The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-10
A dog SAVES 4 LIVES.
Nick Aroused the Inmates of the
Burning Shadysids House.
All Were Badly Burned, and There
Was No Help at Hand.

The barking OF a dog saved four men
from being burned to death at Shady
side House, One Hundred and Ninety
| seventh street, at o'clock this morn
ing.
Shadyside House is a Summer resort
| situated on the crest OF a green hill,
| with Fort George on one side and the
Harlem River on the other. and Is over
looked by Spuyten Duyvil Creek. In
wood Hill and Stewards Libby Castle.
| The flames came like flash, and made
such rapid progress that four men were
badly burned before they could get from
| the house.
The injured men are:
FREDERICK ROWE, forty-two years old, OF
| West Eighteenth street.
JOHN NORTON. sixty-two years old.
WILLIAM ALPHFE. thirty.two years old.
| LOUIS HOFFMAN. twenty seven years old
The last three lived at Shadyside
| House, which was totally destroyed.
August j. Dick, the proprietor Of the
house, who lives at 225 Eighth avenue.
went to a chowder party yesterday and
left Louis Hoffman in charge. Hoffman
goes by the name OF Smith
Now. Smith," said Proprietor Dick
on leaving. take care of the place, and
be especially careful of fire.
you know me-" Hoffman answered.
The only other men about Shadyside
were Jack Morton, the bartender; Fred
Rowe, the cook, and William Alphfe.
called Whitley" who is the man OF all
work.
Things went along all right during the
Nd Init oh ha
closed up. The men had worked hard
all day, and they slept well.
1t was o'clock this morning when
Hoffman was aroused from a deep sleep
by the barking Of a dog. 1t was Nick a
big black ST. Bernard, that belongs to
John II. Ruschmeyer, the nearest neigh,
DOR to Shadyside, about two hundred
feet away. Nick was locked in room
and chained.
That's funny" AS he sat up in bed
and listened. he heard peculiar sound
| at the door.
| a great tongue of name shot into the
| room from above. and second later
| the flames were roaring on every side.
room with Hoffman. They awoke as he
cried aloud. and were frantic with ter
| ror.
room. and as he opened it he was con-
| fronted by a blazing mass that he did
not dare to rush into. The only other
way of egress was by barred window.
a big club. Hoffman took this up and
battered the frame from the window
! But 1t was harder work when ne came
| to the iron bars.
| The other men stood in the centre of
| the room and called loudly for help.
Twice the flames set their clothing on
fire.
At last Hoffman had the way clear
and Jumped out Of the window onto the
lawn. The wind was blowing strong
from the north. and this window was
on that side.
Next Alphfe came through the win
dow. His clothing was on fire Hon,
man threw him on the grass and rolled
ing clothes: Rowe came out next, and
every article he had on was ablaze.
Throw yourself on the grass" cried
Hoffman.
Rowe paid no attention to him. but
rushed away across the fields, his burn
ing clothes setting fire to the dry grass
In places as he ran; Honman,s teet
Ing down the window. so that he could
not follow him.
Meanwhile Jack Norton. the bartender.
flames awoke him as they We're creep.
ing up the legs Of his bed,
Norton is not an excitable man. and
he thought Of the days receipts tina that
room. There was wall Of fire between
him and that $16O. but Norton went
through 1t. He got the money-drawer
in his hands and then thought of get
ting safely out
He would have got safely out. too,
but the fire had burned a hole in the
floor. He stumbled and the cash wen,
flying in every direction.
Then Norton thought Of his life and
the danger he was in and crept along the
floor out OF the house. falling exhausted
and rolling In the grass out OF the way
OF the fire.
ity n Of sha e but those fsw slept
peacefully while Shadyside burned.
whitley" Alphfe ran to Reuberts's
pavilion. half mile away. and had an
alarm sent out. Mounted Policeman
the. sky and came galloping up. When
he learned that the inmates We're badly
burned, he ran his horse at a break
neck speed to the one Hundred and
Fifty-second street station and sent a
call for a Manhattan Hospital ambu-
lance
The nearest engine company to Shady
side is at One Hundred and Fifty
fourth strset and Amsterdam avenue.
fully two miles away. By the time the
first engine got there the fire was q
thing of the past.
When the ambulance arrived the burned
We're taken to the hospital. Rowe wa.
found not a great distance from the hous,
frightfully burned about the head ans
body. Aiphfe and Norton were burned
s tss eSe p the so men Saa When the.
went 10 bed left a kerosene torch burning
In the new pavilion. which was filled Will
shavings left by the carpenters. anC
that It spluttered sparks on the shaving:
The damage is estimated at $500. be
sides the $l60 receipts, OF which not 9