The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-07-16
Frame Buildings Big Power
Boats and Coal Pocket Near
Harlem River Burn.
WATCHMAN IS RESCUED
Fkemen Are Overcome and
Injured Fighting 100000
Four-Alarrn Blaze.

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90. lisatsd up miles of the Harlem
Mvsr and the Highbridgs section Of
Tie Dronx. burned out frame buildings
sxtsndans . oity block ct One Hun.
desA and ssvsnty-ssv street and
the Harlem River and tied UP the
whole Of the New York Central Rail.
read service. including the Putnam
Division. between 1880 and O'Clock
tAts morning.
Then holes Hsrs cut under the
tracks and lines Of hose run through
thsm 90 that trains could move freely.
The early morning mails were held
up for three hours. however.
-Four largo power boats were burned
In the yards OF the New York Yacht.
Launch and Engine Company, whore
the IRE was discovered. A large coal
pocket belonging to the DIN J. Steph-
enc Company caught FIRE and thou
sands Of tons of coai were still burn
ing when the fire was declared actu-
ally under control.
Hundreds Of people. aroused by
blaze. Thousands gathered on the
Hsrlem side Of the river and hun
drcds witnessed the thrilling sight
from the Washington Bridge, half q
mile away.
wATchMAN 10 RESCUED FROM
FIRE ~ POLICEMAN.
The fire was discovered in the
yacht company's premises by Brown
ing Bernard, Il Waterman. He tried
to extinguish II. but the inhammablc
materials soon caught and Bernard
was forced to abandon his attempt.
Patrolman Mckinley OF the High
bridge station saw the flames shoot
w from the windows, and, after
turning I'm an alarm. ran into the low,
onc-story structure in search Of the
Waterman. He found him partly
overcome by smoke and dragged him
out TO safety.
Before the arrival OF the first en-
zines + boats were going up in
flames. These were the seventy
footcr Thallasce. Just completed for
was to have been launched and chris
tened to-day: a sixty five ooter be-
ilg repaired for Ernset Lorillard. an
eNhty-three-f ooter owned by r. T..
Odds Of the REQ Automobile Com
pany. and an eighty-foot boat said to
belong to one Of the Straus family.
The flames quickly spread to tho
structure. two stories high. occupied
. ~ coal pocket by tho Stephens firm,
and whom the 10000 tons of coal
caught 1t was not long before the
blaze, quickened by a stiff breeze on
the river. took a strong hold on the
plant Of the Leonard Contracting
Company. One hundred horses were
rescued.
NAPTHA ExPloDEs. CAUSING
FLAMES TO SPREAD.
When the fire was at its height.
there were several explosions Of
naphtha and the blazing fluid was
thrown on nearby buildings. One
building In grave danger was that
: Of the Charles l.. Seabury Company.
yacht builders. 1t was said one Of
George Gould's yachts was IN dry
.dsck here. Employees went to the
rot and succeeded In putting out
ths sparks.
Mounted Patroiman William e.
Henry Of the fremont station rowed
out to four large launches. Rowena,
Elsie Ill.,, Katydid and Trafiin, which
- mt adriff and aqvad from thu
flames. They were later picked up
BY Benjamin Young. captain OF the
tug James p. McGuirl. which did
yeoman volunteer service by the Of
fective use OF three lines OF hose.
ThIRTY-sEvEN LINES OF HOSE
PLAY ON BLAZE.
The freboat Cornelius w. Law
renee had nine lines Of hose on the
blaze. Many Of the lines were
stretched across the railroad tracks,
Snd this necessitated the stoppage Of
the New York Central passenger SER
vice. The crosstown Sedgwick ave-
nue. surface cars also were tied up.
Several firemen were partly over
come and received minor injuries. but
all remained on duty after being
treated by DR.. Hughes Of Fordham
Hospital.
-Four alarms were turned In. Chief
kenlon was delayed in getting to the
scene by the breaking down Of his
automobile at One Hundred and
Twenty NTH street and Lexington
avenue, but he jumped on an Amster-
dam avenue car and by transferring
rot 70 the Washington Bridge. There
So explained who 20 was to an auto
nobil{st, who took him to the hre.
II was s A. M. before the nre was
under control. and then tho coal In
The Stephens pockets was still burn
inl, Tho destruction of the yacht
plSnt viii throw two hundred mon
o0t Of work.
By decision Of court New York