The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-29
THE GREAT FIRE At BuFFxlo.
TFrom tho Du Sale Courier. Jan. e. !


II % our painful duty this morning 70 chrosse oae Of
tho most disastrous oonagrations thas has visited
Dueac and a. attending loss q life, Which has esss
rabc day ons that will aos 30 forgotten whe memory
remains TO hod Il, yet Ia the rula II worked TO the fr
Dor Of citizens; Is nothing when piaood In the
balance with three young noble, generous lives cut or
and ,c rur.s wsr" Thc 49, ~ ~"
and snow, whit h commenced Tuesday night, grow fur-
Gus AZ morning approached aad when the alarm Of fro
lag gale waiting 70 assss the nanos in their fearful
The Arc WAS nrst discovered In tho premises OF Mr.
Peter Diehi No 2os Main street. about haifpast fsur
O'Clock and supposed 70 have originated In the cook
given, and the Fire Department promptly on
hand Tho nre engines gavo out their most vigorous
streams and tho hos, compares tho possible
Of thcm but tho ncrceness Of the gale the intense
cold and the binding snow consprod against Thorn and
rendered tho handling Of tho hose exceedingly difficult
Many Of the lines were frozen and rendered compare
lively useless by being ccmented soidy to the streets
These cmbarrasem nts 70 contend WITH tho best efforts
with considerable rapidy, and had communicated
TO other buildings ill tho building known tho Bern
s Hook embracing tho clothing store Of Conrad
store, and Van vclsor's bakery wcre utterly do
stroycd
Attention was then directed 10 tho American Hotel but
up 10 nearly eight O'Clock II confidently thought the
Blu idng could be saved The high wind blowing from
the southwest pressed tho flames towards that building
and after tho hour indicated, the hotel Are
aud the flames swept through tho structure with fury
that could not bc assuagcd II a In which the
whose weapons lay useless tho ground and although
the lacr fought with desperate energy, they
powered at every point Tho oxcitem mt was intense
and hundreds OF hands busy in tho removal Of the
fun ue 10 places safety and the opposite sides
OF the streets were ned with goods and tho spacious
hall Of the Arcade became monster variety store Mayor
Fargo the Chief Of Polco and the ontirc police force
were on the ground all tho morning, and worked with
m ght aud main TO rescue property from destruction,
lQv from unAo
OF tho dishonest Tho Mayor called into
reguis,ion every available horse and vehicle
assist the removal Of goods or furniture and the scr
vicc rendered was invaluable But the flames swept
regardless Of the busc and confusion street and store
The rcmcn aded with their labors moved hithcr and
thithcr wherever they co Id work effectively. their gar
ments heavy and sun with leo Tho people throngod
tho opposite sidewalk and with muAicd faces took OBJ
scrvaons and imagined what they would do IL they had
tho direction OF Affairs Tho storm too much
for the rc engines that worked INCREASINGLY and they
sought shelter undor ragged tents which looked like
many gipscy homes But the fro burned vciously, and
reaching down, went northwsrd swept tho stores Of
straus Loowi Gcirshofor, Paul Buyon J. j. Sameison
and the barber sh0p Of c. f. Barthauer American Hall
and Tho rooms recony vacated BY tho Young Mems As
required 70 leave tho splendid structure which
has been pride Of tho CITY, blackened Of ruins
called 70 his aid determined 70 blow up tho old Eagle
Hotel building Immediately north OF the American for
Gagraion Alderman Each and others wore entrusted
with the duty, and a. noon one hundred and twenty
pound keg Of powder had boon brought from the arsenal
Alborger and r T. Mior, Chief Engineer q the ". T
Co, astaohsd tho Fuse and tho latter re i-both
and half Ss eapcson took p place. tho roof and n
terror walls fell In and Immediately the front and
walls went down with crash. Tho shock was
street. and the windows Of tho stores in the Arcade
building and tho upper rooms wcTc nearly all
between the burning building and tho store Of Mr. Bully
more arrested tho progress Of tho fire. relieved the fire.
