The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-02-02
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is subject to corrections as soon as the
occupants can get at the books or the
agents can look up the records.
WHAT WAS THE LOSS OF LIFE?
The particular point about which
there is amazing doubt at the present
writing, twelve hours after the fire, is
about the loss of life, il being variously
estimated at from ) 10 500, as il is feared
that a number of women and girls in
the printing Office ON the upper floors
We're unable 10 escape. Among those
KNOWN TO BE KILLED
are Ellen Bull (colOred), aged 81, The
and died at the hospital, and two others,
names as vet unknown. Several vic
Tins are now in the hospital. Among
THE STARTLING INCIDENTS.
of the fire may be mentioned the fol ow-
ing: Rev. E. D. G. Prince, of the Oh.
server, SAID when the cry OF fire" was
shouted he seized bundle of papers of
personal value and assisted the clerks
10 close the safes, and then ran for life
down stairs with his coat wrapped
around his face. He could not get
through that way and saw that his
brother, the Rev. DR.. 5. Irenus Price,
had succeeded in passing the critical
point of the flames and with Dr. St0G-
dart, he ran back and sprang out of the
front window on the ledge, and, holding
on by the sign-board, climbed along the
ledge TO the Times building 10 a win
dow, thus escaping.
One man escaped by jumping from "A
window to the mass of telegraph wares
underneath, along which he crawieI T.
pole, down which he slid ,pihe ground.
Col. l.. c. Bruce, after irl ing Ia g.
cape down the stairway with HE sub
scription books, had II throw the books
from d window IL escape as Dr.. Prince
did.
Pierre Wolf, the janitor, eighteen
years old, and well-known character,
said he thought the loss of life oveiest-
mated.
THE WOMAN WAS SAVED.
Anthony Comstock saw woman
standing on the sill of window of the
fourth story, holding on to the telephone
wire with her left hand. She was hat
less and her clothing was in disordered
condition. She famed herself with her
right hand and waited for assistance.
"Hold fast till come" was shouted
by fireman, and a score of men and
boys rushed forward and dragged lad
der from the hook and ladder cOmpany's
wagon that had just arrived. In an in
slant the ladder was placed alongside
the building, but 1t only reached TO the
third story. A cry of despair went up
from the crowd.
"Pitch up another" hundred voices
yelled.
Two firemen ran up the ladder two
rounds at time.
"Can you hold on minute:" was
asked the poor woman.
Eyes, for Gods sake hurry" was the
hoarse reply.
"Come on, then" said the fireman to
his companion. damn the ladder.
We must save her" and up he went to
the top. His hands just reached the
woman's feet. The crowd held its
breath in suspense, bat the woman re-
manned cool.
Hold ON to the wire and step on my
shoulder" SAID the fireman guiding her
feet with his hand. The woman did as
she was told, but as the brawny fellow
went to move a step lower she seemed
to swoon and had apparently lost her
balance when the fireman on the step
below caught her and she was hastily
carried to the ground. Cheer after
cheer went up from the crowd.
THE CORNER BURNED.
was one OF the pest locations IN the CITY,
the central point of Newspaper Row
and contagious to the postoftice, tele-
graph offices, New York and of the
Brooklyn bridge, etc. It is already re-
ported that several overtures have been
made for the purchase of the site and
for the erection of building. Among
the offers is one by the Daily Graphic
for the corner building. The Graphic
has been for years, dissatisfied with its
present location and is said TO have
made overtures for the offices vacated
by the World when the latter removed
to the new building.
Competent judges sum up the total
loss of all property, including the build
ing, at over 81, 100000. The number of
losers are prodigioIs. 1t is estimated
that 500 persons were employed therein.
A number of girls were employed in
the two upper stories of the building, in
which there were many small printing
offices and book binderies.