New-York tribune., 1871-04-08

duced TO mass Of burning, smoking walls, when ieh
from time TO time with the OF thunder The DOCKS
Of the concern vauabes from the SAFE and most OF te
law medical, legislative and miscellaneous volumes ls
sued by the house, were removed In safety, but with
these exceptions, i was impossible TO save anything
from the sudden ruin. .
The flames communicated from the printing
10 two-sory building adlolhng, ~, 80
Broadway nd notwithstanding the utmost efforts III was
entirely consumed. The huge volume OF nae from slo
main building intense and threw Its heat SO sr
that drove even the remen from their aDors ana te
compelled to retire In consequences the fire rapidly
along. enyeopng the third building. No Coz The next
and-a-haf high, was also sburned, and the fire thus
ToaSwSv by step PnGnss DESTROYED four
were owned by Devlin ~ Brother, merchant, ant
taors and four were owned by Alexander Greer Inc
destroyed but their occupants were able to save most o.
their goods From the rear ear Of, s t6ei prndi
the flames extended along the fences the outbuid
ings to Nos 4. and Il Van TromPst The frame build
which % %STf constantly drOPRnS upon IT, SnD9SS he te
furniture In safety. On C0lumbiast the Walsh Bros
who occupied the building No. ls as stove
crate, and heater store, lost about $500
Nos. As and AZ, occupied rs coal ONCE py
George W Luther with extensive yard and sheds IN
the rear, running back nearly the entire length OF the
printing establishment, also destroyed, togetner
with large quantity Of coal on hand. The books were
saved also several horses stabbed In the rear NO
49, occupied by benjamin Saltcrs az secondhand clot
ing store was damaged to the extent Of $500 The fronts
n c T b n on nd % of e ne sJ e,Van VI ose Mere heated
to such extent that by miracle they not
added 10 the shapeless heap Of ruins On Columbia-s
opposite the burning building the heat was so intense
to crack and break the heavy plaegass IN the Whuo"
and doors Of the Myers Building entang loss that
account alone of over $500.
The printing house Of Weed, Parsons Co. was an i'm
mense establishment and was source of pride to the
citizens Albany The loss the propretors is heavy
one, but they viii begin TO rebuild II sad az soon rs
the debris left by the fire coos and can be removed
There was such large quantity OF unfnis he'd work in
progress that II is impossible to state the loss with any
mon which there is an insurance Of OOOOslOo0
the building and $4,000 machinery stock and mate
rial. The boilers may not be greatly injured, ana the
engine may restored. One OF the hydraulic presses
erect the others all toppled over 1t IS
hoped that the stereotype vault has not been penetrated
by the fire. II contains large quantity OF plates ana
other vauabes The rubbish prevents access to It, The
B. London ooO Firenen' 45 500 Co' .!. Capital
BGdao 5000 Canerce Albany +SO on other buildings $1,000
in Republic s9d +i1 in sPr&sge&4 & n TSa tago A,oOo F,,,
sys % IS @ Gy fSS OSon So PE1aI M II ssS
A3a A. % aR ssa1 to G o rSG1T %.a H,H1 o SoS Amman
YsFlr SsS; a., NV Ss9YoI H s ssSi Ssa Tao f % sf
NeElek s2ol North Amshan liaron 800 A,tos SeS S
sS ydt MS95'E cSsn = g?sS? saa Tte cna Sa c
on hHgae Gad AdeaiHery-1ttna, Hartford $500 Imperial
o. stereotype plates, 5000. 81,
After the buildings had been reduced TO masses OF
smoking ruins number OF men were sci 90 WORK w0rk 70 u
earth tie safes buried in the ruins OF the Printing estaD
lisimcn They had been to work steadily for an h0nr
when, to their horror one Of the men struck his shoyel
in the head of human being, tearing & on a
removed the brick and other, materials that lay
upon it, and the prostrate body Of ma with arms ex-
naincr OF the body charred and backened as to defy
recognition was exposed to view The remains were were
foreman OF steamer No c. He leaves wife ana SIX
children. How he to his horrible death is not
Volume of flame burst from the main building
INTO the front building number OF hteneh haG taken
their up in the third story but were compelled oy
the violence OF the flames to precipately rstfat ev
ing the hose hanging from the window, and II 10 proOa
into the building and was oyertaken and sut0c
ted before he could escape.
The asegaS to 969Gt Or II neTSaP anal ia eS wsre hut
sJiohiv iniured on Commbias st the losses aggregate
about $1,000. The remainder falls on the Broadway
property.
BURNING OF THE WESTERN FEMALE COLLEGE
NARROW ESCAPE OF TIE INMATES.
CINCINNATI, April THE Western Female
College at oxford, Ohio Of the most prominent e-
male educational institutions the West, burned
this morning There 15 persons the building at
time OF the catastrophe, and the flames spread with
such rapdity that Of the inmates were compelled
to make their escape through the windows but lives
were lost Three young ladies, named GoOdfelOw Bal
lard and Wilson severely injured by eaping from
second-story window. The building was insured for
S75 OCO which will rebuild il. Many Of the Young ladies
Lost most their personal effects but the citizens of OK
ford doing everything in their power to relieve their
present necessities.
4 FURNITURE FACTORY DESTRoYED-ONE PER-
son MISSING AND FOUR INJURED.
BosTON, April THE furniture factory OF
Wemyss Brothers in Charlestown, Mass, was burned
this morning. Loss <lGO0 insurance, $4,000 -Four fire
men were injured but not dangerously By the falling of
the roof George Varney the night watclnan az me
factory IL missing, and 1t is feared that lie perlsed IN
the flames.
FACTORY AND TWO MILLS BURNED.
LEWISTON, Me- April IA fire in East
Turner last night destroyed toothpck factory, aud
shingie and grist-nll. Loss SiO0G Insurance. soOo