The sun., 1896-09-06
BRAVE YONKERS FIREMEN.
THEY SAVE TENEMENT DWELLERs
BY ROPE AND LADDER.

Early Morning Blaze that Threatened the
Lives OF Mae Famiiies-The BuildinE,
| CompriainE Three Tenaments, Was OF
Wood and Was Apparently n Death Trap.
There WAS fire In the heart OF Sonkers yes
| terday morning which threatened the lives OF
| nine families and put the eallantry of the fire.
| mon to a test. The building in which the fro
| occurred consists of three sets Of tenements,
each with a btore under 1t, built on two lots, in
Palisade avenue. The building belongs to Daniel
| Hawley, a lawyer,
Tho whole building above the ground floor
| was divided only by frame partitions covered
| with lath and plaster. These partitions had
| doors in them which made the three buildings
practically one. The fire ate it's way through
| these frail partitions, and within few mo-
| ments after it started, not room in the house
| was habitable. being invaded either by fire or
| smoke.
The fre began In Patrick II. Maher's bake
shop. Maher occupied the cellar for his bakery,
| the ground floor for his shop, and lived on the
second floor On the floor above lived Miss
Kearney. and on the fourth floor was the family
of A. Nayior. There were nine persons in the
| Naylor family.
1t was 3:45 O'Clock when the fire started.
| John Maher, a journeyman baker and q brother
| of Patrick II. Mahor was getting ready to fry
| crullers in the cellar. Maher had q pot Of lard
| heating on the stove. 1t boiled over and took
| fire on tho stove Maher tried to extnguish 1t
| with his bare hands. He failed and ran for his
| life, with the fire chasing him along the wood
| work Of the stairway.
| Shouting "Firel" he ran up the upper stairs
to warn his brothers family and tho other
| tenants. How the alarm reached tho street
and tho hremen seems to know.
The house of Hook and Ladder Company l is
| within half q dozen doors of the scene Of the
| 0re and the nreInen were on hand with ladders
before the IRE burst from the upper windows.
| Fireman William LorepZ was the frat to
mount a ladder. He broke . window OF the
| Maher apartments and climbed in. A young
rn IN hsT bs te nj h,S srms she
keeper. and cashier of the store. Lorenz carried
her to the window, and passed her out to Fire
save my mother!" she cried. Lorenz CROPPED
his way back and found Mrs. DAILY in bed and
han ess fas assn
smoke was too thick by this time for him
and, throwing out his arms he found a child,
| Noretta Naylor, who lived on the top floor. She
bers OF her family. Her escape by the stairs
was cut on. and she sought refuge III the Maher
roSms; Than .,,., So-....
Naylor he heard q cry from the street which
directed his attention overhead. Hanging part
way out of the third-story window was Miss
kearney, nearly overcome by smoke. Lorenz
ran up the ladder TO her help. She is a very
her out OF the window He was too exhausted
to carry her to the street. Others helped him.
| Harry Schenck, Assistant Foreman of Lady
| Washington Truck, had reached the second
| floor also. He found Peter Maher wandering
about in dazed way. He lead him to safety.
There was no way OF escape left for the family
| Of A. NaYlor except from the rear OF the build
ing. They had been gathered together and got
down one flight before they were stopped. AT
the rear running along the whole width Of the
building at each floor. is q wide frame portco.
The porticos are separated by partitions into
parts for each tenant.
| The MAYORS took refuge on the portico of the
| third floor. The rear Of the building can be
seen from James street, and one building there
has a one-story extension. which runs back and
adjoins it on the south The mon OF Protection
Hose No. l. which has its quarters Just around
a corner from James street, to the rear of
the house with the men OF Hudson Hose Com
pany.
John lyman of yTudson Hose clambered up a
big water leader at the corner of the burning
building to the MAYORS, and taking u Clothes
! Naylor children fast to it and lower them to the
yard. The first one he lowered was pretty big
boy. The clothes line broke before he was all
the way down. but another fireman caught the
boy aud saved him from harm. Then girl was
lowered in safety. By this time ladder had
been run up. and the rest OF the family was
taken down upon IL.
The fire by tins time had reached the roof
spread under 1t TO all the apartments Of the toy
floor, and was ready to burst forth at the top OF
the houses. II had also spread on the third floor
and Mrs. Hastings have been married only three
months. and had just gone to Housekeeping
They got ont safely, but lost all of their furni.
! turo and wedding DreseQtA