New-York Tribune from New York, New York • Page 6

1 /T.rV*-' i. -THFRIJINSOFWHAT WAS DREAMLAND, LOOKING FROM hURF AVblNUU THE RUlNbUI WiiAl vv fc 11 nf the eleoti-ie DOWW plant nn.i a imrt of the shoot-the-ohutes stn.eti.re were the only rema.ns ol the The was so destn.e.ive in its iweep that the arall- of the in their path to tbe 4 ni-. TUI? OrPAM wmm pesiw 4 i.ntinin.l frr.ni oage. whn been valnlj i Instani I ng, th- sinrit of him. turned to 1 to hlll thi In 4 "ting i iae fol to i I tn -olvera than he from halted, but tlce the ad wei aa they n- had i axe aa he jolned amaohed The thfl first, and if that but ovon 1 men made sure of their ffround by flrlng a d07.cn more Witl alow they 1 I lt Ofl on.

a sure 1 I king of is as dead. giai.nt-d for of the, orca-. Pulla His Teeth for Souvenirs. BOflM r'-duced a of plnrhers. 1 tnd ln lasa tlme than lt takes to read tWO of th? Black teeth Ware out and borm iwaj Even blta of hla mane were out.

and knlffl ofl "ne of I the 1 of the beast and went a.iay Prince waa far ara, for ha 1 tlon. Flve otl Hlp, th" baby 1 ith by fire, ip in li 1.1 and prli Perrari ahow, r. ttempt to 1 death, frua t'n'n men foced ln attempt arlll never be 2 tatora, an the al ain ntr undi 1 handlca drove of -s tho IrivlnBJ in Iten by vlvld rant thi ll und them the flre reached all the 1 and Btnrted a by 1 appeai rdcd Into their of thi I the th- Ol I I Incubator Babes Saved. i animal nd 1 I I aFtor araa I axdtli llfe and ln a quli tei but faahlon ln the 1 6h.O'4 when 8 1 air 1 ubator ad the 1 that 1 tl. lt I Bonv an 1.

hlfl' 1 i.f tO 1 th' oul of tho "Hall fl ahoa TIm I of 1 i II arera then ealon fl-tairted foi weni the hoxoc ot hr. John Pierce, la rTeai Kth atreet, where tho interrupted feedini Later In the mornlng the bj taxicab to the Nev Tork Infant'a HoeplUl, In Manhattan, where they were raported to he "all wall" (mo the Bve hah ntha boy, was al o'clock the niRht before in Manhattan. known thla very young lllshl '1 WOrid'l rerori With respect tO trlpi to an anitipement rrtarted for Coney he one hour old, Jual thr monthi before an ordinary baby leta out rat y. li, and after putting in a nlghl there Ich Btretched into th-- wee ama' I of the mornlng, as many en older ea done, ho weni hark to Manhat? tan In early mornlng. Thoee who reported thnt ho seemed to be perfeetly aober, aithouah it wae tted tbal he waa even then a heavy drlnki Policemnn Rescues Nurses.

crrernn' Pred Kllnck, of the Conay i Hce atation, arrlved in time to pee thc llttle proceaeloB of five Incubator ri for Plerce'a and i the building to iee if there areri any He dldn't flnd moro hahles. bul he yeoman aeaSrlee In the reeeue of three nursea who, on account nf thelr hard work, were aleeplng aoundly, obllv the danger thal wai iwlftly roar Ing ard them. Dr Flachel raced back tr, hli Incu? bator palace as raoon aa he had dUCted hi? to pafetv, and de Ctered that after maklnpr the trlp of tWO blockl to Pr. Plerce'l and return ho found only two linos of hopp at work on ai thal tim" "There didn't wem to he anv pr' at aii." aaid Dr. Flechel, 'and i don'i think the stroams they were throwlng.

could have reached up one flisrht Many of th" othor property and ihow owneri, aa well as dWntereeted apecta tora, men and even (Iremen, eor-j and ampllfled this story of Dr. ri, and Coney Island as 8 whole bellevea thai the flre would1 not been tho coatly dlaaater that had th. ater si lee en up to atandard. Deputy Chlel Lally, who arrivfil on th? third alartn anii sont ln the "t-F' call, aaid i bere it ahould have beei pounda aent to the hlgh preaaura st.irifn. al .1 i loney isian.i i 'reek, ri water, and that atarted buck" by confllctlng lllty.

