The evening world., 1894-10-04
REAL SLIDE FOR LIFE.
r,cksou Rescued from Peril by a
Fireman's Rope.
| /, Sixth Avenue Building Fired by
an Incendiary.
v.-osene Literally Used and Flames
Found In Two Places.

., the four-story building at 377 Sixth
niue mostly occupied by business con-
ms but also the home of seven or
sgbt people, a woman got up early this
,rning to look for a burglar and found
,hot the plaSe was on fire.
Va, more than $500 damage was done,
49,, Investigation showed that such care
| All nreparation had been made to burn
| 49, Mace that If 1t had not been dis
.,vsred in time. not only would the
.,rss have been destroyed. but the four
a.onle who slept there last night would
t.ve lost their lives. AS 1t was, one man
Gas compelled to slide down rope from
the fourth story.
II was Just after 1.3o o'clock that
Miss Annie Berkhart, who sleeps on the
hurth floor, was awakened by some one
x,lkng through the halls. She deter
mined to get up and investigate. The
house had been locked up since IL
o'clock She opened the door and was
met by a great cloud of smoke, with
which the hall was filed. The woman
Isreamed, at the same time rushing to
he door of Mrs. Lizzie Earle on the
anne floor The latter Is the house.
keeper. .
The two women made their way to
The street, crying at the top of their
voices as they ran. A Mr.. Moore, who
las room on the second floor of the
2kiding, was aroused, and fled to the
street in his night-clothes.
on the top floor there was another
roomer, William II. Jackson. by, the
time he had been aroused the dense
lmOke had made the halls impossible,
and he could not get out. He opened his
window and screamed for help. Some
one had turned in an alarm, and when
the first engine came Jackson stood on
The winduw-sill in his room, hesitating
whether TO jump or not.
While the firemen went into the build
Eg and found the source of the fire un-
der the stairs leading to the basement,
owen Daily, and others, of Fire Patrol
through the next house. DAILY had him
self lowered by rope to the window
where Jackson stood jackson, stimu-
hted by his announcement, slid down
The rope to the pavement His hands
were badly cut. DAILY slid down after
The fire in the cellar was extinguished,
md the firemen went through the build
hg on the third floor, in rooms occup-
he'd by II. B. Hurlbert. manufacturer
i shirts, they found that another moth f fI
rom but few bundles of unfinished
ohlrts, two old chairs and desk. The
atre had made but little Roadway, and
tas put out easily.
The next room is occupied by the
Emsley Engraving Company. A door
kOm this room opens into that where
ke fire was. The walls and a portion
the floor in the Emsley room We're
bund saturat, with kerosene. In the
hallway on this same floor was found
gallon oil can, partly filled with kero-
sne and further up, on the steps lead
hg to the top floor, there was large
pitcher which had contained the oil.
| Still further search showed that the
Railways and the stairs above the sec
| At floor had bean sprinkled with the
hi with such a lavish hand that en-
pme OF the stairs thare were little pools
/ The housekeeper is quite sure that all
fhe doors were securely locked when
the evening, she said, Mr.. Jackson had
been in little bedroom on the third
tOor drinking with one of the Emsleys.
BIZ. Emsley left the building at 10 o'clock,
bad Mr. jackson went to bed. Jackson
klsO SAYS that Emsley left the house,
! b he saw him to the door and locked it
4ter him.
| The fire in the cellar was under the
PAIRS, but there was no sign of the
.krCsene there.
| Soon after the fire was dicovered Po-
Itman Joseph Cook tried to break into
FIRE on the first floor. His hand was
d removed to the New York Hospital.
I The Fire Marshal will make an inves-
.tgation to-day. The house Is owned by
6seph Berchard, of 81 Wall street.