The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-14
BROAD ST. BLAZE In 5 ROUNDS
DIG BUILDING TRADES WATER
FOR SMOKE.
Ticker Man Got Excited and Sent Rapid
Fire Bulletins-Deputy Chief Had 10
Reg Broad change Folk 10 stop
Distinguishing --Prlnters Lose SIS 900.

ENtinguishing-Pr Lose SIS. 900.
The four story brick building at a. IS and
q Broad street, backing UP against an l.
OF the big Broad-E1change Building, and
occupied mostly by printers and lithog-
raphers, was Quilted by fire at O'Clock
last night. The Broad-Exchange although
we'll filed with smoke, was in no great dan
ger. The employees gave the fremen
valiant assistance by turning on four
streams from the standppe
In a building near the fire was the night
operator for the Stock Exchange ticker.
He has little TO do at night but send out
accounts OF sporting events and prizefghts.
He followed up his custom last night by
sending over the ticker his view OF the fire
as if he were reporting prize6ght. This
is how he did it,
Round 1. Bulletin Tho fire Is still baz-
ing at a Broad aud threatens TO spread TO
adjoining buildings
Round The blaze ia still coming out
through the roof in great volume.
Round 3. The fire. is eating it's way back
10 the rear buildings
Round 4.-1he building at IS Broad has
just broke out, and the flames are pouring
through tho roof in great volume,
Round 5. The fire has now spread TO No. ~
Broad street
Round g. The three buildings. Nos. 49, As
and u Broad street; two alarms have been
sent in
Round 7 Flames are now coming through
the roof of the three buildings and n hose has
Just bursted
Round $ The water tower has Just arrived;
the fire is still burning furiously.
After sending in the eighth round the
operator quit
John Landau. superintendent OF the Broad
Exchange Building called Otto SCHUYLER. his
head porter, and Alfred Rhine. Schuller's
assistant. when he heard that there was
fire next door. All the windows in the
building had been closed with iron shutters
for the night. Landau and his assistants
got the cleaners and porters together and
strung the hose to the standpipes on the
fifth and sixth floors Two lines Of hose
were strung also from the third floor, oc-
cupied 10y I.adenburg, Thalmann Il Co.
The opening OF the windows for the hose
let in the smoke. Some Of the tenants
remained in their Offices until they we're
assured that the fire was under control
There was no excitement in the building.
Many valuable records of I.adenburg,
Thalmann 4 Co. were stored in a room close
to the burning building. They were
promptly removed to the main Office by
clerks. Then one of the two lines Of hose
burst and flooded the floor. There was no
damage in the building. but the tiled floors
will need good scrubbing.
When the firemen had the fire well under
control Deputy Chief Kruger hunted up
Supt Landau and asked him to shut of
the water from the standpipes Kruger
explained that his men wanted to get into
the buildings.
Kruger wasn't very complimentary to
the employees in the Broad Exchange
Building.
They're protecting their own property"
he commented.
Chief Croker however, said that they
deserved credit. They not only protected
their own property, he said but had given
valuable aid to the firemen. As matter
of fact, the streams from the standpipes
were the first on the flames.
Policeman John ODonnell of the Cen
tral Park squad lived on the fourth floor
of A. Broad street with his wife, child and
niece He wasn't at home last night.
Policeman Monroe Green, who sent in the
alarm. carried Mrs. O'Donnel. who has
been i'll, down stairs. She was taken TO the
home of her sister near by.
Chief Croker put the damage at 5000 to
SIS, 900. The building was occupied by
Francis L. Fitch, who prints the Stock
Exchange lists; D. Cramer, manufacturer
Of desks; the Epicure restaurant, Bermen
& Douglass, stationers; William j. Morris
stationer, and Adam Barth, printer.