The sun., 1893-06-21
EIGHT FIREMEN INJURED.
BLDLF BURNED IN AN EXPLOSION
OF NlPHTH1.

Had Put Out the Fire, They ThouGht. and
| Were Going Into the Cellar When Doeiin-
| er Told Then Too Late OF tho Danger.
The building at 3S7 Ninth avenue is three
stories high and is occupied By eight families.
| There are two stores on the ground floor. one
| OF which is occupied by Mrs. ]. F. Doellner. q
widow. MS dyeing and cleaning establishment.
Just before 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Doellners son Oscar. who is twenty years
old. went down into tho front basement to
clean some neckties. Not long afterward there
was an explosion sheet of flame arose
from the basement. and Oscar. with his arms
and face badly burned scrambled up tho
stairs aud ran into the store CRYING with pain.
Smoke poured from the basement and some
one rang nm alarm. Chiefs Campbell and Gic-
quo. Truck 2l. Engine 81. and several others
quickly responded. The men from Engine 81.
standing on the steps. poured water into the
basement. and in a few moments the FIRE was
apparently out.
Father Gleason OF st. Michaers Church was
standing with Chiefs G!cluel and Campbell at
the top o. the basement stairs when Chief
Gic1uel ordered 3+s men to draw out. Then
he asked young Doelner IL there we're any
explosives in the cellar Doellner said there
we're not. The men Of Truck 81 we're then or
dered into the cellar to overhaul things AS
they went down Doellaer called out:
thcio aio thicc CauS VI uhphtha Oo " IL
there"
An instant later there was loud report and
smoke. gusheJ up from the cellar. Father
Gleason was knocked down and rolled over
o rsk tSS who g on hfd
step. wns thrown across the walk. He lay in
ths gutter for moment writhing. ,
His clothing was ailre and he was badly
Engine ~ rushed 70 aid their comrades. and
sent in two hurry calls Tor ameu, ,anres. Two
can't, quickly from the New York Hosii ital ami
wounded s % men were temrorariy t dressed, and and
eight of them were taken to the New York
h9srtHII;, I;,aI All were were burned about the head and
fs%TSF ff"s' e. q ss5 s;; hGs's
F.Hs.ii G5oRsn F.. es tlo East lls'h street. fore
ffgHEs, Lonrszo D. 80. a4s West For.ynf,h street.
,,GoEsAs. RICHARD. 35 625 West Forsyninth street.
IiIStIr. HENRY E. 20 s4o West 14od street. Truck
KAyr,, JonS j., ~. 400 Wet: For'ysigh,h street.
MSlLEE, WILLIAM. 2s, 40 West Thirty.ninth street.
afterwardi left the hospital and went home.
The others were seriously injured. but how
nsrItsd @ and ia Eaye Children en- except J; Farrelld Far, ,.
out Of his district. ie Was - going @ to dinner
when si he say the fire, and he sssisted the men
OF "a Win the hose. Martin r. talIaEny ot En-
Gine "a was also injured. but he was able to
continue at his post.
The tiremen we're greatly incensed OF Doe-
ner. The origin OF the fire was not learned.
Doellner said he had pulled a small tut con.
tanning cleaning material near the door. and
he believes hat some one pa. sing threw away
a cigar or cigarette. which fell Into the tub.
Five hundred dollars will pay for the damage
-Four 4-gallon tin cans were found in the cell
lar. two Of which were haif full OF henZine.
Doellner who was seriously burned had his In
jures dressed by his family physician.
st. Mirhaers parorhial school ia at the cor
nor OF Thirty-lrst street When the engines
were heard the Sister in charge put In opera
ton the fire drill. and all the pupils were mar
shal!ed out Of the building In good order.