The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-05-09
From the New York Times. Thursday.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND TERRIBLE LOSS OF
LIFE IN NEW YORK.


of S2O. 900, occurred in Broadway last evening.
II originated about o'clock, in tho clothing
aud furnishing store of w. II. Jennings e. CO.,
/ No. PAL Broadway. n few doors above the AS
tor House So rapidly did the fiie spread
that although the alarm was promptly respon-
ded tn by the Fire Deparfment, the flames rose
| high above the roof before any streams could
bo brought to play. casting brilliant glare
over he Park and lower part OF the city
Some thousands Of persons gathered In the vi
cnity; the Hose and Engine companies arrived
in quick succession, and soon tho neighbor-
hood became crowded Despite the exertons
of The firemen. the flames spread to the adj
Joining building. No 233. the lower part OF
which was occupied by w. A. Bachelder's hair
dye and wig establishment. The roof o
building No. 220 also caught fro.
It was while the fremen were straining eve
ry effort to prevent the flames from spreading
to the adjoining buildings. that an accident oc
cured attended with loss life and lint
more disastrous than any we have had to re-
cord since lS45.
In obedience to the order o''light up the
hose of Engine Company No. 2l, numbe
of firemen entered the cellar of building No
23l, and while there. partition-wall gave
away, carrying with it portion OF the mrs
story flooring, on which was heavy safe, an'
buryinr several mou beneath the ruins
,, A wild crv of horror arose from those outside
as thew saw the dreadful fate Of their. .comrade
and Instantly every effort was made 20 rescu
them from the ruins. The scene now becam
most narrowing and exciting.
The firemen we're distracted between effort
to rescue their comrades and subdue the flame
,.L:l. a /. AL L----S, a.. ii
uncertainty which surrounded it.. :.
: A, lenpth tho fire was subdued. and undlV'
5 dod oxertions were given tn removing the runs
i Rv o'clock. n total of ten or dozen PEI
Y cons we're taken from the cellar, four OF whoi
s yo,e dead and several so badly injured as
I he removed to tho Hospital. In rushing III
= save their comrades, several others were I'M,
o red From the return given below we TAI
d the following figures:
o mead. Badly injured. .'''
10 Missing. .'''''"S ohe"N! '''J
@. Fatally injured. ......2
20 SIX MORE DEAD.
y inst as VIC are going TO press at 20 a. W
=. strong body of fremen are busly at WORK
III romoyino The ruins A son Of Coroner I
y nnnnoI agcd 81. and attached to No. AZ Il
nc cine has boen spoken to in the ruins. lie
IS buried under the rubbish at depth OF 10
7" He saws that sir men are lying near hlm ded
Uo ;s "a comfortable rs the circumstances wo
al nermit. hut there is fire very near him, ana
hg rescuino partv are obliged to turn stream
GU GU water towards him, from time to time.
-. L.~ER.
IN From the Journal of Commcrce
no Efforts were continued all night for the
~ covery of tho bodies of the unfortunate n
e. men still remaining in the ruins, and up 10
.nJ O'Clock this morning. three had been taken
@.u @ additional to those previously obtained =,
ea af were taken to the dead house at the CITY II
" pi,al. except the body of Patrick Menu
h'o who expired soon after he was rescued,
was taken TO his late residence, at % Ce
10 street.
100 20 AT IL o'clock, NJ. still another body coulo
'nf n7 seen beneath large pile of timbers,, the
oon being visible. which was supposed to be Una
.oo nSo Andrew Scheneck. of Hook and Ladder
-; No. l. Another man, brother of Alcxa'
I,o wv Mckay, above noticed, was missing ana Q,
0n on nossibie exerton was making in their oehal
o. How many more were in the ruins, II an
sSa was impossible TO say.
no All the front walls were torn down ear
60, go the morning. and many laborers were emf
!, ;,s ed in removing the timbcrs and ruoo'sh
or the street