The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-22

SO fortunate in their frantic efforts TO avoia Tue uansei
were badly injured by the falling walls or tho escap
ing steam. A number OF those young people
who we're lucky enough 10 escape unnurs ns s
sufficiently recovered from their fright 10 visi. tno
OF conhagraton yesterday aud 10 bless tne
stars that they were numbered among the sup.
posed victims covered by the debris which gang OF
iaborers were activey displacng. they were accom-
panied by one oil Mr. Grcephed's agents. oy wnoso ~
PREVENTION they were permitted to penetrate Inc Dulles
lines 'Ipsdc the door there" saia one young
woman, pointing 10 the entrance Barclay street,
"Lizzie and standing taking 10 TWO other rris
then the terrible noise followed, and didn't know
what mad happened until found myseii covereu win
the ruins strove TO get up ou, felt my 81
A few OF the girls helped up aud We crawied
TO the basement steps, out the bricks were slrewn
In hcap right before u.s. and The steam was escaping
IN thick cloud Immediately 10 our right. On, y WAS
awful! As we'd take step forward brand or fall
ing cnders would fall in showers about Us. we made
desperate effort TO force way through out we
SO frightened we didn't have much strength:
Poor Lizzie was sinking down in faint ana
thought that my clothes were on lire.
BADLY FRGnTESED.
rhe agent was also strugglingwith US TO extricate
himself. He managed 10 get up on the sidewalk ana
scared that he didn't seem near mo. said, ''For
Gods sake George dontleave us but no paid noheed
TO me, and We were left alone in the face Of death
don't know how got that terrible hole the rst
sensation elt that people were gathered around
mo asking mo exciting questions. was then IN
Greenwich street, but how got there God only knows
was crazcd with fright, aud didn't come 10 myself
for several hours; till got home 70 Jersey City,
where one OF the girls VINO escaped ny the college,
place entrance accompanied me-"
The girls next wendell their way 20 Mr. Grccnneids
Office Here they met number OF their comrades
OF The night previously and they toy ether,
after the first burst OF rejoicing At each DINERS ior-
lunate escape they began to comparo NOTES Mau con.
dozen VI the young women were congregatcd IN the
onico on PARK place when the writer entered They
ca satisfaction III evening upon tnc ca.as. opne'
ono of bcvy, modest, taselulIy dressed ana in-
telligent girl, was particularly vivacous ana Pquant
In her narrowing "reminiscences.
.The first ming knew about It, she said, u asked
jennie hero (pointing to her TREND what time u WAS
aud she looked up at the clock and SAID ~ was ten
minutes past tive. was about saying something ESQ
when the terrible crash came; several boxes wdro
dashed against me and was thrown to the iloor.
How I got up or out Il don't know was
running down Greenwich street when ielt
something on my band ant :. .n was xe candy
clutched in my grasp without knowing IT. hung tho
candy on the sidewalk and o few small boys ran and
picked it up ttlc urchin ran after mo ana pulled
mo py tho skirts stopped to look at him. Tho little
fellow sad, plucking at my dress, Won't you give mo
some candy?' Badly frightened Rs l was couldn't
help noticing tho way In which tho little tel
low made his appeal.
uIoor josephine Snepperd.n said c0moly bru-
natte ssleft by the College place cntrance,with me-
When she got 10 the sidewalk she stopped and cried
out on can't 90 without my waterproof cloak
She turned back and that is the last ever seen OF
her."
another sHcttie and got the Barclay street
ferry just left the store, without nat or shaw.
