, 1880-12-18
Hideous Roster Of Broken Legs, Arms,
Ribs-A Group Of Broken
Hearts.
Sketch ol the Prig1t(nl Scene as It Was
Presented to Tho Awcstruek
u-<.it
L Large Peouniary Loss to tho Small
Men Who Owned the Furnace,
$4,000.

spteidl Dispatch to The Chicago 7rtoune.
BUFFALO, N. T., Dec. ia most dlsas-
trous contlngratIon occurred here this oyer-
lus, tho sad and t!cplorablo feature of Which
ID that 1t was attended by tho greatest loss
Of lio known upon Il stmilar occasion tn
refy many years. Tho building In
which tho frs broke out was
fiyo story brick structure, 800
eet In depth aud eighty feet wide,
owned by George W. Tilt, and occupied by
H. II. Dirge & SIMS, manufacturers Of wall
paper. About ten minutes bcforo o'clock
ono Of tho men employed In tho third story
reported to tho foreman, Thomas I1enry.
who WIS OIL the floor below, that one OF the
printing machines WIS on fire. uo speedily
made Ills wuy upstairs, and
SAW THE PRESS
1t tlle rear Of the room enyeloped In flames,
which lad, by this time, spread to tho adja-
ccut woodwork, while tho place was filled
With tcnso smoke. As n temperature Of 90
degrees Is maintained continually through
out tho factory, to assist tho drying
process, atnl rs this had rendered everything
asdry as tlnder, Mr.. Henry realized that tho
spread Of the fumes would bo terribly rapid,
and II was folly to think that anything could
be done to.nycrt it. uo turned and ordered
ns employees
TO FLY FoR T1rEIR LIVES,
Immediately warning as best lie could those
who wcro III tho fourt, and fifth stories, they
being principally boys, LII tho meantime
In aarnl Ind been so"rtlcd, to which
4 portlon Of the department responded,
and second aad general alarm
brought tho remainder. The sceno now
presented was ONO that would touch the
stoutest heart. Tho building was wrapped
In seethtng flames. Employees jumped from
The highest windows, while many boys In
hetwo upper stories, who had been unsuc-
eessfal In their efforts to escape, or became
Ion bowt!dered to follow tho example Of tl,cfr
companions,
APPEARED Ar THE w1Npows
Nth white and terrified faccs, md franttcaE.
lyshoated for llolp. But their torture was
o!bzlef duration, for, utmost simultaneously
Stll thclr cry for MD, they sank back, over
CONC by sutfocation from the smoke, md,
within twenty minutes from tho tirue tho
alarm was sounded. tho wal1s cru,nbled mud
Tell will. o crasll. Ono small boy whose
name could rot be learned,
eotlA0E0usLf JulilED FROM TIE FIFTH
STORY,
md, catching tl1o telegraph wires, which,
then gavo why, slid down one Of them, and
escaped with badly cut hands. john Malone,
aged l5 years. jumped from the fifth story,
stf'lck tho sidewalk. and was almost Instantly
Killed. John Fields, employed as oyerseer
AMONG tho boys. jumped FROM tho fourth
stosy and was picked up dcad. John T.
Berry jumped from ono OF the upper stories
aha sustained fracture OF the aplna and
q bosll arms. lie will probably do.
mltf' tho failing Of the walls, the
bremen wero required 10 glvo their asten-
ton to thu Union Malt House, an extonsiyc
ptlck structure. a'so owned by George W.
Tilt, anl occupied by john u. Manning. Il
was already In fair way for destruction
aat thougl. every effort was made, Tie t,eat
@at could be done WINS in preventing the
'afther spread OF tic fire.
MILD AuMoIas
were a'loat In regard To tho loss Of life, aza
anxious parents crowded around wti
Oaaellcd eountenancos and weeping bitterly
"a'le hoy trenlblinclY inquired for ti,aI,
@sslng boys. When the excitement Ind sub
SUED somewhat an effort was made to ge
"!ae knowledge Of tho wounded. Tht
ash as fur rs can DO learned, in addition t.
saose before mentioned, IL as follows:
JUN Gril,}l', Jumped from tho fourth
'"ts; arn' broken anu injured internally,
:, a'oses Malone, jumped from the fifth story
ks broken.
fa'Flek o'Brte.>. arm broken and badE
's1"ed about tho head amt back.
1aSard Mccormick, jumped from tho flttl
''olY' cut about tho ieah.
!. 13oaes Malone jumped from the fifth story
Ss anu urn fractured.
a'ctacl O'Dr!cn, leg fractured,
x.s xs'epaea unckctt, Martin A1cQee, Petsl
ra,"aaaer. w., john ant James Stout ia,
,s.a , Thomas AcCue, Charles Chapman
~ Ivy 4"olnas Qulnlar,, all buys, are a,uo,s
the. 'e "'o are reported missing, and, It i
''sah pertshed In tho flames.
a. WITHOUT \ DOUBT
=, nv were many 1nore who met the sam,
IN, "la 1t Is believed that twenty boys II
49, ,Ao!e were roasted alive in the fire. I'll,
,voses numbered between lso aud leu
iiyah aud John Kennedy jumped ou