The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-06
A BIG NEW YORK BLAZE.
Whole Block on Blocker Street, Between
Broadway and Crosby Street, In Ruins.
MANHATTAN BANK BUILDING BURNED.
Most of the buildings were ola "Itnt.
hs;rraps" nnd We're Ensy victims
TO the DcvonrinE Flnn,cs-ScycraI
iirenien Injured The Empire
Hank Bntading Consumed.

New York. Nov. 5.-Thc most dtsas-
troNs fire With which the Fire DeDnrt.
ment of this city has had to cone with
tor several years was discovered In the
nui,dins ny he corner OF iilecclser street
anu broadway shortly after 9 O'Clock
this evening. Within fifteen minutes
one half the block between broadway
anu Crosby streets was alamo aud 81
second. third, fourth. and nfth alarm
was sounded Most OF the buildings
winch served To feed the fans were
ola rattle traps, ana as they took fire
one AFTER another the CONFEDERATION
seemed TO get beyond the control of the
fire lighters
AZ 9:l5 the roof and side wallis fell
~ WIN Il crash. In few minutes
the flames lcaprd across the street To
the Manhattan Bank building. In ten
minutes that building was ;biaZc from
t'lHli lo ROOF. as was also the building
ON inc corner of Crosby. This place
Is occupied 10y Whites cNprpss.
When the rear wall or the building
fell there wcr four liremcn I'm the build
ihE next To IL. They started TO run.
but they seemed To be too late, and
were probably caught
ICY I'D O'Clock thfcc-fouiths of the on
tire department of the civ wns nm thc
scene
NO. 6aO Broadway was totally wrcc,
ed. Nos GIG and GiS were badly burn
e", but not destroyed, These store arc
occupied by a. L., Simon and Company.
nuicr, W" glove man, and Goodrich,
The police and frcmcn cleared nun-
Der OF people out OF No. CO Rleerltcr
street. TWO women had to be forced out
mn un Two children. sleeping on the top
noor. were rescued with difficulty
AT 300 the entire block. rytcndin,,
from broadway to Crosby street, on
liicccker. Was "a solid mass Of flames
ihr doors of tho bank building on tho
northeast corncn,Of Broadway and
bleecker were brOken in by the fire .f1hn
Deputy Chief Reilly and Battalion
CHIEF Lilly led The crews, or several en-.
Hlhc companies Into the building and
up 10 the sixth iloor AS the building
was deemed fire proof. the tlremen took
unusual hazards in climbing up to reach
the flames. which had seized the entire
portion of the building. Ii''-''G
Nhile on the sixth floor the stairway
below them cntght fire and five min
utcS later the stairway leading t6 thn
seventh iloor gave way ana fen mon
mem. Some of the flrcmcn were milo
To climb To the seventh fIoor oui nr
danger. CHIEF Laily was with tbe,n
deputy Chief Reilly and the rest of
me ilrcmcn were hcmmcd I'm So thnt
ImeE could neither 20 up nor down
lheN shouted To the nrcmcn I'm the
street TO run up ladders which was
quickly done ana the inlpcrIlcd (lrn-
men were soon clnmbcrIng down To
safety Deputy Chief Reilly was IN
imrcd about the head ana shoulders,
tiremen l.nwlcr and Coleman also sue
'hincd severe bruises and commissions
Coleman was able To continue at worl,
however. Deputy Chief Reilly was SD
disabled that he had tn be taken in 81
Vinccnts Hospital. Lawlcr was also
taken there
No fire in this city for years caused 50
much excitement ~.
At this hour a.. m.-thc fire Is nm
der control. Tho damage caused biz the
| fire Is estimated to, he $4,000, 900 Both
| the Manhattan Savings Bank and the
Empire state banks are in ruins
chief Bonner said that twentv-6ve
men belonging To the department had
| been more or less injured 80
The Manhattan Savings Bank build
| ing, which is almost q total wreck. was
valued AT Sl60.000.
Herman heidelberg & Co. ,ailors
VINO occupied part of II, had n stock
valued nj $4,000; Strauss & Co. tajlors
| In the same building, probably lose
500, 900: Flocnfclt & Co. jcwclry. Sill. 900:
| other small tenants. $4,000.
| The Empire State Bank building. not
| even the shell Of which is left, was pro-
baby worth $4,000 Among the firms
\ occupying II, Charles Ilcrht &: Co flow