New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-18
-PLUcKY WORK OF a BOZ

dows on the sixth floor and started to climb
out 4 boarse shout went up from the crowd
for her to stay where she was She disregarded
this and sprang out straight AS she did so
sudden hush came over the thousands 1t
seemed as If no one breathed. We saw her
plunge straight down with her clothes pushed
IN by the descent so that her face was not visi-
bic Then came a sickening crunch as she
struck the ground and like a dull wave deep
croan ran all through the crowd She was car
ried away by frcmen.
Il saw a man climb out on The fire escape on
the sixth floor and fan off and strike every
landing all the way down. He did not seem TO
have a whole bone left in his body. He. too.
was carried away.
THRILLING ESCAPE OF \ FAMILY.
one Of the nerviest things recorded Of the fire
was the action Of q man who had rooms on the
fifth floor on the Fortysxth-st. side. He was
! in the room with his wife and two children. lie
opened his door and found the hall flooded with
! fame He shut the door, and. taking one OF the
rones in the room, carefully tied it around the
waist of mis- youngest child and let it carefully
down 10 the street At the bottom eager hands
unknotted the rope. which was hurriediy drawn
I'm AGAIN Then the second child came down inc
! car,e vav Then the woman foloWeu' anu III
! - 1aet limo the rope was drawn up Llttle
| bits of fame began To appear at the Mt,u0 ~
! The man carefully tied the rope 10 d ~ 49, "a
! tbe roo,, covered his hands with towel a iiG
| - ty,ieting the rope around his leg. slld
| down like circus performer lie was sIse 80 ~
| with cheer and hardly had ne redCnssu S,
| ground before the flames reached oul anu go "a
| I'll, rarted the rope down which he had
/ travelled.
DOWN ROPE WITH A CHILD uNDEf'
EACH ARM.
Ono of the first and prett!est rescues was maze
nv a sixteen year old boy from the second moor
IN the Forty-sixth-st. side. This young ielo"
would not tel the newspaper men MS name.
and the confusion was so great that II cou'N
not be learned. He evidently found egress ny
the stairways shut off. for he was one OF the
first TO get window up and a rope out lie
twined his legs around rope. steadied hlmseli
like a gymnast and then nurse handed out u
him a crying and kicking baby. lie tucked IL
under his left arm and then took sun youIiSeI
batv urder the other arm. Then he gracefully
lowered himself 10 the ground to the intense
delight OF the spectators who renewed MN ol ule
! hahies as soon as he got within reach a
ladder was soon placed under the window ana
the nurse followed him with a satchel and some
children's clothing.
EAGER REsCCERs AT WORK
r one Of the noteworthy features Of the fire was
the credftable and large share of rescue worn
/, performed by people not connected with th'
! Fire Department One OF the first men at tn'
: fire was p broker who had been watching tn
! parade He jumped over the railing in front o
! the burning building and fastened the ropes L
the railing as fast they were thrown dow
= from the upper stories. One OF the persons WIZ
iumped fell against him. but he pluckily hell
. his ground and assisted by others. PROB
, sblv more than one life was saved by tn
T. nrompt and cool work by civilians OF little or NJ
experience in iire-hghtlng
T The work of f. w. Deissroth, a fireman at
| tached 10 an engine company at work on III
4 Tortv-s,xth-st. side Of the hotel, attracted at
tentIon He rushed into a room nlled VIII
> smoke from, time 10 time, and each time brough
a. tho Are-escape a Authenticated inmate
These were tendery handled by Deissroths com
/ rades. -, 1900 -, 49, a.
AmonS those to arrive at the scene or the nr
v soon after II started was Thomas ,. brennan
= Denutv Commissioner OF Charities. he mao pee
p In the parade that was passing the MOTEL an
irr thn ranks 10 join in the rescue WORK II
took charge OF the ambulance service ,,-
DR. Louis Stern jr.. OF No ~ West Ihir1y
ffh-st.. and several other persons SUCCEEDED !
rescuing Mr.. and Mrs. Wells and their daugr
ter. seventeen years old. by means OF exter
aIon hooks The Wells family occupied suit
OF rooms on the fourth floor. Dr. stern an
the other helpers got them quickly TO sal