New-York tribune., 1901-11-29

SeluOIl nave New 1OIk llIGHleIl iIdu " NOAA-
tend with such quick fierce and dangerous flre
than they fought last night. when damage was
done lumber yards to the extent OF nearly
81 100000 in East Tenth-st., between Avenue ID
and the East River William E. Uptegrove &
Bros, manufacturers of boxes, veneers and
woodwork whose plant extends from No i6o to
No. 40 East Tenth-st.. were the principal suf-
ferers. One of the firms buildings, that at No
465, was a seven story structure, while those
surrounding it were one story high. All of
Uptegrove & Bros. mill was destroyed. From
the Standard Oil Company's depot, at No so
East EIeventh-st, thousands of gallons of oil
we're drained into the East River. to prevent
great explosion and resulting confiagaration
Several fremen were hurt in their work of fight
ing the fire, but none seriously
IRON SHUTTERS CURL LIKE PAPER
It was at $50 o'clock when the fire was dis
covered From some unknown cause it had
started in of the low buildings. With in
credible swiftnes5 the fire spread 10 the other
buildings and mounted from floor to floor of the
seven story building. Everywhere about the
buildings within them and even on the low
roofs were great quantities of kiln dried wood
that burned like tinder- The iron shutters on
the seven story building curled up like tissue
paper and revealed the furnace within
As soon as the firemen arrived they sent in a
second and then a third and fourth alarms
These brought twenty engines. seven nook anu
ladder companies. three f1reboats. water tower
and searchlight engine 10 the scene. Fire
Chief Croker arrived and took personal charge
of the operations.
Much of the work of the ffremen was directed
to prevent the spread of the fire to sur
rounding lumber yards It was successful the
New-York Lumber Company. whose plant Is
little east of where the fire held sway. suffered
but a slight loss although in it's yards there
were stored thousands of feet of lumber ON
the EIeventh-st side of the block. back OF Upte-
grove Bros are the lumber yards OF George
Hegemeyer & Sons. Here there are piled eigh-
teen million feet of lumber The Mahogany
Lumber Company, which is also in East Eiev-
enth-st sustained slight damage
OIL DRAINED INTO RIVER
At No. $40 East Eleventh-st. is depot of the
Standard oil Company. where, at the tune OF
the fire were stored one hundred and fifty gal
Ions Of benzine and seven thousand gallons OF
kerosene The oil was in tanks. from when 1t
had been pumped from vessels docked at Elev-
enth-st. Valves opened, and all the OH
allowed to run into the river.
Al 1:3O O'Clock the walls of the seven story
tuflding of Uptegrove & Bros fell with great
crash sending an enormous cloud of SPARKS ana
irebrands into the air. The falling walls
crushed and buried the stable Of the standard
Oil Company in the rear of the depot Ihe
horses which the stable had contained, had been
removed. When the walls fell Engine NO l9-
which was standing in yard near the oil com
panv's stable had a narrow escape, the engine
and men being struck by the falling bricks.
Another concern whose property was III
danger was that of the Cedar Lumber Company
at No. S16 East Eleventh-st- On the s-cond
floor of the building which the company occu-
pies live Paul Neuman and his family. He Is
employed by the company. The property was
not touched by the flames
FIREMEN SLIGHTLY INJURED.
There were numerous minor casualties, ard
Dr. Ramsdell OF Bellevue Hospital who re-
mained at the fire with his ambulance. attended
10 the injured. Fireman Michael Burns was in
jured about the arms; Captain Lucas, of Engine
No. 9. and Captain Garvn of Engine No. ~
were overcome by smoke While Lieutenant
HYDE of the fireboat David A. Body was at
work on the roof of building on Eleventh-st-
he yelled for help The men of Hook and Lad
der No 3 rescued him and he was soon revived
by Dr. Ramsdell. Robert Miller of Hook and
Ladder Company No. 8 was scorched about the
face and hands and was taken 10 Bellevue
Lieutenant O'Ruurke of the freboat David A
Eoody also taken to the hospital, although
he protested against going W hiie at work on
top of d lumber pile nozzle slipped from his
hands and struck him several times in the face
nfctng ugly gashes.
OIL CALMS TROUBLED w AIERS.
The fire was a spectacle for miles around. be
ing visible even at Coney Island, In Brooklyn
the westward heavens gave one the impression
that all Manhattan was burning up. The river
reflected the lurid glare, and all about was as
light as day. When the oil poured into the
river curious effect was apparent The Stln
wind that was blowing had turned the East
River into choppy sea, but as the oil difused
itself over the surface the water became ds
smooth, as glass
The police reserves of several precincts pre-
served lines about the fire. and kept the great
crowd that came from all over the lower East
Side within bounds.
Father Smith and Chaplain Walkley, the Fire
Department chaplains, not only did their usual
the firerner as we'll by getting huge tanks OF
coffee prepared. The night was cold and the
half frozen fremen drank the coffee eagerly
GAswoRKs THREATENED.
At $50 O'Clock the fire spread to the works of
the Mutual Gas Company. on the uptown side
of Eleventh-st and the conhagration assumed
moro threatening aspect than ever. The
large gas tank or holder. which contained 5000
600 cubic feet of gas. and a smaller holder con-
tanning naphtha, We're threatened
EIeventh-st. was half flooded with the water
and on the top of the water layer of oil
from the Standard companys depot Not all
the oil had been dumped into the river, 1T was
learned for there were still several thousands Oh
gallons in the cellar of the building \ fire.
man who was tearing 10 pieces the still burning
debris of one of the buildings dropped into the
mo ter a window sash that was still burning. In
an instant there was flash. and with ightnihg-
like ra pdity the fire shot to"dio 'ii0 Piop~''
of the gas company :