New-York tribune., 1903-02-27
ONE DEAD; SCORES HURT
F1remen Suffer at Fire IN Roosevelt
Buiiding-RoQf Fails.

Captain John T. Andarese. of Engine Com
pany No l. received fatal injuries. and score
Of fremen were hurt, several suffering broken
bones in a fire which caused S25000O damage
early yesterday 10 the eight story "hreproof'
building No s37 to SAT Broadway. the north
west corner of Thirteenth-st.
The sparks and flying embers reached the
roof of the Morton House. Fourteenth-st- and
Broadway. and the guests. numbering about
two hundred. were awakened. and descended to
the street. Porters were stationed on the roof
with lines of hose and buckets Of water. ready
for emergency.
The cause of the fire is not known. A pneu-
matte alarm on the sixth floor Of the building
first called the firemen. Engine Company No .
and Hook and Ladder Company No. respond
ing
Seven 1remen Of Engine Company No. p who
were on the sixth floor, went out a small
balcony on the Broadway side of the building
TO get some air, as the smoke was thick Smoke
and tongues Of fame appeared 10 surround them
to those in the street. and Acting Chief Purroy
ordered Truck No to get out its extension
ladders and save the men. The ladders reached
only as far as the fifth floor. Edward Cook
and Andrew Mum, of the truck company with
scaling ladders climbed 10 the balcony where
the seven fremen were and learned that they
We're not in danger.
About dozen members OF Engine CollpdllIco
Nos IA and % we're on the sixth floor when
portion of the ceiling. about forty feet square
fell on them Battalion Chief Gooderson was
among the men and ne was feled to the floor
He was ordered home after an ambulance sur
geon from ST. Vincent's Hospital had revived
him and found that he not seriously hurt
The right leg OF Daniel Foley. Of Engine Com
pany No % was broken. An ambulance took
him to the New-York Hospital
Joseph Minsch and Thomas Mix. Of Engine
Company No. %. fell from a ladder thar was
resting against the second floor Of the build
ing The right leg of each man was broken
and they were taken to New-YOrk Hospital
Joseph Kimmeth, of Engine Company No, %
was working on the Broadway side when
large part of the cornice at the seventh floor
crumbled and fell. Kimmeth ran. but pieces OF
the cornice hit his right foot and crushed H.
He was taken to st. Vincents Hospital
There were many explosions caused by the
accumulation of hot air. which blew out the
heavy plate glass windows. Glass fell in
showers around the fremen. and sections Of the
ceilings and walls were also blown out by the
explosions. The intense heat cracked the stone
walls in the front Of the building in several
places
The roof feel In an hour and a half after the
fire started. Captain Andarese had been in the
building only five minutes when he fell from
the first floor stairway 10 the marble floor of
the hallway. He was leading his up the
stairway when portion of it gave way. When
he reached ST. Vincents Hospital it was found
that his skull was fractured. and he died soon
afterward.
About forty freplen of Engine Companies Nos.
% 20 !. and q were on the ground floor
when a big skylight on the roof fell. Firemen on
the stairs were knocked down and several
slightly injured.
The building is known the Roosevelt Build
ing and is owned by the Roosevelt estate. 1t is
under the management OF an uncle of the Presi-
dent.
Captain John T. Andariese, on February o.
1900 was put on the roll Of merit for bravery,
and in the time he in the department
never had charge brought against him. He
leaves widow and two children.
The sixth floor. where the fire started, is occu-
pied by the Altman Neckwear Company. The
seventh and eighth floors were used by Hackett.
Carhart & Co. for storing stock. The first and
second floors are their saleSroonns. The third
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