The evening world., 1894-08-29

darkness.
The flames had started in the tailor
shop of Fabricuss Levine, and when
Muller turned his eyes again towards
the building Levines Waterman, Her
man EZeson, was climbing down the
fre-escape. When the man got to the
first floor he jumped TO the ground. He
was closely followed by three other
men, who came from different floors.
Long before the first engine reached
the building the place was wrapped in
flames from THE cellar to the roof.
Tongues of fire reached out from every
window and great clouds of black
smoke filled the street.
Chief Ahearn took charge of the fire
and at once sent in third alarm. The
building was in dangerous position.
Right In the centre of the Hebrew tene-
ment district, 1t had tall crowded tene-
rnents on either side, and in the rear IA
dozen others. separated only by mar
row alleyway and a little paved court.
With the arrival of the first hook
and ladder company. a ladder was set
up against the building, but It only
reached to the third floor. 1t was sup
posed then that everybody was out of
the building.
Suddenly. Just as the ladder had been
act youth of about e,,bteon year.
appeared on tho nre-escane ~ tho arm
aoor II. was ert,re,v mud. and n. n.
stood IN tho hot iron of tho esca,e and
yo,,ed for os.,s,arc. h. uos nr....5
hv III. ear,o. ,hat c,r,o FROM, tho ,,,,-
dow
The fremen and the great sea Of peo-
pie who had congregated looked on In
horror. The boy was being roast ed
alive.
The firemen sprang forward to raise
the ladder, at the same time shouting
| to the lad to stay there a moment. but
their voices were drowned In the cries
Of anguish that went I'D from the crowd.
| But the how could not have remained
there even ~ he had understood the fire.
mems words.
| Fireman Timothy Collins Of engine II
iumped on the ladder and start cd IN IN
I'M H. He WAS closely followed nv Fire
man Kane and Fireman Smith.
Collins had taken only seven stems
when the boy up on the fifth floor
climbed over the fire-escape and
dropped.
1
fell souarely on the shoulders of Col
Inns. Down both went together to the
pavement. Knocking Kane and Smith
from the ladder as they fell. The boy
was killed instantly. his skull being
crushed. Collins was picked up UNI
conscious. The other firemen were I'M
hurt
At first II was thought that both wers
dead. They were carried across the
street and laid side by side on the nave.
ment. But the fireman soon uttered q
deem proan. Then he was CAREFUL,
picked up by number Of his companions
and taken to a drug store, soon to b,
, removed to Gouverneur Hospital. II,
was internally injured, and several OF hi!
ribs broken. 1t Is believed he Will die
The fight with the flames was terrific
On all sides the men worked. from roof
OF houses, from the street, and from tn
. little courtyard In the rear. The hea
was intense, for the house was finished
throughout with painted yellow pine
that burned quickly and gave out grea
heat. Even in front of the burning build
ing there was no use for the reserves
of the Union Market station to lool
closely to the controlling of the fire lines
for the crowd kept out OF the way Of
that awful heat that bllstered the doors
across the street and cracked many q
pane OF glass. Much of the efforts of the
fire fighters were put to keeping the
flames confined to the one building. They
succeeded in doing so.
1t was after o'clock before the mer
could get into the building. Then the,
entered 1t through the roof and got into
the shop of Joseph Schackman, the
room from which the youth had jumped
to death.
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