Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-02
RUIN AND DEATH IN FIRES.
Coney Island Bowery Burned Five
 Hundred Homeless.

Coney Island Bowery Burned Five
 Hundred Homeless.
 New York, Nov. 2--In a blaze that baffied the firemen for seven hours yes terday the Bowery at Coney Island was again laid in ashes.
 Two lives so far are reported to be lost, one man mortally injured, a score of others hurt 300 buildings de Stroyed, 500 persons made homeless and more than $1, ,o0o, ,o00 damage done. How many more dead are in the ruins ts not yet known.
 It was lire marked by rescues not alone by the police, but by citizens Before it had been an hour under way the police could do nothing more than try to keep the 5o,0o0 sightseers out of danger. Reserves from all the pre- cincts within ten miles were brought there, while Deputy Commissioners Ebstein and Piper took general charge. The fire engines found 1t impossible to get in action for nearly four hours.
 The alarm came from the hippo drome. low frame building used in summer for 8 merry -go-round. The i AA VAANA NAQuSAL IL WOulu dlI D& over HI moment, but the blaze had gained headway. It crept under the building ]. under the raised street around the { piling, and ten minutes later the AL batross hotel was ahame. From that time on, while alarm after alarm brought every fireman within ten miles, the fire seemed to jump from walk to walk and from fimsy build ing to hinnsy building.
 With the lack of water the fire had the forest of wooden structures at it's mercy, and all that could be done was to save life if possible and fllrni- lure. Everything portable was carried out. and soon Surf avenue for blocks was impossible because of the bar riers of household goods, weeping wo- men and children and complaining men. 7ifa
 The burned area extended from Til you's walk south to Jones' walk, where brick wall saved the rest of the re- sort, and from the Bowery to the ocean, distance of seven blocks. For two blocks the flames cut a swath westward of the Bowery, reaching to Surf a1enue, the principal thorough fare of the resort.
 Only Two Buildings Remain.
 Tn all this territory but two buildings are standing untouched, the rest being a waste of smoking timbers, masses of brick and twisted iron, half destroyed chimneys and wrecked pillars. Those two buildings, both of frame, oddly enough stood at the intersection of the street on which the two finest buildings along the Bowery stood. These were the music hall of Frank F. Henderson and the dancing pavilion of Louis Etauch, both entirely destroyed
 Henderson's place, erected two yeara ago of steel and brick, cost $25O, ,o0O Its exterior was supposed to be fire. proof. Stauch's pavilion, just as strong ly built, was valued at like sum. A The fire on spreading from Tender
 n's concert hall and stauch's dancing
 vilion licked up one after another
 e smaller buildings, dance halls and
 aines law hotels. Most of them had
 nants who lived on the island tho ear round, and about 800 people were arned out of their homes.
 The center of the line where the fire by thiclEest was the Bowery, mar low, board walked thoroughfare de. Voted to cheap dance halls and sido HBhows. The roofs of these f1imsy struc. tures were in most instances of tarred paper. Caught by the rapid running fire in quick succession they ignited. dared at a height and then collapsed. sn a great dust of sparks. which were eaxrieA en te the row Of lflre buildings