Evening journal., 1921-05-17
OLD BAYARD
MANSION Is
FIRE SWEPT
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surance.
Galen Whistler. first noor; no in
surance
The loss on the building will prob |
ably exceed $4,000. as nothing but |
shell remains above the first floor. !
Covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered by Collins
Henderer. who. In passing on his way
10 work, saw smoke issuing from an
upper window OF the building. Hur-
rying into the house he gave the
alarm and then telephoned the police
station.
A ere alarm was sent IN from rhe
police station from box 81, Lancas-
ter avenue and Delamore Place.
which called out the Delaware truck.
Water witch. Fame. Union and Wee
cacoe companies.
Both fire chief Lutz and his as
sistants soon had six streams OF wat
| or pouring into the apartment. hut
with little perceptible effect for a
time as the FIRE had gotten good
start before the alarm was given.
Flames were shooting thirty feet in
the air. before the fremen reached
the scene.
The building. a three and a half
story frame structure. including the
/ basement, dry as tinder. and packed
with stored furniture OF every descrip-
zion on the upper floor made the work
Of the fremen extremely difficult as
IL was almost impossible 10 get 20 the
worst OF the fire on the inside OF the
building. Ladders were run up TO
the roof and tons OF water poured
/ into the building The FIRE. while
under control by $40 o'clock. was
not extinguished until $50 o'clock.
three hours from the time OF It's dis
/ covery.
Finding their effort frustrated by
/ furniture in the attic, the fremen
were compelled to chop their way
through some OF the rooms before
they could get a stream at work in
side.
When the alarm was given many
| OF the occupants, including about
a dozen children Of various ages
were still in bed, and 80 rapid wai
the advance OF the flames a mum beI
occupying apartments on the uppei
floors barely escaped with their lives
having only time to get quilt ol
couch cover In which they wer'
draped. making a hurried exit
The occupants Of the lower floor
we're able to move their furnlturl
before the fire reached their apart
ments, but much OF il was badl,
damaged by water and hreakagc.
, Just how the fire originated ha
g not yet been determined. Mrs. GeorE
4 A. Smith. In whose apartment Il wa
first discovered. said that she hear
\ the cry OF fire, opened the door be
s tween a small room adjoining thet
% bath room and was almost stiiied bl
the smoke. The opening OF this dool
seemed to give draft TO the flames
p which burst from the wall and sho
p up to the ceiling. burning their way
e through and quickly mounting to the
4 roof. Grabbing what few valuable'
D she could and accompanied by other
, occupants OF the building. she made
b her way from the smoke-flled rooms
, before the firemcn arrived
I In response 10 queries OF Chiei
, I.utz. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith said that
! no fire had been IN the room where
= the blaze evidently started The
3 room was used yesterday for doinf
. the weeks washing, but the watei
for that purpose was heated In th'
, kitchen and carried 10 the room.
There are neither gas nor electric
lights in the building, and 1t u
2 thought the FIRE may have been due
e to matches stored in the attic, OF
- spontaneous combustion in the good
E stored there. the flames eating thei
- way through the floor, droppinl
down between the partition an
3. breaking out in the Smith apart
ment.
As soon as the alarm was givei
], the occupants OF the building, aide
J. by many OF the neghbors, bega
% moving the furniture from the lowe