The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-09-11
SeVeral Blocks OF Buildings
Destroyed I'm New
York City.
MANY OF THE INMATES PER.
lshEO IN THE FLAMES.
And Others Crushed 10 Death by
Falling Walls.
TnREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
FAMILIES RENDERED
HOMELESS.
FIRST DISPATCH.

this morning. Ii is rumored that ten
psrished. The flames extended TO the
south side OF the street, destroying the
entire block between Tenth aud Elev-
enth avenues. Solomon Connolley's :
barrel factory, j. Graham & %. S silk
factory aud several houses adjoining
south, J. Walkers charcoal factory
north Of Thirty-fifth street aud block
of frame houses on Tenth avenue, be-
tween Thirty-hfth and Thirty-sixth and
a steam fire engine, were burned, the
hremen being unable to get it out in
consequence Of the intense heat.
DETAILS oF THE coSFLAoRArIoS.
Nav YoEK, Sept. 3.-The Post says
the factories and other buildings nam.
Ell IN Thirty. fifth street were reduced
to ruins in about three-quarters Of an
I hour. The fire steamer Fuller was an-
chored at the dock foot OF Thirty-ifth
street aud linss OF hose extended from
/ II 10 Eleventh avenue and supply Of
ryer water furnished to No. engine
/ The hydrant at the corner Of Tenth
avenue and Thirty-sixth street was en-
tirely empty. While the fire was at its
/ height the water was SO scarce that the
\ tenants Of the houses which caught fire
I from sparks were unable 10 obtain
water IN pals, except by damning up
I IN the gutter the water which came
I from the fire hose. The firemen made
every e1ertion possible, In. lack Of
/ water constantly hampered their efforts.
/ They succeeded before noon, however,
/ IN getting the tire under control, al
/ though IL was then still burning fierce
/ ly in some OF the buildings. The walls
II the brick buildings fell from time 10
I time with a heavy crash. Ia the con-
I fusion prevailing IL was impossible 10
| obtain any details Of the losses and
very difficult 10 make even an approx
mate estimate Of their total amount.
The lowest estimate Of the latter is
q, 900, 900, aud many persons place the
amount at much higher figure. Ii is
reported that many lives were lost, but
rumors ON this point are very conflict
ing. IL Is probable that some work
man IN the piano factory were unable
to escape, but the number is not yet
known by any one. The fire Is beliey-
% have broken out in the fifth story OF
the buildiGg. anu 1t Is known that some
wOrkmen IN the upper stories had great
difficulty IN escaping. One workman.
named Edward Packmaster, jumped
from the upper window and was taken
up ia terrible condition. His sckull
was fractured and many bones broken
he was removed 20 the station.house
aud died IN d few moments. A few
other workmen, whose names were not
asOertained, were seriously injured.
They were sent to Bellevue Hospital.
A woman il known 10 have died during
tho ire, but reports differ, as 10 wheth-
er she was injured ia attempting TO es-
cape from the building or died from
illness aggravated 10y the excitement
and shock. Ii II believed by mauy
persons IN the neighbOrhood that from
twenty 10 forty wUTkmen perished ia
the piano factory, but thus far this is
merely a supposition. Alarms were
sent out IN rapid succession aud a
large force Of fremen, engineers and
trucks responded 10 the calls. The
heat produced 10y the Are was intense,
and the iiremen were Obliged To keep
at considerable distance from the
burning building. II is probable.
however. that they could have prevent.
ed the fire from spreading II they had
had sufficient supply of water. The
nydrRnts supplied only scanly streams
aud some became entirely drained in a
short time. A row of brown stone
apartment houses on the south side of
Thirty-ffth street, east of the factory,
burnt rapidly. Their inmates were
able 90 save but n small part OF their
property. A number Of shanties on
the other side Of the street were also
consumed The establishment of w.
b. Brown, 64l West Thirty-fith street
Is gutted. A strong wind, which veer-
ell from point TO point, whirled sparks
aud fragments OF burning material ia
all directions. Sparks blown TO Tenth
ayonue set on fire number OF frame
buildings occupied as stores and
dwellings, aud three structures, 449 TO
463, inclusive, were burned. Some Of
the occupants succeeded in removing
part Of their furniture TO the street, but
most Of II was destroyed.
THREE HUNDRED AND rrFrr FAMILIES
RENDERED HOMELESS.
About $50 families are rendered
homeless and most Of their furniture
destroyed.
oRIGIs or THE FIRE.
Tie filc originated through Nichocks
Monk, a yarnish rubber, who was heat.
iue some varnish on the stove. While
his back was turned il got ablaze and
the flames spread like fash Ne fed
az once for his life. giving the alarm as
he ran, bat the windows being open
the fanes swept through the buildiug,
finding fresh fuel at every step.
THE loss or LIFE.
II is supposed about 300 men were
employed ia the building at the time.
/ On the seventh floor were 20: on the
/ fourth floor 81, and the fifth, sixth aud
/ other floors about l50 liz cannot vet
be ascertained how many have been
burned in the building The hatch
ways IA one corner was open and the
\ flames rushed to the upper stories az il
/ through fiue. Several firemen say
from the windows Of the upper story
/ of the factory men were calling for lad
ders, for "help iUf God's sake, bat the
the ladders were not long enough TO
reach them and IL they were could not
be placed IN position, owing to the in
tense heat. Some fell TO the pave
ment and others, after wildly waving
their arms, fell back into the burning
mass behind them.
FALL OF Az RI0Hr-sroRY WALL.
The great eight. story wall on Thirty
sixth street fell Rlmost without notice,
aud whom are buried nndsr IL will not
be known until the debris IL moved
away. Great excitement prevailed as
the flames leaped 10 the adjoining
building. a tenement house. Men, wo-
men and children fed for their lives.
They saycd nothing and were fortunate
10 even escape with their lives.
sCRNE OF FIRR.
NEw YoRK, Sept. s.-The Evening
Post furnishes the following:
"rhe scene Of the great fire at Thir.
ty-ffth street and Tenth avenue yestcr.
day was this morning a wilderness OF
ruins. The burned area between
Tenth aud Eleventh avenues extends
from the middle Of the block on the
north side OF Thirty fourth street "a
tho middle OF the block on the north
side Of Thirtyrsixth street. In add.
tion a number Of buildings we're gutsed
or damaged on the west side Of Tenth
Avenue.