The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-11
FIERCE FIRE, THIS.
Burned for Two Hours and Quilted
Three Floors.
100000 Damage in a Big Wooster
Street Building.
Fireman Kelly and n Flro Patrol
Man Injured.

Four alarms were sounded for n fire
which started at o'clock this morning
in the third floor of the big story
terra Gotta front business building at
lO1 lOi and lOj Wooster street. Tho
fremen battlcd with the flames two
hours before the fire was under con-
troll One fireman was injured, and $780,
OoO damage done.
Directly across the street from the
burned building is engine house No. 49,
Fireman Tom Ward was on the night
watch when. looking out of the window
just before o'clock. he saw that the
| big building opposite was aiire.
From Il window on the third floor.
great tongue of fame had shot out and
was licking its way towards the top OF
the building.
Ward sounded the alarm bell. and In
minute every fireman in the house
was out in the street. Before the FIRST
stream had been turned on the fire the
entire third floor of the building was
burning, and the flames were rapidly
eating into the air-shaft which Is In
the centre of the building
| Chief Magill arrived with the first en-
gines. and on seeing the extent OF the
|
brought Chiefs Lally and Reilly, who
sent out third and a fourth alarm.
| Lines OF hose were run up the frees
cape OF the burning structure and from
buildings nearby.
All these streams were in good work
Ing order when suddenly a cloud OF
black smoke swept UP between the build
ing and the fremen. A sharp report
|
after. and then a great light REDEEMED
the sky.
The flames had broken through the
roof
The fremen had been working in the
darkness OF the night for some time
nearly blinded by the smoke. snow and
rain. Now 1t was as light as day. From
black the smoke seemed to take YER
million color and was filled with sheets
OF flame. The windows on the three
upper floors were like the jaws OF u fur
mace.
The lower stories of the building were
still untouched, and looked like solid
foundation supporting a huge bonfire.
A big piece of plate-glass struck Fire
man John j. Kelly, of Hook and Ladder
Company No. 20. and severed an artery
of his right arm.
For another hour the fire was fought
without incident, save when the ambu-
lance came to take Kelly to st. Vincent =
Hospital. The shaft OF the ambulance
got mixed up with the wheel Of Chief
Breslins carriage. The shaft was broken
and the horse, making violent lunge.
broke the harness, and ran up the street.
Fireman Webb stopped the animal just as
1t was about to dash into the crowd
| spectators.
The fire was under control at 4-o'clock
and then its extent could be realized.
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The fire started in the rooms on the
Tischner. makers OF women's skirts. ON
the, same noor is f. A. Strauss, women :
undergo rment maker. The fourth floor
is occupied by Marx Bros. and |. He'll
ger. makers of lace caps and hats. The
J. II. Beaver & Co.. women's garments.
These three floors were gutted
The floors beneath were damaged little
by fire, but a great deal by water The
basement and store floors are occupied
, by the American Straw-Board Company.
1t has stored in the building eight
hundred tons Of straw-board. Most of
, While the rnembers.o of Fire Patrol No,
were covering, oveb this board In the
basement a pile of 1t fell. Herman
badly hurt. He WAS taken home.
The total damage is estimated at
Across the street from the burned
building Is one of Nathan Strauss free
lodging houses. About go men were
there last night. When the fire was
. at its height, some Of the men tried to
get out OF the building, but were pre-
vented by the police.
Chief Bonner says the Wooster street
block, in which the fire was this morn
ing. is the prize fire-block OF the city.
In 1884 there was a four-alarm fire from
l0s and ll2. In 1892 another four-alarm
= fire from 116. 1lS and 40
The cause OF the fire is unknown
! The Fire Marshal will investigate 1t to.
day.