New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-01

extending nearly around the open space; Staire9ses
connected these corridors, and the halls branched
from the landings on the various floors.
NAMES OF THE DEAD.
Six persons are known to have lost their lives
The bodies of two are at Tho Chambers Street Hos
pital. Three men employed by The Ncr- York
Obserrer still missing at midnight, and the clr-
cumstances in their cases were such as to leave
little if any doubt that they were lost. 1t is be-
lieved that several women employed on the fourth
and fifth floors of the building also peIished as eye
witnesses say they saw more than one fail
back into the flames. But the names of these
unfortunaes and the facts concerning them are
still uncertain 1t was reported last night that five
girls employed in a certain Office still missing
II NAV prove finally that the number of the dead
will reach twelve or more. The list Of those con
cernn' whom definite information has been OBJ
tanned is rs follows;
BULL ELLEN. cOOred, age thrty-seven, employed TO
take onarge Of several of the rooms IN the burned
building She was on the top floor when
the FIRE broke out and was seen TO come
10 a window the Park-rOw side. bystander
describes the scene The smoke began TO come out
on the cornice She chung there for several
minutes, while the crowd yelled 10 her TO stay
IyIe and trembed with excitement At last she stood
up, and leaped down. 1t was an awful scene. The
screamed. When the woman jumped
her body began to turn over, and made
more than ono revolution before II
reached the sidewalk. Several men started toward
the woman she fell, and she was carried
to the Chambers Street Hospital in an am
buance and died soon afterward she
aid was unnons @ scions from tho time of striking
the ground. Inquiries were made in the evening at
Mary Trent, Of 80. Wattsst where Mrs Bun lived
crhuspand, Thomas Bull, who is a carpenter, en-
ploycd in Tweftst did not hear OF the death OF his
wlte unui he came home at night, He has been only
anew in this city, bis vile having come about
two years ago from Richmond, va, where tney
born lived. They had no children or their OWn
but had an adopted son, young man Mr..
OF the burned building, among those who en-
ployed Mrs Bull to take care Of their rooms: lie
supposed that she had gone home, having finished
hes cleanng but her husband says she
was in the habit OF bringing home bundle OF wood
every day and had undoubtedly gone up TO the ffth
floor where carpenters at work, 80 collect some
wood 10 bring home. While she was thus engaged
the flames overlook her'
CI7yyrNGHAM JosEIm foreman of The OJserrer compos
mgroom on the fifth floor of tno Park row side Of
Work witn others in the cOmposing-room 4 rush
was made for the stairs. and he was seen among
and there Is to doubt that he was overcome
by the smoke, sank down and perished Mr.. Cunning
employed by The ObSerrer IN various capacities for
over fifty years. He leaves wife and one
Seen SSe; at 'CSn7 NO. sSi West Twcnty.third-st
Hs employers spoke in the highest terms OF Cunning
nam lie entered The ObSerrer Office as an Office boy
ana worked his way up. one OF the cOmpos1torS who
escaped said that lie mad no hope that Mr.. Cunning
ham got out the burning building When the alarm
was given followed almost instantly by volume
OF smoke in the hallway and room MI. cunningham am
forms If he had some idea or Saving the type, ana
and back again, and finally to the hal, where he
lost sight or. Mr. cunningham was friend In early
days Of Horace Greeley and OF William Cullen Bry-
ant and was invited 10y Mr.. Greeley to assist him in
starting THE TRIBUNE, but was advised by
friend thst tine risk of failure was
too great, and he refused TO take part. He was
member of a social club of fifteen, Of which Mr.
Greeley was ALSO a member; dhe eIuD had yearly
audn nj nera five
were LETT. Mr.. Cunningham believed himsen tho
last surviving member OF TINS club lie was l, man
works among them "a volume entitled Dreams OF
Happier Time" He was great adnlrer % OF Burns,
New-York. He lived near Pcekskill on the HUDSON,
Ue was married in 1864 to granddaughter Of
Stephen Alien, at one une Mayor OF this city lie
lai one son, boy of about seventeen, wnO is at
school Mr.. Cunningham left his home In Twenty
third ST. at an early yesterday morning, 1t being
the day OF going TO press for Ihe Ooserer
DAyY RIcHARD 81 single, age about forty lived at East
Broadway and Chatham-square lie was printer
employed in the composing room of The Scottish
of the building, He attempted to escape through
the hall wuen tho alarm of fire was iirst given,
samos saS i0p Bursting ' up through the stairs lie
Went to the Third window from Beekman-st.
quickly as u lame leg. from which he was suffering,
permitted A NJ. stewart the proprietor OF The
George W Mllne was at the next window. They all
stood ON the hedges Of the windows OF the third floor.
The DcODlc In tue ttGetJ Oul W
down on a canvas that was held below. The others
waited for ladders, but Davy concluded 10 lump
All Mf' Siias seeoant S"o Of Dsvys fall lie said Mr
stewart and Davy crawled over. to the window
and Davy jumped. He struck a thick telegraph
WIRE which caught him on the inside OF the knees,
and his body turned and he fell the rest OF the
way head first He struck his head against the curb
STONE, and should Judge must have fractured his
canvas @ " held by the in the street This
,Eadu nm and
man-st., in the basement of the Morse Building.
An ambulance was sum sp6mG9ed @ rom w. hG MnrraV i
attendance, and he was TT transferred ,o to to
.nneS q: sS'p' fracture tue Sf' S the '"ha probably
caused by striking the wire, and compound
tfc'e ibs face oi and nd had had Sustained internal injuries
lie was conscious when he was taken 70
ot 1ns in noSp5fd epondon to say much He mOtiOned the
doctors away as they approached aud appeared to
pc besame unconscious, and died at :2o p M
Mr. Dayy was an Englishman, and had been only
T bag 1x relatives here and no inquiries were made
for him at the Chambers street Hospital except by
Ssc ,SSse sbaaT two years His body il s at the hos
ptal.
HARRIS ALFRED assistant foreman Of The Observer
posing room. lie was last seen with the foreman,
lived at Avondaie, N. j. He had been employed on
9hs 9Ss Ssa iSr Snd psSp Ssd our children telegram
was sent by Dr. Prime to Mrs MIS-, Harris ,,in an,
nOuncing her husDands supposcu ucAtn' NOthink
had been heard OF him at his home, nor
nv bi, friends in this city. Abner r. Harris, OF No.
Ga Charlton-st brother Of the missing man, called
AT the oak Street Police Station In the afternoon
seeking for information OF his brother but was forced
to conclude that he had lost bis life
TRrIpwAr ROBERT, oomp0sltor employed in the COM
posing room of The Observer. Treadway was
last seen running toward the door leading
10 the stairs. lie was twenty-one years old, aud
unmarried, living with bis widowed mother, at No.
"a Henry st., Brooklyn. He had been in the employ
of Ths Observsr for twelve years. brother
pleyed with him In the composing room lie escaped,
knthas no doubt that his brother lost his life, as
Robert was left behind In the rush for the stairs and
was not seen sfterward.
An unknown young woman, who was observed at one Of
"H the windows on the fourth floor OF the Nassa-st
fIont, screaming for help aud waving green shawl.