The sun., 1901-12-23
DEATH IN A SWEAT SHOP FIRE
MAN BURNED AND THREE HURT
BY JUMPING.
Flames Shoot Up In the Heart OF . Crowded
Block, weddings All Around-Ono
stopped In . Synagogue Pro-
vented by Police Clubs -Loss % 900.

In a fire which gutted the four-story
sweat shop building in the rear Of II Cin-
ton street Inst evening, man was burned
to death. and three persons were injured
by jumping from the windows Of the third
story. Twenty were at work in the build
ing but most Of them escaped by the stairs
and roof.
The injured were Morris Bleich OF 81
Willett street, and William Goldstein Of
1i9 Pitt street. who constitute the finn OF
Bleich 4 Goldstein, tailors, occupying the
third floor and Fannie Gerson. All operator
who worked for them Blech struck a
clothesline In his descent from the window
and escaped with contusions. Goldstein
broke his left leg and the woman sprained
her knees. An ambulance was sent for.
but when it came the three injured re-
fused to allow the surgeon TO treat them.
They were assisted TO their homes by
friends.
The burned building was one OF n row
which extends through the block from
Stanton to Houston streets. Stone paved
yards about twenty feet deep separate them
from the houses facing Clinton and Suf-
folk streets. The front houses are old
fashioned double tenemeiits accommodate
ing about twenty-five families each. The
fire started In the basement workshop OF
Harry Hollender, a manufacturer Of quilts
Six men were at work there. but none
seemed 10 know the cause Of the fire. With
a lot OF lnhaInmable material 10 feed on il
spread rapidly and had reached Isaac
IApiz's tailor shop on the top floor before
the firemen arrived.
Holender lives in the rear of bis sales
room at IS Clinton street He was not
insured and when he heard Of the fire he
rushed over to his shop and tried to save
some OF his stock In doing 40 be was
burned about the face and hands
Flames from the rear windows set ablaze
a dozen clotheslines and their burdens,
which were strung from the Suffolk street
house. The owner OF one Of them In an
endeavor to save some Of his property,
pulled his line and it's blazing clothes in
into his room, and set 1t afire. About $50
damage was done there.
The fire destroyed the roof and three
upper floors Of the sweatshop building
The total loss was estimated at $1,000. The
man who was burned was Isaac ELL Of
94S East Houston street. He was an en-
ployee Of Bleich a Goldstei and had been
caig Int by the flames on the third floor.
When the fire started Clinton street was
blocked with carriages which had brought
guests to two weddings. One was In the
synagogue at 10 Clinton street, When
the bells OF the fire engines were heard
outside there was stampede for the syna-
gogue door, but Policeman Henry and
Step had already entered the building
and by brandishing their clubs and yelling
that there was no danger they restored
order before anyone was hurt. The
wedding party adjourned to another syna-
gogue in Forsyth street where the ceremony
was held without interruption.
On the second floor at rs Clinton street
couple had just been married when the fire
started The bride and groom and their
friends fed the house and continued the
celebration at the home Of friend There
were two weddings on the Suffolk street
block. but these were not interrupted.