The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-14

heat and became red hot and curlsd up IKE
the roar vail vent .Thi. wall buleed out =!
the second story and then swsyed back and
shouted. TO he arsm.n. Who droppsd thsi!
hose and ran for their lives. They got out OF
ths ysy IN time. The wall parted at the place
The upper part fell. into the blazing bed.
while the lover part shot out into the srefs.
another nve minutes there was another crash;
This time one OF the north WALLS OF the hotel
INTO II. vacant Ip lot beside The hotel II cam
within An ace OF catching the nremen. one %!
the bricks did Lound up from the ground ana
4 moment later smother piece Of the wall
iust about as large came dQwn. rms I'm e
around the men. hut by sonns miracle they
escaped unhurt. All the while since the start
Srow g IRE Tie stres,s wsre jsmmed with peo
PIE The flames could lie seen from all paris
They could he seen from New York. and it
look ed as n good share Of the population OF
both cities had iourneyed to the scene The
their hands fuii When the walls began to fall
G S SSe been ID 'ss 6
the tlremen working within were penned IN
and had little chance to escape the bricks as
good fortune seemed to follow the men, for
in a whie a fireman would be overcome by the
heat and would have to be carried out and
taken care Of BY the amh ,n doc ,.Is,
his senses. At Bis o'clock another big slice
between the last cave.in and this one the
nrenen and the others at work on the private
houses , had snscsedsa In STAMPING out neatly Ar,
went up from this last cave In started half
these fires again. but the people had learned
only four or i've cases were they serious. The
last serious, one was at nclocEi and
showed sRsR 6ds. sTsryxSr. hoss that had
SqGp S%, or. se that had so IN gne
the roofs. There was not n roof around that
was not at least partly Lurned. The fIemen
were congratulating themselves on their sue.
4:i5 O'clock. the whole roof Of Dr. Monm onisr's
house. at 12S Greene avenue. blazed up
tine % ' me 6 ,se STs
time. almost before the fremeb could get there
with water. the whole upper story was burned
house SsI next door caught again, but the re
there was quickly out. II was . O'clock when
the hremen agreed there was no more danger.
THE RUINS.
smoking ruins. There was nothing left Of it
to burn. and the tare walls swayed with the
The hotel was = smoulderIng ruin. too. Here
and there on occasions q little flame would
squirt up when the FIRE would find something
were put out us fast as they appeared.
All tho fire engines kent at work on the
to steam The crowds hung on. The neigh.
hors stood around and contemplated their
osses and criticised II the F,.
work on the trolley wires that had been torn
down. hut they might as well have waited, for
and debris that had come from the falling
walls. Ii is not possible at present to give the
exact losses by the fire.
CASUAL TIES.
The casualties OF the day. as far as reported
by the police. are a. follows:
While George Cunningham. a fireman. was
.nnd " hs .y. SHGns
ing him. He was taken to the City Hospital.
but soon recpyered $50 SO far that h. was re;
4. 6. Sheridan OF 1874 Atlantic Avenue.
t.E s to th .S'Hs HosS GScf later ne to S
home. At the Homeopathic Hospital lies John
fl EnSns SS o in rS
was nearly smothered. An unknown woman.
affected by the smoke was taken to the Ho;;
Hospital hut she soon recovered
: The Hotel Regent was built year ago last
c. b. Burwell is President and DAME II Har.
rs Is tt re-, n i eo:t s!UoO00 1t Is mort;
ished. II contained 100000 worth OF furni-
1t had accommoda alton for 300 persons. The
heaviest stockholders in 1t were Chauncey
Among the slightly guest: who mad to nee sor
their lives were NJ. and Mrs, j. W Smith. Mr.
S%th Pf,sS sss Of the Mon fSasofsd "a.
Henry. A. Moore Of the Court OF Session and
4 law library worth sio 900 was burned In
heir apartments +. p HARPER and family. |
ost By the Harpe1s, too ' They T hsd b @
guests at the hotel only a few days. Mrs. vii |
lam OBrisn and son; W.; A. Bogard-
isigGts kaIlrond Company; which owns The
lIIey. q: corilss and family. g. L. Harris. I.
y. Weeks and mother. ]. + Jackson and wife. |
raTs BAILEY sst o. the Tie
,orne and family, II; q. Barber and family, NJ.
.. Capda and wife. Mr. and Mrs; William Hin
Mr.; and Mrs. Erhsrdt wee married only re-
emily. Their wedding Was one OF the social
al Some S.gs
1rhArdt missed q valuable diamond necklace.
She Ss e the hGas fsIs snd be S
afe. A box was assigned to her She delayed
cutting the things In the safe and they were
othsr guests were Mr.. and Mrs, NJ Minor. a
'IidS couple p,esas1t paT It.,1g Of the
sSS Benedict 81 the law rS % Benz sS%
let 4 Bepdict, John Marden. Treasurer OF
he American Type Founners Association.
rife and George b. Mccoy.
Mr.. Mccoy had a lot OF valuable personal
lie got out Of the hotel In hurry
ghen the other guests fed and then went
sck In the burning building and got his
hings.
lArper. William Durysa and wife. Mr. and
frs. John W. NroomAn. j. J. Inderhill T. ".
donaldson, L. II. Brown. and Miss l.. Trussell
The total loss ON the hotel and furniture and
ersonAl property destroyed IL about
500 900, This is believed to be covered by
Insurance.
The Tabernscls's loss Is about $3.50. 900. eI.
lusiye OF the organ. which cost $50. coo. Some
I the other losses are: Louis Hurst house
oTnsr OF Greene and Clinton. s.. 600; Dir
lonmonieT. l2S Greene avenue, 81, 900: & "
iisve. 100 Green avenue. 81. 90; J. II. Pepper
81 Greene. avenue, $1,000; Summerneid Nj.
. Church. s., 5OO /; Jos sph ~ Hart. l4l i'reens
venue. $1,000 About $500 damage was done
} "A vacant house At l45 Greene avenue;
lrs. Margaret Morris's house at l47 Greene
venue. $500; DIR. ]. i. Atwood. lao Greene
venue, house. $500; George II. Harvey cor-
or OF Green and Washington house and fur
itgrst sl40G1; Dr; William I; KTpttzsehmar
iashington. 5000; J. C. Hoagland. 3,A