New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
TWOBURN To DEATH
SECOND CELLULOID
BLAZE IN 3 DAYS.
-Four Others Expected to Die
as Result Of Fire IN IVest
9Ist Street.

Two lives were lost and nine other per
sons were seriously injured as tie result
OF fire which started in the eeIuloid fac
tory OF the Charles A Hetzel & Sons Com
pany. at Nos Ia and I31 West s1st street.
yesterday noon The dead men are Frank
Dadzer. comb maker. OF No Z1s Avenue
A. who was severely burned. and died az
the New York Hospital last night, and a
man known as "Goletz." who had been in
the employ OF the company only a few
DAYS and whose address was unknown He
was burned 10 death In the fire
This fire was the second within three
says 70 break out in a celluloid factory
and exact a toll Of human life On Monday
seven men we're burned TO death in a
Brooklyn celIuloid plant and many were
seriously injured. In both cases the flames
spread so rapidly that escape was practi-
caIy cut of al once. and in both cases
members OF the firm and sons OF mem
bers suffered with their employees
AZ the risk OF severe burns. the employees
Of the Hsrzel company yesterday rushed
through the flames which blocked the exit
n the hallway and escaped being burned
70 death. Four Of them are not expected
20 recover. They are Arthur Christ. seven
teen years old. OF 19sth street and Nagle
svenue. Inwood. who is In the New YORK
Hospital; John Sheridan. thirty-seven years
old. Of No 33T East sIst street. also in the
New York Hospital; Edwin Lewes, thirty
eight years old. OF Jamaica. Long Island
who was taken 70 Bellevue, and Charles
HetzeL sixteen years cid. OF No. 209 Dyck-
nan street, son OF the senior member Of the
firm. He is also in Bellevue. Frank Het-
gel. a member OF the firm, was also burned
but not so seriously. He lies In the New
York Hospital
Martin Caraghy. Captain OF Engins
Company 1. who was burned about the
face and neck. was attended BY an am
bulance surgeon and taken 70 his head
quarters. William Kehoe. acting captain
OF Truck "a. was burned about the hands.
face and body and taken 10 New York
Hospital.
Several other employees in the factory
were slightly burned and received medical
treatment
The manufacturing firm. which deals
principally IN celluioid combs and novelties.
occupied the front portion OF the loft on
the top floor OF the seven-story building.
From some unknown source a blaze
started in a quantity OF inhammab,e mate
rial which was stored between the Office
explosions which was heard by all the en-
ployes. AS Charles HetzeI opened the door
20 investigate. mass Of smoke and flames
rolled into the ONCE. Without hesitatin
the boy dashed through the ham-s. and
running 10 the street with his clothes on
fire turned in the alarm.
In the mean time the flames spread rap
Idly and shot far into the room. where q
~
backed up 10 the window facing s1st street
and shouted for help. As there were nc
hre escapes at the windows they realized
that their only hope was 10 run through
the flames. One by one they hung them
selves through the blazing passageway
and fell unconscious into the arms OF those
who stood on the outside. waiting to carry
then 70 safety
Thirty employees OF H V. Keep, manu-
facturer Of shirts. who occupied the real
Of the top floor. got out easily and wen
down the rear fire escape Some remained
10 help the HetZel employees out.
Frank Hetzel a member OF the hrn. wa
the first 70 reach the Eau. but returned Il
rescue MS nineteen-year-old sister. H
succeeded in getting her out. but his Owl
/ clothes were blazing and he fell 10 th'
/ floor unconscious after he had thrown III
/ girl downstairs 70 the sixth hoor. wher'
she was picked Up and carried out IN
/ harmed
The majority OF the employees were IN
/ conscious when they reached the hallway
I all we're burned, IN many cases the clothinl
/ being burned OF them. Before the uncon
scious ones were placed in the ambulance
I priests attached 10 the Franciscan churcl
Al Nos lS3 and rs West 51st street admin
istered the last rites OF the Church
/ The hrenen had Iittle trouble in gettinl
! the bIaze under control as soon as the in
I eammabIe material had burned up Act
! ing Captain Kehoe ana Captain Ca-lagh,
we're burned while trying 10 set into IN
factory
When the dremen finally got inside the
found Frank Dadzer unconscious near III
/ front windows. he was badly burned an
was taken 20 the New York Hospital
/ where he died last night On the rear dr
/ escspe the hremen found the body Of GOeJ
/ badly burned Apparently. after gettin
I into the hall witu his clothes on nre, IN
/ man. instead OF going downstairs. wen
I through the Keep factory 70 The nre es
/ cane. where he died Those connected VIII
/ the drm said that ne had been employs
. there only few days. and no one kneV
where he lived He was about forty year
old. Eve feet six inches in height, an
weighed ABOUT l60 uounds.
RECOUNT IN QUEENS.