Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-09
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Newspaper Offices Burned In .sew
New YcaK, jim. 31.-A disastrous fire
broke out in the five story building
Nos 81 to 49, about 10 a. M, caused bv
an explosion. The building mas ocou-
died principally by the Scientific Ameri.
can, Mum e. Co., patent agents, the
New England Rubber Packing Co., and
Cook & Nash, hotel and restaurant.
The loss will be heavy, and it is re-
ported that six lives have been lost.
The Times building is III great danger
and the Ets'sing Null office has been
once on fire.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31--1:30 D. m.-The
damage to the Times building is not
great. The fire is now under control.
Twelve lives are known to have been
lost. 1t is rumored that thirty girls
employed in the Pettengill agency have
perished.
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 COR
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 its southeas
corner is the Times building, and the
ire 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 cor
ner of the same block with the Trio
ttne.
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
to the 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 was number of
women employed, and it is reliably
stated that one woman fell or leaped
from the roof over Pettingills advertis-
ing Office and was killed. There are
rumors of another woman being burned
the officers, but these cannot yet be
verified.
New YORK, Jan 31.-Among the per-
sans reported missing, and who are sup
posed to have lost their lives, are A. j.
Todd, patent lawyer, and his clerk, Jas.
II. Hunter.
The burned building at the corner of
Park Row and Beekman streets was oc-
cupied by the New York World from
1860 until its removal to new quarters a
few months since. 1t was known as the
Patten building, and was valued by its
owner at $500, 900. But it was old, and
the total loss in its destruction will no.
amount to over 100000. 1t was in
sured for $4,000. Among its tenants
the New York Betting & Packing COM
pany will probably be the heaviest los
ers. Their stock was valued at $780,
600, and the insurance exceeds 100000.
A girl stepped from a window on
Bleekman street, at the call of a fire.
man, but was unable to reach him,
when he held out his hand on which
she stepped and was safely lowered.
A man venturing too far into the thea
tire alley was overcome by smoke, but
was dragged into place of safety.
There were several instances OF fire.
men being temporarily overcome by
smoke, but all recovered.
The Turf, Field and Farm, which oc-
cupied portion of the burned build
ing had the finest sporting library in
the country, some of the books being
very valuable. The library, which
was the property of Colonel
A. B. Bruce and Leslie Bruce,
was totally destroyed. The loss of the
concern is put at $4,000. The loss
of the firm of M. Pettengill & Co.,
advertising agents, is estimated at $685.
600. Among the occupants not hereto
fore enumerated are Jacob j. Slower,
patent solicitor, Tibbetts, school books,
and Burks, Frazer d Council, patent
solicitors. The Army and Nary Journal,
like the World, moved away not long
ago, The loss of life, in the light of in
formation by the police, promises to
be much less than at first supposed.
Il is not thought more than five or six
persisted, and some of the firemen
who were at the fire from the start re-
duce even this figure to four. 1t has
been ascertained that the fifth or top
floor was untenanted, its only occu-
pants beside the janitor were haif a
dozen plumbers and carpenters who
were fixing the rooms heretofore occu-
pied by the World into offices. The
workmen got out safely, and the jan
itor, getting bewildered, stumbled and
rolled down stairs, which circumstance
doubtless saved his life. There seems
to be no reason to doubt, in 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 Turi, Field
and Farm. was in his office on the third
floor when he heard the cry" fire"
Fourteen persons were in his office, but
they all got ont safely by way of the
stairs. Mr.. Bruce stayed to throw his
subscription hooks into the street, and
vas overtaken by the fire. He sue
,ecded, however, in locking the safe.
and fled through the window. On the
canning under the windows he crept to