New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-09
FIRE AND LOSS or LIFE.
From The Y.,s. York (Svaterown) R.5orner, May

From The Nsts. York Cyyaterown) Rej0rner Mays.
About 81 o'clock this afternoon the fire bells at the
east end Of the village sounded the dreaded lire
alnrm but before assistance could arrive, the whole
of the wel.known wooden factory in the extreme
east end Of the village mass of ruins. One
Of the editors Of this paper was among the first to hear
the alarm; at that moment the fire quite nsignit-
can't in appearance, but in Less than five minutes the
whole interior Of the building mass of urd flame,
and in less than thirty minutes the whole frame had
fallen.
At he factory the ,s heart-rending were
acted. The fire originated in the picker room,
and an Intellectual effort made to exngulsh It with
buck t. Otwaier This desisted from, and Mr.
King at gave the order tO sta the flooding pump
This was at once done, and the wheel and pump
worked well; but all Intellectual. Mr.. King then
star ed to alarm the OPERATIVES, of whom there
49, scattered through the five stOriest1e only means
of egress from all above the second was down wind
ing air. Most OF the operatives heard the alarm,
ard rushed down the stairway safety. Some dozen,
owing to the great confusion, not 30 for innate,
ard fund themselves completely shut of from egress.
These are all supposed to have thrown themselves
from the different windows and append their names
and the injuries received by each.
DEAD .ND ISJURED.
DEaD-Ms. Argene Sosn agrd about 81 jumped from the
fourth story picked n'e'be aud died IN about hall an
INJUEED-Mr4 Vincent White jumped from the third story.
Miss Maria Greenwood aged about 49, jumped rom fourth
story and badly injured ba, may eeo'sf One limb broken
Mics Silvia Bdsyt Jumped from fourth ,ory, aHd
vel, Is Injured bat hes lie Is drspa!red o.
John sheph, ri Objrct # eScrcang suffering He
ety burned the face bre and neck tie
Jams NJ Griffin rcaped fra.n the down lad.
d.. witt h. chia years between hi. legs He badly
burned hi. eft iii. child saved, with slight blsa
Mr. and Bis Marsha both very badly burned the
face breast aud mex Both may recover
10 bad as TO los. Il. use.
iho- o.bon-bady burned able learn the
M. Fzahth Franch eyed jumped from the nrth
s,or-yery burned, and ribs broken. Cannot survive
May HsrbrukeE auce jumped fFom third story ID doing
Mary A Hgntey aged about a. burned very badly bat may
aea 70 hang 6y her hand. from window
the wet ed Ion allie and then fell = the ground.
This nay Mrs Vineen, White, mentioned above
Express messengers sent to the village for med
cal aid and to the credit O he profession every ply
sirau BIO heard Of the calamity hast5ued 10 The
Of tie calas.ruphe and did what the highest medical
skill and the asslduous attentions could 90 to
assuage the burning pains, and alleviate the e1cru
ciatirg sufferiugs ofthe injured and dying.
A great many conflicting rumOrs are afoat IA 10 the
number assumed TO have been IN the factory at the
moment the egress was cut on. We have made the
moot dig. Il inquiry, aud believe that no lives were
lost in the building, although Il possible that one or
two persons jumped from the OF the factory into
the alter below II 70, they were of course drowned
But time will only decide as 10 whether any iD.re were
lost OF injured than those whose names are gwen above.
The factory is iu ruins and more THAI lJo operatives
,Lrnwn suddenly out Of employment families
with disabled mbers to care for Surely every char-
iinh. uunlse should be awakened IN their behalf.
The building sti the property OF the Old Black
River Woolen Company, and was rented To hsssrs.
EtDg, Kings & Co. at q 's s3 per year. Du'ilns
The stock in process of manufacture was Insured
amount not known. Building and machinery insured
for about $40 COO.