New-York tribune., 1906-07-05
PANIC IN SWEATSHOP.
FOUR INJURED At FIRE.
Brque Rescues by Boys = Thirty
Thousand See Blaze.

Thirty thousand men. women and children,
vho moment before made the lower East Side
shake with their noisy celebration OF the Fourth,
stood for nearly four hours early last evening
watching spectacular blaze in a seven story
sreatshop al No. 81 Cannon street, under the
Williamsburg Bridge The fire broke out about
z o'clock on the second floor OF the building, and
spread rapidly. In less than ten minutes the
entire structure was swepL with flames. There
were four hundred cloak workers in the build
iag at the time including three hundred men
and boys and one hundred women and girls.
-Four persons were badly injured in the mad
rush 10 get out OF the building, and many
thrilling rescues we're made. Several sneak
thieves made futile attempts to ply their trade
while the tenants of the neghborlng houses
we're watching the fire All Of them were caught.
Those injured were:
building burned about face and chest; taken to St.
KaEGEL Mrs Betsy sixty-f,e years old thrown down
.:.lrs by sneak thieves: taken Gou1eTneur HosD-
RogENBAUM. Samuel thrty-two years old. Of No. 81
Geerek street slightly burned taken TO ST. Gregorys
WARD Carl thir,,tlrree wears old vatchroan burned
sbout hands taken to St GregOry's Hospital.
Nobody was fatally hurt. Mrs. KaegeI was
probably injured internally She was standing
IN the hallway the second floor at No %
Cannon street, when two youngsters who had
tried 10 rob one Of The flats, rushed against her
in an attempt TO escape. She stumbled and fell
headlong down flight of stairs. The boys
were caught and locked up They said they
were Simon Bonn, Of No $50 East Houston
street, and Frank Corbett. of no. 81 Jackson
street
The fire VAS discovered by Miss Ida Tobias.
seventeen years old. who with five other girls.
4I,1
an alarm, and when the policeman on the beat
cav il he turned in another. Chief Croker
ordered a third, which brought him enough
men 10 prevent the flames from spreading TO
me adjoining tenement houses. For time it
looSed as i the flames might sweep across to
no So but lie fremen got the fire under control
II ilme 10 prevent its spreading.
ihe employees Of the shop, who were cee-
"iating the Fourth by toiling hard in dismal
rooms on the top floors. made a mad rush to
windows and doors the moment the fire was
discovered. a young tailor known as 'Tabby."
Jumped from the third floor and fell into fire
escape without a bruise. A score OF boys and
Young men showed great pluck in helping young
Joys and girls TO get out of the burning struct-
ae' Many rushed to the roof in hope OF escap-
'Hs Dy Jumping 10 other roofs.
Dsniel Rosenbaum, OF No. l Goerc1 street;
-aNts u NO ~ OOEleaIS street, anu
Ss'aes Lawlor Of No. $50 Front street. were the
"asest of the volunteer life savers
iney dashed up to the roof of adjoining tene-
's' houses and shouted to those on the roof
- lhe burning structure not to jump until they
-au arranged themselves 10 catch them. Fol-
O"Ag the advice OF the lads, those on the roos
-1Hs over the edge as far as possible and
ui0pped As they fell the lads held their arms
usaket shaped and saved them from injury.
me drop was nearly twenty-five feet These
oOuiu not have escaped alive by attempting to
81 oat any other way.
me tenants of the two adjoining houses were
assea out until the fire was under control.
's'o'e Il was put out the blaze had completely
sE0yed five floors OF the building The dam
SNas vas said to be about $4,000. The main
-4ts q OF Williamsburg Bridge was black
80, 80 men women and children, who applauded
ne ,bsorously when they the young men on
toof helping the employees TO escape.
hundred policemen under acting Inspector
a. iisosa and Captain Patrick Byrnes kept the
His lines IL order
cIlei Croker surprised and pleased the police
- ipiiInenting them the efficiency Of their
CO. .E "a keeping The fire lines open so his men
80 49,. handle the large quantity OF apparatus
g. oai or the third alarm. At recent big
49, NnleI Croker has been severe in his crit
-" u the police work.