The evening world., 1911-04-29
ARbUCKLE BUSHES
TO BROOKLYN FIRE
IN SPECIAL TRAIN
From lakewood, O.
Miles, in y Minutes to Aid
al Refinery Blaze.
MAN IS MISSING.
E1even-Story Building De-
Stroyed by Flames Caused
by Sugar Dust Explosion.
ONE MAN IS MISSING.

A S'."o FIRE which destroyed the
eleven-story refinery of the Arbuckle
sugar Refining Company. at Jay street
and the East River, Brooklyn, and
which probably cost one workman his
lie. brought John Arbuckis. head of
tho firm OF Arbuckle Brothers. to the
scene from Lakewood In Q special train.
Mr.. Arbuckls had been attending the
polo games at the Jersey resort and
had Just returned to his hotel when he
received word Of the IRE by telephone.
Tho last night train had left Lakewood
for Jersey City. and Mr.. Arbuckle teie-
phoned the Central Railroad OF New
Jersey for a special. Lakewood 10 no.
on the main line and there was difn-
Guilty In getting a good engine. A
switching locomotive was finally sent
from Red Bank with a single day coach
alta
A clear track was given the special
when It pulled out OF Lakewood with
Its solitary passenger. Engineer Thomas
Manyon seemed to throw new life into
the old engine and covered the sixty
three miles to Communipaw In one hour
and thirteen minutes.
Ferryboat Held In Waiting.
Mr.. Arbuckle slipped him a bill OF
large denomination and hurried over
to the ferry slip, whore the regular boat
had been held for him for several min
utes. His first inquiry wa IL there
were any lives lost. When told that
so far as known at that time all the
men had been saved. he replied: Thank
God!"
Upon arriving In New York Mr.. Ar
buckle took a taxicab for tlps scene OF
tho fire and remained there until early
morning supervising the efforts of his
employees to assist the frenen.
The Are was caused by an explosion OF
sugar dust. and BECAUSE OF the highly
infammable nature OF the sugar stored
IN the building It spread with startling
rapidity. -Four alarms were turned IN
within five minutes after the discovery
OF the blaze. The fTemen were fearful
OF the danger to the Il. W. Bliss build
ing adjoining. in which Government tor
pedoes are stored. They were able to
got at the blaze from all sides. and
three fireboats helped, but 1t was found
impossible to save the structure. and
tho efforts of the nre fighters were
finally turned to preventing the spread
Of the flames.
Escaped Over Bridge.
The blaze started on the ninth floor
of the building. and the workmen on the
two upper floors were panic stricken at
frst. but with the one exception they
were AL led to safety over a bridge TO
a new building across the street. The
men on the lower floors ALSO got out by
means OF . bridge.
The men OF Engine Company No. les
heard the FIRST explosion and were a,
the scene before an alarm sounded. As
the hremen drew up in front of the
burning building they saw the face o.
a terror-stricken man at a window on
the eleventh floor. flames were shoot
Ing out of the other windows. Suddenly
the face OF the mar disappeared. Ths
bremen say ne persisted. and there Wa,
a report that one man was missing
His name could not be learned.
The entire East River section o.
Brooklyn and across in Manhattan wa,
brilliantly lighted. Thousands of per
Sons watched the flames from tn,
Brooklyn and Williamsburg Bridges.
Loss VIII 80 $780, 200.
Secretary Gilmore of tho Arbucki,
Sugar Refining Company said the los,
would reach $500. 900. The Fire Marsha
after an investigation expressed tn,
opinion that the blaze started from
spontaneous combustion,
When working on the NTH floor earl,
this morning Fireman Patrick Dwye
of Truck No. So fell through a stair
well TO the third floor and was rendere,
unconscious. He was taken to tn
Brooklyn Hospital, where his in1urie
were said TO be slight.
Fireman Chris. Rolph. OF Truck Ne
60. fell down an elevator shaft an,
broke several ribs. He was taken (
Brooklyn Hospital.
On Christmas morning. nine year
ago. Battalion Chief Coppinger an
Fireman O'Toole and Jeffries wer
killed at u fire which destroyed
building on tho site OF the one burma