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THOUSANDS WATCH FIRE THAT BLOCKS “L"FOR AN HOUR Imperilled Harlem Tenants Driven From Houses by That of It Is Robust, Is of Wide Range and Has Quality | and Charm Throughout | the Registers—Carnegie the Poli Hall Stormed by Mob to a ste ra Hear Him— Many Hun- THREEALARMSSOUNDED| reds Turned Away Af- ter the House Is Filled to Capacity. Michigan Furniture Company Building, Third Avenue, Completely Destroyed. BY SYLVESTER RAWLING. ARNEGIE HALL dest night wae the C acene—to munic lovers, at least—of an unprecedented demonstration when Sirota, the muoh-heralded tenor cantor of Warsaw made his American Gobut In concert. The house was out days ago, but early in th 14-be purchasers of tickets began to when the front doors Thousands of Hariemites left thelr feds carly today to watch a spectac- lar fire that wiped out the four-story building of the Michigan Furniture Company at No. 2174 Third avenue, drove many people from neighboring homes| reached the dimensions of a crowd, ‘Sirota, Russian Cantor, Has Voice Approaching THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 165, 1912. Great Caruso i HEROES DRAG TWO VICTIMS OUT OF GAS-FILLED HOLE Overcome by Fumes, They Sink Unconscious Beside Men They Save. | ALL FOUR NEAR DEATH. | and Volunteer Plunge Into Cellar Twice in Their Daring Rescue. Policeman ‘That there is @ hero for every oc- casion calling tor heroism in the every day life of New York was illustrated again to-day, when a policeman and a citizen raked their lives in going into COMEDIAN WHO SHOT AND KILLED RIVAL, ANEW YORK YOUTH. PURSELL FIRM FAILS, Famous Caterers’ Business in Un- systematic Tangle, Says‘ Lawyer Wolf, for Creditors. Receiver Ralph Wolf to-day took pos- |pany’s business under an order issued yesterday by United States District Judge Holf. Mr. Wolf, who is « lawyer, | put thie father in charge. He sald to- day that the liabilities of the baking and dook accounts good. has been conducted “There has been no system. While books were kept they ‘The concern has #ix | grouped together.” jafternoon tea and light lunches, jbranch at Fifth ue and Twenty seventh street is shoppers, crowded y afternoon, the city. Receiver Wolf sa’ hat no: TUBERCULOSIS, RECEIVER IN CHARGE. session of the ursell Manufacturing Com- catering company are $70,000 and the assets about $30,000. He considers all the were the losers, the entire business being | The Pursell bakery and lunch room at @ rendezvous for The Pursell company wan started about forty years ago by Samuel Pursell, a confectioner and baker. ‘The company catered for the emarteat functions in Hae ta ve of the accounts reveals that any of the Di: f tAft M is soctety patrons falied to pay. ie nth er eal About a year ago the last of the Pur- 7 sells retired from the business and a of company was incorporated, with J. W ' Salter as its hea ne) to find a clue to the destination of the runaway couple. “You saw your young mistres: th oleae at 9 o'clock jast night 18, aor.” answered the kitchen girl. “What did she travel in?" “A white hat, white slippers an’ a pale blue gown, James McCreery & Co. FUR DEPARTMENT. THIRTY-FOURTH STREET STORE ONLY. On Friday, February the 16th. Sale of high grade Fur Coats and Sets, at greatly reduced prices. Alaska Seal Coat with collar and cuffs of Baum Marten. Full length. 1000.00 bs former price 1500.00 And caused the stopping of the Third|a crowd that wae constantly grow! SEL UE than: Whe Hua teen thane: une — ITS CU RE. Baby Lamb Coats. Avenue elevated and surface lines for|No sooner were the doors opened thai dtton bo (a Selo aa hour, The damake amounted to| the lobby was flooded with clamorers for —~ |anngee wae not. Liter ia eeaie ’ 54 inches long..........