New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
BIG FIRE CAUSES
Loss OF S1,5O0,O0O
Finally Yields to Apparatus
Throwing 25,0O0 Gallons OF
Water a Minute.
FLAMES RAGE FOUR HOURS
More Territory Covered by
Spectacular Blaze than by
Any in Experience Of
Chief Croker.

moved down several buildings, burned
ont lumber and coal yards and threat
ened other property in 24th and 18th
streets and Eleventh avenue last night
It was the most spectacular blaze seen
in many years, according TO Cnier
Croker and covered more territory than
any in his experience he said the dam
age would probably amount TO ABOUT
81 jOOOo0- There were no fatal1ties-
however, and no one was seriously n
tured- An accumulation OF apparatus
throwing twenty-five thousand gallons
o4 vster a minute. finally stopped the
spread of the flames
T. ,,as about 8 o'clock when employees
90 the United States Express Company
a+ work in the firms depot. az Nos Ji6
and lis West oath street. saw flames
mounting skyward from Moore brorlers
humber yard. directly across the street.
/ on the northeast corner OF Eleventh ave
nuA and oath street Some OF the men
,an over with xtinguishers and got q.
line Of hose One turned IN a IRE aLarril-
/ when engines reached the scene the
humber ward and the buildings IN II were
:, flames. Gallons Of water were tnro"n
q, parts of the plant which had not
/ caught but the heat was so intense tnas
+bs efforts OF the fremen were IN vain
second and third alarms were sent N.
and more engines. under Chief Croker
and a squad OF battalion chiefs. re-
spOnded
FIa,,es Lesu Across th7 Street
/ In the mean time the flames had
burned their way along the lumber IN
/ closure 10 the north end and then leaped
| across the street 20 the Pennsylvania
Hotel. on the corner OF Eleventh ave-
nue.. and directly west OF the express
/ depot
When the hotel caught fire II was
crowded with patrons. most OF them sea
faring men A general stampede ensued-
during which everybody got out except
one woman. whose name was NOT OBJ
tanned She was penned in a. room on
the second floor by IRE and smoke. she
screamed for help and ParroIn1an Daniel
7 Phelan. Of the old West 2Dth street
station. ran into the building 70 her
rescue He stumbled through the hall
wavs and finally reached the second
/ floor. The woman was in Mysteries
when he got TO her. and il was with diff
Guilty that he persuaded her 10 accom-
pany him.
When the fire had consumed most OF
the hotel building. tenement house ad-
Joining it to the south was threatened
Firemen wet IT down with tons OF wafer
In one Of the apartments. and cut on
from the street by thick volumes OF
smoke. was Mrs Helen Madden. sixty
FIVE Years old. She yelled for help. and
Patrolrnan Frank W Silver. of the old
West Goth street station. fought his way
70 her side. He carried her 10 the street
and she was attended by Dr. Baker. OF
Bellevue Hospital where she was taken
silver and PheIan had burns about their
faces and hands. and after being treated
went 70 their homes
From the hotel the fire spread east 20
the express station and To the coal yard
Of Dartt & Co. at the southwest corner
Of Eleventh avenue and 24-h street
Every building owned by the company
was burned TO the ground In the stables
we're a number OF horses They were
rescued with difficulty by policemen and
employees
Fight 10 Keep Fire from Pier.
While the firemen were lighting the
fire and trying 70 prevent its spreading
in sOutherly direction or westward TO
the piers along the North River in the
section the cry suddenly went up that
the top floor Of the building at Nos 054
and 81 West oath street. Just east OF
the lumber yard and occupied by the
New York Metal Ceiling Company. was
ahre. At the same time word reached
Chief Croker that the flames had worked
back in the Moore lumber yard 10 q
space used for the storage OF scrap iron.
Just north. and 10 a saloon near the
| southeast corner of 18th street and
Eleventh avenue
/ Alarmed at the sudden turn OF affairs
I Chief Croker ordered most Of his men 10
| keep the fire from spreading 10 a build
I ing north Of the saloon and used as a
I branch storehouse by the Standard OF
Company.
Quick work on the part OF the hremen
saved the structure and averted an ex-
pIosion that would have driven the IRE
northward and beyond the control OF the
! force on the scene. The ceiling com
pany's building was saved. with the eX-
/ ception of the two TOP floors. The saloon
was burned TO the ground and one or
two huts in the lot where the junk was
! stored were destroyed
High Wind Carries Sparks.
/ There was high and cold wind blow
ing and il took the SPARKS. some OF them
I a. large as a mans arm in all direc-
tions. some OF them landed on the roof
Of a stable at Mes. Jj3 and 1si-' West
nth street. owned by J. J. DUFFY.
contractor. and 3J0 horses IN the place
we're in danger They we're saved by
men employed by Duffy and by p6iiee-
men. who riszed their lives 10 get them
/ out.
| At the northwest corner OF =4th street
and Eleventh avenue was the lumber
ward OF Clark & wilkins. IL was early
seen that the plant was in danger. and
/ fremen and employees were put TO work
wetting IL down. The intense heat OF the
fires burning around IL turned the water
/ into steam. and despite the preyenrive
/ measures the whole OUsfit went up.
/ Bv that time i've alarms had been sent