New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-03
THE NIGHT OWLS DISCOTERED IT.
HOT BLAZE IN PARK PLACE EARLY YESTERDAY
MoRNING-sLOwNESs IN GIVING THE ALARM.

The small knot of newspaper men and all night
jewellers waiting at the Park Place elevated rail
road station an uptown train at about 80 o'clock
yesterday morning startled by sudden eX-
camaOn from the ticket chopper. Albert EinH. fOi-
lowing the direction Of his eyes and looking up ~
the windows of the big whitr>tOne Our-slory build
ing which stands on the southeast corner Of Park
Place ana Church-St. and overloohs the railroad
track. they at the windows of the fourth floor
Il deep crimson glow which alternately deep ned and
faded, and at last intensified into the bright glare
of fire. The passengers. ignoring the train that came
up at this juncturc. mn TO that part OF the platform
which overlooks Park Place and stood watching the
fire. Other, alightcd from the train and thus swr"d
the crowd But The flames grew steadily for ten
minutes before some had sufficient prc-ence of
mind TO run around into Murray-st.. where Fire
Patrol No. l has its station 4 fireman Was sent
TO the burning building to find out the truth oi the
Story and he no SOONER reached the spot Than he
turned In alarm. But the fire had had twenty
minutes, hcadway. and now envclOpcd the fourth and
fifth floors.
The building Is numbered 20 and IS Park Place.
with frontage Of twenty-five feet from the corner.
and running back through Church.st. to No. 81
Barclay-st. only five firms occupied stores in the
house. The +. 4. RinS"r Company had an "lcc.
trotype photoSmvure establishment the fourth and
fifth floors. The Bradley & Hubbard Manuiaciur-
ing Company dealers In al kind, Of fancy lamps
and gas fixtures. were the second floor; John Pas
scmir who deal, in sk lamp shade. had room
on the third floor. All these had their entrance
Park Place. On the ground floor ana entering on
the lsarcuy-st. side. were smith a Co.. hattcrs and
shirt makers. ANA Maddox q Co., dcnlcrs Ia china
How the ire originated +. rs usual, Unknown
whrrc it began l. not quite clear, but the appear
ancc Of the building suggests that Tho lire broke
ont the third floor and In the shipping room Of
The Bradley d Hubbard Manufacturing Company
Three alarms We're sent ont. but the flames. burn
ng with almost incr dhlc raudi'y. caught the whole
top Of The building. sweeping through The bS rooms
To the Bd9clay->i. side. \ fourth alarm was sent
out: the big water tower WI, brought into play, ana
for half an hour sent heavy volume Of water
through TIE burning roof From Ga" elevated rail
road irack, from he roofs Of IA" adionlu, bull
ins,, ami frola the Park Place front. ~ hrcm'n
sent thirty stream, of water through thc BLAZING
window. but BE delay al The outset was fatal and
/, not until the upper part Of the huil!ing hal
been destroyed that Tie hrr >ubdu"i. Early
mDrnin. tr; No on the -iNthave. elevated railroad
was DELAYED Tor nor- than am hour.
The estimate Of damage made by the police Is
rather cXagccratcf The bradley a Hubbard
Company ,ugcr h,avy by WINTER mo damHr' 10
Ihcir stock reaching HI0wO J. y. Elne.e.~ 'Jaic
oiae machinery an Photographic apparaG- are lai
loss. Jonn Bas scnir', delicate silk"n lamp oovor.
ines and shadcs are. of course. completely "a-' 4
ont by water and bc viii lose sl1ooO. John cur
kin, who kept liquor -iorr known rs IT." ln
viii spend 5000 before he can resume bu-ln"-.
while smith stock Of straw hat. -hr- nud umbr"i
la, IS damaged 10 The extent of rjopp. About SO
900 will cover The repair, to the building.