New-York tribune., 1905-07-08
TWENTY FIREMEN HURT.
Continued from first paSe-


York Hospital also DR.. oLeary and praceicarz
the entire surgical star Of St vincent's Hospital
were present. For nearly three hours they wsr.
kept busy attending to the injured They treat
ed in the temporary hospital all cases which
were not serious enough for removal 70 ST. vfa-
cents
As the number OF patients became greater
larger clearing was made on the floor OF tho r,s-
taurant and for a time three or four men w,rs
treated at once. The more serious cases. 70
qulring slight surgical treatment for cutS sen.
were laid out the tables.
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL IN DANGER
The restaurant is Immediately across tns
street from the Wing Building, and as ths nrn
In that building grew hotter and appeared %
grow beyond control Of the irernsn. word vas
passed that the outer wall might fall and crush
In the little emergency hospital Several times
this warning was sent TO cleaT the place al a
moments notice. but neither the surgeons nor
the nurses the proprietor and his plucky wife
would bulge. Mrs. Sice's services were IN
valuable, and were so pronounced by the sur
geons and gratefully thanked for by the men
She brought out all the supplies she could think
Of such as ice, stimulants. etc. for the injured
At 9 o'clock. when the fire seemed worst
there was a crash that sent many from the hos
pital as the warning came that It was the wall
1t proved to be a water tank on the roof. which
had fallen through to the floor below with
part of the roof.
1t was 10 o'clock before the flames were under
control Deputy Chief Duane had a large torcs
Of men and a great battery OF apparatus. and
from the North River hreboats were using their
energies to pump water to the upper floors Of
the building. The situation on triangle ap-
peared to give the lremen great advantages IN
fighting the flames. for they could attack the
fire from all sides simultaneously. II took two
hours Of hard work, however. TO gain the small
est advantage over the fire
The first floor Of the building was occupied "a
Station C, Of the New-York Postoflce. Thers
was a great quantity OF mail matter In the sta
ton at the time. and the half dozen clerks on
duty worked at the risk OF their lives TO save
the mails. Not knowing at what moment the
ceiling above them might crush them to death,
they worked, piIing letters and packages into
bags waiting patiently for the wagons called n
a hurry from the main pOstotfice- Not until the
last bagful had been removed IN safety would
the clerks leave their posts The mail was al
saved and taken 10 the Foreign Mails Station In
MortOn-st.
The second, third and fourth floors Of the
building were occupied by the Wing Piano Com
pany, the fifth by the Dale Company, and the
sixth and seventh floors by Trter & Bergheld-
manufacturers of photo mounts Ihat com
pleted the list of occupants The damage TO the
individual firms could not be aScertatned last
night but IL was heavy
The 9th-ave L" trains were stopped for
nearly two hours owing to the danger from
smoke and sparks at 13th-sC-, where the track
was close to the fire.
Frank Trier late last night estimated the
damage by the fire as follows To the building.
owned by the AsUor estate $25,000; Wing Piano
Company. 0.0OO: Coke Dandruf Cure Com
100000; Trier & BergdeId. S125OOO; a total oe
about S265.OOO