The sun., 1893-06-22
FOUR WHO JUMPED HURT.
4 RUSH FOR THE FIRE ESCAPES OF
ALExANDER'S BooKBLNDEhr
Many Women Were Employed on the Fifth
and sixth floors-ono CARRIED From, this
Fourth to the Roof and Thence TO tho
around = Building nad Stock Rurned.

GrOuhu 'N'N ''SSN
Twjc, IN tho last forty eight hours fire has
visited the six-story brick building at 100 West
Eighteenth street, occupied by George w.
Lleyanlcr as n bookbindng establishment.
I'm Tuesday afternoon a fire was discovered in
a aspace between tho cellar and the basement,
used for the storage of sheet paper. Tho flames
were extinguishcd in short timc and the
damage was less than S1OO.
In the same place yesterday afternoon shortly
before O'Clock. another fire started which en-
tircy destroyed the valuable stock and wrecked
the interior of tho building. Four Of tho women
employees were badly hurt.
Three of these are now in the New York
Hospital and the fourth was removed to her
home Foreman Terrence Bremen Of Hook
and Ladder was struck by falling ladder
yhilo working at tho water tower. He was
bruised about the left eye. and had his wounds
dressed at tho hospital and went home.
The injured women were
FITZPATRICK. MARY. suffering from shock and contu.
sion: sent home
Mcy.x,R.. MARY. 1o5 Avenue A: suffering from shock
and bruises.
T,snEys Ayy,K, .51 West twentieth street; shock
and severe bruises and injury to spine.
vlu oRDEs HANNAH. 325 West Eleventh street; shock
and contusions
Between the factory and the corner OF Sixth
avenue are three low buildings, which reach a
little above the third floor of Aexander's
bookbindery. A fire escape runs down to the
roof OF these buildings from the top OF Alex
ander's. In the rear OF the burned building Is
small yard. occupied by several low wooden
sheds. which William Vogt uses as stable.
Adjoining Nogts yard on the west and the
rear of Alexander's building is the three story
stable OF Sheppard Knapp & Co.
When the fire was discovered over 100 per-
sons were in tho building. Mr.. Alexander had
just left. on the first floor were the show
rooms and office occupied only by men. On
the second floor was stored largo amount Of
sheet paper and here some Of the sixty-flve
girls employed in the building were at work.
On the third floor. which was given UP to
mostly men; On tho fourth iieor' oHly, men
were ut work. On the fifth and sixth floors.
where the cutting and sewing were done over
twenty men and NIFTY girls were at work.
tween the cellar and the eascm ant. and possi-
Lly was caused by sparks left from Tuesdays
Before the alarm was given a strong smell
Of SIN oke spread throughout the six stories.
It was strong enough t. drive about twenty OF
down the flro escape when Foreman Browns;
worth came up 70 tho top story and lass assured
turned to WORK and the smell OF the smoke
continued to, grow stronger every moment.
burst from tho basement and filled the hall;
way. A man. who gave his name as Daniel
ioareS door Where ho Women we're at wSre
and Az called ont that TIE ., building was on & fire
over SO years old, and carried hor up two lights
Ct stairs to the roo roof and thenGG down m the the lad
der on the sas side OF ts & r6 to 5hg r9", &
reached the ground In safety.
trs r the ii hs Ss s q1scd hs s
tho windows f to gSt to the IRE SSseapo which
was I I'm in too "I much M SI Of hurry G S to take
tried to walk across the, glass roof. She fell
others, assisted By the men. got down the lad.
building, whore they got down to the street,
At tho back Of tho building was another fire
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Of this means OF escape. len got down safely.
BShnH hem henn 1qTdod sn drSs Sar ry f Ane
rick and Mary McNamara. In, their hurry
they crowded into the Harrow window lodge.
lar enough down the fire escape for thom. to
swing themselves out to the ladder which
moved mo slowly and M ior second tie four r S'- wo-
men huddied together in the, window were OBJ
the building Tho momcnt it scared, tho four
Ssr were rom s b" the
smoke and lost their footing.
Annie Ilmi1lenS III lalllnE struck the rOO1 or
Sheppard Knapp Co.'S stables. and was
thrown from there on the roof of ono Of the low
frame buildings, in Nogts rear yard. From
there she fell to the ground and was carried to
o house across the street A priest from st.
Francis Xavicrs Church, tho Rev. Father Nc
kinnon. was called aud no administered to
her III" sacrament OF extreme JUNCTION. She
was then taken to the New York Hospital.
where 1t was said last night that her
three other women. Mary Mcnamara. Mary
Fitzpatrick. and Hannah Van Ordcn fell on the
roof OF Voet's stuble. Foreman Brownsworth.
who was tho last man to leave tho building.
said that there WAS no one remaining thero,
and that all tho employees had been accounted
for.
The building was burned out. Tho damage
to the building. which Is owned by nm upho-
stery dealer named HiGman. amounts to
100000. The stock OF Joseph Saedecor. who
extent Of II. 600.
The firm OF George ". Alexander have been
In business forty years. and have been burned
out several times. Six years ago they were
burned while dong bus ness at the Five
POINTS. ann nefOre thnt when in the Caxton
building, OF Centre aud Leonard streets. their
plant Was DESTROYED and several lives were
building they suffered a slight loss from fire.
,slxth avenue WAS crowded yesterday when
the alarms were first given and many women
Watchea ths burning building.
Mrs DOWN 81 pa East SiXty-nfth street was
around the scene ni tho fire last night Her
HauSnteT; halc. VINO was employed in tho
bindery. had not returned home and nothing
was known OF her whereabouts. '
Several persoua