Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-31

FREY FLAMES.
Destruction Of One OF the Largest Eleyat-
ors nj Buffalo, New York.
ATerrlflc Explosion OF Dust Followed by
Disastrous Fire.
Four Men Known to Have Been Either
Burned or Killed Outright.
The Elevator Cost $500, 900 to Build. and Con-
tanned a Large Quantity Of Grain.
A Blaze at Dubuque, Ia. Enta:ling a Loss of About
S35. DGg.

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A Blaze at Dubuque, Ia, Enta:ling a Loss of About
$35,O 600.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. "A. One of
the largest and most disastrous fires
which has visited Buffalo in many
months, resulting in the loss of five
lives, was the burning of the Erie Ele-
vator, located on Buffalo Creek, near
tho junction of Ohio and Louisiana
streets, this morning. The elevator
was IN of the largest in the city, hay
ing a capacity of Coo, 600 bushels of
grain. The night gang had been en-
gagged in elevating q eargofrom the pro-
peller Blanchard, and the cargo had not
been stored ten minutes when, at 1880,
there was an explosion, and in an ms
tant the elevator was q vast sea of flame
from top to bottom. The dust had evil
IDENTIFY been fired in some unknown
way, and, like the mills ut Minneapolis,
the structure was beyond salvation.
When the fire department arrived the
flames were bursting from every win
dow. The men known to be in the ele-
vator at the time of the explosion were
monthly" men. Their names are as
follows:
Louis Bowman.
John Robel.
Fireman Roth.
John Kemp.
Richard Lee,
James Haden.
Timothy Driscoll.
John Roman, the engineer.
Unknown German.
John Robei and Fireman Roth es-
capped unhurt. John Kemp, Richard
Lee and the German were in the upper
part of the elevator, and we're undoubt-
edly burned to death.
John Boman, the engineer, was struck
by o flying missile. 1t is said he has
since died.
Timothy Driscoll was blown out Of the
second story window. and fell in the
street below. He was instantly killed,
the upper half Of his head being blown
clear off, as also was one of his M
A s~aloonkeeper across the street from
the burning elevator saw a man at one
of the windows on the ground-floor at
tempting to get out, but he quickly fell
back into the building.
A large threc-story brick building
neal the elevator was badly damaged
by the shock of the blast and flying
missiles, and the fire following almost
destroyed it. AT this writing it is i'm
possible to ascertain definitely all who
were killed.
THE KILLED.
Timothy Driscoll. one of the killed,
leaves a wife and five children.
The engineer, Bonner, who persisted
at his post, was unmarried.
Thomas Kemp leaves one daughter,
married.
Richard Lee is married, and leaves a
family.
Erie officials estimate the loss at
$500, 600. The loss on the grain un-
loaded yesterday from the Blanchard
and Georger is $41 $50.
The charred remains of one lady have
just been taken from the ruins. 1t is
burned almost past Identification. and
has not been recognized. 1t will be
some hours before other remains can be
reached. The body found is evidently
that of the man who was seen attempt
ing to get out of the window. Further
particulars are impossible to reach.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Aug. pc. l.. Prich-
ard u Co.'S buggy-top factory was dis
covered on fire at 4 o'clock this morn
ing, and was completely destroyed, with
all contents. Loss ON building 5000,
insured for 81, 800. Loss on factory es-
timated ut from S25, 900 to $40, 600, on
which was an insurance of S15, 900,
pretty evenly distributed among various
agencies of the city. Some $50, 600 in
surance expired a short time ago and
was not renewed. About sixty hands
are thrown out of employment. The
safe in the office, containing $4,000 in
notes and other valuable papers, was
comparatively uninjured. George l..
Torbert's paint works, adjoining, was
damaged a few hundred dollars; in
sured. This is the first fire of import
anc that has occurred in Dubuque for
many months.