The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-07
WALDO SEES THREE FIRES
POLICEMAN StVES a WOaAN,
F.AINTS, SAVES SIX MORE.

cPSRev ana Hls TIrea Nen rachIe wight
Fasasry BlAke Afeer . DOublc session
&C NoaR-vhree FiFenen Hort stun
berpSss Fire Ever, the ChaeT says.
Two fires within a quarter Of mile Of
zach other gave the iremen all they could
DO yesterday afternoon. Commissions
Waldo. Chief Croker and Deputy Chief
AhSarn woro on hand 60 direct and watch
the men work. Chief Croker said the
second fro was the most stubborn that
The Bronx had encountered in his dhy.
Tho total loss hs estimated &C SIS. 500
last night Waldo. Croker and the tired
hrenen turned out again to tackle
burning factory. That job was still
harder. Croker said.
Mrs. Pauline Hatch. who smelled smoke
while sitting in the front room OF he, Eat
IN the firNt floor OF q tenement house al
~ East iSeth street. did a little rescue
work before the froInen arrived. In the
Eat % Mrs. Dernis sullivan on the sane
hoor. were the two sullivan children
John. years old. and Nellie. u. They
we're IN bed sick. Mrs. Hatch had BEEN
asked to look after them when their
mother vent tn church
she found the door locked. but pounded
sntl u gave way. John and Nellie were
sound asleep. Mrs. Hatch pulled them ont
" h~i, took John under her arm and
dragged Nellie out into the street Then
Mrs. Hatch tainted
The other members. 81 the twenty
families in the house swarmed to the fire
ESCAPES and root and the firemen got
every one down safely.
Whsle Capt. Nlauser and has men from
Fngins % were trying 90 sauelch the
'ire IN the cellar. where 10 started. a back
rraught hit them, Lieut. Friedenburgh
and Fireman John Sharkey were lost to
SIRht for the moment. The other men
CROPPED for them and carried them into the
oren In ne revived.
The fire lasted an hour. Two alarms
we're. sounded. The blaze got no higher
than the second floor. hut II ruined the
lower part Of the building several
tirsnien Just missed being hit hy a falling
csiling.
soon after the second alarm went IN
two story building At :73I Third avenue
started burning The engines that should
have appeared there were az the other
tirs and Il took some time for others to
come. Tho first floor of the building
was ocs7lpivd by = y. KTssEs q Co. .
and IN cent store. and A. Herman A Co.
furniture store. The second story WAS
Longs Dancing Academy. In the same
block u the Mott Haven Reformed Church.
where services were bsing held.
Deputy chief Ahean ordered hts men
to ens,sh Inc vault hghts in the sidewalk
and to gsi down into the buring cellar a.
tsst a. thew could The smoke was
uncomfortable. 30 the men had To drag their
ac~s through an alley and get AZ the
HaFrnss. NVfsra a ~ rgauf
For two hours they poured tons ~
water iuto he dancing academy and " ia
'he aid 1T two more alarms Wer" able -
get the blaze under coutr"l The rOnt ul
Three frenan we're injured George = P
Wsiss of tngIue - got hts leg caught ~
window Ne was rescued and retu-s-d
90 40 20 . h,epuai Firsrnen John Kanr-
slck " Hook and Lldder ~ were cut
bv fvins glass
The buiiding vas = total wreck Next
door ?Tss Third avenus. Rlackmans
sporting goods store. wa9 hoo1ed Traffic
aiong IhId avenue south ~ 10th street
- ss bl~~A 81 from Nam uNtL Z - clock
Ardre-v naveV ~ 80 Ns-r ii?d stTH-:.
c-rs' - m" building hustled y" 'he
IRE N an automobile 18th ms hroths-
-lsmes 'sst trat poh -nAn a-rsst'i
James Dav~v tor violating the speed las .
6Nnmissi~ner NAl,iN -aid that hs Vas
pleased vi't 1ns Wo.L 81 the firsVn.n
It@ 0rnnfi-stoneI Was a'eF @Oakst
- hen he returned do- " too With Ohtef
4 r.,k ~
lss' nights factory five proved
tcuRhal propnsitipu tlan either of the
N'h~rs The nv~ story bmiiug At taa- 80
! sat i3f'h street Was Srecke "a III"
tenants ore tha IPnau-,h Manufacturing
. onIpany. dealers ~ hrs-s 'h~ Piano
NlSt8l Works Oupsuv the NaruiaCt'ir- .
ing or1psny. a hitch nlakns haudk sr"h,sis ,
and tha Reliable Gum Iap- "mpapv
81 ~. Fast iSs'h stree, adjoining the
factory. ~ = s'v story fsOsr"nt POltCg-
man Edgar ste Hns ran throUgn ths halls
ordering 'he to- suits out uN TIE fourth .
Gc~r ~ tcBnd M Mary Csmph-ll living
-, the fpor He armed
her 1o~n th~ staira thr'vigh ~" smoke
a nd tainted ~heu be reached the street
u took about half an hour - bring Mrs.
9 smpb~il around. but stevens returned
g. he house ~ = f"W minutes Vie
found lohn Bl~s-ksr and hIz wife irving
- reacU~ = dog and i've "anaTy birds ~
'haw far IN The thiri foor. and drove
'NNm ont
%S4riv arhau-tNN hs Policeman made
rro moro tup and escorted tn safety
e.. orEs ga zsu. his WI" lnd two babies.
+. HON p" sound gIopIng ~ tho sInpAe.
J l-' "iinb-n - the ruut and we're taken
DO, IN ladders
fs~ blaze ia the tactorv sss roaring
= ~enwhIls and IN" flames could b~ S-.n
rrllcs away Tho lrs- - S55.GO Tho
damage 70 ~ tsnsrn"nt tr'I~" Vas al yh'.
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