The Rreman reported thal one of englnea of the power atation waa ii ol oomml rrion temporanly, ann apecta. di cl ired lhal al aboul I la time re waa aw Bre blaae i to ilo any i the Dep ity and Acting Fire mmlai nei a arrlved -'i lew rntn.it. he i.ad no crltlcism to thai Ire rtn enl could taki ie on what poa ei i la- O'Keeffe OutspoK.en in Matter. Deputj Fire i O'Keeffe, In oken ia had been aerioua tro bli re at ena ftely," aaid O' K'-effe. i hal i ha ve noard fi om Hi er ti worthy wltni ssi a the Bral ri- only a ii lekle a'ati tui on, inal id ol 'I to pounda if we had -i.

we ild ha vi ia Id ll proper on Brooklyn ne of the a'. hat there wai thai hII In ater I a pai wnent enougb atlrred up about thei Ihlef Bnglneei i. M. napect arta ol the latlon late in I i aeriea ol tua nnlng tlmi I the Aie and about 6:10 l-a-k In i oek in tln- morti idy i an that houi a shot up la, and In mlnutea up to 1 o'clo a to inda, weni up then and then i i Between I and o'clock thi ui 1,1 teadll. doa n.

untll lt i lialf i. climbad mgain It 1 I al had Ah de arona ition a ns thai ioo ad ita cepacltj 11- that thc IVatei lepartnru nl power to glve re to Raihl with, but ed that tln il ha I i Blames Fire or Polite Department. Jh made i ftntte chargi raald tiiat eithei up the iii'- Departmeni for lad handllng ol the bydrante, waa i to th' Polli Dep irtmenl foi fallure i rotert other hydranl i ond tha idl a of thoa uaed the Plie Depertnieni leked to esplaia thla, he Iu timated thal uu Investlgatloa wauM iT'ib thai othoi pnrkfl inde pendent ahowa i.s.'i plugged ln arlth Iheli own hore on dty hydrai ti Thompaon, tbe ewnar, and rred Me the manager, i Lone Park, ob Up tiie rhlel sonn 081 Oi heard It They ahoared the Brfl hoae, thelr owb. whlch thej had naad during Dajht, wenl on to abow the hydranta, alae thelr own, to whlch thi had attached them They wenl furthi water main, togcther thd pumpti i Btatlon, whlch them an Independenl preaaure orator aya in ol aqual force with tha elty'a. Mei ared ihat nol only had taken eare ol Itaeli arlth I'5 water oupply and flrfl fightlng ap paratua and force, bul Ihat 11 had gom the atreet ald the regular dty dei artmenl In the fighl on Dn Wa thr.

a Btreom fr the Roller Coooter framework," aaid our atream did executlon becauae w. had the On the weat, tncldentally, tho are was atopped at the planl of the Coofltar COmpany. Thl? Btructure of Bto aa a barra I tha progroafl of tho namea toward Feltman'i and the tho island in thnt dlrecttOfl To th" tho blaafl worked Itfl way rierr up to tho flhow'fl DUlldtng and the mui il loney laland batha. T.an Bmlth, of tbfl Braihton Reaoh Motordrome, formerly the Brlahton bai offered tho usa the motordromfl to e-oneaaalonnlrcfl r-' Dreamland. through Bamuel W.