+.sseeeeee + + 1550,00 940,000. tickets that were not to be had. In OU] ceerh of Gre would have preswitated Any Cough May Lead _to 7 former price 2250.00 Pagitace!,” drew a Policeman Hellewexo of the Mast One| Al the facts were shouted to them |o ay ee I an explosion that would have killed or enna tn ‘ Hundred and Twenty-sixth street sta- ee) ven Sree eee emer awk Metropolitan Opera! inated the imperiiied men and the 45 inches long............... 7 ‘ As tion passed over the sidewalk grating | Persona who arrived earty, thelr tiok-| In ‘‘Verstegelt” Mr. Goritz, as the | “mere \ceab ha idea fm front of the bullding on his early Burton Thompaon, an expert employed If you have a stubborn cough ot any evil affects eta in hand, found it imposible to ente ‘Cofstable, again kept hie Hateners in a ENDS IN SLAYING Broadtail Coat. 42 inches long. mM s y, of the or any indications of bronchial ct 50.00 Morning stroll. Me felt a warm blast) and soon the doors were closed in thetr| continuous jaugh. Mme, Gadeki wi Rio ate come ers wan ements. mare tung Cot dle tandl pat off ce, segiet watt i 5 through the grating and smelled smoke. | faces, ‘The two ar three polloemen prea- ver as Blsle, the burgo-| Ni helper, George Moshayne, went into dangerous conditions develop, former price 1125.00 : Whter. and Mave eiten aad | the collar under the aldewalk at No, 142 . The policeman ran and notified Engine Company No, %5. Before the blaze was stopped threo alarms were sent and the Feserves from two police precincts were Pequired to handle the situation, BURSTING FLAME SENT THE WINDOWS CRASHING OUT, tly no el ment their fede te per- ith memories could only aigh for ys of Inspector Wiitame and his “huakien.” only a tow Do not be afraid of being told that you here the beginning of consumption, because every ease fa curable at that stage, You may have only « cough of cold; you may have « catarthal or some throat or bronchial allment, or you may have early tubereuler trouble—all of which may be promptly cured, if only @iscovered and properly treated in time, It to 0 fearful waste of time to attempt to East Thirty-fourth street to thaw and -| repair a frozen service pipe. The cellar tinn, Amato, Dinh Gilly and Bade, was} was dark, and the only ight was fur- & Derformance long to be remembered. | nished by an electric pock lamp car- aroe, Destinn's Nedda is probably her| ried by MoShayne. wee fole, and sho sang it to perfection. 14| Caruso, in magnificent votce, roused en. | GAS BLEW ICE STOPPER OUT OF thuslastic with hie “Rud! PIPE. Baby Caracul Coat. 36 inches long. 450.00 former price 750,00 Mole Set,—pillow muff and large scarf. OF NEW YORK BOY Comedian, Brother of Fred pplause adjoining the Standard Theatre in Cin- cinnat!, by George Stone, @ brother of intimation that there was| Fred Stone of “Wisant of Os” fame. Pet te via, reached the persons in ‘the house in the shape of an over podbot Les i Vette) bal td powering odor of gas. They ran to the| Abbott. He wae the tenor in the treet and summoned Policeman Beicher | quartet of @ burlesque company which Lezington avenue. tour prod Belcher was told there was a man in pls Meee aces ae cellar. Wrapping ‘hie coat about | “The Social Maiden.” Stone ts the bred head, he prepared to go down and|lesding comedian of the company. grope through the poisonous atmos- | Stone and Opatowsky had been enemies phere. John Mullane, a Dluniber of No. | since they started out on the road. 380 West One L artigbey and They met in the shooting gallery ‘The oft-mentioned severity of former | Afth street, who happened hay at theluext door to the theatre. Inet night. Justice Gaynor in dealing with lawyers | Tament: volunteered to go with him. | |tone seized @ rifle from the rack and Together they m Bet | shot Abbott through the breast. He de- eocking calender adjournments, was| Thompson out and carried him to tut |olared afterward he had been warned | unpleasantly visited on the Mayor to-| fear yard. He was unconscious, day when Justice Gaveran with euch, Tevived in the fresh air, and hie frat |thet Abbott and his friends had planned poatts pirat thes rn until | Uttermace wae an inquiry for MoBhayne. | to im and that jot in welt. von arenes adjourn un! “Ie there another man in there?’ |defense The wounded man died in the @ March Term the trial of the now| asked Belcher, Cinetiinat! City Hospital. = red $100,000 Bingham-Gaynor Ube! Hbeoorgeey anewer was so] amruge! a aes feet and stagger toward the cellar. ‘Argument for postponement was| Belcher and Mutlane telt him back ani] MORSE IS N. H. CAMPBELL. made by Stephen C, Baldwin, of turned him over to bystande: — Mayers counsel, who pleaded ther ane| they went into the gas filled h -| gs. 8. KAISERIN AUGUSTE Vic. Gaynor was prostrated with grip end | °"S time, Cer Ore TORIA, Feb. 15 (by wireless).—Mr, and y crawling on their hands and knees W. Morse are down on th offered « phyatcian’e cartifioate to aup-lyney jocated. Ma@hayne. "As they pulled : 295.00 M . more urgently need- | Pasilaccio.’ n t tak " ‘“"Goetor’* yourself when you bave @ lingering cough eee ore 228 rihanna te] —>—__lnawaltn'Catar Beretta ste” Gx | Stone, Shoots Max Abbott | iz cache mare aan eres me a @here, with excelsior and polish of en| ust hours were completely outdone, known to him th emixture én the pipe | in Cincinnati pith Bo ag fh hg dene lag Baby Lamb Set.............. . . 850.00 faflammadle character. When the water| EVERY MAN AND WOMAN DE- had almost thawed, and as he stopped to aa Do ot seslost ©. cough, old or caterrh, for former price 1250.00 was turned into the cellar it fanned TERMINED TO BE FIRST IN. insert @ probe the «aa pressure force) they ere forercnners of consumption, % “ Games and they shot through the fire,| 2YerY man and, tor that matter, out @ mixture of fine tee and water that] 4, Do not experiment on yourself by taking #0- Natural Blue Fox Set............ 300.00 thes . every woman, seamed animated by only struck him fun in the face and knocked | Mrs. Max Freidberg of No. 130 East | caied “cough cures,” drug or stimulants, former price 450.00 Seor and sent the windows crashing Out, | one purpose—the prevention of an y him down. This was followed by a tre-|On® Hundred and Seventeenth street) Do not put off until tubercle becilll are i Bringing a shower of glass upon the ftre-| voting in ahend of him or hate Whos mendous flow of gas. received a despatch from Cincinnati, O., | present, or complete breakdown overtakes you. Hudson Bay Set........ brane axis 600.00 en Own, round tha qHashayne ial te Greg out Thomowon, | to-day that her brother, Mever Opto. Concepts iweaeutel kama tae Gauene 0 former price 950.00 ie elevator shaft and broke through poner ie hg ise Cot Srcooes Belsky, 0 young actor, tnd been ‘tot and tus sow meibod of treatment 10 renowned, and Mink Sct rapthed © | killed last night in @ shooting gallery | the references of hundreds of permanently cured ink Pee e meee rere eerste sees 275.00 5 ft gallery as ais, Fifty feet high they played HE USED ISED 10 GIVE = full flow of the gas caught him tn the cases, of file at his office, are the proofs of bus © face = dowa he went, ¢alling into a former price 450.00 ‘The brilliant illumination brought out thousands of sightseers, who watched the fire fighting. Battalion Ohief An- @rus, who had come at the second @larm, found that the fire was getting Aangerous, He telephoned the Third Avenuc Elevated to ebut off its power, and the trains halted while the firemen went on the elevated strueture and Strapped the hose nes to the high places. From this vantage point the { fremen flooded the building. POLICE DROVE IMPERILLED TEN. ANTS INTO THE 6TREET. Just in rear te Lineoln place, a biind elicy district, where ence the aris tocracy of Harlem had ite cemtre. The amoke from the building became so Gense that tenants in Lincoln place were fm siuch danger. Inapector Sweeney scat his reserves around to get the ten+ ents to the streets, ‘The policemen took Mre. May Levy, @ servant and Baby Levy from No, Lincoln place. The baby was so badly @ffected by smoke that an ambulance @argeon from Harlem Hoxpital had to! ability to cure Tuberculosis, Call and investigate end ese for yourself before you consider other treatments or go to a eanitarium, Ss t Dr. Anterson gives consultation, examination and advice, without any charge, at his office, 60 West 23rd tree! ‘aves,), New York City, jundays, 11 to 2, On ' Monday, Wednesday end Friday evenings till o'clock, New illustrated book on the treatment and cure of Lung and Chest Diseases sent op request_to any address. YOUR HAIR Simple Way to Quickly Re- store Natural Color. 