The sun., 1899-12-08
FIERCE FIRE In BROADWAY.
BURNING CELLULOID RNDANGERs
MANY LIVES

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When the stun .FIamed Up-six Million
Dollar Power House IN Harlem Ablazs
I Later-Police Catch n Supposed FirebuR.
| One OF the most dangerous fires In several
months started on the second floor OF the nve-
story building at 577 Broadway at 3:45 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and In very short time
did damage to the extent OF S75. 900 to that and
the adjoining buildings and their contents
The FIRE started In the rooms Of tho Pacific
Novelty Company which makes celluloid goods
When Roundsman Pral turned in the first
alarm there was not a sign OF smoke or fame
on the outside Of tho building. and 1t was fully
ten minutes after the first engine company ar
rived before any flames could be seen. Then
suddenly flames shot from tho second floor
and spread as though the buildings wore tin
der The npemen dashed into tho street. many
OF them having a narrow escape. II seemed
that after the fro started II smouldered for
some time among some goods and boxes.
Then 1t reached some packages OF celluioid
and spurt Of flame shot out In every direc-
tion. the fremen with difficulty getting down
stairs.
For the first tlme Il was then realized that
there was big ire on hand Two more alarms
were turned In. bringing to the scene four
teen engines. four hook and ladder COM
panies and four battalion chiefs. not to men
tion Chief Croker who rnced down Broadway
paratus did not reach the Are a moment to
soon 70 check the flames. Chief sufferers
the ae G9 f. sSSps
Co. manufacturers Of lamp shades. and Jules
Friedlaqder CO. dealers in s!lks.
nearly killed, When they thopght themselves
yelled to them to follow him and he led them hg
over the adjoining roofs to 5S3 Broadway.
where they were hauled into the offices OF the
MIR. McCuagh's deputies.
=, 1t was two hours before the flremen got
the Are under control and about three before
regular trips Many Of the girls from the
workroom. stood around FOR two hours crying
because they thought some Of their COM
panions might have perished. but all were ac-
dollar power house o. the Mstropoiitan street
railroad at Ninety Nth and Ninety sixth streets
snI rs. somnw afnue @nd Avenue h saw flames ahd
sixth floor last night and shouted TO a police
Engineer George s. BecSe. OF % The 's Sisht % for"e
H. in tho building rushed out to do, a. On
alarms were turned in as n precautionary
aS"mt % Te hy room whch
Partition and nd managed @ to Hrsfn ssnsSsS SfsSk9 ths
hames ssf,er an hours fight. The loss will not
sixty.second street decided to change their
gas supply yesterday and last night were
HH the lamp at II 70 ocoek G m ast at nsh h Mrs B@E BaaE
upset It. and the oil took fire. from the wick.
In moment the room was in flames, and she
that the place was on IRE. ''''"-
There are fifteen families In the house. and In
bed. Inside Of two minutes they were ali out
Gpsss Gn the Tbsy street rsc.xsa ~ a" htSsef GG
lOuapa IA Orap kn
was dismissed from the force last year. hap
pened to be passing the house at the time. He
the doors managed to keep the flames confined
e th2t ths no room % 9 WHICH they started until Engine
With wit "a oss .; only ss .soS Sl'Ho was eS'nsu'h'd
There were two still alarms within ten min
ns Pc G4s Fss sysnue ohss hss 70, Ss
iSr t6 sa1 SSze IN the IN, rear oi paint shon aud
Eighth avenue was tho frat person to discover
both hires AMI he seemed to get 40 much en-
hSSaS 81 s that
tha, IN he WWiset Ws tel somshipg about the tres
several nights before to turn in false alarm.
There was a fire in one OF tho letter boxes at
could be extingushcl the tremen were obliged
70 Tear down one q ne walls OF the vestihu'c.
about this. In the West Fifty.four,h street
police court he was held for exam nation
curtain IN the tenement at +bI Eighth ave-
morning The tenant, Mrs Nellie Waterman,
ran screaming from the room. leaving the door
open to the hall. the fatal mistake that has
cost so many lives in the tenements. When |
sh. returned after alarming her fellow tennnts
sbe found the stairs blocked bv IRE and had 10 |
run through II TO the street, She was 80 badly |
burned that the police took her TO Roosevelt
Hospital. The other tenants elm bed down the
upon ilre until they have got the means OF
putting IL out readily.
IL
extent OF 900 In the Offices of Remck Schi-
ling Co. law publishers. on the seconi story
Warren and Church streets yesterday alter
noon.