Oumperta. Ht fligo free atabllng for all nnimali iheltered through thfl ib- aayi tha ronceaaicmalrea ereet buildmtrs or up temporory as thev boai to rio. It is a aultabli i for I laeball, Mcycle racea and athletlc gamea, nnd Mr. Smith it would meel aaith the approval of .,11 vlaitora, becauae of tho varierv of thingi ri bfl rxhlblteii ere and a rloasuro offorded. Police Put Total Loss at $4,000,000.

mate of lota I loaa waa nr nnd thi? flgura araa by Loula Bternberger, aecretary the eamland rporatloi Bamuel Gumperts, Ihe managei of Dreamland, aet Dgur. much lower, aahon tha) thougl I i amland ered on ro waa aboul 0 000 Inaura Mr Qumperts, hoorever, not taklna accouni tt.o independenl eoncei nor any propertj nol belongtng to Dreamland corporatlon, bo tha two Rguri I ary bo eerna Followlng li atatemenl of tho i wl Ich tatnc I yeoter day: New lron i'i. owned by tne Dreamland Deatroyed aith loaa of partly lm ired liaimer'a bathing pavlllon, Barf avenae Balmer'a Totally deeti i 000 artl Inaun 'i lompaon'a Bcenlc Rallway, Burf a Owned by lha A Thompaon Company. Totally dectreyed, wlth loaa oi parl rred Thompson'fl Plke'a Peak Rallwa. Buii en and Plke'a Peah tl'alk.

Dan 4Vhlrlwlnd Rlde, Burf avenue and Nea lron Walk B. Jackm owner Totally deatroyed, wlth a 5 loaa; no Inaui an. Jol noon i Cai iael and Pavlllon, I and Sea lron ler Walk at um. -i loai 000; na Ini i bi Lent'i danclng pavlllon, on Burf avenue, in Reaurrectlon bulldlna Owned by ae Tilyou. Burned Ihe at nltli SSO.OOO iitss.

no Inauranee. Charlei Taunton bathing pavlllon, i.l.in VValk. Burned out, wlth a gtO.OPj loaa; partly Inaured Tho Btubenboard reataurant, Old lron Pler Road and Burf avi nue, l. i no Inaui Jolly'a Hotel Burf avenue and Old pjfli Walh Burned lo the ground, wlth nsuranc. Btubl man'a Can lron Plei Wa avenu loi deatroyed wlth loaa and ri" Inauranee 1 jo ph Ferrarl'a Anl mai Bhow, I i.

eamland; total I.I BIS.Oij.; no ln i I rea tlon i f-- ii entrance total i no inauram Sangunetio Photo Qallery In Bherldan burm oul wlth 17,000 I i and no lm ui Vai. VVart'i Restaurant, New lron pler daraagi and no Harman Kaaaan'i Can. Racka, New lron Pler damage arlth no in bui mce Bouvenlr Btand, herg Plke'a Pi ia VV ill 1 000 image and ii Ini ui ini Bchue'a Hotel, lron PI. i Walk CJOO no In uran. Bl gi Bherldan -io and 8 iri aven a-ned b) .1 .1 Mei' mtroyed wlth no Inaur anca andy i tand In 1 the Olant ir- 1,4 dan witli I ai I i mpan), Burf avi ifl i Dreamland entrai ned out, wlth tt, 000 loai and -i" li i i md own.

i. Bl Bl iooo Io and no ln Urlo on iti ivenue, i ireai ,000 lamagc ind ao rai Ri Idi n.I Lo iii Petaati on Bherldan um dan ag? ui- i' Men. i rant. In Bhi Walk; MubI Hall bl Cropaey hell, i i lron Ptoi w'aik, damai ind no lm t'ohen'a Reataurant, Bherldan VValk; ooo damage nd no lm urance Mark Lee'a Qj pi 'amp, ln Bh-rrldaa Walh J1 000 dama nn i ii" Inaui i ii. Bherldan Walh.

damage and no Inaurai Ifai Hei il Iti R. taurunt, ln Bherl? dan Wall at. i.r taoo nol lm urod Before datrknesa ln reotordfl many 01 th. loaen by had aheadi latd to atai i ir, i. agalfl aa Bi te Btch lha ii.r,ii-ii erowdi Although about atghty-flvfl in aii.

