Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
A Half Dozen Newspaper Ad-
vertising Agents and Mum
& Co.'s Patent Agen-
cy Roasted.
Congressman and SenatorsBoil-
ing Mad Because Arthur
does not Hurry up the
Division of Spoils.
Furious Flames.

NoANCt4hlNN y hIll4lON DOLl.AhS WORTH
OF PROPERTY AND SEVERAL LIVES IN
NEW YoRY.
New YORK, Jan. 31.-A disastrous
fire broke out in the five story building
Nos. 81 to 80, about 10 a. m., caused by
an explosion. The building was occu-
pied principally by the Scientific Ameri-
can, Mum 4 Co., patent agents, the
New England Rubber Packing Co., and
Cook & Nash, hotel and restaurant.
Tie loss will be heavy and it is report
ed that six lives have been lost. The
Times building is in great danger, and
ahe Ereaing Mail Office has been once
on fire.
New YORK, Jan. 31-1:30 p. m.-The
damage to the Times building is not
great. The fire is now under control.
Twelve lives are known to have been
lost. Its rumored that thirty girls en-
ployed in the Pettengill agency have
perished
FIRST REPORT.
New YORK, Jan. 31.-The New York
Times building on Printing House
Square, is burning. The flames are
raging fiercely and there is no doubt
the building will'be toal loss.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
New York, Jan. 31.-Ambulances
are on the spot. There is slight snow
falling, but the air is dry and crispy,
with light breeze from the north,
which increases the difficulty of con-
trolling the fire. The block in which
the fire is burning is an irregular shaped
gore with the building formerly occu-
pied by the World. On It's southeast
corner is the Times building, and the
fire is in the northern angle of the gore
The Tribune Office is directly across
Washington street from the Times, and
the Sun offices are on the upper corner
of the same block with the Tribune.
The fire has been burning fiercely for
an hour, taking hold in the top of the
building and sending up
LARGE MASSES OF FLAMES.
S. Irenus Prime sends the following
10 tne associated press:
''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 build
ing. There were large number of of
fees, stores and advertising agencies in
that and adjoining houses. In one of
these houses there were a number of
women employed, and it is reliably
stated that one woman fell or leaped
from the roof over Pettingill's advertis-
ing Office and was killed. There are ru-
mors of another woman being burned
the offices, but these cannot yet be YER
flied.
THE LOSSES
will be very heavy, both on the build
ings and the stocks in store, including
wholesale supplies of rubber, machin-
cry, etc.
At IL o'clock, the southern end of
the gore was a mass of ruins, bu il is
now thought the Times offices will be
saved, though the danger is not entire
ly over.
THE "TIMEs" SAVED.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-The Times
building is saved, but considerably
damaged The flames are confined to
the Brennan street and Park Row corn
er of the block. Only one life is lost,
that Of a woman, already referred to.
OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING.
New YORK, Jan. 31.-Among the oc-
cupants of the burned building were
! the Scientific american. the Scotish-
american Journal, the Turf, Field and
Farm, and ThOmpson's Bank Note and
Commercial Reporter, and the following
advertising agents: s. NJ. Pettingill &
Co., John F. Phillips & Co., Chas. Mey-
er & Co., J. Waite Thompson, Nicholai
Monachessi, A. r. Thompson. Levi
Disbrow, and Leander II. Grail.
The top floors of the building were
occupied by various manufacturers and
by weekly newspapers, which emplyed
women as compositors. A woman and
two men are said to have been seen at
a window on Nassau street, and then
disappear in the flames.
LOSS, ONE MILLION.
1t is almost impossible to estimate the
losses al this writing, but it is believed
they win exceed 81 ,000,00
The following statement regarding
THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE
is made by one Of the occupants of the
building:
I was passing down the rear, or the
Nassau street stairs, of No. 81 Park
Row, and when near the foot of the
stairs, the fame burst through the new
elevator shaft, from the basement.
Nothing had occurred, indicating an
explosion. Up to that moment, the
flames rushed up the elevator shaft
and almost as quickly up the stairway,
in terrible torrent of fire, with dense,
black smoke which almost instantly
cut of all poszibility of escape. Passing
back, calling an alarm, came out on
Park Row. The engine room adjoins
the bottom of the elevator, shaft, and
the fire must have begun there and
gained It's impetus before any alarm
was given. / fear the rapidity with
which the flames and smoke filed the
narrow stairway cut of the escape for
any occupants of upper stories"
FoUR BODIES RECOVERED.
| NEw yoRK, Jan. Sit is stated that
four bodies were recovered on Nassau