New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-27

iptendent Tinkum told TRIBUNE reporter liza, Tss
they would probably amount TO $Io;VVv, 80 an ~
building was insured in sixty companies SSne in
snronce is Si5 900. To what extent the macnIiory
is damaged Mr.. Tinlum declared that II was npssJ
sible to say. An engine costing wai s;IdiDs
known as the !" American Flag" which beiohgead ~
a-Njr Durham, was uninsured and was Vhlucu a.
$1,000. The frame house Is supposed " ~ WYNN
$1,000 ., aoe,;,o,v .scsr-
The cause of the FIRE could not be definitely asce1 II
famed 1t was said, however that IN Nloia'un ~
tho rules some Of the men were seen shohhg An .n
conrse of the morning, and by many the disaster
was attributed to the falling of ashes among me
pine savings which were scattered aoout anu VIM"
would take fire easily.
TIE KILLED. MISSING AND INJURED.
The following is the list of killed, injured and
missing:
BLOOMFIELD, GEORGE aged twentyseven, OF uree III
point. He was unmarried HIS body ~as i' hrrnad
the stable belonging to the factory ana Was O"'"'"
age tGtg t w Of H raciaTed Fay Sg
iumping ont OF n third story window HIS eio'hihs
was almost completely 6aT TDsr on Of Huronst Green
H"int He Ia missing and is thought 10 have been
r., ,pp GEORGE j. age thirty OF No. 500 Dupontst
oireenpoint His face and hands were burned by the
CLAIM, JOHN n box-maker twenty-five years old, Of No
POS Greenst., Greenpoint He was badly burned IN
CRAWFORD, WILLIAM driver Of engine No 10 VINO ielI
fron the ladder against the sawdust building ana
FLOOR, JOHN, fireman. He was thrown from ladder
by the explosion in the sawdust house. -
TRIskFY, AUGUST, fhrty-hye years OF age or NO 2o1
(ireeIi-st Greenpoint. He was burned badly on the
face and hands by the explosion Not expected 10
survive
IxGERsoII GEORGE nine years old OF No 40S Manhat-
fan-ave lie was blinded in one eye and his legs were
burned by the explosion.
KENNER JOHN OF No. 112 Eage-st, Greenpoint. Both
his ankles fractured by jumping out OF second
story window into the street.
KENSEI PATRICK aged eighteen, OF sixth-st, Hunters
Point. His face and hands were badly burned by the
explosion - n, >,.,,
McGLoRY. GEORGE, ten years Of age, OF No 81 North
Fifth-st., Brooklyn. One OF his legs was burned by
Nc LArGIITIs PATRICK age thlrty-eght, OF Eaglest.
Grcenpoint. He missing after the fire and Is sup
posed TO have been burned.
McuLKEI FRANCIS, nine years OF age, OF Greenpoint-
ave. Grecnpoint. His right cheek and his hands
were burned by the explosion
NIXON SAMUEL, age fortyeigh OF No. l3S Dupontst.,
Greenpoin1, who received severe injuries from jump
ing down the elevator shaft Of the factory from the
top floor. .
O'CosSoR join. aged twelve. Of No. 121 Manhattan
ave, who was burned on legs and arms by the ex-
.RENNERT. JOIN, age fifty of No 24O Frankn-st. who
was severely burned on the face aud hands by the
explosion
sCHAFr, PETER age hfty-seven. boxmaker and ma
tive of France. He fractured both his legs jumping
down the elevator shaft.
SwERNY, WILLIAM, age fourteen mo. So Green-st lie
was terribly burned oil over the body by the exp0-
sion and Is not expected to survive.
YANpEwATER WILLIAM, age twcntyeight. or AVenue-C,
near Eleventh-st., New-iork who was burned by the
explosion