New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-07
FIREMEN'S LIVES IN PERIL
TWO MEN.TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

A s1xsroRY BUILDING IN READE-sT. WRECKED
LOSS OVER 100000
The Fire Department had O difficult and dangerous
task IN preventing the spread Of flames when "recAeu
tho nx-story building, No. 30 Reade4st early yes
terday morning. Several 1remen narrowly escaPeu
being cushed to death by a falling wall and q 1e" Oh
them were hurt. The fire made complete wreck OF
the building and destroyed property valued at over
100000.
Somebody who discovered the FIRE about 40 a. m
mnde a bunder In running TO the signal box at Broad
way and Warren-st 10 send an alarHi' ihs'ehu vi
giving the signal at box near the burning D"uins
lie also failed await the arrival OF the fremeh anu
give the proper direction The result was t''' '''
nremen lost valuable time In hunting for the nre
They found the upper stories Of the building III
Eeade-st abaze when they arrived there and bht
TALON Chief PIroy promptly sent second alarm from
the nearest signal station. Apparently rhe nh"io9
had started in the thru story and had spread up"ru
through the other stories occupied by the Industrial
Printing ard Binding Company The first ana secoho
Stories basement and sub cellar were occupied rs
sample rooms salesr0oms and storerooms By Booruh
& Pcasc manufacturers Of blank books whose factory
Is In Brooklyn.
When Chief Bonner arrived 10 take command OF the
the nrcmen the blank books had begun to burn, ana
there was DANCE that the fire would extend 10 o'ner
buildings in the street. He send thlrd alarh "h"
tlcn n fourth alarm, calling most OF the aVM'ao'e
engines In the distlic. sontl OF F0rteehuhsl' iio
burning building extended back to the narrow Man.
haitian Alley, and fremen were sent into ue aiiey
through Manhattan Place. 10 attack the flames In the
rear They dragged lines Of hose upon Horoscopes
Oh the north SHE OF the alley, and directed streams
~ water into the upper stories OF the burning BUILDING
through windows.
Through hont windows Of the fifth story water
tower in Readc.st. Was throwing . powerful stream
tho fore. OF which was cqua TO that OF battering
tbrO-
and beat against the rear wall which was weakened
by the action OF the flames. Tho upper part oi inc
wall cracked and bulged outward. There was a
shout OF warning BY the 1rsmep on thc top hrc'
escape on the north side OF the alley flremen on
the lower fire escape olambrred 10 the ground ana
ran for their nves. A moment later the top OF Inc
wall fell with a crash, smashing the lower IRE
escape and blocking the alley with heap OF smoking
bricks The men on tho upper balcony we're struck
by falling BRICKS and OF them were hurt severely
Fireman Timothy Dryer, OF Engine Company no
TO- had finger OF his left hand cut or and Fireman
Charles Osman. OF Engine Company No t. had MS
left thumb smashed. They were sent 20 the Cham-
beers street Hospital. Their comrades VINO escapen
with bruises remained at work.
Tho wreck Of the wall allowed the roof u fau IN
rs weight addrd TO tho weight Of heavy presses IN
III. uppcr part OF the building broke down the floors
in tho rear Crash af;e. crash told the bremen WHAT
WAS happening. soon the wreck OF the building was
complete There was longer any danger that
the fire would spread TO other buildings. but the
nremen remained for five hours longer to throw
streams Of water upon the ruins.
Tue industrial Printing and Binding Company. the
manager, u which arr Charles and Frederick Coy,
lot ubout 10000 by the fire. Insurance fully
co,er.d tho loss, MIR. rcsse said that the Loss II
HoorUm q Peas. might reach 10000, but the hril
mad ample Insurance. one estimate placed the firms
loss a. low As so 900.
The Duidiug belonged to william Austin = wealthy
old bachelor WHO lives AZ tie Manhattan Club whcn
A, is I'm the cltv II" Is now IN Florida. Tho dam
age to the building may exceed S23,0ep. Thr build
i'g was insured PROBABLY The Of the hro Will
never BE- known.