Colonel Jooeph who owned tha Mg Bnlmal arena la imland, managi I.foui llona, foui leoi ordfl bb i ala ponlea, ,1 wlll asblbll thowi ln lOfll the slle of IiIh BM BbOW plaaa Ha hlfl n.ttnau.-r, i aii ycsterdiiy trylng to ael thlnga ln order for an openlng At any ran. they expect to be to-n oi Among the eahiMja in the tenl will he under law af "Llttle Hlp," tha elephanl wl wai I I death. RestPurant Quickly Resumes. Btubenbord'a restaurant, nt Burf avenu. iron Pler Walk, waa burned a nea oi but I ardlj bad the embera where the building atoed grown cold, when iiomv Btubenbord, mai i ol tho cra llahment, had hla men rie a I nter en the fite Tablea weu i I atdo- i an I buaii waa Mrs.

catherlne Balmer, la artl rebolld her batl Ing ivllli al etiee Her general manager, i tiarlea Crln, aid reaterdaj thal II la rary llkely thai a nea itmcture IH be put the the old one araa ileai oyed aiter wortk ol Improvementa bad been added to II the araalleT conceaalonairea I i to Btart rlght In agaln bouetngl ln tenta or Improeleod I ul all aeem beni en gettlng tba trade Tueaday. ln a itatemenl made mornlng former Btate Benal William H. Reynolda nt of the Dreamland oompany, aaid that thi I forl I lha Dreamland ci rporation from rel ilMiag Ihe park. too a lie said, "to allow auch monaco tn tho laiand to he put up. Tho apace ahould be taken over by the City nnd mad' into a park Mr Reynolda pla ed hla loaa at Ho aad Joeeph Huber, tha brewer and trtaaaurei of the compaay, ara thi aera.

When aakod if they mttrht I rtepa to rebulM thla Mr nol la 1 that nothlng would he dono Utntll 'ho iiirortors r-o' tOgether Tho park Idea, lf taken 'ir hy tho clty, wouM glve a breathtag apaee adjolnlng the n.w munidpal lathB. Bamuel WMtehouae dlrector of Dreamland, held the vlew thnt tho rorpo- rai.hould rebuild Immedlately. Mr. Reynolda, ll is said. la now rnore Intereeted in Long Beach Jerelopment than tn the tlee of a rejuvenated Dream land.

frraks of the firo engagad ih. the etrowda yeeter chlef mong wl li waa the akelel -n of the chutea al the of naehow wllbetood the Fronkfurter Overs Saved. her aetback for the blaae cam. when ted tbi frankfurter ovena, when th" hota" are born row of theae uae-l ful, if ornamental, atrurturee, lo In araate asbea and gave every a rhance to grin In tbe faee of calam ity, I When the pollee Naea were relaxed a( Ittth i ite In the day thr curtoua onea found in the aabea, nol tea feel tln- Burf avemx a ge of Dream? land, thal told a tale of Ita earn. II was, rned and blackened bod; a unmlatakable even ln thal ahape, I over Bfty yarda tbe cage where tbe nna up had been irned death.

