New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-04
FIRE IN A TENEMENT-HOUSE.
TASTY FLIGHT OF OCCUPANTS DOWN A
LADDER.
A CHILD NARROWLY SAVED FROM DEATH-sUs-
PIGEONS OF ARsoN-A BURGLARY WHILE Po-
LICE WERE AT THE FIRE.

PIGEONS OF ARSON-A BURGLARY WHILE Po-
LICE WERE AT THE FIRE
The five-story tenement-house No. q thompson
st. burned out at 2 o'clock yesterday morh'ns'
The first known OF the fire was when Andrew
Albegeri who has a saloon on the first moor anu
lives the floor above II in the rear, was avian
ened by the cracking of the flames. and opening
his bedroom door found the entire stairway abiaze'
Albegeri yelled Fire." and In moment the IRON.
and fre-escapes OF the building were cTo"oeu
with men. women and children rushing out 10 es-
cape the flames.
Policeman Sheridan TO the nearest hre-
box and sent out alarm. BY the tme ne re-
turned 10 the tenement house four young men
Frank Johnson. of No. 4Sl Canal-st; DAVID y brei'
and William Mclaughlin, OF No. IL Suliivan-st ana
George Latina, OF No. 2S Clark-st-were raising
ladder between the lowest re-escape on the second
floor and the street, and were helping the people
down 1t one by The top floor and the front
tenement on the second floor vacant. so that
there only five families or twenty-seven people
In ALL TO get The saloon keeper and his FAMILY
seven In number. had already reached the street by
the rear hre-escape. and all the others soon were
In safety.
One woman Mrs Raefaeo Scallassi who lived
on the third floor lost her head" through fright
while holding her daughter. three years old, ana
she threw the baby down into the crowd. The
child would have been killed but for the quickness
Of young named Ram. the son of the janltor
yprang forward and caught her in his arms.
When apparently all the people had been rescued.
some declared that woman was shut In room
on the second floor and Tony Tatone ran up the
ladder. The window Of the room was fastened, but
he smashed 1t in with blow of his fist, cutting his
wrist to the bone The room was empty, and Tatone.
the blood sire ming from his wrist. had TO be car
ried down the ladder by Policeman Hoffman. His
wound dressed and he sent home in an
ambulance.
second alarm sent out. and after an hours
hard work the firemen got the flames under con-
troll, but not before the whole house was Quilted
The damage the building and Its contents
amounts 10 about $500, and the tenants were
poor Italians they lost their all.
The fire evidently started the stairway be-
tween the first and second floors 1t spread so
quickly that origin is suspected to have been in
cendiary. The Fire Marshal Will make an nvesti-
CATION.
Burglars. when the fire at its height and
nearly all the policemen in the neighborhood had
been drawn from their posts. broke into Holler's
saloon. Spring and Mercer SITS. Two suspicious
looking men, who were Fastening across Broadway,
arrested and taken to the Macdougalst. sta
ton. They said they were William Reynolds of
No. 1892 Second-ave.. and Thomas Mahony. of No.
$50 Cherry-st Reynolds is alleged TO be an old Of
fender. a Jimmy" dropped in Prnce-st. placed
the officers the right track, and investiga ton
showed that the window of Hollers saloon had been
pried open. the saloon entered and the cash reg
lister emptied The prisoners, who had between
them over $40 in money were locked up on suspicion.