New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-22


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| THE BURNING or THE COFFEE WORKS
| the eighth floor OF the burning building to the
roof OF sIx-story; building adjoining on the
east. These wera the only persons seriously hurt
| The fire WAS discovered by Mr. Wallace the
! foreman. on the seventh floor in the cooling
room. About fifteen men were employed on
this hoor and six on the floor above. in the
Ipasting-room. About $50 girls were at work on
the second floor Of the plant. and In different
parts of the works about 100 more.
The works cover nearly the entire area OF
block on the waterfront Jay-st. The build
/ ing whch took hre. IS eight stories high. Two
| other buildings adjoining on the east are SIX ana
eight stories In height. Three fire alarms were
sent in. and twelve engines and six trucks were
soon at the place. The fire boats Seth Low, and
David A. Boody were also In service.
When the frc broke out Foreman Wallace ran
o. the dlneren, floors u the building and told the
employees 90 get out a. once. Despite the fact
that the building was supposed TO be iireproof
the fire gained rapid headway on the seventh and
eighth floors and In twenty minutes fames were
pouring from the seventh noor windows. The
flames cut N the retreat ~ seven coffec-roasters
on the top nl)f. Mr. Wallace had barely time 70
rush up the stairs and shou, to them In coming
back down again his hands and face were
burned. and he narrowly escaped sufrocation
-, O.. all ros.,b Smith ran f. the east
side OF the building on the eighth floor, and
tnr,ped down through the smoke 20 the roof of
,he groom coffee storage warehouse, which IS
SIX stories high.
John McGriu. John Reilly. John Martin. Olaf
Fcuxson ard Christopher Anderson. AL of "hom
were On the eighth floor. rushed 10 the hort""es'
corner II the building ana waited TOT .nr eN
/ tension nre ladder whlch the hleIH'" "i i'"'A
| 80. 3 soon ran Up.
Az EXCITING SIGHT
r, f,. 49, ,, .~,itinp ,ue TIE heads Of
,,.,. -, ,,. ,,,., were seen sticking out Of the
! a,,.,o, u,h,. s,,.,t. rolled out IN black volumes
/ "ihdo"' "i"' S"''"' -, NO.
! above them. :. S.lwly the "ighty-ioot iadue' WIS
/ craukcd up toward them. II reached me SeV-
/ enth-story window ana S''l'""'
went up IT and the topm"s' man t''d 'he "'e"
Al the window that they 4" uld nave 70 jump u
! me ladder and take their chances.
! "Vo'v. 81 a rlpr"' shouted Mc'irill through
! the smoke
! ona ,',.r .roth.r the men slid down the rope
one "'''i "'o,'' & v,s an the ladder picking
| a. ,ra,. ncrvo,s,, toward the ground mighty
| rb.cr cont u,, from tho people below. S'.ne ~
| IN. men were So nervous when they reached the
,,r,.urd ,b,t th.y could hardly tell their names.
etTnnu ,iH' Wv ,be f"ur,h and second noors were
~ So, ,ha "a king and can Is departments
'npioS' % ~. g. r,cx,r.s nf coffee and the firm
fanny - i"t !" l 'ri,.,. ,,t dawn the stairs
make IL 'n.IS,'. me bniiIlng' where they
n"','' ' ,to, u, nv The lighter Agnes - a coal
were taken up ~ ~ ,fH'"'ll, All, This WAS
pier next "''l ~ ~ 49," ~ many engines were
Iau' M he' ,drs nf th. burning building
- ~, a.. ,tris l,sf their wraps
some OF the s'''' '''' '''' ,,..
HE NEARLY LOST HIS LIFE
Ia, h,, lf. I'm , singular
An cmploye nearly i"S' "'S "'' =" -,
| WAY ON the Jay-st. side Of the burning pul"'"S
/ MAS an out side freight elevator i''''" W." ''
| ~ eggs. Tho elevator S''o' 1T wv -,
| The fir. burned away the machinery ana inc
! ,..- ,,r,o, d,,yr The cmployc leaned out
elevator S'',''' - .',,,.d lie drew
| .. =, ,,. ., ,r.vcnt mi. head from being
ca, of The elevator ear went 10y mn, lin, ',,,'a "
| nash' ana III ano'nr' .,~ Win a thump.
"1mn mn, "' NM Wv ,rfv roasting cylinders on the
| jrbtb eonr Zach Of which contained about Soo
| rnunds ~ coffee whether these exploded OF
| not H. not known, but every To-" ,",l "iacs
| the IRE reached ltS he's"| rhn ,vindows of the
and the faneS Sh"t ou' % ',,.i ~ DISTANCE
clsntn lo"t w ,,,inontl, Identified with the
w '. H. ohil'i ~, -. ..,s in The, building
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