Bvldently Ihe lion bad atrug gtod with it1- last atrength to get out nf. noi belng able to reallae thal the Bn deroofl bad already clalmed hlm for Ita a Two of thi eacttlng momenta iho Bre proper, apaii from tbe featurea furnlahed by the arlld anlmala, when the tower collapeed, nnd fea mo iii, i i afterward when the greal obaerva tower followed Bult The rcjgr of theae collapeea waa heard all oeer tae laiand aad arlth thoir fall Conej loat tbe moel famoua part ol Ita ikyllne, a riea that nisrht counted aa one the moel beautiful to be aeen around tne dtj antl-cllmai to the anlmal par' aater Patrolman Jamea Doolej found a Bomewhal acarad looklng leopard the I'liraM ahow, on West 18th near tim beach. aboul an hour aftei tbe Bre Do le) look no chencea and ehol tb. aal ta death nithoul deli Two ahooting galleriea which wen in ihe burned area ca I much conaternatlen when the Bamea reached thelr amreunltlon There crackllni liko a regl anl ln and bulleta Ben In ever) on, drtvtng tho Bremen and poll men back. No one waa injured, the bul? leta being all of amall eaJlbra it.at could 'i ne moi than carry a fea feel afti i rlng dlec arged thelr pecklng casea Baby Lion Escapes Flames.

a tnrea naontha old Uoo ttiar managad to crawl oui of the burnlng building waa i Ueorge Butman, a reataurantl employe, who almoel cauaed a panli on I Mn- when be ge the llttle Uttle Hlp, the elephant, waa aeheduled on the Mlnnehaha yeeterday, bui hla keeper could not hlm oui of burnini building and be wai burned lo death Captain Anderaon, ihe auperlntendeni ol th. Draemland pler, hla arlfe and two children; Mlaa Kelly, of Na Btreet, Hrooklyn. and 084X88 Ulrd. ef the aame addreaa, caught on the ond Ibe pier ga iho flamaa awepi toward them and wrr ii-. the ni'-k Mme hy a polica beat, Tllyou, owner of Bteeplechaae luffered a loaa of aboul (0MM oa pmperty thal ho awned tbe bumed ind hi rr.

ti Bteeplechaae, ball maej iwaj from Um daagei aone, wera en hand, to aid the Dreamland peopla on ttio flratl ul.irru Bj tbe light of art cerpentera lar.i nerh la i nlghl "ii lha alte ef Peeh putting up a pbotograph atudlo for Heni Ta ba had the before the nro. a few feet west, near tho main te Dreamland, Loula Oerrleu iircpurinjf hls ior an Afrkan Dodger thal wlll t.iko a few oi 1 to-day, if nothii.c happeno. lg you walked weal along Burf avenue laal niirhr you aaw a larga oleartnc: aboul a hundred in dlametar Bawduel rovered Ihe cleoring lb-ie raptain "Jee" Perrarl onll ahow to-day llona, two liters and three or four leopordfl, thfl rotn nant of the miirrtinn of adld anlmala of r-htch he waa so proud Juwl weat of the other entrancfl thal waa burrled 1. in progreaa aii nlghl for the entatlon Beven One Clrcua ildeahow, ln thla manner Dreamland, or, r.itiier. us environa, cama ln tho late I of Saturd Hewltl and Melvln Howard.

the hlgh wlre walker, wlll exhlblt Mark Prince, ii" dead lion. da togcther wlth thfl Lulletfl ol lead whleh i. int" II bodi onaideratlon There were aboul one hundred men and women rmployca nnd ronceoalonalrea aaleep ln thelr vorloua quartere in Dreamland 11 the flre atarted, at aboul 2 o'clock i.i the morning, and so far as waa known aai nlghl every of them eacaped ln The had liurnod Itaelf out by o'clock ln the mornitiu Th" aften.o'in brougrit 1 to laland, and tnougti they were un doubtedly tho onnfirmod Coney laland vtal ot tht clty, thay wara not ln 11 mood ri 14 came to look al Dream? land 1 rutns, morfl than onythlng eloe, and they ma lt: addltion the aplrll of Coney Icland cleanlng up thoae rulns and reody foi a reoi enlng. Conaj bLuW a llttie hattered, but still In the rlng. SEE FIRE FROM LINERS Incoraing Passengers Watch Dreamland Burn.

