The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-21

FOR the glass In the doors and windows ratified
about my head like hail. and tho walls OF the
building shook like leaves In a wind. As soon
as l could l got out into College place and
looked down toward Greenneld's place. I
heard cries Of pain and fright In that direction
ana saw crowd OF young women rushing out
OF the door One Of them had her hair hanging
down her back. l don't think saw more than
twenty persons come out that way. occupy the
TWO top hoors OF the bank building with my
vile and boy All saved Of my property wes a
policy Of $4,000 on my furniture In the Home
Company. did not even have time to put ON n
decent hat"
Other persons who witnessed the exodus Of
the employees from the College place door say
that forty or fifty boys and girls got out while
there are others who maintain that fully eighty
escaped. This. however. is the largest estimate
given Some said that the means OF commune
cation between tho two buildings was ample.
pu' diligeT inquiry proved that II was not. OK.
cept on the lower floor. Thus, those who were
employed up stairs tif the stories told by the
residents OF the ncighborhood are true) could
only go from one building to the other by
descent to the lower floor. How the employees
were distributed cannot be- asccrtained. although
II Is said that about two-thirds Of them were in
the main building on the upper floors
Inc nre after burning for more than an hour
Win nerce violence. came to the roof OF the Gro
GERS Bank and the building next north Of IL ON
College place. The building on the corner Of
Park place and College place which adjoined
Greenfield h Sons. escaped damage by fire.
thanks to the efforts OF the firemen, a contrary
wind. and thick partition wall. The MAJOR L
Knapp Engraving. Manufacturing. and Litho-
graphing Company's building directly opposite
Greenfield Sons was In great danger. but
was saved. On Barclay street the flames
spread rapidly. Tompkins 4 Co.. at No. 65.
paper dealers. were entirely burned out;
No. 81 was occupied by Green 4 Sherrer.
cigars. and tho upper stories by Capt. English
and his family. The Captain, who is we'll known
n the Third Ward. was removed with grea, dif-
mculty. being unwell No. 50 IL the Grocers'
Bank whose upper stories were gutted. No SO
cupd ssI By Ss dsSssd i wac Cone
pany whose loss was s45.o 900. The insurance,
AS rur ~ -9own we e. t225o II the Etna. No y
was much dama.:Ah by are and Tstsr No, y.
occupied by J. Sussey. gentlemen furnishing,
was also badly damaged.
In Greenwich street several houses were
much damaged Andrew a William Little. 24i
and 2i3, clothing. &c. suffered loss Of $1,000,
me, ne back walls OF their two buildings having
Deen blown down by the explosion. Their stock
was also somewhat damaged by water. They
are are insured for s27 900 in twenty companies.
"hii VI ~p's VN'uplfu bl Nllllhin W ok-
lom. statonner. was also blown down. He was
insured The building belongs 10 the Little
brothers. Throughout the ncighborhood the
window glass suffered severely. The force OF the
conrussion broke n heavy plate glass window
IN ltules store, and another on the other side
Of the street. N,- Go. 81. 80. II. and 10 Bar
clay street belong to the estate Of the late Geo
W. Welsh. whose executors are the Welsh Sons
jewellers, 253 Greenwich street. The loss il
estimated NJ $4,000. The property II insured
but Tor how much is not known. No. g. the
treenlsaf building, was owned 10y =. ID. Bah
cock, President of the Chamber of Commerce
and was insured. All of the Barclay street
buildings wero orocted on land belonging to
Columbia College. and rented on long lcases
bia College.
q, The following diagram gives a clear dea OF