New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
POULTRY PERISH IN A FIRE
Nearby Blaze Alarms Patients IN
Gouverneur Hospital.
QUICK WORK OF FLAMES
More than 5000 Chickens and
Ducks Burned Before Help
Could Reach Them.

More than three thousand chickens
and ducks were burned to death last
night in a fire which destroyed the four
story brick building at No. 500 South
street, within half block of Gouverneur
Hospital. 1t was necessary to turn in
three alarms for the blaze, which was
very stubborn, the fire being famed by
a stiff southwest wind, which blew in
from the river. The firenen soon saw
they could not save the burning build
ing and then turned their attention tow
ard preventing the spread of the flames
to adjoining buildings.
The one hundred and fifty patients in
Gouverneur Hospital were alarmed by
the gusts of thick smoke which blew
in through the windows. but the nurses
and doctors went through every ward
calming them with the assurance that
there was no danger.
The fire started in the basement of the
building and ate its way upward with
rapidity On the first two floors was
the poultry market of Frank Goddard,
in which the chickens and ducks We're
u.
crawl up the sides of the windows of
this part of the building the feathered
prisoners clucked and squawked with
great noise, and tried to escape by
beating their wings against the glass
But their agonies were not of long
duration, as the blaze was so fierce that
they quickly persisted and when the fire.
fta sInv- n
chickens and ducks burned to crisp.
A second alarm was turned in, as the
flames began to mount toward the roof,
bringing Deputy Chief Langford to the
scene. He realized that the fire might
have more serious consequences if the
wind caused it to spread and sent in a
third alarm. On this alarm Chief
in his red automobile and took charge
of the work of eXtinguishing the fire.
The building was formerly occupied
as storage place for oils of different
kinds, and on this account was highly
inf1ammabe. Within ten minutes after
its start the fire had enveloped the en-
tire building and the wind carried
Owing to the intense heat and suffo-
eating smoke from the Oil soaked wood
work in the building. the firemen We're
confronted with serious task in fight
ing the fire, and many were overcome
after facing the flames for d short time.
They were forced to work in relays. and
as fast as they dropped at their posts
taLr h,rn tH
of them were more seriously affected
than the others and were taken to
Gouverneur Hospital by DIR. Archer, the
ambulance surgeon
The most seriously affected by inhal-
ing smoke were Firemen James Sava-
reese and Henry Kane, both of Engine
Company IL They failed II rally TO
had done. and it was decided TO take
them to the institution.
Half a block below, on South street,
are the big livery stables of the Jackson
Stable Company. in which POO horses
were housed. When the smoke began
to drift over the stables 1T caused the
horses TO become uneasy and many tried
this emergency and went through the
stalls, untieing the animals and running
them to safety in Gouverneur street.
When it was seen that the high wind
might carry the flames 10 other build
ings In the vicinity. the firemen began TO
play a stream of water north of the
burning building. so as TO form fire
wall. Had IL not been for the fact that
the flreboats Body. Strong and Hewitt
steamed up to the foot Of Gouverneur
slip on the third alarm and turned six
streams of water on the burning build
Ing 1t Is thought that the flames might
have done considerably more damage.
A great crowd gathered ON the streets
to watch the flames. and Captain Schlott-
man. of the Madison street station. at
the head of the reserves. had hard time
10 preserve order. The fire was under
control shortly after II o'clock last night
KILLED HIS LIFELONG FRIEND.
Lima, Ohio May 2s-Because his neigh