The New York herald., 1922-02-19
ONE DIES, 40 ESCAPE,
IN NUMEROUS FIRES
100000 Damage Is Done in
Various Parts of the Metro
politan District.
MANY FAMILIES IN PERIL
New Brunswick Firemen in
Danger by Falling of Fac
tory Wall.

One man died of suffocation and forty
other persons escaped yesterday from
burning dwellings. At New Brunswick.
n. j., fire destroyed the four story fur
factory of L. Balk & Co. in the heart
of the business district. and caused
damage estimated at 100000.
The dead man was David McGrath,
81. who was found wrapped in blankets
on the floor of his room at ga Metro
politan avenue, williamsburg. Ffremen
who searched the house after the lire
started in McGraths rooms, did not
find him until second visit. 1t was
believed he rolled off the bed In an
effort to get to the window when ne
was overcome. Other tenants escaped
The damage was placed at SoVo. Nc
Grath leaves daughter, Mrs. Charlotte
Woods of 26 Manhattan avenue, BROOK
lyn
Eight families made a quick escape
from the four story apartment mouse
st 3745 Third avenue, The Bronx yeS,
terday morning, when fire starseu
which caused about 81 900 damage. Inc
flames were seen coming from tne "?
floor apartment OF Samuel Brennan.
who escaped with his wire ana iiVe
children.
Policeman on Duty Rescuer.
Fourteen persons escaped from a
three story dwelling at 3347 Fuiton
street Brooklyn, many owing their iives
IN Patrolman Matthias Kinnayy OF tne
Classon avenue station. who was on ms
way home when the fired started, anu
called other policemen who enected res
cues from the roof of an extension.
with Patrolman Nathan GREENHOUSE
Kinnavy got to the extension ana STAIN
ing on the roof. caught severai tenan's tenant,
of the apartment house as thes jumps"
from windows above.
Among the tenants thus rescued were
Mrs. Esther Holder, widow, teacner
at Public School Al, Brooklyn her
daughter Esther. IA: Harry ID. MOTHS
/. hoarder in the apartment; William
I,awston. his wife, Edith, and their
daughters. Thelma, A. and Esther, lo.
Ladders were put up by HOOK anu
Ladder Company 1O7, ana Flreiiieii
Thomas Lewisohn and william waenes
carried out Mrs. Madeline Camppeil ana
Mrs. Mary Schultz, her husband, CharIes
Schultz. and their children. Charles, Jr.'
George and James.
Manage was done to the shoe store
of louis T Ball on the first floor. The
total loss was placed at SlO,0Oo.
Fire in Magazine ONCE.
Fire started in the storeroom OF tne
office of Bernar McFadden. publisher OF
phusicdI Culture, on the third moor OF
the twenty-two story Wurlitzer Building.
11s West Fortieth street. just as loo
Young women were reporting for work.
They we're held outside the building
until the flames were extinguished Inc
damage was slight.
Lives of several hundred persons were
endangered by the falling of the front
wall of a. burning fur factory at New
Brunswick The wall crumpled Few
minutes after the firemen arrived and
while the fire lines were still being
formed. There was a roar as the wau
collapsed and the avalanche OF bricks
tumbIed into the street.
Near the factory was large gas
tank of the Public Service Gas Company
and preparations were made to let the
ras out into the Raritan River. but this
was found to be unnecessary. The fire.
men succeeded in restricting the flames
10 the building. although sparks
threatened 10 ignite many other
structures in the vicinity.
Flames shot out of the hardware store
OF n. Matheson at 612 Amsterdam ave-
rue Yesterday morning. The damage
was $1,000.