New-York tribune., 1908-03-11
FIRE INJURIES SCORE.
Manu- Incidents at Blaze an Shopping
District.

Another Of New York's big fires occurred yester-
Gay in the heart the drygcods district as told
IN late edition yesterdays Tribune and before
II conquered score OF fireEnen had been in
jared by falling glass. seventeen sections Of hose
had burst and hack draft had threatened prop
erfy for blocks around. As ii was Chief Croker $
seneralship wor and the fire ended with record of
having burned out tire six story brick building that
runs through from, No IS West 18th street to No.
s1 West I7th street: of having cleaned out three
upper adjoining loft building at Nos
- ard IS West 18th street. and OF having blown out
more than forty windows On the 18th street side
Of Siecel-Cooper's big store. The loss was esti-
rrated at about sedeeoo.
New York Hospital last night it was re-
ported that Captain McCuire. of Engine 3. who.
with four other men. had been taken there, was
OFT of danger and had been removed TO his home.
Captain Mcclure was one of the men caught ne
meath hail Of broken window glass. An artery in
his right arm was cut, and for a time he was be
lieVed TO ne in serious condition. All the others
excepting four about the face and hands
and able go back their duty after being
bandaged by ambulance surgeons Captain Nc
CURE and the four others taken from the hos
ptal after hours treatment
The fire discovered in the 17th street side OF
the building by PafTolnan o'Connor. of the West
2oih street station. who flames and smoke
coming of the second story Window The
rapping OF his nghtstiok awakened the sleepers in
nearby boarding houses. and before the engines ar
yiveo the sidewalk was crowded with scantily clad
Agatha Knapp. who lived the top floor al No.
- West I7th street She overcome BY smoke
ard tainted the stairs where she was found by
Richard J. Watson. another Iodger. who carried
her the street
The cause Of The fire unknown last night,
and It's rapid growth also something of -nys
terry. Chief Croker, realizing that the fire was in
the Of the shopping district, turned out at
TIE first alarm and then sent in three more
alarms. His action justified. because in
short tine there came q back draft that blew
cut TIE windows in the building where the fire
started shot tongues of flame across 18th street
the siegel-Cooper store.
It hard fight through the early morning
hours that kept the fire IN the two buildings in
18TH and 18th streets. There danger at one
tine that the excess water and the streams spout
frg from bursted hose would food the rev Nc
Aooo tunnels through the station in 18th street
and Sixth avenue This prevented by tenn
nora-y Gam of bags OF cement built up the
street.
tine the shopping croT-1s resefle3 the dis
trict yesterday there was nothing TO indicate the
fact that there had been fre except that police
lines cut of half n: the Hook in 18th street, be-
tween Sixth and F4tth avenues Meanwhile. gangs
of workrne- were busy boarding up the windows
that had been broken in the department store
Yesterday afternoon Mayor Mcclellan received
from the Sierei-Cooper Company Two checks for
so each. ozc for the Fire Department and the
other for tle Police Department. in recognition of
the work done in keeping the FIRE from the store