Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-27
NEW YORK.
Six Working Girls Burned Alive.
Murderous Ffre.Escapes.
The HeartIess ReckIessness of Busy
Capital,

The Heartless ReckIessness of Busy
Capital.
NEW YORK, Dec, 26.-It seems that
the report of loss of life by the fire in Centre
street is confined. Six girls and one boy,
known to be in the building at the time of
he fire, have not since been heard of.
They were employed by Dunn & Barlow.
They could have been saved, had there
been proper fire escapes. The ruins are
covered by mass of ice which renders
search for the bodies impossible
The Fire Marshal today began an investi-
CATION of the Centre street fire. James
Brown, employed by Dunn, Barlow & Co.,
testified that he went around to Leonard
street and found the girls getting down the
escape. He asked if they were all down,
and one of them, Mary Dunavan, said she
was the last one down and that or were
still in the building. She said "For Gods
sake try to save them" In less than a
minute after this the walls fell in.
John P. Hopkins, of the firm of Ander-
son, Archer IL Co., testified that the fire
escape was out of order, and the girls had
to jump about sixteen feet, in great danger
of the falling walls. The fire extended on
ly to the fourth floor. Some of the girls
were assisted down by men with step
ladder. The building had been On fire
twice previously within two or three weeks,
the last time about week sgo. The fire
marshal told me The building had been on
fire that morning. 1t was ON some floor
below US, but don't know which. He said
we bad a very narrow escape. On the
same day | told Mr.. Archer what had
heard, and suggested that the fire escapes
should be put in order, but in the hurry
and pressure Of business it was forgotten.
Barnum's Burn.out.
Tho investigation of the burning Of Bar.
NUNS circus was continued this morning.
One witness testified that in the boiler
room he noticed gas jet with a wire cap,
aud the space between this cap and an un-
protected beam was scarcely the thickness
of mans hand.
a fiVe-s.ory iron building, 119 Franklin
street, burned tonight. Total loss estima-
ted at $4,000.
The Louisiana Committee.
Mayer Hall proposes a public reception
to judges Campbell and Kennedy, Of New
Orleans.
Wre sfIers.
In a wrestling match at the Varieties
yesterday, for $500, which lasted an hour
and ten minutes, Harry Grace was declared
TIN winner over Homer Love, the cham
pion OF America.
New Evidence In the Stokes Case.
During the Stokes trial this afternoon
new evidence of startling character was
offered, and Rev Parker testified that some
six weeks before Fisk was murdered be
(PaTker) was introduced to Stokes, and in
a conversation which ensued relative to the
trials then pending, Stokes said that Fisk
was id black mailer, and he (Stokes)
would shoot Fisk, and said he (Stokes) car
ried pistol. Stokes repeated that Fisk
was black mailer twice. rat this point
Stokes became very much excited, and rose
up before he could be prevented, saving,
"This is false-all fslse."1 On cross ex-
animation the witness stated that he had
been removed by Fisk from running the
hotel at Meadville, Pa, owned by the Erie
Railway, and on stating the fact to Stokes,
the latter made remarks about Fisk's black
msiling him, and made the threats to shoot
Fisk.
Twenty Horses Burned Up.
CoRREY, PA, Dec. GA barn and 20
horses and sleig IS belonging TO a dancing
party at Lattsvilie, Warren county, Pa,
were burned up on Christmas night.