New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-20
LAID TO LACK OF WATER.
SPREAD OF HORNER FIRE.
Girl Rescued by Human Bridge
,Tump .SdrcS Many.

"a, n. v-ste- r-,rsue was directly responsible.
~. s-er,en s1v Tor the spreading OF IRE started
.-.s.e-6sv hy IN explosion q benz-ne On TIE tec-
ors floor q The furniture Etoreaouse o. X :.
tso--er & Co. az Kos 100 and IL West twenty
,,u--b-st. the ealcsrooms Of the company being
= 10 & West Tweuty-th.-d-st TWO men were
injured.
Ter r7sn escaped by jumping from g second
,o-v window 70 G one story extension in the rear
N ,he building and then 10 the coal yard q me
-srss Coal Company. 81 Noe. Jos ana 10 Mesl
Tv,rty- ffth-st. one gil WA rescued from the
fourth aoor 10y human bridge 70 The root CT an
adjoining building
The interior % Tho building. seven Etory brick
structure was almost eaten out FROM the second
story 10 the roof Mr.. Homer placed the damage
AZ 5000 covered ny Insurance
The .xnlosior occurred on tho second floor. II
MADE terrific report, and irnIn-aAsely there " s
q rrast volume %. Game. BersGrn-a 7. Sherwood,
~ No 200 peuu-st Brooklyn. who was near al
hand was burned severely about the face ana
hands He With George Under, OF Fort Lee. y. J.,
and eight others jumped FROM a rear window on
the second floor 20 extension one story be-
low Ia falling Linder fractured HIS left ankle.
Both ne and Sherwood were removed TO the New
York Hospital III ~ ambulance
The rescue Of Annie Helwig. eighteen years old.
living 81 No - West Fffty-second-st-. was the
most thrilling feature OF the FIRE. She working
along IN the rear Of the fourth floor OF the build
ing when the explosion occurred She ran for the
etairway. She could see smoke and flames below.
and. running back 10 where she had been working.
knelt down and began 10 pray. She was found
~ Louis Naycr and Frank Klopf, two employees
OF the storage department They carried her 10 the
Enirvsy. but found they could not get down
safely.
Then they took her to a window on the east side
q the building. The roos the building 81 30. 3s5
sixth-aye. comes within about jhree feet q the
window, but a Ettle below T. MAYER reached
across, assisted by hlopf. who hei5 hira. urti he
got a hold on the c0--ice o. tho r0cf TIe held on
firmly, While Klopf guided Miss HelWlg across the
human bridge 70 a place os safety. Klopf pulled
Mayer back, end then both o: ire meE jumped
scross The opening themselves They went down
through the roof %. 80. 3s5 TO The street
The nrst floor % 80 3T 6.xlh-ave.. the rear Of
which is only few feet from The Homer Building
u occupied by Nine. Francis. a nl!lliner. She was
o. work IL glass covered extension Workshop
a. ne rear with Cfteea girls
After all had LETT tae worz~oorn. Nine. Francis.
Kiss Bau-l1nn, Martha Feirberg end D5-cha Irijue
nm hack and rescued q mum Der o. hate
-Four alarms were sent in for tho Ere and &C
cording % tho fremen. they should not have been
necessary. The a-zt engines 10 arrive took Up
POSITIONS IN Twenty-foUrth-st. near the FIRE but
were forced 20 seek MIGRANTS In seventh-sve-. as
they could get 40 water
"hen Water Tower SO arrived on the scene
Lieutenant Martin 2. Csuarhv. % Truck No o.
'O-N o-SiGe o. g. He jumped on the deck with
Two men and starred 10 raise the tower. When Il
As lsheo ne stream from 1cizt pressure OF six
engines Nas not SUFFICIENT 10 carry il into the
'u-lo-ig The flames shot on from the building,
ene While his back was - then Lieutenant Cal
laFay coat vas burned. IT'S neck was sco7ched
az N.s aalr singed. One %: the arsnen turned &
''le1in o. wasr~ on him. and the lieutenant stuck
70 MS duty. re flames we're 50 hot that they
-.-o ne framework OF TIE water tower.
--'-e responding 10 The second alarm Engines
NoE 3 and 2 ha5 n ro,l,eto- a. sf--r-,,,. 80
~ oia one OF 80. rs horses YVES SO badly