The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-27
FIRE IN Big APARTMENT HOUSE
LONG WAIT BEFORE ENGINES
CANE, TIE TENANTS SAY.

ma. A., IN. u.,e,,r. s,.ns Afresh
-. a. C>.,,>In.ar
.-a--,,. C~.,~S Ous-Preuer
o.. ...,rs-N.uy Re>eues.
fire which started In the hauneonea
apartment house At so West Sinety-nfth
street little before O'Clock last night
burned out the two rear apartments on
the third Moor and on the four hoors above
There was q long delay after the nre
started before the engines arrived ana there
was no little criticism OF the flre Depar'
ment. both on account OF the dehy ana
because when the ffre was apparently uhoer
control II suddenly started again.
There was . good deal OF indignation
because OF the lack OF nre extinguishers In
the building and OF IRE escapes In the court
In the middle of the building Thomas A.
Fu,,on ..cr.,.rv ., ~. Ci,;,.n., Irn,on
90. - -. I
The fire started In the apartment OF MI.
and Mrs. A. Gagnee. in the rear Of the third
hoor. on the vest .ide NJ The bui,din1. With
Esn,s. .na h,' ss -. va. NJ as. rm
a'u his ~ne h'.. "''7 AMY KIN
hois' VINO Ia 90 years OLD
In trying to close q window Mr.. Gagnee
overturned a big piano lamp The blaze
spread an quickly that NJ, ana Mr. Gagnee
"a d,@o,',,n ~ a,.,sn on. .hno,.s ~.
- III se''i's ou' '"'ooe" WIG
smoke
Some one eent in an alarm from West
End avenue and Ninetieth street soon after
the fire was discovered The ,enants sav
,h., ,h. an.,n.~ 49,, sa., IN,
no. VIC .hsnH" oioh aPPear io' iuhy
twenty minutes
The first alarm received bv the Fire De-
partment vas from tho Nine,ie,b sfraet
-, u -. 5000 .. n.,... ~.
quarters that some 'ne called over the
telephone and told the operator there that
the fire had been burning for twenty min
uies and that there was no sign OF an engine
Th., ora,.,or a, ho,Le,,.r,ars ro,ie.t ~,
nhe opao. AZ heauqiar'eIs h"'ineu 'he
West Tooth street station. and a patrolman
was sent TO investigate.
When the engines finally came the fire
was burning fercely in Gagnee'r Apartment
and in the one above. occupied bv Mrs
Sterling said she had TO carry her dsughier
In her rms down the A. 5000 Sho 90
that she LEI, S 'o0o worth Of diarnnds in
no r room and n h probable thai thev ~ere
In re meantime Mr., Emmons r.. c.,-
,;eJ doxns,sir. nv Fred Kiain - Sc A..
sterdam avenue Who Was in the h,ild;n.
yiatine friends She was b,,rned shn,,,
the head and hands hat ber IN ;,,,;es &c
not serious
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