New-York tribune., 1905-12-26
FIRE THREATENS BLOCK
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adjoining building, at No. 100 Wooster-st, and
who were just about to finish their days work
had narrow escapes. and were hustled down.
stairs to safety only a few moments before the
flames belched from the adjoining building.
The fire was discovered at 5:O7 p. by Lieu
tenant Hughes, of Engine 49, which is di-
rectly opposite the Wooster-st side of the build
ing. He saw q dull glow Immediately back of
the elevator shaft. which runs up the centre of
the building at No. 102 He turned in an alarm.
A second alarm quickly followed wnen it was
seen that big blaze certain.
The second alarm brought Chief Croker. He
quickly turned In two more alarms, and followed
with fifth when the fremen learned that there
was large boiler in the basement of the build
ing that was likely to explode
Before the fourth alarm had been sent in the
building filed from basement to roof with
sitting black smoke. without hesitation. the
crew of Engine 20 climbed up the stairways
to the third floor. where the flames first showed.
With fierce roar the fire burst forth through
the elevator shaft. Members of Engine Compa-
MES % and 30 rushed up to the rescue of
their comrades. When the danger broke the
men they plunged down the stairs for safety,
but Fireman Cronin, of Engine %, the noz-
zieman, delayed instant and was trapped.
Blinded with srloke. he made his way out on
he crawsed along the coping. past two flaming
windows, and finally landed on the roof of the
buiGfns at No 100 wooster-st
tSy this time the girls employed by B.
Schwartz manufacturer of childrens dresses,
who had been at work on the top floor of that
building, had been led downstairs to safety, and
Firemen Smith and Sheridan rushed 10 the roof
to rescue Cronin. They found him lying
hausted on the roof, and he was carried down to
the street He revived in a moment and was
back with his comrades at once.
While leading his men with several lines
into the first floor of the building Battalion
Chief Worth stepped through an iron grating
badly decorating and bruising his leg and side
Fireman Burns, of Engine Company 33,
struck and painfully cut by flying glass; Fire
man Ketcham, of Engine Company 55 was
burned about the hands and face; Fireman
Ryan. of Engine Company so, fell and in
jured his right knee seriously, and Sergeant
ly severed.
Just before the flames were finally extin-
gufshed Fireman John McGrath, of Hook and
Ladder Company 20, fell through the same
grating In which Battalion Chief Worth was in
jured McCIrath received severe abdominal in
juries and was removed TO St. Vincent's Hos
pitaL
Among the occupants of the building were
c. Damsky, paper box manufacture, basement
and first floor; Cohen and MudIendorff, shirt
waists. second floor; Goldschmdt & KNAPP,
cloaks, third floor; L. Mendelssohn & Co. silks,
and Joseph Brandt & Co. braids fourth floor:
]. Jentes. furs fifth floor.
The burned building practically an annex
Of the building Nos. 80 and 90 Greene-st. The
first and second floors ran. the whole depth Of
the buildin, and the Greene-St side We're
occupied by F. S. Straus & Co. wholesale deal
ers IN yarns Their stock is considerably dam
aged, but the upper floors on the Greene-st side
OF the building escaped with damage by water.