New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-25

James Pelligrino. Of Mulberry ana
Spring streets. The boy was Samuel
Francisco, one of the two who is ex-
pected to die. He leaped from a WIN
dow on the third floor.
Save Girls from Building.
Although the flames were raging
within. the three men, when they founu
they could do nothing more on the hre
escape, entered the building and res
cued two girls. In telling OF their Ell
forts Pelligrino said:
I'VE might have been able TO save
more, but when we tried to lower the
sliding ladder to the ground we founo
il hopelessly damned. I could not
bulge it. 1t was useless as a fire es-
cape. and the only way we could help
people down was when a fire LADDER
was put up"
Charles Latino, who labored to save
those within, with Pelligrino and Ser
geant Sheridan, is a Carnegie medal
man. He was awarded the medal five
years ago for saving nine persons In
fire at No II Mulberry street.
The scenes inside the burning build
ing were described also by William
Donahue, who was employed on the
fourth floor, in the Lindhe Shin Com
pany's factory
81 was in the room with Mr.. Lindhe,
he said. when the explosion came. It's
force upset a thousand-pound press on
my leg and pinioned me until Mr.
Lindhe released me. We both made
our way down the fire escape to safety.
The last saw of Mr.. Hoffman he and
the three girls were trying to reach
the fire escape. but were cut off by
the flames. When they found they
could not reach us, they went TO a
| ok fire escape, but were cut off again.
They tried TO fight their way to the
front once more. but were swallowed
up in the flames"
Shortly after the first explosion, he
said, there was another also Of great
force, which hurled the burning wreck
age about and must have sent death to
some who might have escaped.
After the fire started, Frank Moss,
Assistant District Attorney passed the
scene. After watching the fire for
some time he went TO his Office and in
structed Deputy Assistant District At
torney Joseph o. Skinner TO make an
investigation in conjunction with Fire
Marshal Prial TO have ready as soon as
possible any evidence of violation Of
the safety laws.
No Solid Fire Wall.
Mr.. Skinner interviewed many employees
and among the things that were called to
his attention was the fact that there was
no solid fire wall between Nos 2oS and 2OS
Canal street and Nos 2lO and 2l2 These
buildings have been made practically into
one by having the doorways knocked
through the partitions.
The condition of exits, and the fact that
the fire ladder was damned in its grooves
were also called to his attention. 1t was
said several violations of the fire laws
were charged against the buildings. which
are old brick structures. At night Mr..
Skinner took charge of the bodies and
refused 10 allow any one to look at them
until the Coroner's physician arrived. He
said that he did not want TO repeat the
experience at the Triangle fire when
many false identiications were made.
The ground floor of the buildings was
occupied by small clothing concerns,
while the upper floors were devoted 70
manufacturing. On the second floor was
the New York Bun Company. The third
floor was occupied by the Metropolitan
Mirror Works and the Royal Machine
Shop. on the fourth floor was the
Lindhe Shin Company and the Lesch
and Farrell Plating Works, while the
fifth and sixth floors were occupied by
clothing factories.
The first alarm was turned in by Walter
was just coming from the Criminal Courts
Building where he had been discharged
on a charge Of selling cocaine. Two more
alarms were sent in, Commissioner John
ston himself coming on the third In the
absence of Chief Kenlon, the fire fighters
were under command of Chief Martin.
Commissioner Johnson drew especial at
tention 10 the fact that no engines were
used on the fire. but that twenty powerful
streams were supplied by the high press
ure system. These did the work more
effectively. but it was two hours before
the fire was sufficiently under control for
the firemen TO enter the building.
The buildings were visited on January g.
1912, by a fire. which did $4,000 damage.
The damage by yesterdays Iire was esti-
mated at $4,000
Ordinarily there would have been about
two hundred persons at work in the
buildings, but a great number were away
yesterday on account Of Jewish holiday.
Next to the burned building was six
story tenement house, on me third floor
of which Mrs. Loretta Pizzo lay sick In
bed When the flames threatened to
spread TO that building Patrolman Victor
child out While he was getting her
through the window he was cut on the
wrist by glass.
AS the hour grew late hysterical par
ents and relatives gathered about the
scene Many said that relatives employed
in the buildings had not returned home
and feared they had persisted. Police re-
serves were called out from three stations
10 keep them back out Of danger from the
topping ruins.
STUDENTS YIELD TO POLICE