Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-01

| number of losers is prodigious. It is esti-
mated that in the innumerable Offices in the
building fully 500 men, women ami boys found
employment. A number of girls were EN-.
ployed in the two upper stories Of the building.
| in which there were many small printing
| offices and book binderies.
NARROW ESCAPES.
Numerous stories of narrow escapes from
destruction are related tonight A girl
stepped from window on Beekman street at
the call of fireman. but was unable to reach
him, when he held out his hand, on which she
stepped and was safely lowered. A man ven
| turing too far into Theatre alley was overcome
| by the smoke, but was dragged into place of
| safety. There were several instances of fire.
men being temporarily overcome by smoke,
but all recovered.
A VALUABLE TURF LIBRARY
The "Turf, Field and Farm" that occupied
portion of the burned building, has the finest
sporting library in the country, some of the
books being very valuable The library was
the property of Col. A. B. Bruce and Leslie
Bruce. The manuscript for years of the Stud
Book was destroyed. The loss of the firm will
foot up $4,000.
The loss of the firm of M. Pettingill & Co.,
advertising agents, is estimated at $25, 900.
Among the occupants not before enumerat-
ed are Jacob J. Slower, patent solicitor; Tib-
belts, school books; Burks, Frazer & Cornell,
patent solicitors.
The "Army & Navy Journal" like the
"World," moved away not long ago.
THE LOSS OF LIFE,
upon information furnished the police, is
promised to be much less than feared. 1t is
not thought that more than five or six per-
ished, and some who were at the fire from the
start reduce even this figure to four. It has
been ascertained that the fifth or top floor was
untenanted. Its only occupants besides the
janitor were half a dozen plumbers and car
penters, who were fixing the rooms heretofore
occupied by the "World' into offices. The
workmen got out safely, and the janitor getting
bewildered, stumbled and rolled down the
stairs, which circumstance doubtless saved his
life. There seems to be no reason to doubt
the judgment of the coolest observers, that
nearly all got out safely by way of the stairs,
windows or roof.
COL. LESLIE C. BRUCE,
of the Turf, Field and Farm, was in the office
on the third floor, when he heard the cry Of
''fre." Fourteen persons were in his Office
but they all got out safely by way of the
stairs. Col. Bruce stayed to throw the SUBJ
scription books into the street and was over
taken by the fire. He succeeded, however, in
locking the safe and fed through the window
On the coping under the windows he
He states the loss Of the Turf
Field and Farm is not over $4,000; not In
sured. His library can be replaced for S10,-
O0O Among the articles burned were the
rifles used by L. G. Bruce in the international
rifle match and the prizes won in his many
contests. The paper will be issued as usual
from IL Barclay street.
The statement is made that the fifty en-
ployes in the patent office of Mum & Co.
and on the Scientific American all got out
safely.
Richard A. Tracy, one of the men who
jumped from the third story window and
was taken to the hospital, died this after
noon.
OCCUPANTS.
The books containing the names of the ten.
ants were burned with the office. From MEM
DRY the following list was given:
New York Rubber, Betting and Packing
company; Willy w. Allach, stationery; Mum
& Co., scientific American" 8. M. Pettingill,
advertising; New York Observer, Turf, Field
and Farm, Scottish American, National Bank
Note Reporter, The Retailer, The Evening Ex-
press; Tibbals & Son, school books. A. s.
Clark, school books; 8. G. Green, tailor;
Charles Marks, tailor; Raderguez & Ponds.
ClSdIc, DUAL n WCdtuCA " OlUUSs dIUultCCIS,
William P. Brown, curiosities; J. Todd, law
yer; Frazer & Roberts, lawyers; A. B.
Malcomson, lawyer; 8. J. Sigesmund, physi-
clan; w. r. Winslow, lawyer; A. w. Allen.
guish, patent attorney; A. s. Hutchinson,
mineral waters.
Willy Wallach, president of the stationers'
board of trade, has established himself tenn
porarily in the office of that concern in the
Bennett building. His loss is estimated at
$1,000, well insured.
The police give the following estimate of
losses: New York Betting & Packing COM
pany, 100000; Pettingill & Co., S. 900; New
York Observer, $4,000; Turf. Field and Farm,
5000; Scottish-American, $4,000; Willy
Wallach, $4,000; Marks, tailor, $50, 600; Rod.
eriguez & Pond, cigars, $4,000; building, Or
lando Potter, $50, 0OO E. Kelly building, s., OO0
Evening Mail, $4,000; Morse building s., 900;
Nash 8 Crook, restaurant, 5000; Times
building $1,000.
The following men, who worked in the
burnt building, had not put in appearance at
their respective homes up to this evening,
and their names were reported at the police
stations: Edward R. Harris, 63 Charlton
street; jeremiah w. Dennison, SO Ormand
Place, Brooklyn; Joseph Cunningham, 331
West Twenty third street; VIM. Stnbles, 1856
Court street, Brooklyn.
STILL PLAYING.
At eleven tonight the engines were
till playing on the ruins which
burned brightly despite the fremen'
efforts. The sides of the building on Beckman
and Nassau streets have been demolished COM
pletely obstructing both streets. The front
of the old Evening Mail building was scorched
and blackened and did not contain sound
pane of glass.
Tha flames will hardly extinguished until
morning and it will be late in the afternoon
before the ruins will be sufficiently cooled to
allow search for the missing. The dam
age to the Times establishment will
not exceed 81 900 or $4,000 The building was
saved and spread of the fire arrested by the fire
proof structure of the walls. The one on the
south, nextto the fire, being four feet thick
and twelve feet higher than that of the bur-
ned building.
When it seemed impossible to save the
Times from serious damage offers of hospi-
tality and aid in getting out paper were sent
from several establishments. The proprietors
of the World desire it to be stated that the
fire occurred in the building formerly occu-
pied by the World. The building in which
the paper is now located was not injured.
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