Passen-rers on the French "ner I.a Lor raino rirui Fabre llner Bant' Anna were entertained by an unuaual spectaoie eariy yeotarda)' morning they were arouser) from end tnformed tha' I'oney laland was burniPK The display was ivt men tlonod Im the bo'klets of tho flteamohlp companleo, and those on board who had no partieular Intereat In deelared tbal tba ilght ororth tha trip roa th? rUlanth The nnd thfl San" Anna droppod anchor off tha Ambroofl Cbannel Llgbtahlp about tWflnty mlnutflfl bflfON fil" st.ut e.i David Coatello. one of the i.orraines ngera, whoflfl honi iv at Bay, 4, as tirsr traveller on lo see tha flamea. ii" ran 1 aut tha Bteamanip ra islnfl eaplng agera, an 1 wlthtn mlnutea everybod) waa huddled to gether on on the atarboard alde iin Murraa of the Lorraine deelared thal the conflagratton aa it ap peared from thfl brldge of v-eaael waa tiie most imprraalve spectacle he had eirer l' Wflfl nol untll daa thal paa on Bant' Anna and the rei to thelr itaterooma WOULD SAFEGUARD ISLAND New Building Code Calls for Fireproof Structures. Fnder propoaed bulldlng code, which is now belng bv tho Board ot much of tho conatructton for amuaemanl purpoaea Conej laland would Rreproof. "i am in favor of havlng all amuoement fireproof." Alderman Willlam P.

Kennaally, chali-rnon of tha Bulldlng Committee, 44 ho lntroduced the naw cod laal do not to Inen the coal of conatructton to a prohiMtlve re, but wi- believe tho oddlt'onal aofel nould reoult iii larirer returns to the own er? We beat of protectlon where larga Bumbera or' 1.ple congregate. ir Dreamland had been built under tht- pro pored rode. it would have bean much better to wiihatand ara whlch deatroyed it this morning." 1 1 der Chapter 23 of thr propo ,1 whlch deala "Placea of Puolli Amuse ment and Aaaemblaga." Paragraph 4 IM reada: "Ain huiidinn hereafter erected 1 altered to be tor publie bb Bemblage, "ith accommodatlona for more iban two 1, people. ahall be rir pn ot in aii Buch publie bulldlngfl no bb I 'i! pi rmltted above the flrat Alderman Kenneally aaid this provlslon i apply almoBl ona of the varloua ahowhouaea in a place oa Dreamland Othei provtfllona the code thal affecl the rharacter tbe ful ire building al laland provlde that all i' nded for publie mblage, wlth immodatlona for more two hui peraona. ahall have open court a in the aa well aa Icaol entrance i thi atreel ll alao provldea tiiut no por-l tion ol i.uiidinu ahall be occupled hotel lodglng houpe 'CONEY ISLAND POOR RISK Insurance Higfh -Croker Says Private Firemen Are Necrlrd.

Edward F. Croker, former chlef the Ftro Department, who noa i a htiroau of firo preventlon at Hth Btn an I Fifth avenue, aaid yeaterda that at aa Dreamland, Coney tai and. needed was a private unlformed fire fiKhtine force, preferably made up oi mor clty Bremen, to patrol the grounda ail tho timo The ordinary clvlllan, ho know i ow to uae i atlng i i nnd othor apparatua kopt on hand fi I emergenclea, and therefore when an cmer gency artaee, can atop the developmi i I a hinzo into a conflgratlon Further then this. a unlformed Bre f. -ce, Mr Croker polnted out.

