New-York tribune., 1895-12-16

ami his wife in having provided when they fitted
Up their beautiful, home at No % McDonoush-S''
modern safeguards against hre. lhey Pu' III
an electric fire alarm connecting with nearby
district messenger office, and there was private
watchman on The block. who discovered the fald's
IN the cellar AZ - and gave the alarm. quickly
s1mmonlng Engine Company No. II from H.rk.mer-
St. near Rrookyu-ave. The private "a-chhdh
John Gallagher had been attending early mass III
the Church Of our Lady Of Victory at Throop-a'e
and McDonough-st. As he neared the house ne
noticed that the cellar lighted up, and that
smoke was issuing from the house in different
places lie rushed into the house. and, finding that
cne Of the servants hurrylns around giving the
alarm. no ran back to McDonough-st and over
took three nremen. Sweeney. Hull. and Eagau OF
Engine 80. Il. whom he had seen at the church
They lost no time in turning in an alarm. The en-
gne was soon at the scene. ana the fire under
control IN a short time.
Mrs Meredith when seen at the badly scorchei
parsonage last night, toll the story of tn fre as
follows:
'Tn- first We knew Of the fire was at 6+5 al
though il had doubtless been burning in the cellar
for some minutes before that The cook started 10
90 from the kitchen TO the cellar to shake down
the furnace a. usual in the morning When she
apme uear.v sfrane.ed her She ran upstairs
screaming Fire! our other TWO servants were Just
gas stove in order to warm her baby's mix She
turned on the gas and touched the match. II
~ back 10 bel TO- wait until the rest of the
household woke up. Wh-n the cook came running
up the stairs all who were awake We're much
frightened. / ran into my husbands room, and
was startled 10 hnl il fuil Of smoke and the doctor
fast asleep. by that time We heard the engine
tearing up the street. ana the nrem-n rushed in
and through tie house. getting Us mp and out
There wasn't an instant to .ose. We were all
hurried downstairs. the most Of u IN our night
c.othes OUT into the yard. We all got out saf-ly
! trenbl- to think ~ what the consequences might
have been had the fire been In the night. or an
hour or two earlier. The doctor preached this
morning usual. art .nlei funeral after serv re
ani Will preach again tonight"
th~ fire dld not take place during the night 80
! ia NOT refer 10 the fire In my morning sermon
The woodwork IN the cellar badly burned
The fre went from The basement to the second
floor between the studling and the "shocting' back
y the walls. and the hremen had 70 cut holes
through the second floor near the walls In order
20 get al IT, Chemicals were used to eXtingush the
flames. The front bedrooms upstairs the most
damaged. there is whePe tn fremen used their
aX-s. The main hal way on the first floor vas
c.v red several inches De. With plaster last ni.,h
None OF the pictures. bric-a-brac books were
dsmaged. The damage WI be in the 1cshborhood
Of $1,000.
The exact origin OF the fire is unknown The
theory held bv the hrem-1 is that the cls pines
parted in the cellar and that tn gas iguitel
from the furnace The house i1 a home-.ika three
story detached frame stuctura. Mr.. and Mrs
Meredith bought IL four years ago and remod-
olled IT,