Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-31
AN AWFUL FIRE.
ID ANY LIVES REPORTED LOST
THE NEw-PArER OFFICES ABLAZE
Great Fire IN New York City-An Entire
Block Burned-The Times building
ScOrched and Other Establish
Inenfs Destr0yed--A WOman's
Fatal Lean,

| New YORK, Jan. 3l.-Fire broke out il
the old World building, Park row, at 10:3t
this morning, and the entire block
bounded by Nassau aud Beekman streets
and Park row, except the Times building
was burned to the ground.
The Obserrer Office, 3, Park row, wa:
destroyed, and this weeks issue will be
delayed. The Times building was scorched
| The financial loss will be heavy
One life was lost-that Of 4 woman who
jumped from the building into canvas held
by firemen, shot clean through it, and struck
the pavement with her head There were
many narrow escapes.
Many Lives Lest
Many people jumped from the upper
stories Oh to covered wagons, parposely
backed up to the sidewalk, and so es-
capped serious injury. Il is now known
that the loss of life is muc!l greater than
was at first SUPPOSED. Several persons
were seen at the windows with their cloth
ing on fire, and who afterwards disap-
peaied in the flames. O:,e Stout man fang
himself from q third story window and
was carried Off bleeding, helpless mass.
His death is 4 Question nt only few
hours. A colored woman fell st,rieking
from An npper story and WAS crushed into
a sllape!esS mass. She died before reach
ing the hospital. The finau,;.l loss :,
over 81 900, 900.
Quick IVittei Negro Hey
In some cases, where ladders were too
short to reach the upper stories, they were
hoisted ON the shoulders Of the crowd below
and in this way terro,-strcken men crcpt
down to the street. Three men at another
winGow wcio appealing vainly for help,
when a quick wittcd negro boy climbed 4
telegraph pole and cut the wire. The
latter fell across the window and the men
slid in safety to the ground.
Three persons, two men and :. colored
woman, were taken to the Chambers
street hospital. The colorel woman was
the janitrcss of one of the offices in the
building. She Sustained L fracture OF the
base OF the skull, ana died shortly after
wards. Her name was salt! to be Ellen
Bull
The two Iaan, who Jumped IRON the
burning building and are now in hospital
are Richard $. Tracy, 40yeags cid, 4 print
er on the Scottish -4mer:cdn, who sustained
I fracture Of the thigh, iacerated wounds
Of the face and internal injuries, and Robt.
Barret, aged 80 years, and also Il printer !
employed in tho !Sc"ftiM Imertr,n Office. !
he is suffering from numerous injuries
'bout the legs and Internally. 1t is thought .
he injuries Of these men will prove fata'. ;
Among the persons reported as missing !
md who are supposed t" have lost their
ives at the fire ale A. J. Todd, a patent !
awyer, and his clerk, James II. Hunter. !
FOdl's Office was in the burned building.
Large Fro i'll Houston. Texas
GALVESTON, Tex, Jan 3O.--All wires
eading cut OF Houston, Texas, have been
'rostrated by fire at that place which
to the building occupied By
he postofice, II. s. Fux's bank and the
Western Union telegraph company. No
urtler particulars have been received.
Western GGurt-Ho,lse tsurnei.
HAVANA, H., .Ian 31.--Thc Mason
onnty courthouse has been destroyed by
re. The loss is $3.50 insured for
j, 900.