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was resumed at a few minutes after /
O'clock.
Mayor Hylan made a personal visit
a@s scene as soon as q report of the
stsiisfs reached him. He attempted
mssinto the subway, but was driven
haethy the smoke He received re.
po'ts from Fire Chief brennan and
personality commended several police
md frement who had led the rescue
work.
Captain Rush of Engine Company SO
vas being attended Mayor Hylan
salked to him and shook hands. Turn
ilg to group of reporters, the Mayor
said: Captain Rush can tell you all
bout it."
Bush said that he had been a fire.
sin for twenty-seven years and, with
Us company was one of the first on
lie scene. He had entered the subway
u the outlet at Lexington Avenue and
aAy-sece1d street and had crawled
iareagh to Sixty-frst Street. He said
tie smoke did not appear very heavy
nom freman's point of view.
found the employees of the Inter
borough fighting the fire with hand ex-
ssngalshers," Captain Rush continued.
iaey were using Pyrene extinguish-
eis' and as result of the liquid from
lhese striking the fire deadly fumes
were generated. One stream of water
pu' out the ire, which did not amount
10 anything.
This Pyrene extinguisher is a wide
y advertised article, and, while it is
seis enective in a gasoline fire, it is
p sssaly menace in confined place"
I'll, sne commissioner brennan, on his
sesain from the fire, said that the
s1. tunes caused by the burning
. anS, had been increased by the
.;opAcatlon Of Pyrene. The Commits
s.oaer added that Pyrene was an ideal
rs.mguisher and its use entirely
ya.opef' although its fumes, added to
s -Uss o. the burning insulation, I'M
ss.aoleaiy increased the noxious gases
iss.aeI1a1ed BY the fire. He said that the
,,s s.oofough employees had acted
mghMpliy and he had no criticism to
So ass OF their conduct, but that he
t.,s .'a suggest that the ventilating sys-
and ~ the subway might be improved
~ e emergency exits provided.
prr.se burger, office manager of the
h. sas company, which has headquar-
81 AZ ozo Belmont Avenue, Newark,
s,s last night:
.,. .ae ofncers of the company do not
~ 70 be quoted until thew have had
: Opportunity to go further into Ana
sssisi. =. asked as TO the charge that
tam ~ VI the marlborough are finan-
psay Interested in the Pyrene Com
hyIs, "n M was intimated by Mayor
aswa, ar burger said he could not
Hsdley Issues Statement
s,rn m hsedley, president of the Inter
a,ss issued the following state
iate last night:
ntins nave not completed our inyesti-
sor put 1t now appears that
es ;ei.euit developed in car near
Ind sss OF the train; in the left
IL el ss@srd corner of the car, where
hhins apparatus is Enclosed
coss,.,a metal panel in the so-yalled
el onsd $ box. The short circuit de-
as,ss,e an electrical arc of such in
sp,siy. that it DESTROYED ali the
ssis and a. -. terminals, cOnnecs
n ana the Insulation.
shat impossible to determine Just
sstsnss aa the short circuit to start,
sasss eve everything was destroyed. The
b nan. salae from the burning insulat-
n mssa,si, together with vapors of
tsin era which were fused. The
u pea.s CIV acted promptly in causing
spk OF 20 be shut off, and it was
asss.,s ier nearly two hours in tine
ass the safety or passengers,
Pains :. oy no possibility could any
rsas moved into the zone affected
hog ;snoke and so that no further
ss s.a,isIs might be caused upon
sss fonad train. When everything
hssored 70 be safe the power was
~ sxf;ssaln was provided with Pyrene
a'sH e-Ss.xhich were used by