New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-22
A WHOLE BLOCK BURNED.
DISASTROUS WORK OF FLAMES IN LONG
ISLAND CITY.
PROPERTY VALUED AT $500 900 DESTRoYED-oNt
NAN. IT is FEARED. LOST HIS LIFE-MANf
FAMILIES MADE HOMELESS.

on the east NernOn-avc. on the south, ana Jachsoh
ave. the north. With the single exception OF the
building at FOurth-st. and Ncrnon-ave, not house
remains standing. In less than four hours after the
fire discovered property valned at $I1O.oco was
destroyed, and 100 families were made homeless
As nearly be learned the losses are divided as
, follows:
HOW THE LOSSES ARE DIVIDED.
ST. Marys Church. rarochia school and pastoral house.
$3.50 O0O on is $4,000 Insurance. sylvester
Gays refrigerator factory two twos;ory frame buildings
Fouth--t and i've rhrectory brick tenement houses
extending from Nos " to 20 vernon.avc. 100000. said
o be covered by
Gwen Clarks soda establishment, with one four.
story building. threesory frame tenement house
twoory frame factory. reaching mere than half
length OF the side Of the block $4,000
one.fOurth OF which is covered by Insurance.
| A building owned by Governor Flower. Tl4ooo Up
Thursday afternoon the building was not insured anu
II WIS opportunities OF real estate agent that
the manager insured the unfinished building for $1,000
NJ. f.. Conveys undertaking establishment at NO A.
| Jackson.svc.. ~. 700 with $1,000 insurance
Jorclh Mctiecs thrcc-story brick building In Ffth'
st.. $4,000 insurance $4,000
Patrick Woods thrccstory brick house, $1,000; in
surIncc not known.
Jacob Crccrs wine house In Jacksonavc and Fourth
ST., $40 900; insurance $1,000.
william wcndorI's barber shop Jackso.avc.. 81 ooo
Insurance $500
William scarboro's jewclry store 10 Jacksonavc
So, O0O in urance $3.50
DR.. Kcnnedy's two brownsto1e houses In Ffths, So
600; $50 00o.
House No 1I3 Fifth.st. iowner unknown $1,000; in.
suiance furniture only, IS 000
William Gauls two browDstone houses IN flust,
$1,000 each purity insured
John Morrison's two houses In
800, 600; insurance unknown.
Robert Matshas VIII elwright shop Fifth ST. and Jack
| son.aye., 81 900; no Insurance.
John j. wrights blacksmlth's shop In Jack'onave
SO 0OO fully insured.
Patrick Sheehan, dealer in liquors; John j. o'Connor
painters supplies William II. Mahuken, druggist he
Long Island Clothing Company, and NJ T. l'udop h rur
nshing goods, damages to stock
WHERE THE FIRE STARTED.
The fire started I'm the refrigerator factory OF
sylvester Gray In Fourth.st, the place oil the
dynanite explosion OF last December. III was us
covered by tile Waterman, named HIhe, WHO has been
missing since then, and is supposed to have per'hcd
in the flames. Julius ScarborO II 40 A. JaRaoh
ave. ran to the engnehor.c before the alarm was
sent In from the boxes. seeing that the Local IRE
men could not cope with the flames and knowing the
infamnable nature Of the surrounding bindings
Dr. p. J. McEwen telephOncd TO 'rcenpoiht lor do'
Chiefs Terry and Vale and tnglnes Nos. H. H. 20
and 20, with trucks Nos. and q, responded Before
they arrived. however, strong southeast VIM
carried the flames ~ the beautiful Roman Catholic
Church OF ST. Mary and the big tve-story parsonage
adjoining It In tiflhst. a moment later voice
was heard above the roaring flames crying:
I'm give you 10000 to save the church,!