men from numerous ombarrassments and allowed them
which threatened from the roof OF the hotel by
tho destruction OF the Eaglc Hotc tho variety store
liquor and wine store Of Mr. Knight. and tho photosaph
gallery OF Mr. Epson were wiped out at q blast
Tho people residing on Pearl street. n tho vicinity OF
tho fire, In q FOYER OF excitement throughout tho
Forenoon and tho flames sought tho portion Of
tho hotel household goods wcro prccipatcd into tho
afternoon waned tho danger became less imminent and
comparative quiet and confidence were restored Tho
nrcmcn continued to work like heroes and tho fcats
UP slippery ladders, under crazy walls wherever they
could work well, they were found; and hero we arc
brought ~ tho
ArALrSo cArAsrnornn on nH DAT
Tho heart grows faint and pen trcmblcs in our
grasp refer to tho BILE death which hroc our
brave boys met who In tho discharge Of their dutics
James IT, Subway, Assistant Foreman Of Taylor Hose
Company No. ], aged about twenty-five, W. H. Gillctt
aged about twenty Ono, and @. II TIM, aged about
pany No ], are no moro. We them last night be-
tween the hours Of gt and ten their fccss bodies
taken from The ruins which had made them tenn
poay grave and tho loss Of the day nothing to
th sacrifice. They borne 10 tho carriage house OF
their company and tho scene which followed beggarn
description Frtcsds gathered around all that
"a, Of uom, and strong wcpt like children md
tho Of their death wont from place W place. mourn
ing followed In s wake Tho dreary dcsoatcncss OF the
day with ts sadness and it losses forgotten In the
which took possession OF every hcart Subway
GilIc and TIN loved by all who knew them and
rable al our CIT They noble generous Tel.
lows; bright future awaited thcm but icfr 10
mourn thor far too early DEATH and words aimo
mockcry
But We pass TO tho mournfui circumstances attending
tho death or tho bravo 1remcn The Of Taylor Hose
had taken On se unssr Sc main
street end and "wetting down" tho burning ruins
by means Of stream through the upper floor. James
little alter nvo o'clock Messrs TIN and Glctt accompa
nod by Assistant Foreman Subway, entered the hall 70
relieve them They had been there bu, = few minutes
who's wall crashed In carrying down tho floor with u
aud buryfng Peabody, Subway, TIM and Gilctt In the
rims Mr. Bull escaped unhnn Tbs alarm WAS gvoa
that subway and Peabody under tho fallen debris
sad measures wero a once taken 10 extrscaie them
Mr. Peabody was rescued about six O'Clock, having
sustained slight injury In tho ankle and until scary
eight O'Clock the presence 0f other bodies amongst tho
ruins not suspcctd Tho discovery waa terrible
ono and hope 10 BE- called upon 70 chronicle
was evident that sidwsy had suffered excessively before
Tho vital spark le hin; but u Was otherwise with TIN
and Gilcti They looked a. u they had gone 70 Sleep
and The evidences OF pain not pcrcepble On either
fpo
Du, the esl was mot yet; another chapter must be
added 10 the Aays disaster and tho north buIdlnRa
which were savedA noon. must succumb 70 the rconL
les clcmonts IL night
rim mrs IN rnn Ki0sn.
Tho cornicc work on tho building occupied BY Mr. n
BulIvmoye was noticed 10 Be Gre about half pa4 az
O'Clock In Tho evening and although pvomrt efforts
.as 70 s.sss.s dc s..s they wsrc srIs
curing 10 afternoon and ~ later I've thousand fcot
eroonrrasseA ~ - Of nreusea arrived here
Sut the hose wcse frOxca up, end s&y e.
encs throw ~ tssgsnoast s,rcsm~ sspd the hand
Zinc No o. we're len 10 baltic win Tire flames They
we're ~oliy uacquai ~ Tho busincs 10 In DONE and
c flames scd hc.r sfcr hour gu the entire north end
scene at ono o'clock this morning the destruction Of the
buildings nearly complete The buidines dcsiroycl
by ,hss second disastrous ORE occupied by the Fro
County savings Bank, Mr. Richard Duly moro, meat
store Mr Ransom, halter: Mr. George Cage grocer aud
Mrs Young miiincr ssmber Of cfRcss wore loostcd
on the second noors, among wisch the law once Of
O. H. Marshall, EsQ.
80 Ear sscerssn nos Of the property In the
various had bcca ed before damage could be
damn In tbem By 0nsuca cd IL