New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-13
GOOD WORK BY RESCUERS.
AZ Fairly MORNING FIRE IN FIFrHAvE.
~ ~ APARTMENT HOUSE RUNNING
THROUGH TO DRoADwf-MANf
LIVES IN DANGER.

BLAZE IN AN APARTMENT HOUSE "oN,i''
THROUGH TO DROADwAY-MANf
LIVES N DANGER.
Az ,bcr IIummol the lawyer, in company VIVA
Never Johnson. the cloak maruac'urer' wa io
tbn fvcstory hr,wnstonc building NO -oo In'n"''
and o,touding through the block TO Nos LIS anu
113O broadway, about o'clock y's"ru"' 'U, ,.i
h ro,,cad dawn In the blscnent OF u" puiio''S
and ue,r ,ro sidewalk II pickering. uncertain hs".
which evcn rs he watched turned 10 II uocP' i
,u- rron no realized that the house was on
fire and that The people Sleeping upS'"'
danger Of death. Mr.. Ilumn"i dio ho' WIN ~ 80"
himself lust what he Should 40 '' s"'u ,.,
.nrint for a district messenger Office at twenty
r''' pa,v Mr. Jcnasson went TO the fire.
hoy ,t Tyenty -Gfth-st and sent out tie hrS' ''""
Meantime Policeman RclnIardt had seen S''oNe ~
from the building the FlithaNe' a'uV' ",' =,
.hcutlng n warning those inside All" po""u',e :"
door, and windows with his bile Inc p",'u. -,
Won. occu,iod on tho lower n0or for oinces anu "o"
va -, -, ,ho ,npnr NrtIs apartments
Tho pooulc asleep in the house included u h""'',
-, rnrsons we'll known in business ana proiessi"i''
circles - .a ~ tho
buildnc live f. /. BASS ard his WIFE, h'' D'N' WV
,t ono time had charge of the shoe depar'"e'" "'
Nacy', retired some time ago with oonip',"''
Mr. Pas, was the nr,t person aroused D' 'ne s"o"'1
outside lie realized That the room was fuii ol
smoke. and guessed instantly what had h"pprh'"-
that the chemicals stored In the laboratory vi %
& Coz druggists, whose store fronts on 'he r' ,
ave. SIDE had taken fire. Arouslhg MS Sio'ps
wife and begging her 10 keep cool, BASS ran l" '"
, means OF exit The Fraser laboratory Is IN IL
courtvard wcdgsd between the Finh-ave. ana broiu'
way sides Of the building Around TINS conr'Nau runs
an iron staircase leading right through 'he o'i"'-.
BASS found the door leading to tins staircase 1t
was locked Then he groped his way back 10 MS
Do- hll
front window and WAS screaming Tor heip' AS "'
reached her side ladder rested against the whcow'
and four lremcn. James Kelly, John Kelly Lawrence
Mctinlr, and Edward Dunn. OF Truck No. IL, mounted
II and carried the coupe down.
ON tnc floor below Mrs. Emily Goodn, a dress
maker wa, ont the coping creep>g uns'eauliy
toward the ledge the entrance Of the telegraph
Office next door suddenly shc turned. and, crazed
with fight. made Il, II to leap 10 the sidewalk
Don't jumpdo don't jgmp" yelled Mr. lmnmel from
the street below, ana as tie words LETT MS III"
short ladder. biough- from the St james Hotel was
put against the stone which sl" was standing.
Among the crowd Of racing men. sports actors
nrwsplpor men aud men about town watching the
fire WAS Il blond. dlsheyeied man In disordered
evening dress WHO Lad supped-not wisely. but to'
we'll and n,w gently swaying TO and no, foDow-i
the proceedings with weak. yacuOus SMILE Bht
he no sooner saw Mrs.. Goodlin Oh the coping than
he broke from hi, companions either side and
lurchcd across the road.
"Tirr, sh woman there" he eirglel. "i'm he on
in this BIT Going 10 get her down-sec! = and as
the Ladder put into position he grarped 1t ana
began to ascend
\, by Il magnetic influence the touch OF the runs'
seemed to sober him. True and firm and straight
he went up. took the trembling woman In his arms
aud brought her down amid the Wild cheers OF the
crowd.
Iut ne had not done vet. A. hs put Mrs. Goodin
into the arm, ~ the fremen he turned. and before
any one could stop him. ran into the house. by
what instinct be- found his way upstairs will never
/ De- known. but he somehow reached the BGs, rooms
and rcclcd I'm at IA" door rs Mr. aud Mrs Bass were
taken out OF IT, The hremcn saw him. grabbed MIN,
and tried 10 haul Lin out Of the window. But right
here the Young maa ntcrpOsed unexpected and
forciLlc objection. lie drew himself up. folded his
arm, and clyed proudly at his rescuers. 81 dis
tncy refuse hc-to leave the house In that manner
he said. decline tohic-go down the lacder-hc-
with my back t. the audience. VIII not be guilty
OF such discOurtcsy.'
Thu, speaking he clambered ont on the ladder,
turned around - 10 face the crowd twlned his
arms round tho back Of The ladder, and in that posi-
ton Sid TO the ground amid a chorus OF h0wls.
ON In. third noor at the Hith-ave. end OF the
building was Mrs. f.. GHswod. her maid and two
drug CLERKS. ON the fourth floor We're Mesendleck
Marrchal. massage operator whose Office Is on the
second floor h, wife and sister, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sarah f. Barnes six servants and 10y. Agnes
Perry Mrs. Rass's maid. OF these servants.
and was awakened 10y small poodle deg that ran
over her larking and whining and scratching the
hdcofhcs with his paws. screaming Ike one crazsd,
the lfr ran out OF the room, followed by her com
pauion-.
81 The Broadway side william II. Dunlap. artist.
and his wife and two children were on the fourth
~ music and the fifth floor wcn II. W. Mcclellan
aud william Niece. occupying bachelor apartments
Mr. Dunlap. awakened by the smoke. dragged his wife
and two children our into the hallway and up the
stairs, and there pushed them through the scutile to
the roof Then h. helped the other women 70 saietv.
and finally got out himself All reached the street
bv way OF the Madison Square Bank inld-
must be- taken with considerable reserve.
Thc nre originating I'm the laboratory had shot up
; thc ar-haft between Nos. pos and 30 Fifh-avr:
and but for Che quick work Of the hrcmen wouli
| PROBABLY have DESTROYED the whole building. Frazer
< CO. have lost nearly $4,000 by the destruction
II their chemicals and fittings. James Redfern
VINO occupies the greater part OF NO. 30. says ne
has suffered loss Of $4,000 By water poured into
his showroom on the second floor. In this room he
had several handsome exhibition costumes. Down
stairs on the ground floor. he had stored hrge
stock Of silks aud valuable silks and trim
mings. $. b. Goodale, real estate dealer:
/ Hiram Walker Son. agents 70! the Cali
fornla club whiskoy: IRrSlcv. Beekman x Co..
stock brokers. all the Broadway side. and
william A. stuart. and T. Parml"y Brown, dental
manufacturers. oil suffer irGing losses The damage
to household furniture will not exceed $1,000. VIM"
The building owned 10y A. l.. Darling. OF the Fiuh
! avenue Hotel may be repaired at cost Of $4,000