New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-17
PART II.
PAGES II TO IA.
HALF COMFY ISLAND AFLAME
Visited BY ONE OF THE GREATEST FIRES
in ITS HISTORY
OF $500 600. ENTIRELY UNCOVERED BY INSuE-
ANcE--ONE MOM-NN LIKELY TO DIE.

Navy HOUSES BURNED DOWN. CAUSING 4 LOSS
OF $500 600. ENTIRELY UNCOVERED by INsUE-
ANcE-oNE WOMAN LIKELY TO DIE
-oney Island was visited by Of the worst
fires in its history yesterday forenoon. and be-
t,re the flames under control damage was
done 10 the extent Of $4,000 The local iremen
we're unable to check the spread Of the flames
which practically burned themselves out Every
building included in the square bounded by surf
ave. Sea Beach Walk. Iron Pier. or Culver's
Walk and Maiden Lane is in ashes. The fire
broke out at 10 o'clock in unoccupied photo
,raph gallery on the Sea Beach Walk and ii
was fully half hour before the local fremen
got a stream II. Worst of all. there is prac
tically no insurance the burned property. as
the companies will either not take the risks at
all or charge such ruinousy high rates that the
owners are not able TO insure.
Coney Island seems to be fated to have
spring fire regularly There was one in June,
1893 and another in the spring of 1894. The loss
will fall heavily upon the hotei-keepers. liquor
dealers and the proprietors of the various
amusement resorts in the burned precinct. as the
season was just opening. Many of them saved
nothing at all, and are practically penniless.
A clamboat man by the name of steve dis
covered the flames and gave the alarm, but he
was laughed at and told that the blaze from
a burning tar barrel There was heavy wind
from the sea. and Fire Chief Sutherland tele-
phoned 10 Gravesend. Bath Beach. Sheepshead
Bay and Brooklyn for engines. The fire spread
along Maiden Lane to Shiffmanns Hotel. which
was entirely destroyed, and then to Thomas
Mosss photograph gallery, at Sea Beach Walk
and Maiden Lane.
Thomas Bullock's concert hall. exPolice Cap
tain Humans liquor-store Kuehlmanns bar
room. the Metropolitan concert hall and other
smaller buildings in Sea Beach Walk Were at
tackled by tho flames. and burned to the ground
in rapid succession. Then the flames sweep along
Surf-ave., destroying Fishers restaurant and
sangunetts photograph gallery. The flames
reached the drugstore owned by DR. j. o. +. Hill,
and in a few minutes the store was burned to the
ground Conrad Stubenbord's Hotel a sporting
resort and the headquarters for a number Of
pugists who in training for encounters at
Coney Island next to catch fire Mr..
stubenbord did not thing
The Woolsey Building, new structure. in the
rear Of Stubenbord's. was soon in flames Mrs.
Woolsey got a lot of her furniture and bedding
out but in her excitement forgot pair Of dia-
mond earrings diamond brooch, several dia-
mond rings and other jewery on the dressing
case in her room.
About an hour after word was sent 10 the
BROOKLYN Fire De partment the fireboat David \.
Body anchored of the Iron Pier and did eN-
cellent service In checking the flames. Secretary
Nelson OF the Sea Beach road saved the Iron
Pier from destruction by manning with pals 100
Italians employed by the road The entrance
IN he pier and "A part Of The roof were burned
ida Fosters place known as The Hamburg"
ON the Iron per walk wah burned 10 the gr u q.
as were the -, Nicholas Hotel. formerly owned
a.. Lupt 2f
man. ''Broohlyn Jimmy" Carroll. ulirch and
Gallagher. the Iron Pier Restaurant. oBri"nS
restaurant. Bullocks pavilion. Galngans liquor
store Robert Tflyous concert hall and numb'f
Of photograph galleries and minor Amusement
resorts along Culver'e Walk and in the 'cini'y
Of the Iron Pier. a.,
John Y. McKanes fathouses were set on ne
nv the flames from Stubenbords hoe'. ana th"y
burned like = tinder-box, the occupants having
scarcely time 10 escape Across Suri-aNc IN"
buildings had been literally drenched with wafer
hut the flames dried them on by eiauuaiiy Jun"
INC IN close to them and the fire crossed tn" ave-
nue. Every building in the row WAS dam"eea
Flynn's Rotunda Concert Han. l.. II. Mccain i >
Victoria Concert Hall. the barr0oms OF Rop'i'
Burkhardt John Frederick ana zimmerman SUI
fering most ,,,,, e.,,,,s ,,nr,
the McKane fathouses which were JUS ni i
mn for me season Miss Dora Sloat, VINO hNeh
with her parents on the top floor OF one % ' ~,
0ats was rescued with .he greatest diihcuiS w
Cecil Fodensky a neghbor. she was SO eN-
cited that she had pulmonary hemorrhage soon
afterward and is likely to die. &
Wnliam Gallagher Of the firm Of Stratton a
Gallagher while fighting the fire. jumped from a
window and fell back into the smoke re neaiS
surocated before he could be reached. II buliv ,.
80 a1ac,rician while cutting live wires was baoly
shocked but will recover. j. +. Flynn had MS
feet badly burned. ,, Tho
By Y oclotk the fire was under coh'rU,, III
1T, 80 ,be fire Is a mystery. Fire Marshai
T-ener Is making an investigation The pho,
toeraph gallery where the flames starter hd'
mt been occupied since last summer