would ree the cf th.e preventlve apparatua from timo to timo and malntaln lt Bt polnt of effleiency, while nt preaenl permltttd to rot an.i other app I loso ftV-tr uWuInos- iioins: pald to tho deterloralion Tho tnsuranro oompanlos havlng naka ion Coney laiand tho maintenance of precautiona agalnat Bre in all ured reaorta Dreamland Kot Ita Bral Insurance In 1104, affor "htalnine; money from the Tltla Guarantee nnd Truat Company with which lt proceeded to aafeguard h.oa*tr..r apparatua aad to Inatal Bre extlngulehere and firo paiis The Oerman-Amerlcan Insuranoo Company took ahout 150,000 of the Ineuranca at tho timo. MM hundred for lt In UW tho hlirh press'iro wafor aenici Wll ready for I and tho rate waa reduced to ln all. Proamland waa insnrod for about Moo.ooo 44 hon ii burned. Tho Qeranen i Amortoan reduced its rlsk on property I fn fan.iwi a year atro Ti.o I.lvorpool and i london and had als" a MMM polli I on tho resr.rt af Iho samo rnfo. Practlcally I nd the Dreamland Inaurance draa placed hv andrew j.

Com I of No. 179; street. Brooklyn. Corsa a great frlend of ex Benator Reynolda, parr owner of Dreamland, and la Influentlal In Brook? lyn polltlca. Luna I'ar-k is Inaurod for .7.00,000, Inaurance men aay Qeorge Tllyou oui aome Inaurance on Bteeplechaae Park after tho thi aummer i 1107 that wlped oui hla Btaueh'a pavlllon baa about ttfaiOM Inaurance, Henderaon'a is hKh iid te be ins? Batmefa Bathlng Pavlllon was Insured for the aame rata prevatllng In Dreaun The loweal rate along Burf avenue la MM a hundred.

The of most of the amall attraetlona would rathor go ari Inaurance than pay Buch hlgh premluma, but aome of thom take out poUdea of or MM to provlde aga itter deatltutlon In eaae of Bre loaa Added tiie InttemmaMllty of materlal whleh covera Conej laiand I highly unfavorabla wlnd condi tlona, I which make property on the laiand among tha werat anywhere from an Ineur ai. polnt nf i law, "TWO NINrjJSED SELDOM First Time Was in 1904 at Adams Express Co. Fire. Becauaa of the Inaufncient water pree. aure, dreeded 'two nlne," the algnal onlj Eai need, aounded al Bre which dentroyed tho Adama Bx preaa Building, at No II to 11 Broadway, ifareh lioi.

That anaa the Bre tl la city ha,) aeen alnce the greal i which oui the lower parl of Map- hattan ln 1115 Blnce IMI li had not been aounded untll yaaterday iv alarma had nlreadj been aoun foi thla Bre. Then Deputy Chlef Blnna Hndlng the water limdequate, aenl "two nlne." This brought to the ecene thlrty-two englnea, ten tracka and two water towcra The datnage a ia eaUmated at 1500,000, Kx-chiof Croker waa at BloomBeld i with hla mother al the time a teiegrani brought hlm hurrying to the acene aoon after the "two nlne." The tire waa Bnally put out after a flghl i lhan four lumrs NOTABLE OFFERINGS AT 1 For Further Details Consult the Advertisements in To-day' Tribune. HEAHN, Mth Btroat, ln thotr June rala, wl rglni to morrow, offer Bpacial raluei In women'fl uodorweor, apparel mbtflfl and Itttta CblldrOft, wash and aummer r-oYtalflfl There artll itao ba numbar of raornlng flpa rlala ahlch arlll ramaln aa aala untll 1 BLrOOMINODALBTB, Thlrd BVOBUfl Bfl Mth and Mth ealla attentlon old flalfl Whlch b'Klns tO norrow al I BTBRN BROTHERfl Weat -greei have lo uioiinw a sale romen'fl 'ire cotton gooda aad Bwmmor floor r-rrvarlaga and fnr 1it.1i" to. Bummoi hontoa Attanttoa 11 1 llltlea and fur-llnod gornaenta LORD TAYLOR, Preaiway and Ntk rurfl-it, Flfth avanaa and street. 11., tbtfl week einbroldcry and Iraooea a.

