The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-02-01
A FEARFUL BLAZE.
A Monster conAagration on Park Row
New York. $1,ooo,ooo Loss.
A Graphic Description of the Exciting
Scene. Loss of Life.
A big Fire in New York.

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ing formerly occupied by the New York
World in the same block with the
Times building, but separated from it
by all intervening building. Strenuous
efforts are making to save the Times,
but the fire is spreading rapidly and II
is feared cannot be controlled short
of the corner where the Times Office is
located. There is unconfrmed runor
of the loss Of several lives.
Ambulances are on the spot. There
is u slight nov falling, but tue air is
dry and crisp, with a light breeze from
the north, which increases the diff
Guilty of controlling the fire. The
block in which the fire is burning is ir-
diagonally across Nassau street from
the Times building, and the Sun office
is on the upper corner of the same
block with the Tribune. The fire has
ing hold In the top of the buildings aud
sending up long masses of flames.
Irenus Prime sends the following
note to the associated press:
1.-The New York Observer has been
burned out, and this weeks issue will
be delayed"
The Observer office was at 81 Park
Row, in the old World building. There
were a large number of offices, stores
and advertising agencies in That and
adjoining houses. In one of these Of
fees there were a number of women
employed, and it is reliably asserted
that one woman fell or leaped from
the roo over P%ettingill's advertising
office and was killed. There are rumors
of another woman being burned in the
offices, but these cannot yet be verified,
The pecuniary loss will be very heavy,
both in buildings and stock in stores,
including wholesale supplies of rubber,
machinery, etc. At IL O'Clock the
southern end of the gore was in a mass
Times office Will be saved, though the
danger is not over.
[LATER.l
New York, Jan. 3l.-The Times
building is saved, but considerably
damaged. Tho flames are confined to
Beekman street and Park Row corner
of the block. There is only one life
lost.
1t is stated that four bodies were re-
covered in Nassau street, of persons
killed by jumping from windows. 1t is
feared the loss of life will be heavier
than at first believed. The building
was crowded with employees, and very
few could have escaped by the stair
way. An old gray haired woman was
seen in the fourth story of the World
building appealing for help. Her lips
were seen to move, but her voice could
not be heard. All who saw her we're
horror stricken. The flames ragged
about her person, igniting her hair and
clothing. She fell back into the flames
and was not seen again. A young girl,
wearing a blue dress, who was cut of
from the stairs, ran to the fourth story
window IN the Park Row side, and
stood hesitating while the flames and
smoke encircled her; Jump" Jump
shouted the spectators. Casting q
frightened look below, she threw her
herself out and fell on the stone pave.
ment. When picked up life was ex
tinct, her head being crushed beyond
recognition. A few minutes later, 8
negro woman appeared at a third
story window Of the World office, OF
Park Row side, and also jumped to the
sidewalk. She was badly injured anC
taken to Chambers-street hospital. Sew
eral men and women saved themselves
by leaping from the windows in Nassau
street. When a woman who was killeC
jumped from the window, there wer,
Two men hanging from window stills b!
their finger ends. The ladders wer,
too short to reach them, and they wer,
saved by 6remen mounting on one an
others shoulders, inc the men lie
themselves down with their aid. TIL,
scenes at the time when the occupant
OF the upper floors were trying t.
make their escape, were often exciting
and touching. The men could be see
holding the hands of women, evidentl
encouraging them to calmness. Tire,
women raj on the roof and fell throug
tile skylight of one of the norther
buildings, receiving serious injuries
A bootblack on the corner of Beekma
street and Park Row, seeing som
men entangled in telegraph wires I'D
joining the burning premises, climbe
a pole and cut the wires, ~releasin
Them FROM their critical position. Sew
'eral people descended from the burr
ing building on Nassau street side /
reaching a telegraph pole. One be
leaped from the fifth story, and woul
doubtless be killed, but for the wir,
breaking his fall. He was hurt, bl
not dangerously. An express wage
having canvas covering drew up und,
the windows. Several men who we
ABOUT TO leap to the ground were to,
by the driver to jump on the wagoI
which they did, and escaped any sci
Gus hurt. One young woman stot
upon the window sill of the four
story until the fremen arranged Il
A piece of canvas which tn,
nsid at the ends and sides, and whit
Al was ready shs thrau hor han,