The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01

A Terrific COnilagratiOn Breaks Out in
One Of the Most Densely Peo-
pied Quarters of New
York City, and
Destroys Building Swarming with
humanity..The Times Building
in Imminent Danger.
The Turf, Field and Farm, and Other
Prominent Weekly Newspapers,
Totally Destroyed.
A Number of the Buildings Occupants
Killed or Seriously Injured.
Deeds of Daring Done by the Gallant
Firemen of Gotham.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Number of the Buildings Occupants
Killed or Seriously Injured.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
A Terrible CONFEDERATION

NEW YORK, January 3l.-The fire re-
ported as breaking out in the Times office
originated in the building formerly occu-
pied by the New York World, in the same
block with the Times building, but sepa-
rated from it by an intervening building.
Strenuous effort are being made to save
the Times, but the fire is spreading rap
IDLY, and 1t is feared it can't be controlled
short of the corner where the Times
oflice is located. There is an uncon-
hrmed rumor of the loss of several
lives. Ambulances are on the spot. There
is slight snow falling, but the air is dry
and crisp, with light breeze from the
north, which increases the difficulty of con-
trolling the fire. The block in which the
fire is burning is an irregularly shaped
gore, with the building formerly occupied
by the World on its southeastern corner,
and the Times building occupying the
entire northern angle of the gore. The
Tribune office is dlagonally across
Nassau street from the Times
building, the Sun office is on
the upper corner of the same
block with the Tribune. The fire has been
burning fiercely for an hour, taking hold in
the top of the buildings. S. Irnneus Prime
sends the following note to the Associated
Press: "The New York Observer has been
burned out and this weeks issue will be de.
layed." The Observer Office was at No, 81
Park Row, in the old World building There
were large number of offices, stores and
advertising agencies in that and adoin.
ing houses. In one of these offices
there were number OF men
employed and it is reliably asserted that
one woman fell or leaped from the roof over
Pettingill's advertising Office and was killed.
There are rumors of another woman being
burned IN the office, but these cannot vet
be verified. Pecuniary loss is thought TO
be very heavy, both on buildings and stock
IN the stores, including the wholesale sup
plies of rubber, machinery, etc. AT Ii
O'Clock the southern end of the gore was n
mass of ruins, but it is now thought the
Times Office will be saved, though the
danger is not entirely over.
LATER.-The Times building is saved,
but considerably damaged The flames
are confined to Beekman street and PARK
Row, corner of the block. Only one life
was lost, that of the woman already re.
iered to.
Among the occupants of the burned
building were the Scientific American, the
Scottish American Journal, The turf
Field and Farm Thompsons Bank Note
and Commercial Reporter. Also the fol.
lowing advertising agents: s. NJ, Pettingill
y Co., John I. Phillips & Co., Charles
Meyer & Co., }. Walter Thompson, Nicoln
Manchesi, A. X. Thompson, Levi A Des'
brow and Leander IL. Real. The ton floors
OF the burned building were occupied Inv
various manufacturers and by weekly news
papers which employed women rs compos.
itors. A woman and two menare said to have
been seen on Nassau street and TO disapnear
in the flames, The following statement re.
garding the origin of the fire is made bv
one of the occupants of the building:
~ was passing down near the corner of
Nassau street, and when near the foot of
the stairs of No. 81 Park Row, saw Tho
flames burst up through the new elevator
shait from the basement Nothing had oc.
CURED inducing explosion up TO that mo-
meht; Ihe flames rushed up the shalt like
Hash OF lightning and almost as quickly
up the stairways in terrible torranis s or
fire with dense black smoke, which instantlv
cut OIL all possibility of egress. PASSING
back through the building, calling the
alarm, ! came out on the Park Row side
The engine room adjoins the bottom of the
elevator shaft, and the fire must have he.
gun there and gained its impetus before anv
alarm was given. fear that the rnnidity
with which the flames and smoke filed the
narrow stairway cut oil escape for many
occupants of the upper stories. An oli
gentleman with white hair got out of the
fourth story window on Beekman street
and stood on sill for fully five minutes
holulng on to the narrow top piece
with his hands. The flames were
approaching him, but he saw no chance of
escape The iiremen raised the ladder, but
II only reached to the story below him.
crowd IN the street got a tarpaulin. and n
host oil willing hands brayed the danger
OF the falling debris and cinders, and the
shout went up, plainly heard old mnn.
Jump for your life We will save Won
But he looked ut the sixty feet ofdistance be.
low him and could not muster up COURAGE
enough to make the attempt, He turned
forward facing the street and with his hands
behind him stood like statue brayinv
death. Meanwhile the brave men rot n
short ladder and went up the long fire Ind.
DER, and held II up TO him and steadied Il
whlle he slowly climbed down. just AZ he
ivaVheu lne long ladder, the flames hurst
through the window where he Ind stood
but he reached the sidewalk In safety. amid
the cheers OF the crowd
The buildings DESTROYED and damaged bv
to-days lire comprise the entire triangular
block bounded by Park Row, Beckmnn and
Nassau streets, and was one of the most |
crowded blocks in the city, considering the !
space 4 occupied. The upper floors were
occupied by various manufacturing indus.
tries ana es composing rooms ofl
weekly newspapers, a majority of which |
which employed women cDmpositors. Tho
fire began IN the old building recently oc.
cupied by the World newspaper. II Is Tho
property of ES.Congressman Orlando Il
Potter II was very large, extending from
Park Row to Nassau street, along Beekman
with entrances only on Park Row and ms,
sau street. II was full Of wooden parti.
tions, corridors and crooked stair.
ways, and has been for years
by fremen with nm.
prehension. Recently an elevator
had been put In, OH Nassau street side 'nnj
IN this elevator shail the fire originated In
The. basement, flew up the shaft, 6lled halls
and stairways so quickly with flames and
smoke that escape by that means was cut
DIT before the occupants Of the upper iloers
suspected danger. Many people were seen