The evening world., 1893-10-19

infammable materials. and II burned
with lightninR-like raridity.
In less than an hour both factories
were totally destroyed. representing Al
Investment OF over 81 ,OpO,W 900.
1t was n veritable carnival OF flames.
with an attendant pyroteChniCal display,
exceeding In extent and rivalling in
beauty the grandest ever produced b.
superficial products.
The army Of iir"men seemed pow"rlcss
to prevent the spread OF the flames
while the two wallpaper manufactoric4
were burning. Notwithstanding that -
water tower and twenty engines were
pouring cataract@ of wat"" uprn them
Two In Forty first street,
one on either side of camphrll's fac
tory. fell prey - the consuming mon
ster almost Simultaneously.
one was of brick and three stories
hign. \ was occupied 10y six fam.
HES. That was on the east side and
was a roaring mass o! flames almost
the street with their clothing and a
few personal effects.
The. furniture. excepting "A few chairs
and hedticks. was all consumed, and
Ia a total loss to tn" owners. none OF
whom had any insurance.
The other, No. J2l. was also Of brick
and three stories high. The basement
vas occupied as a saloon by Jacob
building and five families.
Both these houses were owned hy
Mr.. Campbell. and the tenants were
All 1l~ t1tlIbluN "
TO the west of this was the little ono
story brick Office building of Valentine
Loewer's brewery.
The magnificent. brewery building
itself was next and right in the line OF
the roaring flames: which had marcned
up on the street front to 5@G and back
for nearly $50 feet. At this point five en-
gin companies stationed themselves,
with chief Bonner In personal command.
They fought with might and main for
nearly an hour before they withdrew
shAtr fnrNA- Ill th-t ia
cent structure OF brick and granite
was safe. Had this building caught fire
nearly another million dollars might
have been added to the total loss.
Further up the street. however, to-
wards Tenth avenue. the fremen were
unable to stay the progress VI the
flames. which laapcd across the street
and communicated with the piano furni-
The dry material burned easily. and in
a few minutes the entire building was
Quilted.
The six-story brick building occupied
as a machine shop. and extending from
Gl4 to 5l6, West Forty-tirst street, caught
fire while the furniture factory was
Thu heat was so intense at this point
that the frmen We're driven back, and
their efforts to save the building were
Intellectual.
This building was also Quilted: and
thousands of dollars worth OF valuable
machinery and manufactured material
were destroyed.
The one-storv brick stable of John
Shay. on the east side of the furniture
factory. was consumed almost before Il
was discovered to he on fire.
over on Forty-second street the flames
were steadily marching towards
Eleventh avenue. Two rear tenement
houses. occupied by about fifteen fam
lilies. were burned. The tenants had
barely time to escape with their lives.
There was almost a C.ean sweep from
Nevins & Haviland's factory, on the
corner, west to the tenemtn No. 52s, on
West Forty-second street.
Or. Leighton. veterinary surgeon, &C
cupied No. 5O6. J. Wheelihan No. sos and
St. Raphael's Lyceum No. $40. Their
began Cupbelrs factory, which occupied
from No. 52 to No. $50 TIE next foui
buildings were brownstone apartment
houses, the occupants of which lost
nearly ever ything. Here the progress OF
the flames was stopped.
Across on the north side of the stree
the intense heat charred woodwork and
cracked window panes in the stores and
houses from 10. 500 to No. 523, doine
about $1,000 damage.
In the rear Of 5O4 and SOC West Forty
first street were a row OF coal-sheds
owned by Henry Muller. who had a
small stock on hand. The sheds were
destroyed will some wagons and Other
things stored there.
James Sexton, who was employed a:
a Waterman in Campbell's factory. wa:
rescued from the second story of tn,
building. No. 500. in a semi-consciou:
condition by officer Kean. He wa