The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-06
Big FIRE IN NEW YORK
The Great Manhattan Savings
Bank Block Gone.
DOZENS OF FIREMEN HURT.
Narrow Escape of Men Caught In the
sixth Story-The Financial Loss
Two Million Dollars.

New York. Nov. Fire that started to-
night in Keeps shirt factory. at Broad
way and Bleecker streets, did 10000
damage. From the point where the fire
was first seen the flames ran quickly
through the building, which extends from
the corner Of Crosby and Bleecker streets
through the 159-foot block UntI II MAKES
the southeast corner OF Broadway and
BECKER streets. This building was de-
tsroyed. From this building The flames
got into the structure adjoining on the
south, while 10 the north they shot across
the narrow Blocker street and caught
the enormous building Of the Manhattan
Saving Institution, the upper stories OF
which soon fell with great crash while
firemen were working on the lower floors
Jacob Adler & Co. control the clothing
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 noors
are Lauterbach & Co, silks, and several
like concerns. Half IN hour after the
flames were first seen in the Crosby street
side the building had been demolished.
The walls still stood erect, but the Epar-
lures where the windows had been showed
through them solid sheet Of fame. Not
withstanding the enormous heat, the ire
men crowded the building close.
From the very first il was seen that the
building was doomed. and the only hope
was ia the saving Of the nearly struct-
ures. An especial effort was made on the
Blocker street side. 10 see that the flames
did not cross the street to the eight-story
Manhattan bank structure Suddenly, a
few minutes before o'clock, where all
had been light for blocks around from
the glare Of the flames. there came dark
ness From the rent wall there came a
great black cloud OF smoke that blotted
out all light and becane so pungent IN
fro rfte
ers were forced 10 run for their iiFes.
i he high walls parted seemed 20 hang
in the air for a moment, then teE where
a few moments before tha Aremen had
stood. The five-story Building ID the
south caught fire with the falling or tne
walls. and the fircmeus attention was
turned % that. Twl MY Of them were be-
fore this house when an explosion came
that shook the building. and every win
dow in the houses was blown into the
street Iron shutters were forced from
their fastenings and sent sailing throush
the air. 1t was at first thought that the
iiremen had been injured by the wreck
Of this building, but when the hrst shock
Of the crash was over il was found otAef-
wise Two men who had stood near were
blown across the street. Both were slight
~ injured.
The Manhattan building was across the
street, and every effort was made TO save
II, but Valniy. Fire ChlcI fIdnCiS -
Reilly and twelve men were in the sixth
story Of the building, when from above
the flames came SO rapidly that their es-
cape was cut off. By cutting a hole
through the side wall 20 the building on
the north the chief and eleven Of his men
escaped. The twelfth man, Fireman Fttz-
gerald. craWled along narrow coping,
but became 50 weak that two comrades
had to climb out Of q window and Lft him
along the ledge many feet above the
ground TO a window IN the adjoining
building Chief Reilly tainted when
he reached the street, and was taken 10
a hospital with his back injured. Fire
man Walsh was overcome by the smoke
in resCuing Annie Coon, aged 70, and fVe
children from tenement. There were
many narrow escapes, and twenty-five
nremen were injured. The Manhattan
bank building was occupied by many con-
Germs. In the building were, among 9TH
ers: Heidelberg & Co, clothing Ouve-
brook Bros. silks: Guarantee SILK Com
many. Gol5stone & Sternbc-S, clothing;
Western Straw Works; J. NJ. Nannote,
hats. and John 4. F!ommerfet & co.
yVftLin three hours the FIRE had done
damage OF nearly 100000 the Insurance
men estimate. and the heart az the retail
business district on Broadway was IN
ruins The Manhattan bank building was
valued at about SicUJoG). The stocks Of
nee fixtures. etc, Within the building are
estimated 10 have heen worth $5gQ1O. The
buildings al Nos. CSC SIS and go were val
ued at $500 90 in round numbers, ana the
st0c. the Insurance a3justers estimate 10
have been worth about S. d eco