New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-10

TIL. flames started on the third floor or the ouilo
tho One of COILS workmen saw the smoke anu run
20 rive an alarm which called the hremeh' o'ihuei
psnsein q Young man who was running Tile eieN"'o'
In the building acted with promptness ana presence
., mind when he was Informed OF the fire. lie frst
90, the car TO the basement and shouted to August
pos.noa,e the engineer. to look out for the boher'
s tho huilding was on fire. The warning gave koseh
d,c an opportunity TO shut OIL steam ana prevent inc
,onsr from exploding. Going up the elevator sHi'''
pernsteIn stopped the car ut each moor ana 'oio VIC
NAN and girls that the building was burning. FROM
,ns ton floor he carried down a. many OF the EN-
,ov.s ne the car voud hold. Then he gave warn
,. N the men In the counting room on the brst MOOT
o,a returned TO TIE top story. his car uduc 'noe
mora trims for passengers before the elevator shai'
teame filled with smoke. ON the last "Trip oo"'' nv
c.,ried several men the roof OF the car. Many Vi
the girls had run down the stairs While Others eso'e
nv iron balconies In the rear, connecting win 'le
,ud,nrs Vos "a 10 90 Mottst Few OF them saved
,b.,r cloaks in their light, but all escaped without
,riu,v 4, wss said Men In the employ OF keriincr'
strauss Denzer waited shut five large sales con-
tanning silks before they left the buliding
The fir. spread through the building rapidly after
m. p.ople were ont. In less than quarter OF an
hour every story in blaze, and the names were
rising high above the roof. Dense clouds OIL SMOKE
a,a showers of sparks almost obscurcd the front OF
the buildinC -Four alarms rung calling twenty
freenglnes and atertower, but for tiihe 'he h'e
men seemed 10 be unable 10 check the Pr1sreos vi
the fire. and the adjoining buildings were In danger
Thousands Of people attracted TO the spot foicc
men from the Elizabeth-st. station and from other
precincts established fire lines under the directions oi
Captaln Warts and drove the crowds back ont OF
danger From several tenement-houses in Mous''
and Elzabethst. Italian families fed panic STRICKEN
carrying articles Of furniture and clothing
About a. m. there a loud report that sounded
like an explosion. and part Of the front wall Tell
outward into Elizabeth st. number OF hremen hai
narrow escapes from injury, and the men on the
wutertower Tad TO Jump and for their lives
Only one man was hurt. Foreman Whalen, OF Engine
Company No. 81, struck on the face by hyihs
fragment OF glass, and received a severe cut IL
WIS though; first that the boiler in the basement OF
tie burning building had exploded but The crash prop
ably WIS caused by the fall Of the heavy silk safes
from the fourth story 10 the basement The roof ana
floors fell at the same time. part OF the south wall
fell over Oh the roofs of the buildings Nos 16I, le9
III and 173 Cana-st. and caused damage 10 each Oh
them Fremrn on the roofs, directing streaui'
of water from lines OF hose, but they escaped III
Jury Water went down into the building through the
hrsaks I'm the roofs. however and caused HoFe
damage. - A.,
Chief Bonner ordered the fremen away from the
font q, the burning building the remaining paris o
the font wall seemed TO be IN DANGER Vi iA'i'"e
Several companies worked on the roo ana OIL sever"
floors OF the ax-story building Nos "a 10 20 "o''S'
occupied BY II. Wallach'S SONS, SHIRT iHa'i"'"N 80
and much water soaked through the building wafer
sso entere1 the building Nos. 40 ana 81 EhzaoeI 81
The fire was prevented from extending 10 any vi ui'
adjoining buildings and under control Deiore ~
q m rne iremen remained at the phce uului ioht
after noon pouring water the ruins ana 'iro"i"e
down dangerous parts of the damaged Wills
TIL. burned building and that occupied by 81. wal
lach,s Sons were erected by David Hamburger 'n'
OWNER ON the site of the Big Flat" large tenement
house which was pllled down after 1t had made n"c"
trouble for the Health Department several years aso
The buildings were said 10 have cost foo'o" anu :.
have been insured Tor $4,000. Mr.. hanDuis'f
lors H. the fire was said be about sJo,ooo' freu
ere. Coils stock, which was DESTROYED, was sau "
have hem worth $4,000. II was insured loi INA
smnunt Mr. strauss OF the firm Of Berliner, orauS'
Denzer said that the firm owned the s'Och Va ~,
Altman Summer NeckHear Company. tlHih "a 'sod
OF ~N ana nrckwear In the burning buiding, ne sa
WIS valued ut about $4,000 ana was ln,ur'u III
about s4O 600 IL could not be learned yesterday y
they al saved the silas from damage III tnc e' no
h1rt III Nm. fire Mir. strauss sald IL was noi w, vi
likely that the entire stock OF the hrm IN tEe pu's
had beer DESTROYED TIE firms salesroono arr az ro
6ls IroadYay A loss OF abOut s2,OOO Dy Wal,I va,
said to ave been suffered by ": r a tn a., - Enyo
eisn dealers In furniture AT Nos AZ ana 81 ra %,
beh-si The loss Of IL. Walachs sons IN inc MN, I,S
building was believed to d. over %JOOo III tnt pnu
ings Nos 1877 TO 173 Canal-s the following u.s.
BY falling walls and water were repprin >; d. 49,
Son a G mpauy uph0ls crcrs ~ 900, Acnfr ,, ,i
fsci,r,ng ComDanv' BARRIERS chairs. $1,000 Wninl
Heyxoo1 fIIruiture 300 Alexander flelder. up
fotere. 81 900: George r. Comlls a. 90 oo; U.s. acl
500 7. ~ James, window shades' @S,oVo. ~ N'
case the loss said TO be coVcreu pS i'S"'""'