New-York tribune., 1896-12-02
PRICE THREE CENTS.
A LIVELY BROADWAY BLAZE.
TWO FOREMEN HURT AND ABOUT 100000
DAMAGE DONE.
THE FLAMES SCARED rHE GUESTS OF THE SIN
CLAIR HOUSE AND CAUSED BLOCK
OF CABLE-cAR TRAFFIC

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OF CABLE-cAR TRAFFIC.
Captain Charles Kelly Of Engine Company
No. 20, and Fireman Smeder Of the same com.
pany were badly hurt last night at nre.
which damaged the buildings, Nos. 14o 14t
and 749 Broadway. Kelly suffered two broken
ribs, probably a broken-back and severe con-
tusons of the body. Smedler was badly shaken
up and bruised The flames caused a loss OF
about 100000.
No. IA Broadway runs through to Mercer-st..
where II is numbered BOG. The first floor ana
cellar are occupied by Rothschild Sons Com.
pany makers Of bar fixtures and billiard tables.
1t was in the cellar that the blaze started. As
soon as Chief Bonner arrived four alarms were
sent in, as the flames were working their way
I'D through the building. The second and third
floors are occupied by Leo Goodman & Bros
necktie manufacturers. and the fourth or top
floor by Davis CARRIER, a photographer. eoon
the entire front Of the building burst into
blaze which reached to a great height ABOVE
the building and halfway across Broaoway'
Sheets of flames set fire to The roof OF the buiIo-
ing adjoining the south. No. 10 The ground
floor and basement Of this building are occupied
bv F.. V. Connect & Co., hatmakers and the
second third and fourth floors by Hole.
man Brothers. manufacturers of boys suits.
The third and fourth floors Of No 40 were set
on fire by flames from the inside Of No. I47.
Each building has contributed part OF Its space
to form shaft. The windows In No 40 had
iron shutters but the fierce flames curled these
up and set the goods on the upper floors abaze
The fremen had difficult work to save the
lower part Of the Connect Building. when NO.
AZ burst into flames. They were using what
are known as three alarm nozzles. with the
full pressure Of the engine. and in this way oo-
tained stream unusually large and strong.
BY this they were enabled to keep the blaze
from setting fire to the Ccnnett store, but couio
not save the top of the house.
When the front of No AZ burst into sheet
of flame. about half an hour after the fire
started it frightened many Of the guests In the
Sinclair House A dozen OF the women seized
valises and small leather bags filled with dresses
and valuables AMI ran down stairs To the
lobby They were assured that there was no
danger from the fire. and in a few minutes re-
turned TO their rooms.
No. 3OS Mercer-st which is four stories high
is owned by the Sailors Snug Harbor estate.
II is run by them ali apartment house. All
the inmates Of this house left the building at
the discovery OF the fire. They ran down nur-
rcdly and in great excitement but there was
no panic.
While half a dozen firemen of Engine Com
pany No 30 were changing the direction OF the
hose lire II escaped their grasp The nerce
stream of water struck Captain Kelly and Fire
man Smedler knocking them down. Smedier
was thrown against the wheel OF water tower
No g. and his body badly bruised. Captain kei-
". after being thrown TO the pavement, was
spun around several times. He tried to get up
again but was a second time knocked down. The
remaining firemen were trying to pick up the
line of hose but it continually slipped away from
them. Kelly got up third time. and the water
from the hose again struck him, throwing MIN
fen feet away against the wheel OF the water
'.,-ryer He was picked up and taken into the SIM
clair House and later to ST. Vincents Hospital
Two ribs were broken. and. besides many con-
tusions about the body. the surgeon thougnt tnat
his back was broken. Smedler. the other nreinan
injured suffered no broken bones but received
many bruises
After the fire had burned for an hour and halt
II was got under control. Only the third ana
fourth floors of No. 40 occupied by the Hol1-
man Brothers. was damaged. and their loss IL
about 5000 No al wrecked. The Roths-
chids' loss is about $4,000, the Goodmans loss
about $4,000. and the photographers ABOUT
81 900 The total loss on building and conten,s
is estimated by the police at Sl1O.VU. but CnieK
Bonner thought il would be less than SiVVVU
The fire caused a serious block in caDie-car
traffic The flames were started by HBhteo
gas let coming in contact with some paper