The evening world., 1911-04-18
4 LIGHTHOUSES
ON THE HARLEM
FLAME SWEPT
Homes of the Nassau, Harlem,
Metropolitan and Wyan-
oke Clubs Destroyed.
200 SHELLS BURNED.
Blaze Watched by Thousands
-Firemen Rescue Care
takers and Family Of One.
200 R

~ nasAn. the HAr,sm. ne MSes-
pstitan anA the wyanohs bcathouses
tssvssn Maeomb's Dam bridge o n the
~ Putnam Division bridge on the
Dssnx SIDE Of the Harlem River near
oas Hundred and B~txty-nrst street
~ destroyed ~ . Are that started
- . o'oiook THU mornins. sntaiiins .
49, Of 10000 and drawing to the
sssns Thousands OF psrsons from many
parts Of the city. The lighthouses OF
The Crescent and the Bohemian were
saved. the nrs, slightly damaged. -Four
persona, two man. q woman and child
wsrs rescued One fireman was in
jursd.
The houses were filled with combus-
ubls material being u.ed in getting tho
boats ready for the annual Spring
practiss. There were stored in them
paints, resin. benzine. oils n var
nishes. Tn members OF the clubs
were about to begin training for the
Decoration Day regatta, and every
boat was ready to be put over"
All the lighthouses were In charge Of
Eddie Graham. who had his sleeping
quarters In the Nassau boathouse. and
George r. Becker. who with his wife.
Anna. and t~wo-year-old daughter lived
In the Metropolitan.
Zach Of the lighthouses was about
1ooxb feet. n they were only eight or
ten fset apart. Usher saw Eddie Ora
ham shouting franticaily from the
second story window OF tho Nassau.
ysro surrounded him. and had he jumped
hs wouid have landed on an iron picket
fence skirtinG the railroad right of way.
Battalion Chief Walker was driven up
By Paddy Corridan. and promptly sent
b . second alarm. A. the nrs, truck
came up Corridan grabbed . scaling
ladder. put It up TO the window and
sosousd Graham
Saved, but Los clothea
1hs carstaker was nearly overcome
~ smoke and heat and had discarded
every stitch OF his clothing. He wa
given . blanket and taken to the quar-
tsrV Of phs Putnam bridge tender 10
walt for nov clothing
In Q short time the flames . spread
to che Metropolitan b~oathouss. whore
Bse4sr. his wife and child were asleep.
They had not heard the commotion out
side and Battalion Chief Calvin had to
break In the front dor. All three were
nearly -nconsciou from smoke. In
thsir mig htciothss they were carried
out hg nremen. revived. wrapped in
bianksts. and later taken TO the High
wait for clothes.
The IRE leaped from one b~oAtbous-
to another. and all four were practically
destroyed whsn tho hreboat La wreDce
arrived. after the third alarm. from
One Hundred and Thirty-second street
and Harlem River. The flames could
be seen for miles and thousands
watched them from Central Bridge and
Maoomb's a Bridge.
When the blaze had reached the Cres-
cent boathouse Deputy Chief Ahearn
concentrated his men OF preventing
further spread. and the Crescent was
only slightly damaged. a northwest
wind greatly Handicapped the hremen.
While one detachment was pouring wa
ter on the blaze. the wine suddenly
sent the flames directly back into their
faces. and they Ia to drop their hose
and retreat Frank Holohan, OF En-
CINE Company 81. was trying to reclaim
tho sauirming rubber when the nozzl,
hit him over the right eye. knocking
him unconscious.
He Vas rescued by comrades. and AZ
ter being revived was sent to quarters
Many Boats rurned.
Every boat was ready for launching
Destroyed In the four houses were sX
teen eight-oar shells. eight four-oa
shells. sixteen four-oar pleasure barge
and L0 singles. besides many lRunche
belonging 10 various persons
Besides these. all the trophies, medals
pennants ana records for twenty years
many priceless. Were lost.
Capt. John Schultz OF the metropolitan
Rowing C1uo SAID TINS morning tAat n
mon would keep all their regatta az
p~ointments. despite the fact that the
had lost everything He SAID that be
fore the emDeTs aai cooled several me
with plenty OF money hal assured hlr
the members need not be alarmed, an
Capt. Schultz 10 confident mat all IA
other CLUBS are also stll IN the gam
President Herman Hlertherg OF N
Union Boat Gu promptly extende
the PRIVILEGES OF the Union Boat Gu
TO the oarsmen affected by the hre Tt
Union club has a commodious nous
an excellent feet OF boats and Is sit,
ated directly on the rowing course
the foot OF Dyckman street u Il
Speedway.