Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-06
FLAMES
Cause Great Havoc in
New York.
LARGE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY
WAS DESTROYED.
FlREMEN INJURED
EXPLOSION IN BURNING BUILDING
CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE AND
WOUNDS TWO FIREMEN.
In Spite of Heroic Work of Firemcn
the Fire spread to Adjacent
Buildings.

ANVW hpih ANONs s'hi ANN
tonight in Keeps shirt factory at
Broadway and Blocker streets. which
extended to Crosby street. and IL esti-
mated to have done a damage of ST.
100000. The comparatively new build
ings of the Manhattan Savings institu-
ton were destroyed. Two other build
ings were destroyed and others dam
aged by fire and water.
From the point where the fire was
first seen the flames ran quickly
through the building which extends
from the corner OF Crosby and Blocker
streets, through the $50 foot block until
It makes the southeast corner OF Broad
way and BECKER streets This build
ing was destroyed From this building
the flames got into the structure ad-
joining on the south, while to the north
they shot across the narrow Becker
street. caught the enormous building
OF the Manhattan Saving institution,
the upper stories OF which soon crushed
and fell with great crash while fire.
men were working on the lower floors
Jacob Adler * Co. control the cloth
Ing establishment on the floor where
the FIRE started. Beneath them on the
ground floor OF the building facing
Broadway is the Empire State bank.
on the upper floors are Lauterback &
Co. silks. and several like concerns.
Half an hour after the flames were
first seen on Crosby street the building
had been demolished, though the walls
still stood erect. Notwithstanding the
enormous heat the firemen crowded the
building close.
An especial effort was made on the
Becker street side to see that the
flames did not cross the street to the
eight story Manhattan bank struc-
tilrp A fpw minutes aftar n'p1nplr
the firemen were forced to run for their
lives. Then the high walls parted,
seemed to hang In the air for moment
and then fell where a few moments
before the firemen had stood. The
FIVE story building to the south caught
fire with the falling OF the walls and
the firemen's attention was turned to
that. Twenty OF them We're before this
house when an explosion came that
shook the building and every window in
the house was blown into the street.
Iron shutters We're forced from their
fastenlngs and sent sailing through
the air.
iiremen had been injured by tho wreck
of this building. but when the first
shock OF the crash was over II was
found otherwise. Two men who had
stood near We're blown across the
street. Both were slightly injured.
The Manhattan building was across
the street aud every effort was made
to save It, but vainly.
Fire Chief Reilly and twelve men
were In the sixth story OF the building
when from below the flames came so
rapidly that their escape was cut of.
By cutting a hole through the side
wall to the building to the north the
chief and eleven OF his men escaped,
The twelfth man, Fireman Fitzgerald
rrnyglaA nlAnO a nj h,,s
became so weak that two comrades
Brush and Barnett, had to climb out of
window and lift him along the ledge,
m any feet above the ground, to a WIN
dow In the adjoining building.
Chief Reilly tainted when he reached
the street and was taken to a hospital
with his back injured. Fireman Walsh
was overcome by the smoke after res
cuing Annie Coon. aged 70, and Ave
children from tenement. There were
many narrow ESCAPED and twenty-five
firemen were injured.
The Manhattan bank building In oc-
cupied by many concerns. In the build
Ing. among others, are Heidelburg a
Co. clothing; ouvebrood Bros, silk:
Guarantee silk company; Northwest
ern stove works; N. NJ. vannotte. hats,
and John a. Flammerfelt g. Co.
Within three hours the fire had done
damage of nearly $1,000. 900, the in
surance estimate, and the heart OF the
retail business on Broadway was In
Ruins. The Manhattan Bank build
Ing was valued at about 81, 200. 600 The
stock OF fixtures. etc, within the build
ing are estimated to have been worth
s6Oo0OO. The buildings at Nos. $3.50. 63s
and $40 were valued at $500. 900 in round
numbers and the stock In them, the in
surance adjustors estimate TO have
been worth s350,O00.