The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-11
CHINATOWN BADLY SHNGED.
FLAMES IN TEE LARGEST TENEMENT
IN TIE CHINESE 0UlRTER.

| Tunbunr rrou Thsir Huuks IH,s Doyers
| strset-One At-c.t s-othsrsa ~ r-ohe
As Exciting Fire In Houston Street
The Chinese colony was greatly disturbed
yesterday afternoon over the partial destruc-
ton by FIRE OF the biggest tenement ia the
Chinese quarter. IL is tho siI-story building
nj 10 and II Doyers street. that used to be n
tin factory until NJ J. PorRcrs. q RivinRton
street property owner. bought II. and trans
formed Il Into the most substantial Chinese
tenement in the colony. 1t stands at the sharp
bend in the narrow and stuffy street amid n
nest Of opium dens and tum BILE down Chinese
lodging houses. over 100 Cinnamon had lodg-
ings on the upper floors, and there was the
greatest CONSERVATION among them when
they heard that there was a FIRE In the grocery
store kept by the Chong Kee Company on the
ground floor OF No. 10.
The building has fire escapes on the front
and iron nre ladders on the aide. but these
ample means OF escape did not prevent tho
Mongolians from becoming panic-stricken.
They came rushing pell nell down the central
| staircase. tumbling over each other In their
wild haste to escape The street is so narrow
that fire there is q hard Job for the flremen
to handle. In this case however. they had the
benefit Of prompt notice. for Capt. Dan Gala
han OF Engine No. o was passing on his way
from dinner and saw the 1re Just after its out
break at ~ o'clock. Three alarms were cent
out quickly. and Chatham square was soon
crowded with engines and throngs Of sight
seers.
The hook and ladder trucks dashed into the
cram ped street. and the firemen had scaling
ladders up to tho windows in a lily to rescue
the frightened Cinnamon. All the tenants es-
caped safely except Kee Att, who had
SSsH %ii SSs When f tie
took him to the Chambers Street Hospital
The colored lanitress escaped with her two
side ri the tenement. The Cinnamon ran into
Fell street as soon as they got out OF the build
ing. They wanted 10 get out Of the way OF the
The flames spread quickly to the adjoining
grocery store OF 'luong Hong Fook and ate
restaurant at IL. Above these, occupying an
SION for o ChnSmsn TRo rs Samssed things
q little there And crept BY way Of the stSircase
Ing. Il took an hours hard light. to conquer
was a wreck when the battis was over The
damage will be about $4,000.
$500 tns @uons s Hong Ppoe Company 81 o6S.
WI. Mulcahys Chinese billiard room CON 500.
f1a re the Low ss sr
fully insured. The Cinnamon who were driven
BY e IRE STnd in Pei and %U
Streets Streets 'A'' ''u"'l ~ " anu N.Y.
fire that started at va O'Clock YESTERDAY
occupants Of the burning building. No. 30 Is
Il ls called The HOUSE Of Death" on account
q the number Of deaths that have occurred
Gerrity. who live. on the top floor. The hail:
way was then full OF smoke. and he rushed
were H in the, cellar. TIE tenants were panic.
stricken when the nremen arrived. They
stood at the windows in their night clothes
weeDiDR and screaming for help
:, Robert Fuller OF G3 Macdougal street and
saw six-year- old Loretta Maxwell clinglnR.
S5 81. hnS down So % s
cape from the third floor, but could 60 no fur
Their; Fuller shouted to her to hold on. while
he clambered ND a barber polo in front OF the
store and caught her. He passed her to Sergeant
kelleher who had run aronnd the corner from
the %'I ground saw Mrs. Amelia Holz. % Years a
old, standing on the silI OF a ionrth,stSry
With a scream stepped on tho .iii and fell 70
fall and she received internal injuries
Sergeant Kell cher sent out calls that brought
Ing ladders Gp quickly on the front and side
Of tho building. and prevented any other Of the
Hoiz's husband. who. was in bed with CON
sumption was carried down sealing ladder
by tirsmen Ford and Gsrrlgan.
Fireman German had broken In q second
story windo in the mean time and found five
persons almost UNCONSCIOUS from the smoke
One OF them was Mrs. 7. Mcintyre. who cleans
Superintendent byTness private room at
Headquarters Chief McGill and several fire.
men rescued her. her two sons. Miss White,
and Patrick Hayes. Policeman g Muller OF
the Mulberry street squad carried the women
down fre ladder. and Hayes was sent to the
hospital In Harry Dixon's family, on the
fourth floor there was a deaf and dumb girl.
who was nearly crazed with fright. She struR- |
gied frantically to free herself from the fire.
man who rescu ed her.
The rescue Of the Merkle family from the
rear OF the third floor was the N ost difficult |
task OF all. The scaling ladder fell five feet |
short oi the window. Jacob Merkle and his |
two sons. aged 10 and IL years. dropped out |
OF the window and were caught by the fremen |
at tho top OF the ladder. Mrs Merkle. who |
weighs over 200 pounds. watched this opera |
tlon nervously and began to tie a clothes line |
about her body and prepare to lower herself |
The tremen yelled TO her not to attempt the |
dangerous feat. and hurriedIy swung q twenty
fye-foot ladder to the window and finally got |
her safely to the ground.
The fremen easily put out the FIRE In the
cellar. II caught among some rubbish, sup |
posed TO have been accidentally kindled By q |
homeless man whom Barber Thompson had
allowed to sleep In the cellar. The damage
to the building amounted to $500 The police |
sent the majority Of the half-clAd tenants to |
Matron Travers's room at Headquarters. She |
gave them clothing and made hot coffee for
them.