New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-21
Twelve Others Hurt in F..
Side Fire; Home Guard.
Rescue Two
Six Firemen Overcon.
rerror-Stricken Negro IA.
itor, Bedridden, Disau.
pears

'NN ~ oett In.
others severely burned, on. u.,.,..
blinded and more than a dozen o,s
slightly injured last night in ~
that swept through a FIVE story ,.,'
ment at II East Ninety-sixth s,,...
Mrs. Mary Commerford, who Iva, :.
the fourth floor and was an iny,ln !
dead. Her daughters, MariOri, :,
Mrs. May c. Tracey, of Philsdol,.,'
were carried out badly burned IN !.
attempt to rescue her. Mrs. Trace, !,
bride of five months, probably Ia, h,
her sight and may die. Both ar. /,
Flower Hospital.
George Mccarthy, of 223 East Ma.
ty-ffth Street; John Astin, Of N. IL,
Regiment, and Corporal J. Eggl,r,,
of the I'd Divisional Supply Conv,,,.
we're among the rescuers VINO reoui,,
medical treatment.
Firemen Overcome
The following fremen were kuoebj
out by smoke or cut by glass, treat,
and sent back to quarters:
Peter Saulter, Hook and Ladder y.
James Kerrigan and Florence 0SvTB.
van, Hook and Ladder 10; Huv
Graham, Hook and Ladder %; w,l,,
Allan, Engine 81, and Henry ROw,.
nen, Engine 10. Several tenant, IA
were treated by ambulance surrca
who were called from four Hospital.
Most of the ten families in Ii, As,s
were at supper when Never ANA
lessee Of the building, who lives on a,
ground floor, gave the alarm. A bun
of flame had met him at the top Of ,s
basement stairs, driving him back !.
fore ne could shut the door.
The fire shot up the s,airvell n
Amer's shouts still echoed and shrsc
qnd a panicky drumming Of foots,sy
from the upper floors told Of families
being driven back into their homes "
the smoke and hames. Most Of tA.n
sought the fire escapes in tie rear Il
the building, Forgetting in thsr hsss
10 shut their hall doors.
Fire Shoots TO Roof
Either because o. this or because q
the glass panels in ever door the fs
which shot through tie roof IN the
first jet after being released IRON he
basement mushroomed on every floor
Knowing tha, their mothers chance,
of getting down the FIRE escape ssn
small, Miss Commcriord and ner siur
half carried, half dragged her from ts'
fourth TO the third f0or
The garments OF all three YER
ablaze soon after they started on pH
perilous descent, and on the ardlntl
the third floor, where they paused ~
breath and TO beat out the Asnsi |,
their clothes, there came a farettu
from one OF the apartments VIA
flung sheet Of fame between ~
young women and their mother
At that instant two men IN olive tis
came pounding up the smould,n1
stairs. Each snatched a girl, and 4
spite their frenzied and incohern;r
tests that their mother was left eesit
carried his burden TO the street
the time the flames in theiE dns~
were stifed and they had reeo'rr
their voices IL was impossible uF
enter the house.
Both young women fought iranua!
with their rescuers and VITA fs'l
Patrick 0Donnell. OF 81. Francs
Sales Church. who was admnI''s,.
the last rites. in an effort to scare n
their mother. Her body was n'''
several hours later.
Home Guards Rescue Won"
Military police and other 'u':y
with the divisional wagon tram y
Coast Defence Armory az Nns.n
fourth Street, came 20 me hle ~
hundred strong, under Major vt,tF
Robertson, the automobile racer, a.
of them were the men who reseue :.
young women. Others en'eree
building. but most Of them he'pee
tangle the throng on the hre ssely
Later they helped the reserves -
,brco nrocincts handle the enorreH
crowds. ..a,i
Despite the efforts Of areT,eeh o.. -,
by three alarms the buildihs N
burned out. The buildings on
sides were slightly damaged y ,.;r
and water, and tenants ~ ths 3,
block were ordered out in rear w"r n,
fire would spread even iur'heh
damage was $4,000. sr
In an effort TO discover how ". .,s
started Fire Marshal Brophy 80
toned Lillian Christian, d ~
who lived in the basement WI"
husband, Oliver.
Ncgso's Misery Disappears
Don YOU poster me wild no sr
.ionsD adyi.ed Lillian. II got "
AN do fer 70 i'm my man, Oliver
BEN bedrid fer mOnt's with nlsS .
his bones. Oliver has an hssS s 80
opened the cellar door az ir
20 fire in amongst dem wooGoln
oliver he lit outen his bed az W.. n
" timber ez a hoppergras' Msni 40:
rorrit about Oliver, you g ESQ
about your business an a0h' ?
ne" .,.L.. tksr
The Fire Marshal decided ina. i sr
vas nothing suspicious about INC
Doctor Collapses in lo"~