New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-24
Authorities SUSPECT LNcENDIIEISM.
TWO FIRES AT oTCE IL \ SrRING-Sr BUILDING
CIRCrMsTA&CTs SUGGEST EoHbERY-A
HorNG GIRLS EXCITING ADVENTURE.

TWO FIRES AT O%CE IL \ SlitI'N'-Si. i' lI"'I''''
CIRCrMsTA&cTs SUGGEST EoHbERY-A
rorNG GIRLS EXCITING ADVENTURE.
Two dstinc. nres occurred the third N,or OF The
nve-story !ron-front building No. - Sprng-s' ~
"a, o'clock last n!ght The police. wed ~ the
nreroeD who examined the building and cXtuguished
the flames, believe the fires were Of incendiry "ri-
gin A woman nearly 'ost her lfo ana haI l' 'ot
been for the prompt work Of the rrenen the buIl-
ing would have been destroyed. The third floor of
the buCdinQ. where the fires occurred IS occupied
hv Bancheri & Boehm. coax and suit InanUfac'-
urers Wager Press & Orion, cloak manufacturers,
use the fourth noor. while J. L. e NJ. jacob
dealers In printers supplies and eectrotypes. use
the entire hfth. or top floor.
Blancheri & Boehm's factory was closed AZ 90
O'Clock last night and the door locked.
on tho fourth floor the three partners WaG"r.
Press d Orloff. and Mary +. Cohn nineteen year"
Old an cmploye. were at work.
Mr.. Press detected tho smell OF smoke, and WIN
the others started out Of tho building, crying
"F!re," Smoke had filed the space above th"
stairway leading down to the third hoor. but the
men dashed through 1t and finally gained IN" op'n
air When the cloud Of dense smoke puHed IN
her face Mary coin grew frightened ana ran PACK
up the stairs to the Office Of her employers She
made her way 10 the southeast window, opening
IN Spring-st and got out the ledge which runs
across the front Of the building beneath the fourth
story windows. The ledge is two feet wide, ana II
afforded her an ample footing. Smoke began to
pour ont Of the window behind her and the girl
walked slowly along the ledge TO the southw"s;
window. while fully 200 people, crowding the
street below, watched her in silence.
On reaching the southwest window she turned
and saw the smoke bclching from the whd""
through which she had passed The sight frightened
her and, with a cry Of fear, size sat down on the
Finally John Rush Of fire patrol 40. .. ran np ne ne
stairway. He was followed by Frcm"n ). Cusack
ana Joseph III. O'Ncill Of Engine no. - The ihiee
men Fought their way through thr mon - w., 10.
Iouth moor and rescued th" GIrI, Wi'' i'i"uu J'"'
az they reached her
The FIRE had evidently started under the stair
way on the third floor, "a BiancheH e Bochin
factory, but IT had not gained much head"dy "hcil
the hrem"n arrived. The smoke, however. EaH
simply sitting II didn't take long 10 put out TINS
nrc but 10 chief MctHFs surprise ne round an,
other fire on the cutting table which was showed
up against the board partition IN me r%ohl % room
a lot OF cloaks and suits piled up on ihc table were
DiaHhs and there was a strong sthci oi Htios'hS.
thouBh none Of the nuld Whs fOuhp IHr tdbic
was Scorchcd. and the PARTITION separating the Iront
from the back room was partially burned. Ther"
was no question that th!s fire was entirely separate
from the fire which had started under the stair
way.
small desk; and near window opposite ne desk
was small iron box x-safc open II was evident that
n combination had been used 10 open thc safe. as
,mhe m iock had not been tampered Win ana th'fe was
no. even scratch on the SAFE dOoi.
M wooden pigeon holes inside the shIe ,hid been
sinasheu and small wooden drawer had been
yihs on The floor few feet away from me safe.
IN ne strong iron box which the safe coh;'f"d was
TWO men, II Is said were seen to downstairs
e ahe ont or the front door Of No. 81 Sprng-st just
before the fire started The police OF the Mulberry
~. stauoh however. would neither deny nor affirm
The Fire Marshal and the police are Investigating
'he suspicious circumstances