The passengers gathered round us, showing great
looking old gentleman was particularly nteresedy
in u.s. After hearing our story (Hcttio was
crying all the lme1 no wan.ed 20 ,o oT,es.
let lin do it, but overy one seemed Inclined 10 give
us money II we'd take it, George Ryan, the express
man made all haste to our house and told my mother
that he shop blown up and that we we're all
killed She didn't wait to tx her dress, but rushed
through the streets tho ferry to cross over AS
was stepping OF tho boat l saw hcr rusning IN inc
gate like crazy woman"
HOPEFUL VIEW
~ ~, Tvau ".
who was first person 10 notify tho police OF the
occurrence expresses the belief that nearly all OF tho
mployes made their escape from tho building 'front.'
mr. on College place, and that II any bodies are
found in tho RUNS they Will prove 70 DC
those OF the customers ana atlendants IN Tue
are Young girls whose absence from homo would
have caused great alarm among their parents and
would have led numDeress inquiries at the police
stations and us there was no unusual number of
missing persons sought Tor this theory would seem TO
DO q most reason one.
LOSSES AND INsURANCEs.
Much difficulty experienced in correctly asccr-
tanug the and assurances on tho burned build
reliable OF the losses he sustaincd inc amount
nor the names the insurance companies in which he
was The losses on tue buildings ana sock on
parcuv street are reported as fOlows:-
NO. 81 BARCLAY STREET.
Tho burned district may be said to begin Of No. 81
the first floor. The damage on ibis building WIN roach
Barcay street, owned by the Grocers Bank, which uses
All OF So 900. Tho insurance amounts to SlOoUO, IN
,ho Columbia No interruption has occurred Ia tho
-
paying money as usual ,,,.
me basement Is used by William Preston, liquor
dealer; damage. $4,000; insured Tor 5000 IN the
over he Groccrs' Bank arc several Offices. Louis
Doscner lawyer, loses $3.50, as there Is no insur-
ancc; 5. Is. Bragrc, lawyer, is damaged 500; July
insured.
no. 81 BARCLAY STREET.
The loss on stock Of a. Rich, VINO occupied tho
INNER norton OF the building storage Tor WOOL Is
estimated at about 500, 600. upon which there is an
insurance oil S70 900 divided as iollows:--
inudon K LIVER Emporium. 50. 900
pcol ana Globe. 100000 Safeguard 5,uUO
Sun Mutual. >. 10000 Eagic............. 1000
Exchange. 1000 Giooe, 5,ooo
Cuy.............. o,uov NC" AoiA..'..... o'oco
Tne stock OF wool oil Mr. Rich s said to have been
worth $40 Ou0.
bulldna estimates his loss AZ 900, on which
there is an OF 500 DIVIDED as ioilows
M,rh,ttan So $40 Commercial. 81, 500
~ Nicholas 1900 Wcstchester. 1900
the buildings Nos %, G7, 60, II aud Is Barclay
street were owned by the estate oil q. W. Welsh. Tho
in,a oss on these is put $4,000 with insurance
OF S45 600, Il portion OF which IS as follows:--s
Continental Nos IS and G7l.. D., 800
German American mos. 10 ana oO............ 1000
GLOBE ION Nos 90 ard ~. 500
Hartford mos. 80 and ~. ................. 1000
Green x Snerer VINO occupied Nos. 10 ana 67, were
insured lor 81 900 in the Merchants Company OF New
YORK wnicn viii about cover their oss Messrs.
reenfieid & Sous loss has been variously estimated
M rom $50 600 $20U0 00 The total Insurance
Ine,r buildings aud stock amounts to Sl27, 900.
THO Columbia insurance Company neid 81, 900
,o,,cy IN Inc furniture OF James En- allsh, who re-
SIDED IN the double house, Nos. 10 and 81 Barclay
street -. -, - .,,o
e,raot Suffered sonc loss IRON water, which Will
amuul,t 10 about So 900 Tue adjacent building, No.
a3, a 50 belongs 10 tho firm. They are insured as
Gr.enwch Insurance Company (sock). SS, 900
Ioncnshire tstock1 5000
Raw.rv fpulldings,. 600
Il, r,iord Observation-Disclosures. 8, 900
No, chunlg New York. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 900
pmsnlx Hart ora ................ .......... 9 900
snrlncied Mass. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
The Ess Desccating Company. also located III tho
rennwcn street buildings, Will, II is mated, lose
AL 900: insured in the Etna Insurance Company for