The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-09
FIRE WITH MANY INCIDENTS
PLUNGES IN AND RES
CUES ROLL or $500.

.o,nsr Tries to Rescuc q BLACK Gar but Gess
uus Neck Scratched for HIs Trouble
Norxle Tied to Q Ladder Coco on tho Ram-
e-Smoke Makes b Fighting Hard.
. fire in a small three story building at
Lsa Pearl street late yesterday afternoon
an, mn such dense volumes Of smoke that
,ns 6remen were Obliged to fight 1t in relays,
200 alarms having been turnsd in. The
,ronnd floor, where the frs started, was
.coupied by c. Lobocosoo 4 Co, dealers In
Vsner supplies, and the two upper noors by
rrivste families. It was the cardboard,
blotting paper and such things that made
me heavy smoke clouds.
II was impossible for a man to remain at
oneo Of the windows longer than Ave minutes.
:, alone attempting to enter the building.
lanes Shay of Engine 10 was overcome
chile working at one Of the front windows.
Ne lost his grip on the nozzle OF tho hose
IN, managed to cling to the ladder. The
rose vas tied TO the ladder about ten feet
rom the nozzle and the way the uncon-
role end of II kicked around was q caution.
First il made a dive for the right. and
,be crowd standing In the street was soaked.
n pulled the ladder along the side Of the
,uilding with it. but Shay managed 3
sick 10 the rungs. while several Of his
comrades in the street grabbed it at the
Lorton and acted a. anchors. Than tho
ruruly end OF the hoss made q dart down
card. The heavy noxsle struck q Of the
sr,rnen between the shoulders and down
No vent as IL he had been hit by Q catapult.
he big stream sent two or three other 6re-
men TO the ground. With an upward
rhnee the heavy nozzls just grazed Shay's
head.
II would have been all day with him
!, IL had ever landed. About that time
Inc engine was shut on and Shay was helped
sown. Several of the firemen were affected
50 badly by the smoke that they had to quit.
Whom the smoke clouds were rolling out
dthe third floor windows the thickest q black
at, drenched to the skin, appeared on the
edr. Of ore and crawled out 80 far a. il could.
A cry went up from a lot Of women In the
|sroet. AMI a second later a man from Engine
10 was on his way up a ladder to pussy's
|rescue. apparently. though, IL was some
thine new fo.' him 70 carry a cat down.
|sh9ok himself violently and made q pass
with one hand. Pussy came sailing through
|ths. air, To tbs CONSERVATION OF the women
|fok. who were getting all ready TO greet
the brave fireman as a hero. The cat
anded on all fours in the street. II was
visible after that only as a streak a. 10 sped
through the saloon opposite and out the
back doo-. The claw marks on the back Of
the r~escuer's neck will be there for several
dsvs
The fire practically guttei the building
in which il started and spread to $50. which
10 Thomas Connery's hotel. The hotel Ia
only three stories high. and all the guests
we're out. The fire in this building was
confined to the third floor.
Connery's family occupied the top door
Of 80. After the alarm had been turned
in he found his wife overcome .
Of the front windows Of their apartment.
He carried her downstairs. but when he
attempted 10 20 back Immediately after
ward he found his way blocked BY the
James. Connery had about 1900 In bills
and coin in a bureau upstairs, but he sinply
had TO stand in the street and watch the
|hsmes creep toward it. He wasD'dAven
able TO console himself with the thought
that the bureau was insured. As soon a.
Chief Croker got on the scene Connery
tipped him OF as to what was In the bureau.
The chief as oon a. he thought IL wss safe,
sent one Of his mon through the bedroom
wndow into the smoke cloud. He returned
10 the window with an old wallet and two
nd flannel bags. about the size Of shot
bags. Each was tied securely with etrin9.
The wallet and the bags were scorched q
little and the bureau was partly burned.
was as happy as a lark.
The loss OF the Labocosco Paper COM
|nny was about $4,000. and the damage
10 the Connery hotel was 81 900.