New-York tribune., 1912-01-10

, hopelessness Of the situation, rushed
ont into Nassau street at about 5:30
O'Clock and communicated his terror to
Patrolman Foley, who occupied fixed
most at Nassau and Pine streets.
PoIieerans Advent Resented.
Foley ran for the building rapping his
night stick on the pavement which
summoned Sergeant Casey. They met
and entered the building, only to be
greeted by Davis with a What are you
butting In for?"
GO on, Foley" commanded Casey, and
Foley went. returning as quickly to send
in an alarm at the fire box on the corner.
| Immediately the flames burst with a
roar through the storeroom's thin par
tition into the elevator shafts and
seethed up TO the fifth floor, where they
spread out into the luxurious quarters of
the Lawyers Club. In the absence OF
| Deputy Chief Binns, Chief Kuss. OF the
| 1st' Battalion, was the first on the
ground. He Immediately turned in
second alarm, which brought Chief Ken
lon.
| The fire in almost no time had en-
gulfed the three top floors of the eight
story building. Chief Kenlon did not
bother TO turn in a third alarm. He
| turned In a fourth instead, and then the
borough alarm" which summoned a
dozen engines from Brooklyn
gale that froze the blood swept in
over Trinity churchyard and tore at tha
flames, blowing them into a vast torch.
w>''ch persuaded many a dweller on
Bro klyn Heights, across the East River.
that the sun had risen in the west.
Blazing chairs, desks and rafters were
sucked up like sparks, to fall on the
roofs of the skyscrapers to the east.
Chief Kenlon stationed men on the roofs
of every building between Nassau and
Pearl streets to nip every incipient blaze
In the bud, in the mean time warning
Janitors and caretakers TO keep all win-
dows closed.
Just as the Brooklyn apparatus, for
which the entire north roadway OF the
Brooklyn Bridge had been cleared. that
it might rush unimpeded 10 the rescue.
ing. in Nassau street, three employees OF
the Cafe Savarin were seen TO climb
along the coping OF the roof on the
Cedar street side, pursued by the flames.
Firemen below made out their forms
family against the dawn breaking in the
Cedar street and Broadway and shrieked
for help. Dhen they knelt and prayed
Killed When Life Line Burns.
Five firemen threw scaling ladders
against the side OF the building and ran
up, only to be driven back by the flames
which belched suddenly from the win-
dows Then other firemen from the VIM
dows of the skyscraper across Cedar
street shot life line to the Desperate
men. They caught II and made 1t fast,
but as two Of them grasped 1t and were
being lowered to safety a tongue oe
flame from one of the windows reached
up and with lick severed the rope as
IL It had been twine and the two men
were dashed to bits below.
The third man, at sight of the fate OF
his comrades, stepped back with horror
and plunged into the furnace at the rear.
His name may never be known. John
sazzio and Giuseppi Condi were his COM
panions who met death in Cedar street.
Sazzio landed directly in front Of Time
thy p. Manning, fireman attached "a
Truck 6, who Immediately became bys-
tericsl and was removed to the Hudson
Street Hospital. Manning remained de.
lirious up to late hour last night as
result Of his experience.
Kenlon soon had all the streets round
about the burning building chcked with
the black smoke from fire engines, while
taut hose stretched from every direction
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