New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07
packed closely they seemed TO be sat
ished with the prospect.
Rescues by liremen.

packed closely they seemed TO be sat
isfied with the prospect.
Roscues by Tiremen.
Despite thc impcrlling flames which
fared out continuously from windows
on both sides. a ladder was raised 10
this landing and the men and women
there carried dowr. Under cover OF
powerful water streams the fremen
made short work Of this.
When these rescues had been com
pleted il was found that three women
had been crushed to death or had been
sufTocated on the third floor fire escape.
First of those 10 get out OF the land
ing. ,hcy had ocen squeezed into help
lessness b. others struggling through
the windows. Near the window. inside,
OF the third floor. two women we're
found dead. They had been sufocated
BY smoke in their efforts 10 battle
through TO the fire escape.
As soon as il was seen that the hos
pitfalls in the district would not be able
10 handle all of the persons requiring
attention calls for ambulances were
sent 20 all Of the Brooklyn hospitals.
Patrol wagons were summoned by the
Clymer and Stage Streets and Bedford
Avenue police stations, and 1t was IN
these that the dead were hurried away
10 the Clymer Street station. The first
ambulances 10 arrive were, quickly over
taxed. so Deputy Fire Chief Lally
turned over several Of the hose carts
70 the work Of removing the injured.
The bloci; was % crowded with ire
men and spectators at this time that
no frs, aid measures could we'll be
taken there.
When all the ICscue WORK had been
done the iiremen turned their attention
to the blazing b,:ilding. attacking the
flames from ell sides. To get at them
from the rear u was necessary Tor the
firemen to perch themselves OIL the
apex OF the roof OF orc Of the Ans
bachcr building. Their work was not
completed until after o'clock last
night.
Three Investigations Begun.
When all the living had been seen
10. three Investigations were begun III
Public School l4S. on Hayemeyer and
North Sixth Streets. a half block from
the ire scene. Louis J. Goldstein and
Reuben Wilson. Assistant District At
torncys of Kings County. conducted
one inquiry; Fire Marshal Thomas i.
Brophy, another. and Coroner Ernest {.
Wagner. a third. In these inyestig
lions many stories OF rescuss "e.e
volunteered b. men VINO said they had
saved scores Of lives.
Mrs. Diamond was one Of the first
persons examined. She said she was
the owner Of the propertr. but did not
know what her status ~ the can0s
company was. She said she travelled
for the COMPANY And knew very little
about the operation of'thc building.
Diamond. questioned b. Fire Ma hAi
Brophv. said that about 81 weeks ago
he was told % fIsproof the wall 80
the halls alongside me south ..n.t
way. the one Ina, could not he g.cd
because OF the proximity OF he flame
This work nc said had not been CON.
pleted lie mad given he order 10 a
tinsmith. who rad flushed he wal :
on one floor and was waiting f0r rem,
rescHtGtiye o. the Department; Of La
tor to pass on this before ne hurried
the others through
Ia TINS connection. Isaac solomon. a
tinsmith. Of 932 Myrtle Avenue. ts~ti-
ned thai ne had received The order no,
over week ago and that ne had begun
his work last Thursday.
Diamond said he had not been or
dered TO install sprink!ers IN tn build.
ing. Deputy Chic. Ially contradict
Diamond. saving that Diamond nov has
IN the courts the question % whether
he had not sufficient other ireproofias
material IN the building 10 make
sprinklers unnecessary.
Owner of Building Arrested.
Diamond could not recall how many
FIRE drills had been conducted with his
employee Samuel Barkan. Of the rs
sex Sh RI Company. testified that tivs
drills had been held BY his employees
since July. He also said tina, when he
learned. about three weeks ago. Of the
order 20 Diamond 20 freprof the walls
he told Diamond that unless this orde :
was obeyed ne would move hi. bust
ness from that building
Marsha Brophy examined Diamond
very thoroughly. and. though he gained
admissions that Diamond had been
fined more shan once for sdul;erat c
his CANDY. there was nothing 70 show,
Rrophy said. that Diamond had not
made every effort 10 comply with the