The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-15
BAD FIRE 10 FIGHT
NEW YORK VISITED BY A.
COSTLY BLAZE.
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Continusd Until After MidnIght-The
Loss viii Foot Upin the Millions-Firs-
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New YORK, Nov. 6.-The most Sc
rious fire with which the fire depart
ment OF this city has had to cope for
several years was discovered in the
building at the corner OF Blocker
street and Broadway shortly after 9
o'clock. Within fifteen minutes one
half OF the block between Broadway
and Crosby streets was aaame Tx q
second, third, fourth and fifth alarm
was sounded. Most OF the buildings
which served to feed the flames were
old rattle traps, and as they took fire
one after the other the confederation
seemed to get beyond control of the fire.
men.
At 9:15 the roof and side wallis. fell in
with q crash. In a few minutes the
flames leaped across the street to the
Manhattan bank building. In ten min
utes that building was ablaze from cell
lar to roof, as was also the building
on the corner of Crosby opposite the
building which first caught fire. This
place is occupied by Whites express.
When the rear wall of the building
fell there were four flremen in the build
ing next to it. The six story building
towers above this and when the walls
fell they started to run, but they
seemed to be too late and were caught
At 10 o'clock three-fourths of the fire
department OF the City vas present. No.
$40 Broadway was totally wrecked. Nos.
636 n 63S We're badly burned, but not
destroyed. These stores are occupied
by A. L. Simon & Co, Adler. glove
dealer, and Goodrich, carriage builder
Shortly after 9 O'Clock there was an
explosion in Adler's glove store at 638
Broadway which adjoined the corner
building. Hot air blew out the front
window and carried it and the frame
work clear across Broadway. So far as
Is known no n was in the buildings.
The hremen attacked the oaken doors
OF the old bank building. After twenty
minutes hard work the doors We're
battered down and firemen flooded the
interior with water. When the walls
OF the Keep building fell in fremen
turned streams on the other building
opposite, at the northeast corner Of
Broadway. Deputy Chief Kelley and
Batallion Chief Lally led the crews of
several engine companies into the build
ing and up to the sixth floor. AS the
building was deemed fireproof the fire
men took unusual hazards in climhinp
up to reach the flames, which had seized
the entire upper portion of the building.
While on the sixth floor the stairway
below them caught fire and five minutes
later the stairway leading to the sew
8enth floor gave way and fell upon them.
Some of the firemen We're able to climb
to the seventh floor out of danger.
Chief Lally was with them. Dep,1tv
Chief Reilly and the rest of the fremen
We're hemmed in so that they could
neither go up nor down. They shouted
to the f1renen into the streets TO RIM IN
ladders, which was quickly done and
the imperilled ire,ren were soon clam
bering down to safety. Deputy Chief
Reilly was injured about the head and
shoulders. Fireman Lawler and Fire
man Coleman also sustained severe
bruises and Commissions. Coleman was
able to continue work, however. Dep-
uty Chief Reilly was so disabled that
he had to be taken to st. Vincent's hos
pital. Lawler vas also taken there.
No fire in this city for years caused SO
much excitement.
At this hour, / a. M, the fire is under
control. The damage caused by the
fire is estimated to be So, 600, 900. Both
the Manhattan Savings bank and EN-
pire State bank are in ruins.