attractiva hIobb An imsort 11.1 eoatfl wlll 1," trfforod rvaoonabla 1 am ink Bro idway Ltth 1 traflfl, oiterH for in-mnimw an ibowlBi of for summer uau-nait. aud laiported deslgna in klmouoa. A JAECKKL 1 Vil fa atorage of fura C. fl. QUNTHBR'a BONa Ne to thelr metnod for atorage of fura "NKII.l.-AI.A.MS COMPANY Bt.ll aue and Hth wernen'a waah aulta ceata Tailorod aulta ln Wld the apeeial attractien, WB0M 01DDIN0 I CO i-ifn tweea Hth and tfTth aven" im women and mlUlaery.

and ORBBNHUT hi ima avenue aad Hth an attracttva cottea dreae aewea ahadea ARNOLD, CONBTARl and Hth f'" iT Loss to Property Holders Has Run Into Many Millions. FIRST BIG BLAZE IN 1893 Steeplcchase Park Burned in 1907, Costino; Tilyou PREVICUS FIRES THAT HAVE SWEPT ISLAND. .1 I. laaa, jmm btta IBBfl, "prll Itajr BBBB lf HJfll uae, May 180ft. lune v.neinlier 1.

1-107. M. UBEM Qfllflbflf 17 Bral blg flra laali afternooB, Januar. atarted La ratorlOfl of Albeii at.d the UcKano'fl Ir ar.d wooden gnd a acora of amallar M.er* wlped OUt, ft damage ef Dr, chambera waa the paetmaBiard Coney laland at tho tlm? Hfl wife had ralllnjr, Bg thfl fcBJ ln charga of a boy The Coanrak and Caalno, oppoolta the Weat Ei f.f Aft.r tWO rn a lapflfl flf tVl yeara, one-half of laland d-rVOatated on Thuraday, May darnaga The fire Btartai forenoon ln an an.pted pheteajnBkak Itry. JohB irra'a llatbouoflfl Mfld wara burned by aparka town Bta re hotal, whlch completely eaabaifll Tl" firemer.

many thrllUnf "4BBBJ trom IfcKana'a Rathousea. Thoaaflfl BB iock'fl concerl hall, aa-Pollea Catataai man'fl aaloon, the Metropolitan Hall aad many rook-aTtofl on Baa Walk wora reducad to aaher. Ida rnaBB place, called The Hamburg, lron rV Walk. wont up ln Pitflc, tOO Et m'fl dance a imall Bepten I damage, nnd then the I along wlthout a fire of ai untll May naa, whea I of bulkllngfl dropped off I i laae Atarted In Ura. Nell i graph gallei and anotl at tha "nd of Hl Two gui Bta were rn Hunt'fl hotel.

Thfl Bulldlnga and the gratulated themaelvea the Brfl ni "ii the I rtn ated i nexl i un, did Kearly a ment purgi I i aa fiiete.i and more undoolrable balM up ln amoke, to glva waj i healtl er ild threa ara latar, oa Bunda-. lonoj "Roa ery" was wlpcd up thai re llo thoi ig fan Tt.oii paon "Darkneoa and Dawn" peilahfld at a of fl i jJJ gardena and cheap dai a halli da) a before tha i i I Hoyar lan, an.i Tammany i atera and -aaaflflJj plcturoe contrlbuted ti" lurkl thai late Bundaj afti Bo many men were made I the Gaynor to Coney lala t. t.o'.d ra mlghl ba ipeadll) broaiBt th The Bj ndrj of batroaa Hi tel, whlch waa i trnei concerl hall and rooai Eaw TUyo i'a Walh Klfl ffS rltneaaed th- flre and men and pollce conalderahl: ((e araon, but aera vleted Tl of I'ark md lng dumag" m.wt He i'i alh II st.rt.d '-ad ln Ihe eentre of Hla Hai ttr. v.r.- prevloua day, bul r. flj irt' a a-ei i I down grleved "4- for hl? II miiii I I' i 1 va-arm iMxai rvTt im iiui lrratnieul.

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