The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-12
TERRIBLE FIRE IN NEW YORK.
Three Men Burned TO Death Before q
Crowd of People.

New York. Aug. Il--At least three per-
sons and possibly others were burned 20
death IN A fire that destroyed a slx-story
brick building at No. AS Greenwich
street this afternoon. Several persons
were affected by the heat, and two OF
them are expected TO die. The dead are
William Gray. foreman OF electrical re-
pair shops, and two unknown men. who
were caught on a. fire escape and burned
20 death in view of the crowd. The in
jared who are expected 10 die are Felix
Haas and an unknown man. The other
persons hurt were sent TO A hospital and
then home. The ground floor OF the build
ing was occupied by A. X. Warren &
Co, who operated the New York Eiee-
trical Repair shops. The firm also oceu-
pied the fourth. fifth and sixth floors
The second floor was occupied by julius
Cohen as a distiliery, and the third noor
WAS occupied by Plaat Bros, manufac-
turing jewellers. This building was COM
pletely burned out, as was also the one
adjoining al No. 467. The latter build
ing was occupied on the ground floor by
Alexander Kiinkowskl. wine refner.
and the second fionr as well. The third
floor was vacant. the fourth was oceu-
pied by John T.aney as the New .o ork Pan
Company, and Kelisal & Co, cane manu-
factures, occupied the fifth floor. The
top floor was vacant.
How the fire started Is not known. bat
It's origin Is attributed 20 an explosion. IL
began in the rear on the ground floor OF
No E6S Greenwich street. and before the
alarm could be given the flames shot I'D
the air shafts and the smoke was pouring
out Of the roof. Most Of the fftn noor
persons IN the building were at work IN the
machine shops OF A. X. Warren & Co.
on the afth floor. Those who we're first
10 reach the fire escapes succeeded IN
making their way down 70 the first foor
landfng. and from there Jumped TO The
sidewalk. Those who followed found that
they were cue OF by flames aud smoke.
which poured cut Of TIE windows eeiow.
end escaped over the roof,
one Of he last men 20 make for the
Gre escapes on TIE fifth hoor was the
foreman. william GTay- lie was seen on
the landing for moment He vas follow
"a bv another man. who was not rec0gnlx-
ed. The men On the roof shouted for bin
70 take hold os wire which they had Jet
down but they either aid not hear Or were
tro frightened TO do anything. Flames
suddenly shot I'D. and drove them back,
ana eat OF the sszht % the men below.
when the flames shifted. the charred and
naked bodies Of the two men were seen on
the FIRE escape.
Another unknown man appeared on the
same fire eaeane above Gray's BODY. For
an instant he gazea distraetsaly ca the
crowd below. sheet OF fame swept
from the windows again. ard when they
feH back The dead b0sy % the man was
Ivsrr or the grating The flames ate their
way througA ths building AZ No. 10 q9ick-
Is ana fhen burned through the wali 70
sha adjoining building a. ~. TIE flames
gxers also blown into the windows q the
latter number ard "A a few moments th8t
bf,glaznr vas burning from TOP 20 cellar.
g~-rfr alarms we're turned m. and for a tine
e lovksA as II everything in the block
would burn AL fhs traffic n that Sec
,san og ire city vas suspended. a. the
n-ss t-rszessd rot osiv the surface railways
f.ss tne elevated az web. TIE eight or ten
sx-n,assons adde's 20 the excitement. bsft
served good purpose IN aiding the Ere
rrau a. thereafter tbe flames we're more
easily gss under eontrol
Individual losses are not snow1 Eefnits-
- nns a satag cf si5s.peo = estimated.
v~s~ran a. Cos lsss, tfke AL ne others,
xsas sstss. ans = estimated a. - 60.