New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-18
IA BOSTWICK'S SUDDEN END
INJURED AT A FIRE ON HIS COUNTRY PLACE.
,rr DIES TEN MINUTES LATER-H1s AND J. NJ.
'coNyrABLEs STABLES DEsTRoYEp-A

'oosyrABLEs STABLES DEsTRoYED-A
CoACHMAN AND GROOM KILLED.
Jabcz A. Bostwck, the welllsnown millionaire
received injuries from the effects u wmch tic
Aid ten minutes afterward, at his country home
~ Mamarcneck. on midnight Of Tuesday, at
a.,ce fire which completely destroyed the hand
.",,e stables belonging TO him and to James NJ
Constable of Arnold, Constable & Co..
Who's, property adjoins that Of Mr.. Bostwick.
Two brothers. Thomas and Henry Atkinson, who
,,ore coachp,ap and groom for Mr.. Constable
and who slept in y room above the stable, were
hurn.d 70 death The charred and unrecogniz-
.he remains Of one were found yesterday In the
~n;rs. the body Of the other was still being
.earched for last night One beautiful pony and
even horses belonging to Mr.. Constable, as we'll
a. about twelve carriages were all burned MI
postwiok's horses and carriage, were saved. VI
The burned borscs belonging to Mr., Constable, SIX
were valuable carriage horses The two men
OHIO were burned had come from ireland only
recently. Thomas Atkinson, the goodman. had
been in Mr. Constable's service about three
months, and Henry Atkinson had been there only
a little over a week.
How the fire started is not known, but it is be-
,ieved to have been accidental as both stables
wore filed with hay so that small spark may
have started It, The Bostwiok and Constable
country homes In Mamaroneck adjoin each othcs
They are on point of land known as Delaney
Point. which juts into the Sound, while Sheldralse
Creek runs along it's eastern side The Constable
country house was burned in March.
1901, and Mr.. Constable's household In
c,udine his son-in-law, E. IL Weatheroee.
md family. lived in an adjoining house owned by
a Mr.. Jacobs new house lie building near the
end Of the point. 1t will be fine structure OF
tiffany fire brick. The Queen Anne cottage oc-
cupied by the Bostwick family is several nun
draa feet north of this unfinished building. sep
grated from it by great trees and also by Mr.
Con,table's conservatory and gardeners cottage
Immedatcly in the rear OF this cottage were the
large three-story buildings used as stables. ME-
nostwick's stables were north Of Mr. Constaoie s.
and there was 10 space between them. Ihey oc-
cupied about 900 square feet OF grouno altoseeol'
The fire was first discovered about half-past IL
o'clock on Tuesday night. By the time the alarm
was given, it had gained great Roadway, ana II
was seen at once that there was no hope OF saw
ING ANYTHING in the Constable stable The heat
was 80 great that the trees which surronnd the
stables in a wide circle were set ahre, ana ue
sparks flew on the roof of the gardeners cottage
and that also caught In the excitement whle
men were trying 10 rescue what they couiu IRON
the doomed Bostwick stables, and the gardener
cottage was being hastily empted OF furniture
the alarm was raised that both the bostwlcK mouse
and the unfinished Constable house were threat
ened and some Of the hremen az once oe'o'c"
their energy 10 saving thin.
Mr.. Bostwck, when ne awakened by the
fire. had dressed himself without showing signs
OF excitement, and started toward the stable to
helm save the horses. After rescuing them. he
and his stablemen began hauling out the car
riaces After they had saved several, MI Bost-
wick caught hold Of drag and began TO pun IL
out One Of the men was showing behind. anu
they ran the vehicle swiftly out Of the stable. III
was then that Mr. Bostwick received tile injuries
which ended in his death. In attempting TO turn
a corner lie struck uhe side Of the stable Inc
man behind, ignorant Of the accident. was push
ing hard, and the heavy drag crushed Mr. Bos'-
wick between it and the house. few minutes
afterward' Mr. Williams. an inmate OF MIR. Bost-
wick's house, found him sitting on ouckooard'
evidently suffering severely. lie said that he
had hurt himself, and Mr.. Williams and another
man took him between them and helped MIN 10
the rear end Of the house. As they reacheo 'Ne
yeranda Mr. Bostwioi became so weak u'ao "r
would have fallen had he not been supported. y
physician was at once summoned ana MI Do'V
wic, was carried into the house and placed on
r..
cave whit assistance he could but Mr.. BostwicR
died in about ten minutes. lie was conscious
up,i, a few minutes before bis death. When ne
was taken into the house he complained OF pains
in his back and groaned. " How will this end
How will this end ?" Then he spoke no more.
The physcian said that death was apparently
due To an internal injury, and that, though MI
Rostwick's heart was weak. he had not ded
dHons heart disease Shortly after he was
dead. the fire menaced the house so seriously thar
It. was thought necessary to take the Dody 10
tia home Of the nearest neighbor, H. l.. Hotch-
kiS.
The efforts Of the Mamaroneck volunteer fire
men happily prevented the fire from spreading 10
the house, and the gardeners cottage was also
saved after slight damage had been done to II.
But the place where the stables had been was
swept clean of everything and only few feet
Of brick wall and mass OF twisted roh"o.N
remained yesterday. Men began digging IN tue
ruins at once. but found the body OF only one
man. II was disfgured and unrecognizaoie. Inc
bodies Of the burned horses were found IN the
stalls and removed. Mr.. Weatherbee, Mi. ION
stables son-in-law, said that death-iiKe nus"
was over everything while the STABLES were oia~'
Ing, and that the fire had apparently Kliieo 'ne
men and horses almost instantly. for not an out
cry Vas heard.
Mr.. Constable was deeply effected by the &C.
currence and wandered around the srounds yes
terday with sorrowful face, deplorns tie dea.h
Of the poor men and of his friend, Mr. Bost"1ck-
lie said he did not care anything aDou1 nis
financial loss, which amounts to about SEo'ov"'
partly covered by insurance. The loss 10 'he
Bostwick estate is about the same
The tragic occurrence excited MamafohecK
greatly and most Of the Inhabitants wen1 70 inc
ruins during the day. Carriage after carriage
arrived at the Boetwick house with frcnos 10
cOndolc with the family. Among the Vsi'orS
were Clement Gould, one Of Mr.. Bostwick's neigh
bos, who had been at the house till alrpas'
10 o'clock onsTuesday night with Mr.. Hotchkiss'
They said that Mr. Bostwick had been in better