The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-16

were grouped four rear tenements occupied
by forty-eight families Of Italians Seeing the
danger the Italians would be in when the
frame house caught and closed the alley,
neighbors from across the avenue rushed into
the narrow alley and into the tensments Yell
ing to the Italians to run for their lives. They
were none too soon, and a mass Of flying hui
men were knocked down In their flight Dy
their younger comPanions. The women, with
hands erchicfs futtering over their heads
and carrying in their arms. some babies
and others; miseellaneous households stuns.
scR End been eit in 0se Of tRs yST
fireman ran through the smoking alley and
brought her out The Italians were terror
ming wher they reached the street, for . few
minutes later not one could ba seen. A saloon
keeper on a neighborinG corner offered the
loft but they were too scared to listen a. him
The last OF the Italians had hardly, cleared
the Alleyway when the imsy wooden building
fell and entirely blutted out the lane.
The ties and woodwork on the elevated
aud hlaaed for few minutes. Trains were
stopped above and below the corner, and an
Ree S Uf Ra 1fs S%S
passenger M and down had 10 cross over 10
tho second avenue line; Tie Third avenue
trains stopped at forty-second street, aud
We're then switched over and started on the
down, town track, some o. the iroa work was
twisted.
The flames leaped down on the Italian tsns-
ments and seized upon the dwelling houses at
2O:i, III and 2l3 Forty n NTH street POO was
occupied by the Clifford Union. a Catholic
CLUB. The interior WAS swept away in "a flash.
III was vacant and II went as did 2LO. 9l3
was thTee,stoEy brown stone house, owned
and occupied by Mrs. Samuel Adler Tho mart
nearest To the Thoasen building Was Eis.
stroyed, bur the rest was saved.
Fight as they could tho hTemen could not
stay the IRE, and all the time the zig plate
glass windows in William NogePs big clothing
ping. The upper iloors were Ocrupierl Ly fAmi.
lies, The tenants rushed lTighiene ed down the
stairs. ne same thing WAS haTEentng in the
dwelling houses POS 40 and n ?, along the
Phillips. Lynch aud Mcdaniel were staiioned
there 20 get tho tenants out Many Wero ton
frightened 20 get out unassistsL One woman
positively refused To 20 and fought with Of
Ia the struggle Lynch fell and nearly broke
his leg. The windows in there houses we're
broken from basement To top. The doors were
scOTchel anu the corntces were witheIel
In itttle frame house At 2Ob. lust west Of
the dwellings. Francisco Franciona, = shoe
maker. kept a shop He was az work when the
FIRE started lie rushed for the door. grabbing
on his way his taYnrlte white cat, called
MiehQla; He elung to Michol4 with both hands
collar. He tore out OF his shop ana raced hi
forty ways up and down the street for tWenty
minutes hanging on TO Michula. whom he
finally depo-itsd with neighboT. Thea he
tried to save his scAnt property.
In the mean time word was going around
that there we're nupber OF people Ia the
ruins. II was believed that a VaTnisheF Ia
Thoessns establishment lad perished, ahd at
a late hour 1t MAS not known whether he had
the top hOOE His name Is Valentine Bauer
aud be lives With his vile and FIVE children at