The evening world., 1894-04-11
FIERCE FIRE, THIS.
Burned for Two Hours and Quilted
Three Floors.
100000 Damage in Big Wooster
Street Building.
Fireman Kelly and Fire Patrol
Man Injured.

-Four alarms were sounded for a fire
in the third floor OF the big fve-story
terra-cotta front business building at
l2, loi and lOs Wooster street The
hreuen battled with the flames two
hours before the fire was under con-
troll. one fireman was injured. and 800
% damage done
Directly across the street from the
burned building Is engine house No 70.
Fireman Tom Ward was on the night
watch when, looking out Of the window
just before o'clock, he saw that the
big building opposite was aiire.
From a window on the third moor
great tongue Of flame had shot out and
wss licking It's way towards the top Of
the building.
Ward sounded the alarm bell, and in
"a minute every fireman in the house
was out in the street BEFORE the first
stream had been turned on the fire the
entire third floor Of the building was
I burning. and the flames were rapidly
eating into the air-shaft, which is in
the centre Of the building.
chief Magill arrived with the first en-
, gint4. and On seeing the extent Of the
tire, sent out the second alarm. This
brought Chefs Lally and Reilly, who
sent out a third and fourth alarm.
| Lines of hose were run up the frees
! cape Of the burning structure and from
| buildings nearby.
All these streams were in good work
/ ing order when suddenly a cloud Of
| black smoke swept up between the build
/ ing and the nremen. A sharp report
vas heac I'd like that Of an explosion soon
after. ana then a great light REDEEMED
the sky.
The flames had broken through the
roof
The fremen had been working in the
darkness Of the night for some time
nearly blinded by the smoke, snow and
rain. Now 1t was as light as day. From
black the smoke seemed to tax . YER
million color and was filled with sheets
Of flame The windows on the three
upper floors were like the jaws Of a fur
mace.
The lower stories of the building were
still untouched, and looked like solid
foundation supporting a huge bonfire.
a big piece of p!ate-glass struck Fire
man John J. Kelly. OF Hook and Ladder
Company No. 90 and severed an artery
For another hour the fire was fought
without incident, save when the ambu-
lance came TO take Kelly TO st. Vincent 3
Hospital. The shaft of the ambulance
got mixed UP with the wheel OF Chief
Bresln's carriage. The shaft was broken
and the horse, making violent lunge,
Fireman Webb stopped the animal just as
1t was about to dash into the crowd
Spectators.
The fire was under control at 4 O'clock
and then Its extent could be realized
Each floor was occupied by two firms
The fire started in the rooms on the
Tischner. makers of women's skirts. on
the same floor Is +. a. Strauss. women's
undergarment maker. The fourth floor
is occupied by Marx Bros. and l. He'll
ger, makers Of lace caps and hats. The
top floor by J. b. Steinhart, cords. and
j. II. Beaver IL CO., women's garments
These three floors were Quilted.
The fioOrs beneath were damaged little
by fire but a great deal by water. The
basement and store floors are occupied
by the American Straw-Board Company
hundred tons of straw-board. Most OF
this was damaged.
While the members Of Fire Patrol No
were covering over this board in the
I5gger was struck on the back and
badly hurt. He WAS taken home.
The total damage is estimated al
Across the street from the burned
building Is one OF Nathan Strauss free
lodging houses. About $50 men were
there last night. When the fire was
at its height. some of the men tried tC
get out Of the building, but We're pre-
vented by the police
Chief Bonner says the Wooster stree
block. in which the fire was this morn
ing, Is the prize fire-bloCk of the city
In 1884 there was four-alarm fire from
los and liz. In 1892 another four-alarn
fire from ll6. lis and 100.
The cause of the fire Is unknown
The Fire Marshal will investigate 1t to
day.