New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

companies In that district had been busy all the
morning with three fires When the Marshal learned
OF this he became decidedly active. The mrs; OF
these was at No 70 Union-st. on the opposite side
and ono block below the house in which the ten
lives were lost, This is also an Italian tenement.
l.. Baln & CO. grocery firm. occupy the first moor
Two mattresses which lay upon an old trunk IN
the hallway near the entrance 70 the yard had
been saturated with kerJs-ne and ignited. When
Tho nr,men arrived they found that one OF the
tenants had cNtlngushcd the hre by throwing a
ptI u water the burning mattresses. y re-
miudcr %, tho work of some heni remained IN the
form Of a burned circle on the woodwork Of an un.
,:sc1 closer m the hallway. The police attached
l!itc importance 10 this discovery, and no one was
ARRESTED. Tho engines went away soon aiter. mat
Was shortly after 80 o'clock within an hour the
alarm which summoned he nremen to No 80
Jn,on-st. was received. When the nremen got to
tho scene there was much excitement. and the ten
ants IN ne surroundne buildings were rusn'ns
the little furniture which thr inhabitants OF ina; ID
caiiy posses
SIGNIFICANT REMAPK.
The house whlch was owned by Edward Kane.
a South Brooklyn liquor dealer. was worth $1,000.
II was Inquired TO the extent - $500. Mr.. Kane
IS out cf town. but h.s managing partner, Mr..
srhwaub told this story about the hre.
Il ala not know the names Of any % the people
IN the building a. We jus; refer to them tenant
and 60. hoo- so and 50. Mr.. Sessa Tho
banker. docs all collecting. was At the fire.
but cannot say that u w,s the work Of An incen-
diary. Of course. the police viii attend to that -
DO you ininn any on" iN the NcsNh 'Inpui eIl''i-
,ainod feeling OF animosity toward the tenanis?'
Mr.. SchHaub VAS asked. The question elected a
reply which might be REGARDED as startling.
The Italians IN this neighborhooi are comprised
of oici!.ans ana Neapoiirns When they get TO.
gcther they fight continually. Whenever tenant
applys to MS for apartments We always ASK me
question whether they are Slci.ians or NeapoItans
W" would nor permit Sciian 10 llNe IN one ol our
houses. because once We had a good deal Of trouble
win ore of them who, win his family; iuccee'ei
From The manner assumed and the delvcIancc OF
Mr.. Sch~aub's remarks, one would believe Ina tna'
some sccre, power had been instrumenial III brlns-
Ing about the loss Of the ton lives and the destruc-
ton Of the Unon-st building
The testimony OF lialan witnesses OF me IRE W
would seem ~ bear out the statement made oy
upper floors We're h.led with people. they could not
have reached them N time TO get tnein out sate.y
the flames. once started around the stairway OF the
ground floor would naturally sweep up through
ing no possible means of egress on the lower moor
naturally rose and spread Itself through the open
apartments OF the unfortunate families, was
as II the fire had started In an elevator shaf. and
greatly aided. possibly. by the saturaton OF the
woodword with Kerosene oil some other Lnham,
is correct
comms ssIoner Bush. of the Building Department.
Anderson The Commissioner found that the walls
OF the building were uninjured. but he made severe
vertical iron ladder. OF the cheapest and most un-
safe and impracticable pattern thar could be placed
upon building. Mr.. Bushs inspection IL likely To
result I'm rigid rcgula tons regarding the adop
tion Of horoscopes Chief Dale Of the Fire Depart
mcnt, said last evening
Il DO not believe 1t would have been possible to
save the lives OF any OF the victims. The building
was in Names before the first engine arrived. We
dil not know In the beginning that there was any
body In the house. ana my men saw no signs OF
lfe I'm the upper stories. All Indications point to
the nre being OF an incen.lary origin. think that
the flames broke out In the lower front hall. near
the door The fact that there was fire Jess than
an hour before Just few doors away from this one
Is significant. ! believe that some one fred both
buildings"
Upon the order Of Superintendent McKevey. Cap
tain Cullen made strict Investigation. which he
will emboly In "A special report to the Superlntcnd
ent No arrests have so far been reported by the
pOlice.