The evening world., 1894-02-26
BROOKLYN NEWS.
MANY FIRES IN BROOKLYN.
snspicion that Incendiaries Were
Plying Their Fiendish Trade
r,st New York Blazes-Women Res
cued on Underhiu Avenue.

,.,,,o Cant. German. of the Seven
n,h Precinct, in Brooklyn, to-day de-
80 ,,o ratrolmen in citizens dress to
,,scoyer. If possible, the ~incendiaries
.narLing in East New York, who are
%supposed TO be responsible for three fires
,os.erday which destroyed property
valued at S2hoW'
chortIy after 2.3O o'clock yesterday
morning the bremen were called to a fire
r,bich started in the building at 253l
Atlantic avenue. The loss to the build
Inc was 500, while Charles Allen, a
saloon-keeper, lost 5000.
lust az the fremen were getting ready
IA leave the first fire a second alarm
vas sent out from Herkimer street. a
block away. The second fire completely
Sestroyed the Manhattan Opera-House,
one-story frame building, and extended
along the several frame structures ad-
ioining, damaging them from 500 to $500
each. .
erick SChildt, and leased to simon Ma
ger. Schildt's loss is estimated at 5000,
Scenery. owned by Mayer. is said to be
slGUO. not covered by Insurance.
John Ormand's house, on the north of
tent Of $500. on the other side. the
building occupied by William Ryan as a
billiard parlor, and valued at $500. was
destroyed. Ryan's loss Is $500, and The
next building owned by FREDERICK
schildt, was damaged $500, loss covered
BY insurance. Other buildings were
damaged 500 each.
After putting out the Opera,House IRE
the engine companies had hardly. re-
turned to their houses when an alarm
was sent out from Nesta and Atlantic
avenues. ~
store, and extended back to the office of
Jacob Wurtz. Reds loss is 500, and
that of Wurtz $500, both covered by In
surance. ,
dlarism, and Capt. German began a per-
sonal investigation last night. $1,000
Whether the incendiaries were fright
ened and left East New York FOR Brook.
iyn is a matter of. conjecture, but
after the first series OF fires the firemen
in other parts of the city We're Kept
busy, and in one instance had 1t not
Kinney and the fremen of Engine 19
the lives of three women might have
At 8 O'Clock fire broke out in the green
house. 1871 ~Twenty-fifth street. owned by
Charles Krombaeh, the Democratic nomi-
nee for Supervisor in the Eighth Ward. ,
The firemen rescued four horses, valued
by Mr.. Krombach at $l.2W. The names
destroyed $1,000 worth of property.
tive IL and - o'clock last night
flames were discovered in the mouse 40
Tnderhill venue The house Is a four
story tenement structure. h names
broke out in the apartments of Mrs.
Elizabeth Keyes, and spread with such
rapidity that the occupants of the upper
stories were nearly suffocated before
the cries of fire had aroused them.
Mrs. Kate Rapp, Mrs. Catherine Doyle
and Mrs. Annie Mcintyre, occupying
the uppe floors. CROPPED their way
cane In that direction was entirely cut
M. .|# ....H
They managed to reach the windows:
where they stood imploring the crowd
below for help.
When the engines arrived, Foreman
Mckinney. assisted by Firemen Jaffries,
Cadney n Long, raised a ladder TO the
fourth story and rescued the frightened
women. The flames were eXtinguished
without difficulty after causing a dam
age of s., 1000 to the building.