New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
MANY JUMP FROM FIRE
SE' ERAL STILL MISSING
Men and Girls at Factory RI,
Through Flames to Escon.

piart OF the Brooklyn Chair Facto-- " 80
ana Il Waverly-ave.. Brooklv, ,s..o-s~ - "A,
ternoon, half dozen OF the ernuloya. - a.
from the windows and score or w.. ---.Poa
were burned in making their escape cra -~"
died as the result OF his Injuries So ' .-
% the employees OF the factory ver. -
10 De missing last night They vs-. So,
Lizzie Phiunder, eighteen years old ~ " -
Huillher-aVe-' and Christopher Krohn ,h,-..
years oid' OF No 800 South Fifth-st.. the ,o,.
man or the factory Neither had reached -
Iast nisbt. and II is believed both were KIM
An i'aHSn known as Mike" was also sata -
% missing 80 rapidly did the place nm,
that II is feared that other live, g.. I'm In
been lost. but it will be impossible 10 s.,r,ss,''
rrins before to-day. or the injured sorr -
die may
The deal man was John Simpler. tvvsn.v g.
years old. who lived at Broadway and rar,,,..
ave. Brooklyn He Jumped, receiving t,,.-~-,
injuries and fractured leg in addition "a -.
and died at the hospital
THE INJURED.
The injured are:
IN THE CUMBERLAND STREET HOSPITAL.
qs oa n2.g s sgsqysrs S Ella No Nv.
CLCGER. John. address unknown. burned snou, a. "a
DAwpES Alfred. fifteen. No. f7o classou-ar.. s--.s
about face and hands ''A
DAWDES Thomas sishtsea. same address sur-ss ASH,
FELIoE Charles. address unknown. burned abOu. a..
FRANCISCO. Martin rttesn. No 200 Morr.I-... s,,.,
and hands ''0u' nrs
TAssEcTIE. August sixteen No, 30 serry-st. su,.,
rom second window received "a
right leg aud RIBS terribly burned about tss Sssp
KLUGE Charles. thi-tv-rv. No Az Ra1,n-.v. -
about fac. neck and hands. "'2
sENPLER 3. John twenty Ave Broadvay, near Jam.icn
urs q lsit leg IN addition % burns may de
WICHETTL Tessie. twenty. 10. 247 Chauucsy-ss b.a-
ing nav de- 'O" 'an'-
sEIToS: Taoma. forty No sTs South Thrd-.t. burned
~ THE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL.
BIsENELI. Ddvsrd afty-sx No 90 stockton-s. s,,,.s
about taes and hands and suffering from snocS !:
MCCARTHY. Michael. thir.y-nve No coo vv-s.r.
badly burned both legs broken in two places nay Ia
The main building OF the Brooklyn Chair cor.
pany was formerly the Centennial Bsprs.
Church. which was organized by the Rev. Or.
Justin D. Fulton Later it was used By the Sal
walton Army. and eighteen years ago the n.
terror was rernodelled and made into three soo-,
for the chair company. Since then a four s.or,,
brick addition had been built IN the rear. run
ming back almost to the houses in Clinton-avs.
The entire plant was filed with dry wood, var.
nish. upholstery and other infamrnable ma.
terial. which burned With such ferociry that tina
houses in Clinton-ave. and across the street In
Waverly-ave- were n1enaced. Several OF tbs
latter had all Of their front windows broken
and furnishings damaged by smoke an5 water.
Four alarms brought a quantity Of fire appars-
tUs that completely blocked Myrtle-avs. and
some OF the adjoining streets.
The entire plant Of the chair company was
destroyed, not even book being saved. Tho
president OF the concern Is ". II. English, and
the treasurer Is J. 7. Conway. They place their
loss at $1,000. The loss 20 the building. which
IS owned by the estate Of Mary Z. COwper-
thwaite is estimated at $4,000.
William Young. the superintendent OF tbs
concern. was out to dinner when the fire startal
at 2 o'clock He was unable last night 70 1nt
out definitely the cause OF the fire. II was said.
however to have been due TO an overhea,ed
stove which ignited some freshly vanished
chairs. Before any attempt could be made 20
extinguish TIE flames they had spread rapidly
through the second floor. where they started
MANY OF the employees had to run through the
flames 10 reac'i the street. and several jumped
from the fourth floor in the rear before ths
first engines reached the spot
Ambulances were hastily sent TO the IRE ron
the Cumberland Street Hospital, with surgeons
ingalls, and Broder, and from the Brooklyn HOS
pital with Surgeon Smith, They found the w
jured lying In the street. in halS a dozen houses
and IN a drug store at the corner OF Myrue-avs.
The surgeons cared for the most seriously IN
jured and sent them TO The hospitals IN ms
arnbuIances end in wagons that were pressei
into service Fifteen in all were taken 70 hos
piraIs and ten or twelve veTe treated and Gos
removed. Others. who were slightly ourhet' vi.
not ask the services OF the surgeons
MAGISTRATE HigginbOtharl, while on MS va
home from the NIyrtle-ave. court. saw the nres
and jumping from the car. turned IN an slarn- .
He then went 10 the scene Of the nre. anc sax'
considerable aid IN caring for the injured per-
sons during the time before the ambulanees az
rived