The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-15
ARSENAL
 BURNS; ONE MAN KILLED, 8 HURT

New York, July 15.-One man killed, a score of fremen overcome by smoke and a property loss of more than $5OO,OO0 was the toll of a fire which swept through the historic State Ar senal at Seventh avenue and 35th street, last night.
 The dead man was Thomas McNal- ly, 27, of 321 West 10th street. His blackened body was found in the ruins where he had been caught by a with ering blast of fine trying to save an armored motor truck. He had re- gently been employed by the state as a chauffeur to assist in the rush work incidental to senomg the National Guard to the Mexican border.
 The most seriously injured were:.
 King, Anthony, fireman, Co. No. s4, overcome by smoke. New York hos pital.i
 McNamee, John F., fireman, Go. No. 16, overcome by smoke. New York hospital
 Corrisan. J.NP.. fireman. Hook and Ladder No. 14, overcome by smoke. St. Vincent's hospital.
 O'Reilly, James F., fireman, Co. No. 1, overcome by smoke. Bellevue hos pital.
 Lantelme. George, fireman, Co. No. 16, overcome by smoke. New York hospital.
 Heckle. George, fireman, Co. No. 14, overcome by smoke. New York hos pital.
 Lewis. Arthur, fireman. Go. No. 21, cut about hands and face.
 Cummings, John F., private 69th regiment, detailed as custodian of the arsenal, cut about hands and overcome by smoke.
 Hero Prevents Explosion
 An explosion that would have rocked the central section of the city was prevented by the herofsm of Sergeant Charles Lenz engineer of the build ing. At the risk of his life Lenz groped his way through the pungent smoke and turned the valve, flooding the magazine, which contained 500.00C rounds of rifle ammunition, 100000 three-mch shells and 300,000 rounds of shrapnel. i4 l. Three thousand new rifles and hun. dreds of crates of uniforms, blankets tentage and other equipment were destroyed. The arsenal was the mair distributing depot for the Nationa Guard of the state.
 Members of Adjutant General Stotes burys staff were preparing to leave the building when the fire was dis |. covered. Colonels lOliver A. Bridge man and Eugene K. Austin. Lieuten ant Colonels Henry A. Bostwick ant J. P. Trainer and Majors w. A. Niver | John l.. McCunlber and Henry T Hotchkiss werel in offices on the sec \ ond floor. They barely reached thu street in safety, carrying what docu ment they could catch up. | Started In Civilians Room
 The origin of the fire is not known 1 Cummings. the custodian, said he frs saw the flames in room used b! civilians employed in various capact ties about the arsenal.
 Leutenant-C Colonel Bostwick was il command of the arsenaL His car in charge of chauffeur Andrew Moran | was awaiting him in Seventh avenue McNallly was at the curbing convers l ing with Moran when the alarm wa sounded. Both rushed into the build ing, intent upon saving the 12. moto l trucks on the ground floor. i Moran leaped upon the first in sigh
 and drove it to safety. after secon'
 trip into the building he missed Nc
 Nally. The fire had gained such head
 way 1t was impossible to attempt
 rescue McNally's body was foun'
 at the foot of a stairway by Sergean
 William Cashman and John B. Colli gan, of Fire Patrol No. 3.