New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-04

AROUSED BY INCENDIARY FLAMh"'

FIRE DISCOVERED AT 215 A. NJ. IN BIZ
APARTMENT HoUsE-A PILE OF sHAViN'S
FOUND SOAKED WITH TURrTNTiNE-
NO CI.Ew TO THE MIsCREANT
Some rascal tried TO burn the hVe-s,o'S
Aathouse No III East One-hun'fred-an'-s'N'i'-9 49,
early Yesterday morning, and he Woul" nav -
coded had II not been for the timely "''O -;
~ the fire by Miss Mary Grace, who lives WIZ"
her mother on the top floor. The fiat Is one y,
row Of double houses with apartments on edcn 9''
NJ the halls which are in the centre or inc ""''''
II was IN The front end OF the hall on the Scoop'
door that the incendary made his a''ei"P' "
stroy the house. a,ho,so
IN No IA. next door to the threatened hatnouSe'
tho Stuvvesant Democratic club mas ~ "'"
,or,ore and on Thursday the members hau "
choNdcr at College Point. and ended up 'ie . ,,
with fireworks and a DIG time sei"i"'' 70 ,,,
c,,,h beosouarters Fireworks were SET o" i'''
the windows and from the sidewalN. IL wa
chance to set fire to No liz. ana nave '"0 ~.
s,onsihi,itv placed on the pyrotechnic dlsp'!' i0
,ncendiorv evidently thought So for ne c'o'V go,
hour Of 2,5 a. NJ Just n halfhour AFTER the o'"'
display had ceased 10000, ., o,rob
the stairs to her home When she Ie"'"''
second floor she was nearly suffocated by N.
o,,ics a. a fash she called up Edward hou' a.
the ianitor He rushed downstairs nan 49, ,a
On the second floor he was met py '"V ~,
-. ,hroucb ~ he saw a heap or "oHhI''''" so
,,a front end of the hail. Flames were crerr"s
nm the door and dense volumes OF snoN0 =.
toward him Rodriguez stopped long e"'"e
mound on MIR. Hughess kitchen door, an" t
~ r,sbod downstairs ITO catch the rascal VIM
e,,rtod tho fire as he explained re uld ilot ptic
- man nut he found Policeman iho.i's ,ton
&c ,ha Eas One-hundred -and-ioul ~ Sf'tir bad
Meantime Mr. Hughes and MS VIC am .,,b - tha
baen aroused and the SMOKE. b'ti,in5 ~ roiis ON
,snt doors of turpentne had hlled inc nan |
pun . aoCr Mr. Hughes quickly threw some ~.
.bar
ii, ,eas. bushel OF short shavngs was i0 o
nle1 m AT the end of the hail ne sl''' - soos1
soaked in turpentine and the carp, m i"dammahlc
through ana through with the same nm ~ -
fuid Tho shavngs were lying on Il plerr. - ,srno
,,ner also soaked with turp'ntine ne . "a 80,
w. drenched with the fluid at least sN - -. 30
en1 ~ ,na hall VAS a Grayish. I-wn"r ~ y.
,hot had heen ground into the carpet WA. . r',
substance Is the jantOr does not N'it - 49,,
b. ~ sIr4 II was nut there 10 help the Mre aI9"s'
When the tenants realized how marrow ma" r,'
their escape. they looked AZ one aho'i ,ra,.,.
Mary Grace who had saved them. lh're are ~ a.
seven families in the house Inc 1tl''tO ndior,s
mn ONLY one theory to account for the lhc'"'''' ~
effort and this revenge o., $50 r.,,,a, ,,el
few days ago. the jantor sdli: an i'd.."n'
d~ae sd and evidently not one 90 ne iahoIlhk
ann lei COR the vacant rooms near which me III ~
wac kinded The JaniiOr Tehl'L ,r,' lii. ,,a =
other tenants learning that an ltaI,ah '.aS 1,
10 enter the house. raised such protest nm -
riguez reported the matter 10 MIS. D@n't
who owned the house. She decded no. 20 20 49,.
Italian family In. Now the janiior Wonlcis IL a., =,
man cherished feelings Of revenge Inc ire MAJ 7'''
Is making investigation.