broke out also caught and was
quickly gutted. An the occupants. how
ever. got out safely. On the south of the
building occupied by the firm Of Belt.
Butler 81 Co., dealers In furs, was another
large 6ye-story building. 1t was numbered
N.. .l.r
floors of this building were gutted
vERY MARROW rscApE.
When the flames were under control
eight or ten fremen climbed the fire escape
at 1Zz Wooster street broke I'm the windows
on the upper floors and soon had several
streams of water flowing on the fire. A
strong partition wall divided 10 from the
building 0u the north. The fremen had been
there but a short time when the wall went
down, carrying with it several OF the ire
men. Nearly all the fremen miraculously
escaped with but slight injuries. The loss
IS estimated at s250,000 on the buildings
and S1j0000 on the contents, whioh was
mostly covered by insurance.
ANOTHER FIRE.
The Metropolitan Opera-house one of
the most magnificent and expensive Of
modern play houses. occupying the entire
block bounded by Broadway. Seventh ave-
nue.. ThIrty-ninth and F0rtieth streets, in
the short space of an hour this afternoon
was ruined The Broadway front was
saved by the hremen. but fully three
quarters OF the square was destroyed by the
flames. Just where the fire started is yet
unknown. but must have been ia the vi
oinity of the stage which backs on Seventh
avenue How the flames managed % get
sucl headway without being discovered is
also q problem that puzzles Chief Conner
and bis men.
one boy is known 70 have been in
fured. His name is Mans, and he was
employed by Alfred Opert. scenic
artist who was using part OF the
Opera-House temporarily as a studio.
The BOY was hemmed in by the flames
on the third floor. but he made his way TO
one of the windows on Thirty ninth street
aud from there leaped down 10 the storm
door shed on the ground floor. IL is not
believed be was seriously hurt. by 10
o'clock the fire was under control.