New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-17
BROOKLYN NEWS.
FIRE IN TRAINING SCHOOL
BOYS HAVE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO A
WESTMINSTER INSTITUTION.
ONE OF THEM IT Is THOUGHT. MAY HAVE
STARTED THE BLAZE-MUCH DAMAGE BY
FLAMES AND WATER

ONE OF THEM 1T Is THOUGHT. MAY HAVE
STARTED THE BLAzE-MucH DAMAGE BY
FLAMES AND WATER
Turned out OF their home account ot fire.
which # is believed NAV have been set by one Of
tho boys iR inmates Of the Brooklyn Disciplinary
Training Schoo Parkve. were taken yesterday
afternoon 10 the Catholic Protectory in vest
chester The fire did not entirely destroy the
building. and It Is thought that the structure can
be repaired in few weeks The damage oy mr.
which was confined to the fourth noor ana me
damage by water. which extends through the
whole house. will reach $4,000
The Disciplinary Training School ia the place
where tho most refractory boys In Brooklyn are
sent.
Il was o'clock when smoke was feen coming
from tho cupoa At tho time most ~ the hoys
we're IN tho ward or in tho workshop in the lower
mart OF the building An alarm was Immediately
sent in and four engines and one truck responded
Deputy Chief Murray also responded 10 tho alarm
and the fire was confined to the attic floor ana me
roof which were nearly destroyed
The floods of water which poured through an the
floors did much damage 20 the furniture ana maui
tho building uninhabtah@.
While the fire going on tho boys were Hn"a
up In tho yard under the guard Of the keepers ana
No trouble was had with them. After the FIRE was
over tho roll was called. and IL was found that al
were present
T.
tcndent G.. n Sumwalt says that none o. W. 80
were near the attic al the time Jun nv besrd
Wkn of the Chdrens society. WI" WI" ~ ~, v,ars
Of it said he believed that some OF the hoyS VIE
responsible for the nre. ,..,, 90 Ia
Silpcrintondont SumVat AZ once heean 70 ma NJ
PROVISION for the boys under his charge' ~ W..
the afternoon he decided 10 send mem lrio ~ the
chester. They were taken from IN I'd f-or,
Broadway Ferry on special trro...l ,"''' '
There 10 the Grand Central station. l., rich
Tho Diseiriinary Training school Is IN EiEii
,oonth- ave between Fify-third ana fifN-seF e
SIS Tho main building IS DITCH 81 t, front
stories high the dimensions helnk - r. go
and % through the centre. with iw9 Wings . .oo
f. denth bv . feet wide Adjoining II was rrsmse
building said to he one hundred wears olu " ~
vas also used in connection with the purposes VI
IN. school This Is ~ feet front ny - -, ~
The property was acquired ny ne H ra,E ne civ
having 81 900 for IT, The Institution r. mana go
hv BOARD of Trustees With the buildings -2 The
Disciplinary school became lnol..s Bp1thiio fuiid
dsr fhe control Of the Department OF fuphN bIl !
ines Lighting and supplies When IL. is tbe
N6w-York charter went into enfct ma Is. 80. t,I
do-ar.uert9i control extended 20 FAR PC mo MAIN
tenancr 81 tho building concerned. -. -.
I'm other words the borough deQar men onG
iohtinr T'he cost ~ the mantenanc0 OF me
erhool otherwise is. tho care ana lnstrur.io
,,or h., ne Board of Estimate The appropria non
FOR $500 amounted 10 St'Wn NnNu III c,,,,,riios
~ ronair- and last summer and winter much woik
I'm This respect Was done. under inc superNIS''" "'
Danufv-t '0mUis ciOuor William walton .
,,.h ,r,o~ior ond exterior ~ tho building Were
rafrtod and other repairs were made. IN adnlu"I
10 which the borough deparime nsa 1me I,7
zion connected with me regular water .Supplf 49,
,-, ~ mo cff, and also provided Tor pHtclhs
dro-esca pes fire hose and stand pipes on ean nUo,
on "Wednesday IiumnerS We ,eN davs there was
completed an electric plant for hehtnS 51 ~
building. the cost of which was ah3ul go. ~,
engagements had been made TO turn me '"'''"" ''