II was that Of VI. J. GOdner city clerk OF Long
island City. The fremen concentrated all their
efforts on saving the sacred building, but they were
badly handca pped By an Inadequate supply OF wafer
Two OF the engines were sent to NewOwn Creek.
while two others pumped water from the abandoned
shaft Of the East River tunnel. Scarcely twenty
minutes had elapsed since the discovery OF the fire.
but so rapid had been Its progress that the entire
church was then doomed TO destruction. The cupoa
fell to the ground with great crash Just as the
IN, ctr no q 1
rolled up high In the air. and It looked US II the
lower part OF the city would soon be mass OF
ruins. Policemen Bushman and Cameron ran from
house house and from floor to moor Awakening
family after family. and carrying the young and help
less inmates out into tho street. The Sidewalks ana
streets on all sides OF the burning square were lined
with women and children partly dressed and trucks
carving away household gods.
THIEVES GOB THE PEOPLE
Thieves took advantage Of the excitement and many
poople were robbed Father Doushcrty, who hd charge
Of the church In the absence OF Father Mc"ufe' VII"
IS I'm Europe. succeeded In removing the N's'hen's
and sacred vessels from the burning church at tn"
risk of his life. Fortunately. he escaped unnjhred
ON past the parsonage swept tn" flames TO the
i>-story nroclal school IN the course Of con'trnc
ton. At this point nrcboat DAVID ~ Booty np-
r.arcd and anchored at Sixthst. and the river, her
commander shouting for aid TO stretch his hose 70
cor,ect with The. burning school After long
,u,ldlnc Fire Commissioner Henry W. Sharkct. ol
Tong island CITY lost his head carly in the excite
mon, and the control OF the local fircmcn dcVONei
mon chief Terry OF Brooklyn The Gretnpoiht IRE
man y.r. angry at the Lack OF water. Engine no
Il bumped two hydiantS dry. Soon alt"tward the
school fell I'm a mass Of smoking ruins
\bout That time the wind shifted little TO the
Fast and the fire swept on In tinl-st. and soon
.nv.Iopcd the thIcr-story brick house OF Joseph
N,Gce Patrick Woods house adjoining WAS the
next one attacked by the flames. Before stream
If wat,r could be thrown upon them the honcs'
~ ,p,,relv DESTROYED Meanwhile the ham,s
wcpt on unchecked. They burst forth In Dr.
Kenncdys two four story brownsionc houses III
rtnh.st The doctor and his wife escaped uplicrt
Int the contents Of the houses were burned MI |
IN. doctors surgical Instruments md library wer' |
lost.
NARROW rsrApE OF NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE
A Young man namei lIrarn who was employed
In the repair shops Of the Long Island Kaiiroao
narrowly escaped being burned to death. LEARN |
vas married to Miss Duffy In ST. Marys church
few hours before tho fire. lie had fitted up fiat |
I'm on. Of Dr. Kcnnedy's houses ana went therc |
after the ceremony with his bride. Soon after re-
firing they were aroused by the alarm Of fire. The
flame, spread rapidly that the couple did not have
fine TO mplcc their toilets before leaving Their
new hcmc. Hcarn estimates his loss at si.7oo.
The progress Of the flames toward Fourth-st was
unrl
m' ICON n mass OF fic The corner house nj the
intersection with Jackson-aye. was owned by GoV-
rrnor Flower. II IN the c0urs' o: erection
II contained a quantity Of inlammab" material
Th.e the flames ragged the fererst. II was found
that there rot enough hose TO stretch more man
oue lin. TO the hous,. Most OF the engines hAd To
Il, n work. ~ their supply " coal gave ont Th"r"
was no water to De had anywhere. Tho Governors
building went down and house after house fell after H.
TIE WIND AT IT'S HEIGHT
About o'clock when the wind was at ITS height.
n, Mex ri
Ward sshoolhouse, half n mile northwnrd was on
fire. Cne Of the rrooklyn fire engines was quickly
sent 10 the school. and, owing To the prompt
work Of chief Vale, the flames there wcie soon
under control. /
From Governor Flowers residence the flames spread
10 Conway's three.stOry house. then to k'y livery
stabl. and 10 the soda water establishment OF owen
Clark Thence they capcd across Fourth-st. to the
opposite Of Jacksor-avc., ana burned 10 INC
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