The New York herald., 1872-12-26
THE Fire KINGS WORK.
Sad Circumstances of the Centre
v-ao Street Connagration. aloi
SIX GIRLS REPORTED MISSING.
Scenes in the Sixth Precinct Sta
tfon House-Mourning Rela- /.
tives and Friends. srr
The Ashes Of Barnum's Matchbox and Mcna.
gerie Viewed by Thousands Of Visitors.

The Ashes Of Barnum's Matchbox and Mena-
gerie Viewed by Thousands Of Visitors
The Centre street fire has, probably, been at
is den niteiy ascertained that six OF the girls
who worked In the bookbinding establlshment OF
Anderson b Archer are missing, and the suppost-
ton is that they perished when, the walls of the
tinder bex In which they worked fell Following
30 close upon the Filth Avenue Hotel disaster, In
which eleven servants lost their lives, this last
catastrophe has produced q widespread sensation.
and on yesterday II was the general theme OF con-
versation. The unfortunate girls might have
easily escaped had the fire ESCAPES been good but
they were lamentably deficient. Only few weeks
ago they were condemned by superinrende mt
Macgregor and new ones were ordered, but the
NOT CARRIED INTO EFFECT, st+
and the result was that six human beings, and per-
haps more, have in oil probability been sacrificed.
The indignation OF the people was vented In no
sparing manner yesterday by ths crowds who
visited the ruins, and the question was asked by
every one, 'Are the lives OF working people and
servants OF 30 little value that they should be 80
ruthlessly made away withf" Is ue,en .ss
Some additional particulars OF the predicament
In which the girls were placed when the fire broke
out were obtained by the HERALD reporter yester.
day. son Of Mr.. Middleton, the occupant OF the
corner building. states that Immediately after the
alarm was sounded he went up stairs to save some
property, when his attention was attracted by the
screams OF the girls in the burning building Look
ing mp, he saw number Of them on the fre-escape,
being rescued by the police. While those who nrst
reached the escape were being taken down Q Sec
nm md INN ofalv offo tHo
walls OF the building gave way, and Mr.. Middleton
saw no more Of the girls 1t 49, therefore, evident
that they must have fallen into the ruins, and so
1t is fearful to
CONTEMPLATE THEIR FATE.
Had 1t not been for the exertions of the police
and the firemen the whole number who worked In
the trap might have been lost, and the calamity,
terrible as 1t Is, might have been further in
creased.
The names OF those who are missing are as fol-
l0ws:-Jane stewart, of II Charlton street, In
qured for by her father; Bridget McCIrath, OF 331
First avenue, inquired for by her brother Michael;
Margaret Donohue and Mary Donohue, sisters, OF
12S East Tenth street. inquired for by their brother
Margaret Bell and Charlotte Bell, sisters, inquired
for by their brother Alexander and James Bevins
a boy aged twelve, residing at 1874 Broome street.
inquired for by George w. Boyle, Of No.
Franklin street station house during the day was
heartrending. The relations Of the missing girls
were frantically rushing about to obtain any ciew
by which they could trace their loved ones. Jennie
Stewards father states that was always In the
habit OF coming home regularly every night and
have heard from her. The brother OF the Bells
was sure that II one sister was lost the two must
be, az they we were 50 much attached % TO each other
covered that no tidngs or
THE MISSING GIRLS
had been received at the station house those in
search OF them wept bitterly, bemoanng the
lOokedl0r calamity which came Unexpectedly
upon what would otherwise have been the joyous
One OF the firm Of Anderson Archer stated yes
terday afternoon that he was positive that two of
the boys name, but he says he had beautiful
tenor voice, and his singing was much admired by
the ladies who visited the establishment.
An amusing incident occurred during the are.
An old woOden-legged man namOd Brandt, who
worked In the building, while making his escape,
was
PLACED IN IMMINENT DANGER.
So close was he to the flames that his wooden
az He Otherwise escspeI aS upsurtp Tes foreman
OF Dun Barlow was also severely burned.
There are many establishments on Centre street
nre: One in Centre street Woodward o.'sl has
Mp % pas Of se
and In the event OF similar calamity to that or
Tuesday evening occurring their lives would be
The ruins Of the nre were visited yesterday by
thousands OF people from ell parts Of the city,
s
building had formed iclcles OF every shape; and
yestsrday, when 4 the sun sun shone % upon q them, they
an enchanted cave or : fairy paisce, the snow
drospins pendants M recalling TO- fo mind the the dis dscov. e,
cries OF Robinson Crus0e. or the Grotto OF Stalscta
singular spectacle Of 50 much 1au Of coG
ragged, was viewed with Interest By the assembled
crowds. 1t would be dif1cult, from
the APPEARANCE OF THE RUINS
to say what manner Of building the wreck had
urnture, n aesEs % sofas, ac lay pile PILED i' IN picsnr
csque confusion. The tall elevator, though guttcd,
still stands erect looking down upon the scene
Two engines continued to play upon the flre all
the day, the smouldering ruins which might at
tion necessary. the ofices OF Howe Hummel are
completely ruined, the only vestigc OF them LETT
being the large sign over the entrance stating that
George Francis Train is about to compose poem
on the catastrophe.
posed, that OF Dun Barlow reaching S125,o00
e25 900 OF which is upon the Mercantile Agency
Book" Ten thousand copies OF this book were In
destroyed. The publication OF the book win be
Immediately resumed by The proprietors.
BAhNUAb AAICu-bON.
Thousands OF people visited the site OF Barnum's
Circus and Grace chapel yesterday, fcasttng their
eyes upon the spectacle Of ruin that was presented
Where the british tigers and elephants had so re-
Gently r0ared and beloved all was SILENT and not
ono stone Of the Circus could be seen standing
upon another. The bare brick walls Of Grace cha.
pei stood out in bold relief and the drenched walls
OF the mansion Of the Lawrences remained 10 testify
OF the fury OF the names. The entrance to the es-
tablishment OF Grote Co. is all that stands OF the
building, which Is otherwise q shapelcss mass Of
ruins.
The people seem panic.stricken by the alarming
prevalence OF great fires, and the opinion is ex-
pressed that New York is getting her Chicago by
degrees. A thorough investigation into the cause
OF the conAagrations is universally demanded.