18 fe vet difficult to restore youthful color of | E3é £ 34th Street Justice dn 0 Declines to Postpone Bingahm Libel Suit Because Mayor Is Ill, ti fe I i i i g 5 i & i & i These are the Oglers, who think the Smiling and winking at Sweet Kitt Just arriving in the Cily. } t E ilk HERALOING. Tt may be said at once that Sirota b gupee hig much heralded reputation. voice that the writer has for coloring the hair, but a newly discovered preparation, the Queen Gray Hair Restorer, mects All desired ‘needs and has none of the ob; Hollow the slmole, directions op the package tnd any desired be given, This assenger lists as Mr. and Dont | wide tame and amassed a fortune upon | Port the statement, E. C. Crowley, for | nim into the fresh air they fell on to ¢ 127 atthe bait oth ond velvety” ites esting | Give it attention, Mrs. Lillian Jackson | {he *stage, ‘Long continued chanting af |the former Police Commissioner, in-|o¢ nim having expended the last ounce H. Campbell. None of the pas: | color that 1s aot sticky, doe ot rub off and“: Hebrew liturgy, with ite Oriental | sisted that the trial proceed. of tholr strength getting him out. sengers has so far seen the banker |o naturel in appearance that no one base] ood hat to Western ears have! “Ip this defendant, William J. Gay-| ‘Thompson end, ayne were revived | Whose qparence Proaident Tact oamns |py Oe I Oe tee pices Oa ie i , ty, Ut ¢chey refused to go to | muted. and es it is 00 easy to use, the best a saloon in the neighborhood opened With ite broken phrases and| "2" the former Supreme Court Justice) with almeul Hap fy heer Word ts sent from the Morees’ state- | srplication . ee oe f) Sseaihectc ttt Sanu | trees iit bene raat has cams nn crene ure O* [aad arena wl sir seemed Mas his batt Get ores [at eeeamc ite eevee were —whiel is Oo le a ad @ation when they tried to wet Otto Ine | She BoestDeity “Yes, he ts the present Mayor,” company, equipped with 4 Segue st a no taea of attempting—of winning the Mi secular laurele ag an operatic Something of this was disciosed tn the way he treated ‘Celeste Aide:” ‘tut the fact remains that his voici nd appealing and powerful. orth hearing. assisted by an admirable fifty from the Synagogue Ohab Zedek In West One Hundred and Sixteenth street, and by Clarance Rady n. The director—a most ca- was 1. Loew, whom t with him from Rusal: tn evening clothes, ca: came upon when the cantor wae singing liturgical Aymns, choir wore black gown! n | thing after the pattern of oh Ro- | man Catholtc Baretta, as ts the custom with orthodox Jews. Sirota was firs the oe eg leaving hia stateroom for meals, ‘nest foeta, arrived and ehut off the qas. piled Mr. Rektwin, seemingly perplexed. | Reicher went back to his corner post, “Oh, ho," returned the Court, ‘then ‘Mutlane went ebout his business. thls defendant knows all about these | ———_-— things, aie io Pertectiy damier with | $200,000 PAID FOR — CAFE ON BROADWAY. recall" — “Please, Your Honor, don't visit —— na on his head now,” Dowling’e cafe, on the southwest cor- Baliwta. Ner of Broadway and Forty-third street, _|HE SOMETIMES IGNORED THE & plan we) Boop. aur apitve sf DOCTORS’ CERTIFICATES, times Bquare, passed et 7 e'closk les night into the control of James O'Don- y recolteotions ini’ went an the | nell, the late proprietor of Andy Horn's FAAS boo cefendan lemon- |tamous all-night saloon in Park Row, just Br aneye the Brooklyn Sridge en- from his bed at Mrederick Olsen's ge ie a cripple, The policemen inanayed thet Se ‘affair without any cas A the building w, een the firemen left ‘James MeCreery & Co.- 23rd Street 34th Street hie interrupted Mr. On Friday, February the 16th. of this Mr. Dowling sold his business and ae ee eee ae were wont |Good-will to Mr, O'Donnel for $200,000, in to do when called before catendere over | #4dition to giving the new proprietor a which he preskied. He knowe all ‘about | fittesn jease at a net rental of dootorw’ certificates, My recollection ts | $%. This ts sald to be the that he sometimes isnored ‘them and"— ever paid for a cafe of ite Baldwin. — yee “No, I shall not ignore his doctor’s| Maroh Term. His opponent declared the certifieate now," concludi the Court, begun three years ago, and Lawyer Crowley satd he had twent: mx witnesses to call and estimated that Gen. Bingham's side of the case might] "I will not adjourn the case until consume two trial days, Mr, Baldwin | Maroh,” etated the Court. “If the de- could not see how twenty-six witnesses | fendant is still fl on Monday, and at that time !f there are still good and clare?’ he would require at least that| sufficient reasons for postponing it, the which to present the Mayor's | application will be considered in due WOMEN’S CLOAK DEP’TS. In Both Stores. ‘ Long Coats of Black or Navy Blue Serge and Diagonal Fabrics, trimmed with broad- cloth, also of Whipcord in Black, Navy Blue and Grey. 19.50 and 24.50 Dressy Coats of Taffeta and Mistral Voile. 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