The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28
SMOKE OFRRCOMES FIREMEN.
TRAINED NURSES VOLUNTEER
AND YORK IN TIE STREET..

Neighbour Furnish Comfort anu A"' ~'N'
Two Doctors Work with SuHocatcI
Men UntiI Ambulance Arrtvcs--sa'vaEe
('orIs Ccnyureti for Not Going to FIRE.
Twelve fremen were overcome by smoke
at a three-alarm fire in the four-story
! Cooper Building at the southeast corner OF
, Bedford avenue and Fulton street, Brook
Ign, yesterday afternoon. Two had to be
removed to the Cumberland Street Hospital,
where late last night 1t was reported that
they were recovering and would probably
be able to leave for their homes tomorrow.
The injured fremen are: Lieut. FRANK
Quail and Privates James Rogers, Charles
MoGregor. Robert Louckes, John Mooney
and John Bogert OF Engine No. 1874; Privates
Daniel Lyons. Martin Shephe I'd, James
Coyne, John Perry and James Higgins
Of Engine No. lie. and Capt. Burke OF Engine
No. ia.
Lieut.. Quail and Private Rogers were the
two who were sent to the Hospital.
The fire was discovered In the cellar
OF the building at 4:O5 o'clock, when Bed
ford avenue WAS crowded with carriages,
bicycles and automobiles The first alarm
was sent In from the corner, and when
the three engines and hook and ladder
company responded there was the greatest
excitement in the neighborhood, and the
drivers did some excellent work In steering
clear Of carriages automobiles and troliey
was sent in. which brought three more
engines and d hook and ladder company.
az vol as Deputy Chief Murray, who took
charge.
The fire was among a quantity Of rub
bish in the cellar directly under the D. Wal
to 1851 Bedford avenue. The smoke was
dense, and the f1remen had the greatest
difficulty in getting near the flames. They
were driven back repeatedly to the side
walk for air, only to return to the attack
again rs soon as they had recovered. The
flames. however. could not be subdued,
but spread through the cellar filed with
nhammatory articles, such as carriage tops,
rubber and light lumber.
At 4:55 O'Clock a great volume OF smoke
was blown out through the cellar doors
and the frernen who we're fighting. the
flames from this point were driven back
to the sidewalk, only to run into another
volume which came pouring from the first
o9r ;,. one by one they began to tottsr
from the Cumberland street and Brooklyn
hospitals were summoned and Surgeon
Robbins OF the Fire Department, and former
Ambulance Surgeon Harry Plympton. who
was also present. at once got to work to
gagged when the two ambuances with the
surgeons arrived.
In the vicinity at the time were Miss
Elizabeth c. Brandenstein and Miss Mar
nn88e 10th bes atsoasd s es
known and then, without any regard Of
their street dresses. were soon on their
knees beside the PROSTATE forms OF the
firemen. At the same time Mrs. s, B.
Rose and Mrs j. W. B. Rose OF 1900 Fulton
cushions out Of their windows for the Use
Of the tiremen. Mrs, Olive Wood Of 1857
Bedford avenue, supplied cracked ice, liquor
and other articles for use in the emergency.
1t was nearly 8 o'clock before the flames
were extinguished. Then it WAS ertained
owned by Charles Cooper, was about IS, 900.
The j. Wallace johnson Carriage Company
places its loss at about SIS, 900. The London
Harness Company, whose place adjoins the
carriage companys, loses about $1,000 and
the corner store had its new office furniture
damaged by smoke. On the floors above
the furniture and fxings were damaged
BY smoke. The occupants were the John
dn ha smnsnp S the prg
Carrier. dentist, and GIaghorn's Bryant
Stratton Business College
Father McGronen Of St. AIMS Roman
Catholic Church. one Of the chaplains OF
alarm, and was one Of the most energetic
Inspector Murphy. Capt Murphy, Capt.
Buchanan and Capt. Maude. with their
reserves. had charge Of the police lines and
aided the fireme materially.
Much comment was made by the occu-
pants OF the burned building and residents
OF the failure OF the Salvage Corps to re-
spond to any Of the three alarms. Ono
Of the firm of the J. Wallace johnson Car
riage Company said that had the Salvage
Corps been on the scene much OF their
loss would have been prevented. as the
heavy tarpaulins would have saved the
carriages from being blistered and the
paint from being injured by the smoke.
At the headquarters of the Salvage Corps
on Pacific street it was said that bedford
avenue and Fulton street is outside of the
district covered by the insurance patrol
All the surface traffic was stopped on
Fulton street while the fire was in progress.
and the trolley cars were run along Putnam
avenue from Grand to Nostrand avenues
and thence to Fulton street from the time
the first engine arrived until the fire WIS
out period of over three hours.