New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12

4 WOMAN OVERCOME BY SMOKE AND
RESCUED TY FIREMAN.
FRIGHTENED TENANTS RUSH TO THE STREET.
SOME APARTMENTS WREcKED-A MATCH THE

FRIGHTENED TENANTS RUSH TO THE STREET.
SOME APARTMENTS wREcKED-A MATCH THE
CAUSE OF THE PLANES
Fro broke on, a, $50 o'clock las, evening IN the
ono-,,cn.s % william shannon the second
a. r., the III, Grand fbi-house. a nve-story dou-
hc building at no. Ii3 East Thirtieihs'. and
within n few minutes the fames had run up An'
down the dumb-waiter shaft through the mouse.
tfo,f ~. tenants ran for ihelr lives. ani FOR an
bour Are engines were at wc'k In the street p"'""'
nournc water into the burning building HaTd
uorh hv the frernen saved the house. but the ten
ants returned 10 their homes, when ali was over.
% ind the entire rear OF their apartments wreck
and the front three Inches deep IN water.
THE CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK
Tho Are vas caused by Mrs shannJn's servant.
Maria. a girl fresh from the country Ac''riihs
- her story she ironing the family 'h'h III
-. kitchen al tho rear OF the Nat. when she ac-
c!lcnially stepped on a match Before Fhe i"'-
lzel VIVA, She had done the liam caught the hneh
which was hanging about tho room to air. ana III
.,o,o.,, tho who.e place ahlaz" The Frl
stood stupeAei for a minute and then. with ioud
sore,rn ncl downstairs TO the street whlle MIS-
shoonon's i,ttle daughter ran into the fnrior ex-
claiming. Mamma, mamma, the house Is on hrei
MRS sHANNON's PERIL.
There were thee chillren in the shannon nat
and Mrs Shannon. SEEING The younger two "hi'
tho ol1ps. cuug her SKlrts. nurflei Win Nl'"'
IA the rroini Aoor and ont on To the stoop Hs
shc reached the open air. however. she rememper'd
having ,.f, behind In her bedroom a considerable
sum OF money and. sending the children to a
relehbor's she ran back for f. She secured the
money but before she could reach the ground moor
acain the Railways had become choked with smoke.
a,1 ebc tainted Policeman Gleason. rushing In n
momcnt later from the street. found her lying un-
conscious IN the passage AMI carried her out. when
the fresh air revived her.
PROFESSIONAL NURSES ESCAPE
The other tenants. in the mean time had poured
hel,er-skoltcr out Of the house. Among them were
Nurses Marsh. Appcrl., Brussie Galbraiih. Nc
C;hec Wilton Turner. Scrine. Hope McNane. Me
Mullen and Foley, professional nurses ~ Bclcvu"
JIne,,.tal who occupy three flats I'm the house All
raarhcd the street safely. and watched the nrcmen
hack he flames they spread from the dumb
walter shaft and the channels Of the water pipes
outward over the nv" floors
battalion chief Shaw. who had responded to the
gent a call for reserves as precautionary measure,
and with the aid Of the reinforcing engines the
flames were forced back TO the rear rooms OF the
house and gradually quelled
When the damage could be estimated IL was found
.ha, Mr. Shannon's fiat was ruined and that he had
Sustained something Ike s2O0 damage his furni-
turc which not covered by insurance In the
other fats the fire had reached the storerooms In
which many OF the tenants had stored clothing md
valuablcs IN trunks and the Losses in eac nat would
range from $500 to $1,000 The building which Is
owned by Colonel George Bliss. Of No. 100 Broad
dollars The total loss was estimated at somewhere
go 900