New-York tribune., 1905-08-12

soap compound drove out all the iremen who were
in the factory. burning OF them severely. Six
other such tanks exploded, one after the other
the flames reached them The scattered soap COM
pound seemed to burn iercer for the water poured
on it, and the fumes from it were powerful enough
to overcome fremen who ventured into the building
for hours after the explosions ceased.
Early in the fire the stable of Lemuel Littefeld.
adjoining the factory. believed be doomed
and 10 horses liberated They wildly
through the streets, endIngering the fremen and
ether persons until the police captured them.
The first explosion in the factory caughr six men
of Engine IS the second floor and nearly
suffocated them. Five of them managed to crawl
out with hands and faces burned severely. An
drew ONeill, the sixth nlsn. fell unconscious at the
top of the stairway. Deputy Chief Binns sent fresh
men from Truck y into the building and they
carried out O'Neill. whose face and hands were
blistered. O'NeiIl was restored to consciousness
and taken TO St Vincent's Hospital He is expected
TO recover. Bernard Moran. of Engine 49, also
was sent to the hospital, suffering from severe
burns
little later the men of Engine IS and Truck
L Were caught in a backdraught near The door
way of the first floor Of the factory and Fire
men Brennan. Gilday and Moore were overcome
ana burned severely before they could be dragged
out The three men taken to the hospital
along with a fireman, Barry. who was rescued by
Battalion Chief Howe, of Baltimore fame after
pe!ng overcome by the fumes and falling into
lake OF lye III the cellar
rive hours atter the fight began the frenlen
we're being overcome at every point where they
ti!ed TO enter the factory. Surgeons from ST. Vim
cent 5 established 4 temporary emergency hospital
across the street and were kept busy revving
titLleh ana attending to their burns. Some of the
AIetneH mad 10 be carried the emergency hos
Plt@l thrCe or four times apiece, returning to the
-5Al-4s iiil" as soon as they Were able walk. A
score OF such Aremen nearly exhausted be-
tore the long night ended Among them was Ed
NdId EeeSan, OF Truck ., who unconscious
for twenty minutes the third time he was dragged
gu on. OF the line. An ambulance surgeon v;urted %
NinrFuT'S fut n
Hunter, of the Fire Department objected.
A thrilling incident of the afternoon was the fall
OF Lieutenant Mahoney and Fireman Clancy. OF
They and other men Of the company were on the
nIst floor when safe fell, carrying down part
keep from being carried down through the hole.
Mahoney landed the fallen safe and managed
70 keep his head out Of the lye but Clancy
pIunged headIong into the dangeroUs liquid.
Chief Binns and captain Reilly, OF engine 8
headed rescue party of half dozen hremen.
They advanced into the greasy and burning lye.
half swimming. half wadng. until they saw
Clancy who was insensible and floating ike a
70 Mahoney, and the lieutenant, holding Clancy
by one arm. half swan. half waded through the
Mahoney tainted when Chief Binns gra bbed him,
and relieved him of Clancy. The two unconscious
ney hurried them 10 ST Nincents Hospital The
surgeon could find injury Mahoney. though
he remained senseless. and thought he would re-
cover, but Clancy's condition was bad He had
sustained cuts on his face, head and back and
possible internal injuries. and if he swallowed any
Of the I've and resin solution that he nearly
drowned in, his chances for recovery will be still
further lessened.
The fire under control until .. m.
Nothing was left of the soap factory but the
walls. 1t was built in 1858 Its destruction in
volved loss of about $4,000. Water from the
American Tin Can Company. at No l24 to 1874
Jane-st, causing damage there estimated at $4,000