New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-17
A STIFF BROADWAY BLAZE.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE TO OTHER OCCUPANTS OF
THE BUILDING BY WATER-RAPID SPREAD
OF THE FLAMEs-THE THOROUGH
FARE BLOCKED WITH SPEC


fire involving a heavy water damage broke out
at 20 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Pach broth-
ers' Photographic studio. on the top ioor Vi W W.
fve-story brownstone building. NOS. 700 anu '''
Broadway at Twenty -second-st. The str"c'uie
runs through TO Fifth-ave. Pach Brothers s'uo'o
was burned out. and the hrnis Ill INC ' ~
sustained heavy loss from water a.
number OF men were work when the hre
started The flames spread so rap'uiy ''ia' my
had 10 run for their lives BY the time 'ne iie
men came In response 10 the nrst alarih' 'he "'e
had already burned through the roof. second
,rr, was ring Immediately. The flames soon
snread through the top story and burst out OF the
windows In Broadway and In Twenty-second-st.
The blaze attracted large crowd ana the ponce
had great difficulty forming a hre-lne. The Broad
way cars blocked while the fire was burning
When Chief Bonner arrived he ordered a third
alarm to be struck precautionary measure
The fire proved to be an obstinate one. 1t was all
In the Broadway end OF the structure, and did not
burn through to the Fifth-ave. side.
Tower No. was rugged up in Twenty -second-st
and sent stream right straight into the windows
of the burning floor. The fremen also carried
lines Of hose up the fre-escape balconies on the
street side of the building. The hose burst sew
eral times drenching the crowds that were watch
ing the fire.
c. W. Schumann's Sons. jewellers and silver
smiths occupy the store in the broadway emu OF
the building. Next to them is a. Besthoh q son.
importers Of European novelties ana ieather soouS'
On the second floor is John F. Baudoune. dealer
woollens ard F. W. Seybel. millinery goods. T. H.
Shoaff & Co. agents for John Bromley e. Son and
Schofeld Mason g. Co. the Cochrane Carpet Com
pany and Horner Brothers Carpet Company are IN
the third story The fourth loft ia occupied by
Geoffrey g. Co.. manufacturing jewellers. and van
Gaasbeek e. Arke, importers Of Oriental rugs.
There was much excitement in the building when
the outbreak occurred. Clerks and other employees
came tumbiing downstairs carrying books and sam
pies Everybody got ou, safe.y. however, ana no
one was injured. Almost everything OF value IN
Schumanns Sons store was put away In vaults
and safes before the water began pouring down
from upstairs All Of the valuable oil paintings
there with the exception OF two. were carried OH
The two that were left behind were the Landing
of Columbus and Columbus at Sea. both OF
which were on exhibition at the Chicago Fair The
whole Broadway end OF the building was de.uged
with water. Notwithstanding the good work OF
the fire insurance patrol who spread arpauins over
the goods on every floor. the water damage VIII be
large. II said the aggregate loss 10 az u
occupants and on the building "ouu pe d' ''"H'
$4,000 .
When the fire broke out. thirty people were at
work In the Pachss studio Six OF the employees wefe
girls According Goetthen Pach. the names
were discovered In the negative retouchine roo,Ii.
when the fire drove every one from the place MI
Pach said that his damage would be neaty ss'.,
He was unable to account ior hs ,hs ,b,ongh ,he
Kindness OF b. J. Falk the firm would be ready To-
morrow to receive Its customers al rls teihIo,aud
and Twenty-third SITS -. , ,,o,
The blaze attracted a crowd o' peopie inao T
bremen were greatly hindered at the frs, outbreak
of the fire. lodging large pieces OF the % M ,
cornice that cracked Of by hs nea, aHa fne G 'S
nany No l. had his left arm broken while respond
Ing TO the first alarm