Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-22
EASTERN NEWS.
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY sESTINrL
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
NEw YORK.
A Euubsr Of Killed and Wounded.
GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY.
spEcTAL TO THE DAILY sESTINrL
DISPATCHES.
NEW YORK.
A Euubsr Of Killed and Wounded.
GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY.

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by fire, occurred at sos O'Clock this
afternoon in the immense candy man
ufactory of Greenfield IL Sou. Go Bar
clay street, which extends in the shape
of an l. to College Place. The boiler.
which was under the sidewalk on the
Barclay-street side, burst. tearing
away the entire front and scattering
the wreck in all directions. A large
number of girls, of all ages were em-
ployed at the time In the building.
The walls fell a few minutes after the
explosion. The policeman who wa
on duty near the building, says he
saw the front OF the building. which
was five stories high. fail into the
street. Fifty-six wounded aud n
dead are reported a, the Chsmbers-
street Hospital. AT GAO n number wer
also sent to Bellevue aud other hospi.
tails. 1t is estimated that the wounded
will reach Us. About so escaped by
the College Place entrance, and a small
number got put through the skylights.
and walked over roofs, and got down
skylights of other buildings. The
book. Keeper, who was on the Barclay
street side of the building. was blown
out through the window to the street.
and badly cut on the head; several
jumped from the second story aud es
capped with slight injuries. No fair es
timate of the loss of life can be given
to- night, but it must be large. The
parties employed in the factory were
principally young girls and boys, from
eight to twenty years of age. Owing
I o the approach Of the holidays a
double force was employed, one work
ing during the day and the other at
night. The force was changed at 5
O'Clock, and the fact of the explosion
occurring five minutes past that hour,
renders it still more difficult to know
how many or who are tn victims.
The number in the building at the
time of the disaster is variouslv esti
mated at from 100 to 800. The flames
spread so rapidly that 1t is feared that
many not injured by the explosion
were burned to death. The Barclay
street angle of the building has fallen
to the ground; also Nos. IS and 81 Bar
clay street. on the lower side, and No.
81 on the upper side. Owing to The
heat, no search can be made for those
hurried in the ruins until to morrow
In the angle were situated the Growers
Bank building, D. ID. Tompkins 4
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stories. The latter burned to the
ground, leaving the bank building on
the corner alone. The bank building
is only injured on the fourth and fifil
floors, used AS a dwelling by the JAM
tor and several families. who lost al
their furniture aud effects. The thire
floor was occupied a. law and Other
Offices, which were slightly injured b,
water, but the Offices of the bank, OF
the ground floor, suffered no injury
Tompkihs' loss is not yet ascertained
The loss of Greenfield & Sons is esti
mated a 800, 900; insurance abouI
$40. 900. Later estimates place tn,
number of persons in the building a
the time the explosion occurred at 40
including 20 visitors and customers
The boiler had been in use five years
and it il said that Greenfield had beer
several times warned that it was un
safe. The loss is now estimated a
$500, 600.
The newspapers devote much space
to the terrible fire and explosion in
Barclay street. 1t is utterly impossible
to form any idea of the los OF life til
the ruins are cold. AT this hour. $3.50
several engines are working upon th,
debris. and the fire j. practically out
The Tribune says "a Of the injured are
in the hospital, and 81 are missing. The
Sun says from 40 to 80 are probably
lost. and the Times thinks the loss les,
heavy, probably not more than Is
The pecnniary loss is probably undel
$400, 200.
A Grab nj the Treasury.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.
or over 400 bills introd uced in the
Senate since the extra session, nearly
one-third are private bills having the
object of taking a grab out of the pub.
lie treasury. They aggregate nearly
four milliops. Two Texas bills con
template the capture of 49, 700, 900, ol
which IS 600, 900 are tie reserve func
kept back when Texas was admitted
into the Union, and which it is nov
proposed TO buy up, and the rest TO re
imburse the State of Texas for the ex
pense in rePelling Indian attacks. The
total grab aggregates over $40, DOC, 900
and more are maturing.
The owners Of the Texan Salt Mine
CHICAGO. Dec 20.
A Washington special says: The New
York firm who own the Texan sal
mine which has caused all the trouble,
on the border, is said to be Foster,
Ludlow & Co., who recently purchased
this lake under some old Mexican
grant. and appointed Judge Howard
their agent to protect the salt and as
sess q royalty upon it. The House
Committee on Foreign Affairs will
summon Minister Foster from Msxicn,
and also sons of the consular agents
on the lower Rio Grande.
Thurlow Weed C0rrects AN Error
New YORK, Dec. 20.
In correcting an error into which ne
had fallen. in u communication TO the
Tribune, Thurlow Weed writes "a
that journal this morning: The war.
fare against sill Q seems to have orig
mated with the Controller of the Cur
rency. ! hope soon to sabmit my
views of the reasons assigned by Mr..
Knox and his correspondents, for de
priving the country Of full one-half oil
its constitutional ability to resume
specie payments.
The Alleged Chicago FOrger.
TORONTO, Dec. II.
Charles Il. Williams, the alleged Chi
cago forger. Was remanded till 10 day.
His 5000 10 the bank here has been