New-York tribune., 1910-10-04


,nent with a group of buildings and
thousands OF dollars worth Of construc-
ton material was wiped out.
Next door TO the Clark & wilkins
place was a little blacksmith shop owned
by p. J. Mcccnnor. 1t was caught In
the rcmorseless advance Of the fire riv-
erware. There was very little left save
the anvil From the shop the flames
licked their way toward the river, but
they We're repulsed by streams Of water
from q fire boat, and did no further dam
sge in that direction.
Lumber Yard Blaze Stubborn.
The fire in the Moore place proved
stubborn. With the millions of feet OF
lumber stored there the space offered a
good stamping ground for the flames
and sparks. which resembled fireworks In
the sky. and put in jeopardy every build
ing for several blocks.
In 25th street. near the avenue, is the
garage. in which are stored automobile
delivery wagons. owned by John Wanna
maker. Fearing that the place might
take fire at any time the manager OF the
garage had his men wheel all the cars
80 safety in the street. They were put
sn park, with hundreds OF horses. which
lired the averrue for several blocks The
building OF the Atlas Bedstead Com
pany, near The automobile repository,
was wet down thoroughly without avail.
Brands from the bed factory fell on
vacant two story building near 25th
street and Eleventh avenue, owned by
fhe Metropolitan Iron and Steel Com
parv. The structure was totally de-
stroyed The steam fitting shop occu-
pied by John Ha4ilin & Brother, next
door 10 the bedstead mandatory. was
scorched, burt a wetting down saved 1t
from destruction. The firemen finally
checked the progress Of the flames as
they reached the charcoal factory of
Z r. Neumann-
on the north side Of 25th street was
another place that gave the firemen con-
cern. although IT was not damaged by
the fire. It was the lumber yard OF
1chabod T williams & Son. at the
corner Further UP the block. on the
north side, is the big factory OF the
Conley Tinfoil Company. which would
have been an added danger had the
flames not been kept from the oil COM
pany's store ard the garage.
To the eastward. between 25th and
24th streets lie more factories. stables
and old-fasbioned dwelling houses and
tenements that would have offered fine
fuel for the flames but for the stand the
fremen made. Likewise to the south
cast. in the block between oath and
I'D streets. there was great danger for
g while
Railway Employees Help Situation.
To the west. Immediately adjoining, |
was not so bad, as the block between |
oath and 25tll streets west of Eleventh |
avenue, is partly vacant, and the block 1
between sd and oath street is covered |
by a storage yard OF the Metropolitan |
Street Railway Company, whose en- |
ployes looked after il. This situation re-
lieved the fremen by allowing them TO
concentrate TO the eastward of the blaze.
The up-to-dateness OF its construction
saved the express company's building
from destruction 1t stood the brunt of
the fires attack. although it was direct
lv adjoining the burning Pennsylvania
Hotel. The roof was badly damaged.
hut the structure was in no real danger.
fires sparks few over the housetops to
an Erie Railroad car float moored off 2Sth
street. Four Lackawanna railroad fire
tugs were hustled 10 the scene and they
put the fire out. but not until it had
consumed part of the float
The FIRE brought thousands of per
sons from all over the city and drove
most Of those living in the neighbor-
ing tenements from their homes in
uanic A crowd Of about twenty-five
thousand stood at vantage points as
near as the police would let them and
watched the fight of the firemen TO save
the entire section from devastation.
Spectators Hurt by Bursting Hose.
There were five ambulances on the
Ecene. One Of the surgeons was called
on to administer treatment TO Fireman
John Ward. of the fireboat New Yorker.
who was rupt7Ired by the wriggling noz-
zle of a hose which he was handling.
Mrs. Annie McKenna and William
Cruise. spectators standing at 23d street
and Eleventh avenue, were thrown
when q hose burst, and an ambulance
doctor dressed cuts on their heads. Will
lam A. Fry, another spectator. got a
scalp wound when A bursting hose
threw him to the ground. He was at
tended and went to his home.
The fire abounded in spectacular dis
play, and at its worst lighted up the
skies with d glare that dimmed the
street lights way over 10 Broadway.
Chief Croker thought the fire an un-
usual one in several respects. il de-
stroyed an area, roughly 500 by 300 feet
1t was the first time in six years that
double lines Of hose had to be used-that |
is, the heat was so great that the fire
men playing hose on the flames had TO !
be wetted down by other hosemen play
ing on them, SO that the most advanced |
co1ld maintain their places.
In spite Of all this, said the chief, he |
had seen more difficult fires TO fight, and |
some that did not yield so quickly as
this did when the firemen get their con-
certed attack working.
There were number of priests in the |
lines. Among them was the Rev. |
Father Walsh, a Dublin priest, visiting |
New York AT one time IL looked as |
though one of the priests might be |