The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-21
A Shocking Disaster.

FIRE IN LARGE CANDY MANDATORY IN
NEW YORK-IMMENsE LOSS OF LIFE FEARED.
new YORK, December 20.-A fire is pre-
yailing in Greenfeld'S candy establishment,
No. G3 Barclay street, and wild rumorS are
afloat. Ore is that out Of 200 boys and girls
employed there only twenty escaped.
[Second DiSpatch.]
FURTHER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE FAC
TURY-BoILER UNDER THE SIDEWALK-TnE
" WHOLE BUILDING DESTRoYED-MAEY BOYS
AND GIRLS KILLED AND HUNDREDS WOUNDED.
NEW YORK, December 2O.-An explosion
occurred at ten minutes past 5'o'clock this
afternoon in the immense candy manufac-
tory of Greenfield e. Strauss, at No. SO 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 di-
rections. Over one hundred and fifty girls
were employed at the time in the
building. The walls fell few min
utes after the explosion. The policeman
on duty near the building says he saw the
front OF the building, five stories high. fall
into the street. The street was filled with
screaming people. There were about 200
at work. rushed to the police station and
gave the fire-alarm. Several girls jumped
from the top Of the building into the fire.
Several boys were blown through the roof.
Fifty-siX wounded and one dead were re-
ported at Chambers-Street Hospital at 6:45
O'Clock. A number were also sent to Belle
vue and other hospitals. The estimated
wounded will reach 1875. OF the 275 en-
ployed in the factory few escaped unin-
jured. The number OF dead is uncertain
until the wreck is cleared away. The fire
was under control at $50, and by 6:45 only
dense smoke surrounded the ruins.
Third Disputch.l
| THE LATEsT-AN ESTIMATE OF THE LOSS OF
LIFE IMPOSSIBLE TO-NIGHT-THE LOSS, &C.
| NEW YORK. December 2O.-Mr. Green.
! field, owner OF the factory, says it is impos'
sibe to give an. idea Of how many were in
the building. 1t is thought to be ITO. o.
| these about fifty escaped by the College
Place entrance, and small number got out
through the sky-lights and walked over the
roofs and got down by the sky-lights o.
other buildings The book-keeper, who
was on the Barclay-street side Of thu
building, was blown out through thu
| window to the street and badly
cut on the head. Several Jumped
from the second-story and escaped will
slight injury, the fall being broken by 20
licemen and citizens on the sidewalk below
No fair statement OF the loss OF life can b.
| given tonight. The parties employed il
the factory were principally young girl
and bows from eight to twenty. Owing II
the approach Of the holidays double fore
| was employed. one working during the da.
and the other at night. The force changed
| at 5 O'Clock, and the fact Of the explosion
occurring at ten minutes past that hou
makes it still more difficult to know how
many or who are the victims.
The loss at Greentield's is 100000. No
63 Barclay street was frame building, will
a ciear-store on the first floor, the uppe
floors being occupied by Colonel French TO-
the last thirty years. Mr. French and famil,
got out safe, when French remembered bay
ing left $4,000 in United States bonds in
| bookcase on the second floor. Foreman
Joe McGiIl, OF Engine 39, and Roundsmar
Coffee, of the first-precinct police, yolun
teered to 20 in for the bonds. The flames
and smoke were then bursting out OF TIT
building. They climbed upon the awning
entered the window, and secured package
| OF papers and came out. The package wa
found not the one wanted. The seeont
time they entered through the flames ant
smoke and brought cut the bonds in safety
Some girls had their hair burned totally of
their heads. - - (,
| The greatest sacrifice OF life was among
| the young girls employed In selling ant
| asserting and packing candies On the frs
floor. None Of those are known to have
escaped. The total loss IS probably $3.50,
600. There must be fifty bodies in the ruins
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