The evening world., 1893-10-19

~inlammnblc materials, and II burned
with lightning-like rapidity.
In less than an hour both factories
Investment OF over $1,000. 0o6.
1t was a veritable carnival OF flames,
with an attendant pyrotechnical display.
exceeding In extent and rivslling IN
The army OF tiremen seemed powerless
to prevent the spread OF the flames
were burning. notwithstanding that II
water tower and twenty engines were
pouring cataracts of water upon them.
one r'o on 'e eltsee side In Of FTTr symnpslrs s'r f,s.
tory. fell prey to the consuming mon
ster almost simultaneously.
One was of brick and three stories
high. and was occupied by six fam.
lilies. Tha: was or the cast side and
was a roaring mass OF flames almost
before the tenants could get out into
few personal effects,
The. furniture, excepting n few chairs
and bedticks. was all consumed. and
Is a total loss to the owners. none Of
whom had any Insurance.
The other, No. 52l, was also OF brick
and three stories high. The basement
vas occupied as a saloon. by Jacob
Johannes, and the remainder Of the
Both these. houses were owned by
Mr., Campbell, and the tenants were
all his employees.
To the west OF this was the little one-
Loewer's brewery.
The magnificent brewery building
Itself was next and right in the line OF
the roaring flames. which had marched
up on the street front to 52S and back
for nearly $50 feet. At this point five en-
CINE companies stationed themselves.
They fought with might and main for
nearly an hour before they withdrew
their forces, feeling that the magnIh.
S %as sa sfeuG HaG , Of SliIslns and saus Sbrandi rs
nearly another million dollars might
have been added to the total loss.
Further up the street, however. to-
wards Tenth avenue. the fremen were
flames, which leaped across the street
inc communicated with the piano furni.
ture factory of Joseph Cabus.
The dry material burned easily, n in
a rev minutes the entire building was
Quilted.
The ~six-story brick building occupied
as a machine shop. and extending from
5l+ to Sic West Forty-first street, caught
fire while the. furniture factory was
being consumed.
The heat was so intense at this poin,
that the firfnen were driven back. and
their efforts 10 save the building were
Intellectual.
This building was also Quilted, and
thousands of dollars worth Of valuable
ttta Oh 10
were destroyed.
The one-story brick stable OF Johr
Shay. on the east side Of the furniture
factory. was consumed almost before Il
was discovered to be on fire.
over on Forty-second street the fame.
Eleventh avenue. Two rear tenement
houses, occupied by about fifteen fam
lilies, were burned. The tenants hac
barely time to escape with their lives.
There was almost a clean sweep from
Nevins & Haviland's factory, on tn,
corner, west to the tenemtn No. 52S, OF
West Forty-second street.
DR.. Leighton, veterinary surgeon oc
cupied No. sos. ]. Wheelihan No. sos anc
St. Raphael's Lyceum No. $40. Thei
began Cupbell's factory. which occupied
from No. 5l2 to No. $40. TIE next fou,
buildings were brownstone apartment
houses, the occupants Of which los
nearly everything. Here the progress o
the lanes was stopped.
Across on the north side OF the stree
the intense heat charred woodwork ant
cracked window panes In the stores AM
houses from NO. 500 to No. 523, doinl
about 1000 damage
In the rear of 504 and 506 West Forty
first street were a row OF coal-sheds
owned by Henry Muller, who had
small stock on hand. The sheds wer,
destroyed with some wagons n othea
things stored there.
James Sexton, who was employed a
a Waterman In Campbelrs factory, wa
rescued from the ~second-story Of tn,
building. No. COS, In a semi-consciou
condition by Officer Kean. He wa