New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-13
MCLAVE. IN a WHITE. HEAT
HIS son BEATEN AND THEN ARRESTED.
THE ROrNDsMAN HAD 80 FEAR OF THE COM.
MIss;ONER-A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.


Mlss;ONER-A DISTINCTIVE FIRE.
The incE and women hurryins TO their homes
in 'he dusk OF the evening yesterday thought
that the Aurora Borca.is had broken loose again
they looked at the sky and there beheld
wondrously beautiful Combination 0: red and
pink ana crimson, set in a BACKGROUND Of deep
bue For many lours crowds lined the steps Of
The Tribune and other big buildings downtown
watching tho gradual growth and even more
gradual dissolution Of the .ovey picture. until 1t
was finally lost. II they had known that eight
million fc't Of lumber were AT that moment burn
ing up N Police Commissioner McClaves big
yard at the foot Of West Twenty -hr-t-st.. 1t is
doubtiu. whether they would have occupied so
many hours IN speculating in astral phenomena.
But the fire, fierce and destructive as II was is
remarka bic only !or thing-thc assault com
mltted b. halt-drunk"n roundsman upon Albert
Met lave son of the Commissioner Every
one knows the big lumber mill and yard owned
by Alr McClayc. and running from West Twenty.
first TO West Twenty -sccond-ss. from, Eleventh
ave. to the North River front Tnc greater part
Of the building and yard Is owned by Mr. Nc
Glaze; George Van E'nbe:g has one part of the
promises. and Owen Coni,kcy another Tn,
southwestern end nenrcst the river front is oc-
cup!ed ot I, A Ogden & Co. while at .hc rear,
near Twenty seoord.-t Charles fl0nerbcrth takes
rp cOnsidcrabi" space
JUS after hslf-pa-t a burst 90 smoke fol
lowed oy a sn,~t o. fame. announced .hat A
Ere had broken o:t among tho Ogden lumber IN
the -outhwcs'"rn corner of She yard. ari before
even an alarm ,ol.d o. turred m. :Ee powerful
northeast wlnd had carried thc flames over
two-th:rds Of IN" yard space a'd .hrea;en"d
TO cnrelop the whole yard Th" .amper. mostly
pitch pin" and -prIt". burned with .rFeientng
violence. ard when Chief liognc-. arriving on
second alarm. saw the blaze. he AZ onrc seht
ont two more calls His efforts were dcto.cd
~ saving the main building II the nor.hed-; wind
helped the E.n. i also served good pprpo-" In
carr sing the flames away from 'hr biz mass
Of brick and stone. Tic proximity Of the New
York, Lake Eric aud Western Railroads freight
station IN Twenty -s"cond-st. cav" 'hc chef al
Gitonal car>c eor anxiety, hut happily H." haln''
were carried high over the roof Of That bili-
ing. winch escaped auhurt Thomas i'niin'y,
tie ws'chman. and biz family escaped from tl'
tcn.-'or, oA.cc Luildin., with nothing hit t''
c.o'ho- they wore.
Commi,,i,n"r MrCla9c. dining with LIS fanny
in mis- One in Wc~t seventy -S"condst, was IN
formed Of .hr fire ard with his son, Ai"'r'' A.
III. ,on-in-law. John Higgins, hurried down 10 ~"
mill ON ;'c gsolrd floor Of the Office hnllHlhi'
ont II which Ga0ncy and his family hih i"9'
,camp"rcd. WIS Nj Nc'lavc', big safe, coh'Ai'-
ir, 8, lar.r number ~ valuable documents and
til. :. ,l,,.., ,,ou,I him 20 follow be
PE' -, ,,.. i..., anil ,.i,l th, rs
rushed ln'o I'll" 'Nfnins H'"N' a'" W"" Wv ~
-~Iancc Of Mr. Nc'lav" IT,. and NJ Higgins car
riei o.t the saf. in triumph Then Nr Mc'la'e
, A., .t ~.,,,d III ,round
'iid II" ~ '""'l'''' ""' 81" o'''" . A.,
WIS nuke deep III water ann '''"' VIZ
grip the Commi s-ion"r turned 20 his son ana
l,,.;, , hu fror his ockpt ,aId: Albert
''""'.- n., ~, b.. ,h.> o.i,s NJ
90 !n'p I"'''S -'"'u,' '"'' '"9 .''' P'
rubber boots. 'i' p"N tIH"l a''
acco-r panied hr Nr Higgins went 70 shoe
-. .,d o, .l. boo,. Roth wore fire badges
t.,,- ,..,,,..,d ,, ,b.. hro,s, ON ,ho;r
prominently ''sP''
return Journey tl"y reached tEe In" al Eleventh.
avc and Twcn., >rco,G-st \ section Of police
- l po,,,d.,r,o rr.l.,;,t G.
! .'H '"'' ''''' '"' h., ,.,,
Parker was IN command He saw 'h" badges, hit
with a drive of Iii, two hand, sent them stags"r-