The evening world., 1912-08-16

UlOnSa tut ehoaNs 49, 49, es'~
finally located by Pstrolman o'connor
Of Mulberry street On the hrst moor
Of the building Berger d Worth con-
Quoted q mandatory of dry colors
On the second was the umbrella handle
factory Of SLIDER Pinkowitz. with a col
lection Of varnish. resin and shellac.
The third floor was occupied by 8.
Shapiro, manufacturer OF candles. The
wsintraubs Glass Manufacturing Com
many covered the fourth floor. and the
Orange Valley Hat Mandatory the
NH. The sixth and seventh noors were
unpccuped.
DLAzG HAD GOOD START IN
THE CELLAR.
poiicsmaa O'Connor. with the assist
sncs OF the night Waterman Of the
hsilding. opsnsd the front door and
found that the smoke was coming from
the cellar. They walked down the stairs.
but were soon dfavsn back by smoks
and flames. They made . rush for
the street. The opening Of the door
IA admitted enough aAs TO create .
back draught and hey ala not set
away Q moment TOO sooa When they
reached the street flames and smoke
were os,ohins from ne wtndows Of
svsry floor.
o'Conn0 turned n an alarm and
Deputy Chise King ssnt N . second. and
this brought out 'vsnoksy'' Joe Nantin.
the famous smoks hghtsr. who sent In
a third alarm and finally . fourth.
Martin had 3utt returned to his bod
rom . tvo-aiArm IRE ct No. ioi
1Swsry.
the mon from Engine Companies Nos.
dsrs. II was at this time the smoke
began 10 drive the Italians from their
quarters. and the reserves from Null
berry street. under Capt. kinsler: those
Of Fifth ana Mercer streets were soon
on the ground. Fifty reserves at least
must have been on duty.
Nos. 20 and u are the high pressure
companies. The former. under Capt.
Biggers. made the second Moor and the
latter with Capt. Hughes covered the
third. Smokey Joe" saw the men could
not stand up under the conditions and
ave the order to back out The IRE.
men had already begun to do this. They
dropped their hose and crawlsd alonS
the floor. guided by the hose to the nrs
escapes. When they reached thu
ground II was found that several mel
were missing.
BACK INTO THE BUILDING rc
SAVE THEIR MATES.
Martin ordered the men back into th,
building 10 rescue their mates.
Whliam A. Stone. driver Of Engin,
No. Y. was the first back and stumble
over the unconscious form Of Capt. Big
gers on the third floor. as, with q we
Handkerchief over his mouth. he gropet
through the smoke.
stone picked hun up and with tn
help OF Others carried him down tn
ladder 10 the ground. DR.. Archer O
the Fire Department and DR.. Hand d
st. vincents Hospital were In attend
anceL
Fireman Henry Hines of No. 20 va
m1ssing. and back up the ladder wen
Stone and the men behind him. Hlne
was dragged out and carried down.
Then Arthur Finnegan was unsc
counted for and another run up IN
ladder was made Finnegan ha
drasged himself to the nrs-sscaps an
was there overcome.
No time was lost in getting mir
down. Meantime fifteen men wer
stretched on the sidewalk overcome
smoke. All were revived. but Bigger
and Hines were ordered home.
Meantime the flames were pouring on
of every window with clouds OF tn
Thick. stining smoke. and the hreme
were fighting from the roofs to the ca
and west Of the structure. with II
water towers and from the IRE escape
OF the rear Of the big building At No
8-0 Bond street.
Between this and the burning buildin
was . pasageway of only fifteen fee
and the only reason that the flames a
not extend to II was that the rear
the burning structure was guarded /
Iron shutters. only such being opened
admit OF the playing OF the hose inI
the interior.
Around At Nos. q and % Blocker
ne Florence crittenton Mission. Mi
Dshvens, prssidsnt OF the mission, hi
visited II last night and remained {,
The night She. with twenty-five woms
nmates and nine babies. was IN Il
beaidins. and the smoke coming
1hssagh open windows Aiisd Shs roomi
1saiee Captain 1uskts IA Auibss,