The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
DOGS AND HORSES BURNED.
HARRY rFLER's PERFORMING TROUPE
PRACTICALLY WIPED OUT.

Twenty.four Horses Perish with the Dors-
Fire In q Stable Next tho College Of Vet
Urinary surgeons-HospitaI, Full Of Inc
vaiided Dogs and Horses, Emptied safely.
Eleven trained dogs belonging to Harry Ty-
ler's troupe were caught IA fire In tho stable
at l56 East Fifty-seventh street. last night. Two
OF them were burned TO death and the other
nine were 80 badly Injured that they may have
TO be Killed. Twenty-four horses were burned
to death. The stable adjoined on the east the
New York College OF Veterinary Surgeons at
154 In the hospital there were many sick and
disabled dogs and horses. all OF them OF con-
siderable value. The employees and the
neigbbors worked like beavers. helping the
hremen and the police to get the animals out Of
danger.
DR.. II. d. Gill. who manages the hospital
lives on the top floor OF the building with his
wife and two children. They had retired for
the night when Policeman Godfrey OF the East
Fifty-nrst street station discovered the nre In
the stable next door. He ran upstairs TO the
living apartments and awakened the ellis.
He wrapped the two children 10 q blanket and
carried them to the street and they were shell
tered In ono Of the adjoining houses. Mrs.
Gill took timo to dress Then she came down
etairs and along with her husband superin-
tended the work OF removing the horses and
dogs In the hospital
The first horse taken out was her own horse
JACK which has had brushes with the best OF
them on the Speedway. DR.. Gill said that
three OF the horses were valued at $4,000.
There were 35 dogs and 80 horses In the hospi.
tai. Besides Jack. there we're Iron Bar. valued at
$4,000. and Percy. valued at 80, 900. both owned
by Chris Meyer. the sugar magnate; q horse
valued at $1,000. the property OF Gen. Bratton;
and Ante Dawn. who has q record Of
2.14S. whose value and owner were
not learned. The best-known dog OF the lot
was Tommy Tickle. the cham pou bull terrier.
owned by J. Lorillard Arden. and q fox terrier
belonging to Inspector Kane. There was also
sixteen anti.toxIn horses belonging to the
Board Of Health. All were taken out safely
and taken back later.
The fire began in the tailor shop OF B. Rosen-
field. at 15S East Fifty-seventh street. Kaplan's
stable at 156 had an l. extension that ran out
behind and over the tailor shop. By
the time the engines arrived. flames had
eaten into the harness room OF the stable.
which IA Immediately over the tailor shop,
and II soon spread all through stable proper.
Richard Burns, kapnns Waterman. and Harry
Tyler was going To take his dogs to Phladel-
nh,G to,m,3 or, morning; H ayoke 70 ind
best he could. calling TO his dogs to follow
him. When he hal grored his way
to the street he found that none OF
the dogs had followed Burns got out
IN safety. Alter the FIRE. Tyler discovered that
HE terrier dog Jack and his French noodle
Rcddy were the only two that had been
burned. The Others probably will have TO bs
killed. Among the horses killed in the Kap!an
u. Nicoll. OF II East Fiitv-seventh street. which
were valued at 81 900 One Of the thirty horses
IN the stable without bride ran up the stairs
% the front entrance and was 90 little scared
BY the fire that H. allowed a fireman to take II
10y the name and lead II to tho street. Four
other horses were found alive In the basemen Mt
after the fire was put out. They were covered
with ashes and water.
The FIRE completely Quilted the upper floors
OF tho kaplan building and caused q loss OF
10000. The saloon Of II. Meyer mt 100 East
Fitty-scventh street was slightly damaged ny
water. The buildings that were afire are d.
rectly opposite Yorkvlie court. The prison OF
the cOnrt Is so situated that the glare from the
buildings could be seen by tho men aud women
lock ed up there awaiting trial.