New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
A HOT FIRE IN MANGIN-ST.
IT CAUSES $4,000 LOSS AND STOPS A
CIRCUS.
rprME> HAVE HARD FIGHT. AND THE POLIO
Under ACTING INSPECTOR oKEEFE FIND
DIFFICULTY IN PRESERVING

DIFFICULTY IN PRESERVING
FIRE LINES.
eerce fire which broke out at o'clock yester-
..v afternoon in Mangn-st, near stanton 90
.,roved a sawmill. backyard and lumber yard as
$50 circus audience and created general ex-
,t for an hour or 81 among the thousands OF
o,le IN the neighborhood. The fire was nrs'
.oovered in James w. Fagan's sawmtl at NO
- >,orc,n-st The flames said to have started
in the engne-room A.. -.
,, and rang for the hremen Before they
,,od the entire lumbcr-yard was blazing. ana
-. sroke curled UP In dense volumes hish aoo'e
49, Ton Of the nearest house. The nrst nre chiei
" arrive saw that 1t was serious outbreak anu
=, once summoned achievements seconu
IT'D and fourth and then a NTH alarm were runs
- .,,ck succession. and in short time there was
" .srorp Of engines and a big corps OF nremen
r,rg war on the flames. The fire was one oi
~ hottest Of the year owing 10 the natural hea.
- tho day but the hremen bore II ora'eis' anu
rone were reported overcome.
Tho ward where the fire started is IN inc centre VI
- containing huge masses of lumber Inc
no,,es spread TO the north and igniteo 'he prem"
,s q, Nos 100 and 1872 occupied as a oricN!aro
g. Ereischner Sons. On the south side the
~ w communicated to the coal and wood yard OF
-, G. co on the northeast corner OF Mangin
and stanton SIS. ~ - -,
w ,,rh, hreeze also blew the flames across the
..r.e, ana the hremen had TO give their attention
" ,An six-story factory building occupied by Rich
", NoctIalc and other manufacturing merchants
o.. acond floor Of the two-story brick building be-
,,,o "a Kreischner Sons was occupied ny
49,. Noonan and his wife and seven children
>.ennar &c a driver employed by the firm He was
.a,. uhen the fire broke out. and his wife was
.,,,, one II, the house. The children were
the on ~, the river front which Is only a oocK
pasi's Mrs Noonan got out easily enough; ler
aMes ,,ear-old Danny crawled over iulnoer
e..hiia the flames were destroying fagan 5
piIe and climbing through window Sc
Iuir bis mothers pocketbook containing some
cuIcn and iewelry. He made his way out again
lilOhssr-ned The building was completely WrCCkcu
InInar's sswmll was RACED TO the ground. Nearly
Ht" ,hc square block is occupied by H. Rayner
nsnber-yard and sawmill, but the hremen kept the
as.mes from spreading TO IT,
HdRsntleys old-fashioned circus is established op--
,osite Rayner's lumber yard on the north side OF
Eouston-st near the river The AFTERNOON per
toTmance was about to begin when the nre proKe
AZ, The circus people at once refunded the en-,
rance fee TO the several hundred persons grouped
Under the tents. and hurried them out as quickly
The fre created great excitement In the thickiy
inhabited neighborhood and thousands or people
crowded TO the scene. The police reserves OF sew
eral precincts under command Of Acting inspector
O'Kcefe had considerable difficulty In keeping
them at suficient distance from the fremen: ! ne
total damage TO the different firms Is estimated NJ
f5a00 The cause Of the fire Is unknown