New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-12
LIVELY RESCUES AT 4 FIRE.
FLAMES IN \ COLUMBUs-AVE. APART
MENT-HOUSE

MENT-HOUSE.
FrREMEN AND OTHERS JOIN IN HFE-sAvING
WORK IN 4 BUILDING AT NINETY -FoURTH-sT.-
ONE WOMAN. \ SERVANT, THOUGHT TO
HAVE BEEN BURNED TO DEATH-Loss
ESTIMATED At ABOUT 100000.
While the engines which had been called out
nv tbroe alarms of fire near One -hundrod-and-
fourth-st and Columbus-ave. last evening were
at work there Mike Flanagan. messenger
Of the Erie Railroad discovered another fire on
the second floor Of the Colonial Bank Building al
Ninety-fourth-st and Coumbus-ave. The flames
had already made considerable headway, ana II
was nearly twenty-five minutes before the en-
gines and the hose could be transferred to the
now fire Three alarms were sent In rapid sue
cession. calling out score of engines. Inc hre
showed at the windows, and people We're. seen
in the burning building While 'he first scaling
ladder was being placed against the wall
In the mean time Fla lnigan mere Iad, had
climbed up the Ninety-fourih-st. hre-escape
through A window on the third floor. He emerged
presently with a woman in his arms, and car
ried her safely t. the sidewalk below. William
H. Ciodstein also made a brave rescue before
the frcrncn came. going into the burning building
and CARRYING Mrs Bought'n along the fire
escape on the Ninety -fourth-st side To the win
dow in the house OF George G. Edgar, al 40 49,
adjoining When the nremcn arrived they also
sprang speedily 10 work and although the names
had such start on them that the Whoe bud-
ing was in blaze. they began at once To at
tempt the rescue II thu people, who appeared al
the windows The crowds that had already
gathered and filed the street As near t. the
building as the police would allow cheercd the
nramen again and aGair at their work
Johnson a truckman. made thrilling rescue Of
three persons. tn" whole family - \. J w. Kern.
who lived In the nth floor of ~. 80 West Ninety
fourth-st They were at the wind ". with flames
pouring out II the apertur,s below them. when
Johns ~ with three u the iiremcn. dashed up IN"
stairway II Mr Edgar's house and broke open me
window pearos; those f the Korns Johnson
climbed out on the coping. with his f""' s'il N
the window II the Kerus' house. he'll by his
brother Arcmcn. Cautiously ne made his way far
enough to catch Korn's baby. then crawled back
AMI deposited /, Ia place of safety II" ih"n
went back FOR Mrs Kern. lie tried TO hold her
against the wall So that she could support herself
~ the stone coping bat could not hold her. and
she dropped with the fireman still hanging on 10
he~ Both swung down agairst the wall. un'
Johnson MAS hauled into the window by his com
panions. and succeeded in drawing the woman IN
after him Nh Kern vas rescued IN the sam"
way.
Detective Sergeant Armstrong and driver
named Richard Price of Fir Patrol 80 D.
saved another family on the avenue side of the
building. Seeing two women NJ window o."
the third noor. the dotcctiy" rushed up tn" mr.
escape and brought them down They told 10"
nromcu Whom they reached the bottom that
their father. an old man. was SICK IN DIS room
on the NTH floor. Price then scaled ~" sac ~
the building with q scaling ladder. got through
"A window which was not reached by mr.
escape. and after cropping IN the darkhrs' ana
srn,k. or the room. brought out Caesar J.
Pinto and carried him safely 20 IN" ground.
Mr. Pinto had been severely burned ln III" ti''
and was carried - Down"ss drugstore h.r"'s
the street. He was aftcr~ard removed To-
hotel downtown.
had s..,l.d III. wall T. the fourth n,.r and found
o.,ruou VINO aprcared 20 bc servant ~"
called 10 her 'l come :. him. but eh" WAS afraid
ana ran hark Int, th" building IL is supposed
that shc WAS burned o death
Mrs G,rrahan VIII Yves on the i9"t'h n''t
,,.i,, hor three children. wa- Uucd iF fii ."
from ts,. Ninety Iurth-st ~id"
The nre started n th" back part 81 ~" '',.'I
and is supposed % have burned up th" air shaii
h. e.,r. u Wa discovered Tho building. which
81, owned bv Heyman Brothers u No - MURRAY
ST. was burned before about TWO years "k'. ~
vas supposed % br worth about N'oNo ~"
,,o.c,. p. port the damage 20 the building AZ ''"-
~. AL insured Al the reserves from ia"
rveutv-f9urth Twcutv-siNth and Thrucih P'-
ll.. Precincts were brought 10 th" hre - Keep
back the crowd. Inspector McA'"y was IN
command. ,., ,
Tbc nrs, nl,r - the building was occupied hy
the colonial Bank and Saf" Deposit 'ninpahy'
C.orgo Hl,ckucr dell-atcsscn. and j. Kemsch
Eckcraon & Co. real estate dealers
The other tenants were ON IA" '.9hu H''''
= r stead Charles T. Leland and j. II B"uEh-
IAN an the third floor. Charles Gilman, W
SANDER and Charles \ Bund."tt i"uiih moor
T6orras Parker and Peter G"rrahan. ilith n""r
caesar l. pinto. \ j ". Kern and W. pay
The premises Of these people were completely
burned out. The damage 10 iuIH-'"i' va ''''
mated at 5000 90
Tho fire lasted from o'clock until after IL
and completely tied up the surfac"-car servlce
duriup that time in Columbus-aNc. IN" "le-
waited trains. however, ran as t9"''' 'r,, 49,,
The fire communicated to the huhdlng oi
c.,,ucl Edgar al No ~ West Ninety -four hist.
and damaged the building to the extent of
1:hc woman who II is supposed pcrshed In the
Gro ie thought 10 have been i domestic or MI
Kern Mr. Kern said late l'sl hRn' XXI, ,r ,rr, hcr
name was Rosie. but that he did mol Kh'" h'r
iae, name The building Will not he searched
Two persons are reported to the police as nav
tng becn sIgtly injured, in addition 10 ,h's" AZ
,.ady rcportcd Mrs Brooks Day. In gettihg down
,b" Are escape fen from the fourth 10 the second
0onr and was bruised about the bpdN one was
renewed IN 80 76 West Ninety -fouh-st
man named Reeves was injured, AZ Il"o
o'clock bv the falling u c"rncc. II" received a
severe scalp wound. but refused treatment anu
went home In a CAP. ,, ,,i,,,., -,
II is feared that the injuries Mis' '''' ~
coived may prove fatal
r4T1L 4FrEAY BETWEEV KENTTChIANS.