The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-24
RESCUED FROM FIRE.
FIREMEH PLUNGE THROUGH
STOKE AND FLAMES.


ing Block ON Elm Street-BuiIding's
Interior VIII Have to be Rebuilt
Fierce Fight With Flames in ley
Weather.
I. S. Greenberg stumbled over some
thing i'll his fatherf tailor store in the
three story brick block at POS, 800 ard
So Elm street. anh dropped a gallon
bottle of gasolene shortly after o'clock
yesterday morning. and befeie the ire
men had extinguibhed the flames dam
age amounting to $1,000 was done AMI
three women were rescued from the fire
by the brave firemen who dashed
thrGugl. sheets of flames and suf:ocat-
ing smoke TO get the imprisoned ones
to safety.
On. the second and third floors resided
w Z, Tyler, Henry Grenn3n, Henry
Horton, Mrs. Ida Bishop, and Mrs. NJ.
Parker. None of these were insured
with the exception of Greaaon, who
carried small amount ON mis- fnrnitu-e
and personal effects. Greenbers was
the only other tenant in the building
insured.
Passing in a. trolley car on his way
| home, Fireman White of No. SIS en-
gine company saw smoke rolling from
the front of the building and immedi-
ately ran to No. as engine house, cor
ner of Park and Elm streets, but half
a block from the Scene OF the fire. An
| alarm was turned in from box at the
| engine house and companies 1,.3, and
8 and truck ) responded very promptly.
With Company No. came Assistant
Chief Perkins, who resides in Park
street. He was eating his breakfast
when he hard the cries of fire.
| The crowd in front of the building in
sisted that there were more people in
the buildings and at the time in one
window was a woman calling for aid.
Lieutenant Webster. Of Engine COM
pany No. 8, found Mrs. Henry Grenner
in her night clothing and carried her
| to the street. Just as he arrived there
Mr.. Grenner had rushed up to the door,
and taking his wife from the firemen
went into DIR. Leonard w. ]. Bacon's
house, which adjourned the burning
| building,
Assistant Chief Perkins carried out
Mrs. Ida A. Bishop, who occupied the
| third floor, and Captain Chapman of
the chemical company rescued Mrs.
| Tyler, who had apartments on the sec
ond floor. The firemen found considera-
BILE difficulty in making these rescues,
as a number of the doors were locked
and one of them was tied. Even after
the occupants of the house were all out,
the spectators declared there were more
| people in the burning building, and the
| firenlen made another search but no one
twas found.
building from the rear and front and
in a half hour the fire was under con.
troll 1t had completely Quilted the
tailor shop kept by Greenberg, upon
which there We're $1,000 insurance. The
total loss approximates $1,000 The
barber shop and musical instruments
lowned by A. Cosmer in the store next
door was damaged about $500, and there
is no insurance. Henry Grenner was
the only one of the tenants who carried
/ insurance and $500 that he carried win
tINONCL illS luHo llUhl SiiIG GtHl #WtilSIs
II The household furniture owned by
4 William G. Tyler, who Is employed at
the Reeves Manufacturing company,
Was totally destroyed and there was no
insurance. The third floor was not
damaged except by water. 1t was oc-
cupied by A. Grenner, Mrs. Ida Bishop,
4 F. H. Tooker, a painter, who boarded
with her; Mrs. J. B. Horton, Harry
Hawkins, employed at the Candee sta
bles, also boarded there.
The building was recently turned over
to the Cynthia Merrill estate by the
lformer trustee, Robert u. Baldwin. At
torney Carlton e. Hoadley appointed
to succeed Mr.. Baldwin, said that about
/ $1,000 damage could be recovered from
i insurance and that the damage to the
4 building would amount to $1,000 more
4 at the least. This loss Will fall on the
Il Merrill estate. s.e....*as.
* Young Greenberg Informed Marshal
! Gladwin that the gas was lighted when
he fell, and that it evidently ignited
i the fluid. The firemen were unable te