The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-29

i,t sissk q s hay q srsinS THEN Es5i
Greund,. Other pieces Of wall feli. ahd AT !
building but red heap, with here and there a
eplre-l Ike piece 3i wall rising out Of \
Te to The SuidpG
iottson as a boarding stable andby L. Mclean
4 Co, as veterinary hospital. Eleven horses.
ss @ 1s I %% fS through
that building the fire went into tho next one;
On that SIDE But on tho a FSt"n street Sds
completely burned out the building nj 0'p',
occupied as paint store by John {. Gronncll
Smith Gray Co.'S building wa; an eight i;
psns Ing .ns et the new sS
sasd sSont ,ns w Gpy ones in which
Shts Ne s s% on Sss 's Ike
Il Was used By Smith. Gray I Co for a retail
IL Ssen Tns sSss
E smsS s GRAY only ANOTHER GS There s""' ys re,
s Il tSs es g. on nh T H. .ss aa tfSn
avenue. and Novins. street. On The Fulton
90 feet deep ,h and 81 sss
sSn t s!; ;sst s sn% FatOush avenue stood
nr ssooa S' FS % , Sevns
street, and Flatbush avenue: Livingston street
s.a a 4oys pas sseb s SnH 1FfS
dv ana
built up with cheap three-story brick bust
ness buildings Grove place was lined OF on
s at WIZ Two ss
through frSm Fulton street to Grove nss
runs through from Fulton street t1 Grove
place. The buildings on livingston street be;
tween Hanover place and Nsvns street are az
ss. rSe back to G RI 81 as
When the tower and walls OF. the Smith;
Gray building fell great cloud Of sIsrkks and
houses ana er
escspsd But the fas DWELLINGS, did not
: Get On SO lightly: Men were on them
s sse1 az gm saskass ~fss al
saueht fire and was 90, considerably damaged:
Tot out Some Of them did move out their
The building occupied By Tillotson's s., stable
end the veterinary Hospital was owned by Joe
hsd an Interest in t. When Il was bought Il
Vas the understanding that Jefferson and
there L had frontage u sixty ' feet on Nsy
.tns street and was ninety-four feet deep. Jef-
ierson Is said to have refused $4,000 for the
TIC arm Of Smith. Gray 4 Co. is. with per-
hsRs Gne or tTo exceptions; the largest firm
Two etRep IN Brooksn
and one In Harlem; Their factory is at Broad
snsT large pse at may
point avenues They manufacture clothing
The aEm vas composed q seven members.
s%6srs are Msrd snth ths h senior
Chafles D; Spence. Leslie H. Gray. and Will
burned building wrs srsstsd At GS :, Of
SfaAl loss except the foundation. Willard F.
sed I've S tint hs
ssoStins from thsir factory ioE the sp5ins
IF r. Ss'G;as Sss yStssl sooo
ssos.Fe o s"e
t sHs 'e3sS sn ssPa ae ri
sSGs go i1sq psGn on that one building
least snd John !SGG lenneli 0Ss Gom
Rany lost as mnch more. The buildings these
The one co"psr ossapied was compi stely
snaAshed: and the other might as well have
es s@ epa tag Gc
damaged conside rably. and the contents, were
sotaI oss 9 eH va that the
is b If So that sm the 1s se ct il the
The basement was not used for storage puT.
poses stock being brought over from the fac
forE as T. was needed need It was ,S oefuped only
psratus. No gas was Used in the building. and
the fires under the boilers were always al
man was constantly on duty. except on Sun.
days. from 9 o'clock in the morning until
The Waterman said yesterday afternoon
times Saturday night. and that it was ali right.
and when he left the store at 8 o'clock it had
gone opt; There was then no trace of fire in
The iirst three floors were said to be abso-
cas Se sSfG
ins street sid was absolutely ireProof OF. The
passenger elevator shaft on the Fulton street
side was not SO safe. although it was in the
member . y q the firm says TINT the fire. must
ssSeT oSr t9s
f iogs sTTe eo WY they carried with them tho
nt fRe oss 81 smh Gray Co. was on the
eround floor On tho .Nevins street side. In
spite OF tho fact that 1t was two hours after the
FIRE was discovered before tho flames broke
out, the books and papers Of the firm were al
lowed to remain in the safes and are now in
the ruins.
Tho work OF the nremen was peculiar. When
the flre was still IN the cellar they were utterly
unable 70 get at it. and III their efforts seemed
only to help 1t along. When it got to the top
q the building they could, not reach II. Tho
BS2oklyn Fire Department has rs water towers.
we're not spsring in their condemnntion Of the
Comments. on tho alleged inefficiency Of the
onicers OF the department Millard Smith
WAS particularly severe. and another member
q the drm said that the iiremon ran around
Ike q lot OF children and seemed to think the
Aro was pretty"
Comparisons with tho work OF New York fire.
men were frequent and emphatically unfayor-
ible to the Brooklyn men: y was said many
ehort work with the, fire. A drunken man from
baltimore remarked contemptuouslytha that even
the Baltimore Hremen could have put It out.
There were several accidents to, flremen.
and one Of them will probably result fatally.
Assistant Foreman Charles shea Of Truck
was at the top of ladder on level with the
i'd A. lad