New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
Two Children
Crenated;Fmes
Cost $5O0,OOO
Morse Docks in Brooklyn
and the Hotel Nassau at
Long Branch Threatened
in Most Serious Blazcs
25 Horses Incinerated
Tenement Dwellers Evicted
as Flames Sweep Struc-
lures; Many Homeless

TWO deaths. scores of narrow escapes
rom suHccation and n property loss
estimated at $500 900 represent the toll
Of five stubborn fires that kept scores
Of hremen busy from carly yesterday
until night.
The most threatening conhagratlon
broke out in tho Morse Dry Dock and
Repair Company's property. Fifty fifth
Street and First Avenue. Brook! yn
simultaneously .irc was threatening 70
destroy the Hotel Nassau at Long
Reach l.. l., ard hrcmen we're lighting
tonemen; fires in New York and jersey
City.
Fannie CapcIlo. six-ycar-old daugh-
ter Of NJ and Nj. llonTT Cancllo, Of
~ First street. Jersey Il'y. diod o.
ssphyN;aticr md Forty occupants -
Tire thrcc-story tenement Morc madc
hsaelcss v-hcn SIC sNcpt INC premises
in the afternoon.
The home of the Capcllos was on tho
second floor Of the building. Flames
minded by an ovcrheated stove rapidly
cnveloped the structure. Mrs. Capc!io
srried the two younger children to
..atety and a third followed her from
the smoke. filled house. The mother
ought TO return for Fannie but was
told iremen were seeking her. Fire
man David Perlman, OF Engine Com
pany 4. found the child unconscious.
She died later il CITY Hospital. Spec
;acular rescucs with scalirg ladders
we're effected by members Of the Ter
Soy City department..
Forty Automobiles Consumed
Five buildings ard forty automobiles $
in the plant Of the Morse Dry Dock
Company were consumed In fire that
spread with great rapidty, and for 4
time threatened to destroy the Morse
floating dry dock and the tank steam
ship Spaldng. which lay at wharf.
Freezing temperature and a bitter
wind blowing across the harbor IN
creased difficulty of controlling the
flames, which reached the dry dock at
= stage and consumed part of the sup
crstructure All buildings burned were
;wo-story structures OF wood and cor
rlga.cd iron. Damage was 100000.
Guests Of thc Hotel Nassau were
driven TO the lobby by smoke early
~ the morning when fire attacked two
one story frame buildings adjoining
the hotel on the west Slight damage
WAS done to an anne% of the house.
Fire apparatus responded 70 the alarm
rom Lynnbrook. Rockaway, Rockville
Center Nalley Stream and M'neola.
Ton fi,emen were overcome by smoke.
All recovered and returned to duty
with the exception Of Louis Koh'er, of
the ocoansidc department. who required
medical attention. The burned struc-
lures housed beach stores open only
In summer.
II. :. Gerard, manager Of the hotel.
was overcome by smokc and ammonia
fumes He revived on being taken to
the open air.
Twenty-Five horses were burned to
death in fire that destroyed livery
stable AZ 257 Wallabout Street, Brook
lvn. early in tho day. The stable was
owned by Ma Mailman.
Scores OF persons. inclrdiug many
children thinly clad, were cvicted from
'hc siX-story tenement at 2SA Elizabeth
Street b. fire before daylight. 'Dwer
tyfour families werc involved.
Morris Dubnloh, four years old, Of
3o3 Williams Street, Brooklyn. was
burned to dealt when fire originating
IN the basement of the tenement filled
IL with smoke. Three older children
Of the pubncks escaped. Fighter
families we're driven TO .hc street by
smoke.