New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11
CHI EERs-DAMAGE s.. 500.


cHEERs-DAMAGE $500
One boy was burned to death and several per-
sons narrowly escaped with their lives fire
which started at 735 o'clock last evening IN the
fve-st)ry triple fathouse at the northeast cor
ner OF Third-ave. and One-h hundred and-third-
ST. The boy killed was Samuel GroNield. ten
yenrs old. stepson OF ALERT Morse who lives IN
the fourth floor OF the house. The boys mother
was rescued from the fre-escape by Philip Gold
stein clerk living at No. 240 East Seventy
ninth-st
The first floor OF the building is occupied ~
Station L OF the New-York Postofice. Each q
the other four floors are occupied by six fams-
les four on the Third-ave. side and two on the
One hundred -anG-third-s st side. There are one
hundred and fifty persons living IN the house
The fire started In some unknown manner IN the
fiat Of NJ. Wolf, on the second floor. on the
Third ave side Wolf ran into the hallway eld
alarmed the other tenants. The fat on the third
floor directly over Mr. Wolrs rooms Is occupied
by Henry Wolf his wife and two children When
they heard the cry OF fire Henry Wolf took his
children In his arms and started 10 run do"'l-
stairs followed by his wife. They were driven
back by volumes OF smoke pouring up from the
floor below. Running to the hre-escape they
then clambered down into the street.
The corresponding fat on the fourth floor IS
occupied by Albert Morse. his wife and stepsoh'
Samuel Grofield, who was burned 10 Death
Mr. Morse was absent when the fire broke out
His wife and stepso1 started to run DOWN 'ne
stairs but were driven back. and tried the hre-
escape. BY tho time they reached the second
floor flames were bursting from the windows
The boy. becoming frightened. ran back up the
a. 1900. o,a raentered the house His
o7A hcr
nited Philip Goldstein who was passing. saw
her. and ran UP the fre-escape TO her aid. he
carried her through the flames to the street
crowd had gathered and cheered him Justify
Mrs. Morse's clothing was torn from her and
the flames extinguished. She was not badly
burned and refused to go 10 a hospital She
went to the home Of her mother. at No. 20 East
One-hundred and -seventh.st.. hftsr receiving
medical attention in a nearby drugstore. Young
Goldstein had two fingers on his left hand ana
one on his right hand badly injured. Inc hahu
was dressed by an ambulance surgeon from the
Harlem Hospital.
While the tenants were esraptng an alarm had
been sounded. and Engine Company NO % re-
sponded The company extneuished the nle Ia
ten minutes After It ont the firemen went
into the house to search for the Grofheld boy
They found him lying in corner Of room on
the third floor, face downward with ms lace
over the opening through which the steam pipe
came His face burned almost beyond
recognition. and his clothing was burned and
his body dishgured by the flames. He had evil
IDENTIFY been overcome by the smoke as he was
cropping for the door The body was carried 70
the East observation-disclosures station
His stepfather, who arrived on the scene soon
after the fire extngushed was almost
overcome by the sight Of the body
The clerks In the branch postoice on the first
floor Of the building. soon as they heard the
alarm Of fire, carried the mail matter in the
office 10 places Of safety and Il was not dam
aged A little damage was done 70 the furn!-
ture Of the Office by water
Inspector James Kane was present at the fire
and directed the police in the work Of assisting
the tenants from the building. The damage
was s.. 800 including $1,000 to the furniture
and 81 600 10 the building.
About 10 o'clock Mrs. Schaefer, who lives
the top noor Of the house. entered the East one
hundred-end-fo urth-st. station and told Sergeant
Burke that some one had carried her ten-m0nths-
old baby from the house, and that she could rot
find it. She was growing hysterica when an
other woman into the statiOn-hO with an
infant In her arms. She said she had carried Il
out Of the burning house and could not find It's
mother. Mrs. Sohaefer, with cry OF Joy. seized
the child. and the two women went out happy