The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29

lie able 10 90 bOnt Woth VI sNSSeN
fore the firemen's arrival. a man rushed
out Of the hallway OF the house and sped
down the street in the opposite direc-
zion. He was apparently a Hebrew. with
n bir black beard. Muller called loudly
to him TO stop, but he paid no attention
10 the cries. and soon disappeared In the
darkness.
The flames had started in the tailor
xbop Of Fabricus Levine, and when
Muller turned his eyes again towards
the building Levine.s Waterman, Her
man Ezeson, was climbing down the
fire-escape. When the man got to the
first door ne jumped to the ground. He
was closely. followed ~ three otner
men who came Ut IRON ars a1 enstne Teached
the building the place was wrapped IN
flames from the cellar to the roof.
Tongues Of fire reached io out from on every every
smoke filled the street
Chief Ahearn took charge OF the fire
and 1t once sent In third alarm Meth, The
Right In the centre OF the Hebrew tene-
ment district, II had tall crowded tene-
ments on either side, and IN the rear
row sley wv and ile tg gsveS rs s0p hook
Dg sdSst s9 se adSst Tas on sft
reached to the third floor: 1t was sup
posed then that everybody was out OF
Suddenly, Just as the ladder had been
set, IA youth of about eighteen years
appeared on the nre.etcape OF the NTH
floor: He was enttrett nude, and as ne
stood on the hot Iron OF the escape ana
yelled for assistance he was pressed
by the flames that came from the win
The nremen and the great sea of PEG
pie who had congregated looked on In
horror. The boy was being roasted
alive.
the ladder, at the same time shouting
70 the lad to stay there moment, but
Their yGses sbs wers IN the the erSws
But The boy could not have remained
there even II he had understood the fire
mens words; c.r,.. -, ou,, :,
jumped on the ladder and started TO so
up It He was closely followed by Fire
man Kane and Fireman Smith.
climbed over vel: The fire-escape and
drS pEss =. ,,rrsd in the air ,.,ore he
feil squareIy on the shoulders Of Col
pavement, knocking Kane and smith
crushed. Collins was picked up UNI
cons conscious. The other iiremen were I'M
At first Il was thought that both were
dead. They were carried across the
street and jay side By side on the q, Pave,
deep .groan Then he was carefully
picked up by a number Of his companions
S sser 70 to S9s s0Tf to Re
was Internally Injured, and several Of his
ribs broken. II Is believed he will die.
The fight with the flames was terrific.
On all SIDES the men worked, from roofs
little, courtyard in the rear. The heat
was intense. for the house was finished
that burned quickly and gave out great
heat. Even In front Of the burning build
Of the Union Market station to look
closely to the controlling of the fire lines,
for the crowd kept out OF the way OF
that awful heat that blistered the doors
across the street and cracked many a
pane of glass. Much OF the efforts OF the
fre-hghfers were put TO keeping the
snacssS SSp A. doa 10 tns one building They
could III fAso ths building. Then s they I,e,,
the shop Of Joseph ' schaaRm s1. the
room from which the youth had Jumped
to death,
found the bodies az two persons Thev
were lying side BY side within n fen
feet Of Of ths front S wtndSw entirely nude
1n,,a raonsntttonS rh.y s,ara Sa.han u
son. and the boy who had Jumped was
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5reaa ~ shs1 peo on Soan ing 10 woTR; nun
station to see the bodies "e"' '''o '"e
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ont they u mttsrsa of cr Peopi ed went IN ana
they gof so noisy thai Alter awhi,. ~
nrisopers ieared ar their q gon" Th sms
were little children Who cama 100 mbe
looked nj the scena Of desth md nrrnd
bmt could not understand IL 81 iii
On the outside the sfation the scepes
were repeated Hundreds ~ naon,S nh
could not get in because The nal,c. 10,
in only a few dozen AT time bIockeI
up the street. talked and laughed viii.
they waited their turn. MANY OF then
came onjy throuab c,,rioaitv baving ~,
idea that they knew the dead people'
At last Morris Weinburg went 10 In,
station. He is a tailor who lives at
Columbia street and works in ~,