The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-21
A New York Disaster.
Boiler Explosion and Fire with
Immense Loss of Life.
Work this Morning at the Scene of
the Disaster.
National Associated Press to tho stay.

national Associabed PRess TO the Star
NEW YORK, Dec. 21-S:30 A. MA
$40 O'Clock yesterday afternoon terri
BILE report shook the vicinity of Barclay
| street College Place and the neighbor
hood. The streets in the vicinity were
crowded at the time by business, NOR
camille and laborin9 classes returning
from their daily employment. Shortly
after flames, steam and smoke puff
from the basement of Greenfi eld &
Strauss candy manutactory, So Barclay
street. The scene which followed the
explosion was one that b. fl IS all de-
scription; thousands of people flying in
all directions, utterlng as they went
shrieks of horror and pursued by jets OF
fame bursting from the windows of the
ill-tated building, added a million hor-
rors to the cries of the unfortunates who
were pent-up in the death trap.
After the scare had somewhat sub
sided it was discovered that the boiler
in the establishment of the above firm
had burst. The conclusion knocked
down several persons who we're within
one hundred yards of the spot, wound
ing and manning others who were near
er. The widest scene OF excitement
prevailed, and from the upper windows
of the burning building numerous girls
working in the establis hment yelled and
screamed hysterically for help. but there
was no way to render assistance. There
seemed TO be long delay in the arrival
of the tremen. The flames extended TO
the upper floors, and more horrifyIng
scene was seldom witnessed. Ole young
girl with long hair held her bands be.
seechingly out OF the third-story win.
dow and screamed for help, until fright.
ened she fell from the window and was
buried in the burning oauldron below.
1t was then nearly fifteen minutes since
the explosion, the alarm having been
promptly sounded, but yet the fire eb.
gines and hook and ladder companies
had not arrived.
The girls were now rendered frantic. |
One girl jumped from the second story,
while three jumped into the burning |
building and were soon out Of their mis- |
cry. While the girls were screaming |
and jumpir from the windows two off. |
GERS broke The fall OF one and thus saved |
Her life, although she met with serious |
The fire patrol and engines |
now began to arrive, and soon mad |
streams OF wafer pouring on the build |
ing. About half.past the whole iron
front, curling up like SO much paper, fell
right across the street with a fearful |
Lhud, striking the houses on the oppO-
slte side. 1t was soOu rumored That
over one hundl ell and fifty persons, men,
girls and boys, were employed in the
building, and that only ab0ut one-ha!fj
lad escaped. A feeling OF the greatest
horror OYerspread the great crowd
which had c0ngregated, being attracted
~ The light made by the flames.
Several alarms were sounded for as
,istanco, as the fire had communicated
20 the surrounding buildings and at the
'ame time amOulances were sent for. On
he opposite side Oh Barclay street was
store where large quantities Of petro-
cum were stered. 1he flames eXtented
10 quickly that it was all the tiremen
ouId do to prevent The flames from
rossing the street. Forty minutes after ,
he fire had broke out, the interior Of the
uilding had fallen in, and buried be.
Ieath the ruins those who had fled to
ne roof, as well as the bodies OF those !
Who hau been sutfocated. Hundreds of
umors filled the air and it was re.
orted that several tiremen had been ,
uried, but the report could not be COLL
rmed. In the meantime the bodies re-.
overed, together with the wounded and t
lamed, were carried to Noakes Hotel, r
Il Greenwich street, aud TO Hall & !
drug store, while an amDu- {
'hce force were busy earring aut others t