The evening world., 1913-03-14
F|REMEN CAUGHT
IN BACK DRAFT"
SEVEN INJURED
Members of Two Companies
Trapped on Fifth Floor of
Loft Building.
THREE OFFICERS HURT.
Acting Battalion Chief Cal
laghy Refuses to Go to
Hospital.

4 powerful 'Daok DRAFT" created
when door on stairway wss battered
down with an axs, sucked . great
volume Of superhsatsd eases and fame
ASwn the stairs upon the men OF
naOins Company No. and Truck
CeaAbany No. -. who were charging
. Gre IN the six-story loft building at
Noa. ili and iSs West sixty-sixth
street early to-day.
The rush Of nrs and vapor came with
Tie suddsnncss and force Of an expio-
sies 49, the men were blown down one
Aight Of stspA Seven were hurt. Thcy
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The nre was discovered by Lieut..
Shields OF the west seventeenth street
poises station. Shields had Just passed
the building when he heard roar and
the Jingle Of glass In the street behind
him. He looked back and saw the NTH
door windows spoutins flame.
oNgAr CROWD ATTRACTED ~
49, ouILolNo TORCH.
Oh,elds turned IN IN alarm and three
engine companies and two truck cofn-
pan,ss Responded. with Battalion Chief
Smokey Joe" Martin IN command.
A tho ars apparatus came to stand
Ssiil 10 'front.' q The building there wss
saothko roar such ~ Lieut. Shields had
heard. and glass from the sixth AoVr
wa shattered noisliy ~ II struck the
paysmsut. Instantly each window "a
that isv>kfstk - 80 is'mu'tanssusly
q huge biShS -psSsesd shs roof and ssss
hnA iato the air. MertSa sounded .
SECOND alarm.
- bullding YES nov . tremendous
TORCH, lighting all that section Of tho
city Crowds from every direction. At
oracteA By The spectacle. began TO g.
ssmblc, ana the reserves from the West
esysutsen nth and West Thirtieth stPsst
s,assons had diaculty holding the ~
~ back.
Chief Martin sent ,Astazl sf ArssssA
n TIE roof OF Q fovr-story building 10
the west OF the burning structure ed
directed ActiaS Battalion Chief Gal.
Rsy, with he msa Of Truck Company
No. ~ ana Engine Company No. l. 70 50
vpsiaffs ana attack the Ore from tho
iasds Of TIE buiidins. A vasss tower.
meanwhile. vas being raised ~ The
f,ont Of the building.
Cailashy end Capt cossns LED the
chAhgS " the stairs. The truck con.
pany men carried axes. The engine men
dsisged q hpss. Fireman Gardner Wa
the nrst Of Tie axe 'wislAsrs 70 reach
The locked door that blocked the ascsai
q - aftA nsor.
JACK DRAFT oWgePo FlAgMGN
ooWNsrAiRs.
0asdnss quickly had The door Aewn
Z ~ Il save swAy and fell SAckwasd
away from The erowdins nrsmsn. IN
rysh Of sas - aFs swept ever -,
Soup on ~ staira
The baak Asaft oans - auiekly ~
arsmsn haA no chance 10 escape. TIE,
vees swspt In . strvgg1ing mass com
~ stspA Waasr haA bssa tarns1 iats
tho line OF Aooes watch was dr0Dpet
svAsn the pipsmsn were blown hack
me hose kshsd itself about the stso,
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49, Hve % ."s'oe Co"peny NJ
10 anA Csee Hanasy OF bnsins Cen
any No. ~. with parties Of their nea
vesc AoWnstaiss. They heard he roal
- - hackdrausht ana tn s.usa A N,
S.>snsn e.Ii,nr.on ths .t.ps IA ru.hsI
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~" s"v sos OF "se tnss
fevnd stasssrtng At the fourth nooI
landing. The injured we're assisted 4
tbo Otpsst. where they were ATTENDED
- n. HAIRY n. Archer Of ths vtrs
Dspartment
oan~xhv. coars and IA..,& Ham,
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