New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-04
PRICE THREE CENTS.
FIRE THAT COST FOUR LIVES
THREE BODIES TAKEN FROM THE PEI
HAM-ST RUINS.
MORRIS DEAsCHI. THE TAILOR WHO JUMPED
FROM THE THIRD FLOOR. DIED FROM HIS
INJURIES AT GoUvERNEUR HOSPITAL
"A FIREMAN INJURED WHILE
AT WORK.

The search among the ruins OF the fire IN Nom
roe and Pelham sts., which occurred early yes
terday morning. revealed the fact that four per-
sons lost their lives in the flames The dead
MORRIS DEAstHI tailor; skull fractured by Jump
from the third door Of No Pelham g. during the fro
Died at Gouverneur Hospital at 4:30 a
JACOB SHAPIRO, Of N2 rs wss, Sine;e.n,h-s,..
w9iShTan is ndr a. - N Bap9Sa % to death
ISAAC PENsEN, tailor Of No $40 cherry-st. Body
recovered at p. m in doorway Of No PeIham-ss.
UNKNOWN PERSON Body found in basement a, Ma
Pelham-st at n. m.
This list places the fire on record one Of the
most serious on the East Side In long time.
Nearly every building In the nelghborhood IL a
verltable Undertook. and the blaze Saturday
night gained such headway before alarm
could be rung in that the hremen when they ar
rived could do little more than protect the ad-
Joining property.
DISCOVERY OF THE BLAZE
The fire first discovered on the second floor
OF the six-story brick building at No. 7 Pelham
st., which was entirely taken up with sweatshops.
Nos. and were soon in flames, and the roofs
OF Nos. and s. across the street became ignited
a little later. After stubborn fight the firemen
checked the blaze, but not until two large
double buildings. filed with sweatshops. had been
wrecked.
Streams from a half-dozen engines played on
the smouldering ruins until late into the morn
Ing. and when all danger Of a fresh outbreak
had been forestalled the searching OF the ruins
began. 1t not at first belA7ed that more
than one death would be reported, but it seems
that several persons had been asleep there. un-
known TO the watchmsn.
The locations in which least two Of the bodies
were found showed that the victims had made
desperate and almost successful attempts to
escape.
To the men OF Hook and Ladder Company No.
II was assigned the grewsome task Of searching
the ruins The first body discovered was so badly
charred that ii bore no resemblance Whatever 70
a human frame. 1t was found In the basement OK
No Pelham-st. and carelessly rolled into the
gutter Not until the ambulance surgeon from
Gouverneur Hospital noticed IT, three hours later,
was 1t recognized as the body Of a human being.
The second body was found about 10 o'clock. 1t
was on the third floor only few feet from
window from which the man had doubtless In
tended to jump. Although badly charred. 1t was
identified as that OF Jacob Shapiro.
The two bodies were taken to the Morgue. but
there Is no possibility Of Identifying the shapeless
mass which was recovered first. 1t is probable
that 1t is all that remains of some homeless being
who found sleeping place in pile OF rags aiter
the tailors had left their work.
At o'clock the third body recovered. also
from No 7 Pelham-st. II was that OF Isaac Pen-
SEN a tailor who frequently slept in the building.
and was identified by his son. Jacob. who uves
at No 342 Cherry-st
CROWDS ABOUT THE RUINS.
curious crowd Of spectators filed the streets
near the burned district all day yesterday, but
many left the scene when 1t was said that no
more bodies were likely to be found.
The origin of the fatal blaze Is mystery. IL
the work of incendiaries, no evidence to show It
could be obtained because OF the rapdity with
which the danes spread. Even the exact spot In
which II started could not be definitely learned
The buildings at Nos. and Peiham-st. were
owned by Well & Meyer. OF No 10 ChamDers-st,
and the other wrecked building is the property or
Morris Levy, OF No 81 Pike-st. Levy has oeen
burned out twice before within couple or years.
but no suspicion ever attached TO him in connec-
ton with the origin of the fires. He has before
shared the losses Of the insurance companies. ana
In this ca Sc will doubtless receive the fun amount
of his policy Well & Meyers loss is also thought
TO be fully covered by insurance.
A. FIREMAN INJURED.
Several serious injuries were reported In addi-
t,on 70 the deaths The worst was that sustained
bv Henry Wallman, a fireman OF Engine Com
pany No 25 who was badly burned about the
hands and face while fighting the fire.
Samuel JiggerWicz, the JanltOr at NO. feInan-
St received bad scalp wound as result OF
the street. a..
Policeman Peter Dilman, who IL was at irst
tboueht had perished in the flames. appeared un-
,r irod so,n after the fire had been eXtinguished