New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-01
Before assistance could be rendered she fell back
ward into the flames.
THOSE WHO ARE INJURED.

Information was obtained that six persons were
injured, but number Of others were slightly hurt
in their efforts to escape from the burning building,
Their injuries, however, were not of sufficient i'm
portance for them to report to the police or to the
hospitals. The following is list of the Injured:
BOWIE. RonERT single age thirty eight was the adver
tising agent In the Office OF The scottish merca, on
the fourth floor. He escaped by one OF the wlndOws
on the Nassau-st side and was taien down by the
fremen. He suffered from severe burns on tne
on the left arm and the base OF the head His in
fatal He gave the following account Of
his experience; "I Tas Vas in ont the ont 10 Offse fSe
ha tried TO get down the stairs, but the flames
came up and drove me back 1t was then that L re-
office and tried TO get to a window. I fell
down and then got up. I stumbled q second
and SOs 81 open e as1 don't knoy how @ got
the window. Then dropped with my feet on the
Wallace, and another one. German, whom
did not know, were with me- We stood thore,
as oa aRo% to s to d5 s rPS Sb
ladder up and it was too short, but the men helped
MS down so that we were saved" few inquiries
were made about Bowie, his employer Mr.: stew
art. being among those vino asked Tor him. lie was
sleeping quietly in the afternoon and will probably
recover
DAvoRES, WILLIE, OF No. 24s South Fourth-st Brook
lyn T. d., boy in office of The O6Sercer, escaped
BY clinng TO the signs on the outside ol The building
Hs was ourned abOu. the face and hands though not
seriously.
HARRIS CHARLES F., badly burned about the face and
hands Harris Is eighteen years Old was compOs-
itOr In The Neir- York ObserUer Office and Is nephew
Of the Alfred W. Harris reported as missing. lie
lives ut No. 03 CharltOnst. He was IN tue cOmpOs-
Ing room with seven Others when the alarm was
gwen. He started for the door but was
stopped by the smoke He thought ms
uncle had gone out by the door before
this aud was overcome by the smoke. He and
three others, wnom was boy twelve years
old william Devon, of Williamsburg escaped oy
climbing out OF the window upon The scottish ABicrt-
can sign From there Dey stepped across TO sign on
The Times building cngIng TO the window cdsllg,
and thence clambered III at window. Harris was
the last escape. lie waited to help the boy across
from sign board ~ anOtner, and while doing so
received his burns. lie was taEen to his nome.
HELNER, LOUIS, age thirty living at No 237 seventh
ave-, assistant engineer Of Engine No. A, was injured
by large piece c0L falling on his lett 1aLd. Inc
little iiler broken but IN this condition ne WAS
Obliged TO rem0in at MS engine Ioc over an nOut
until he was relieved. His hand was dressed by sur
geOn Murray, OF Chambers street Hospital
MOORE. EDWARD s, a printer, OF No. 2s4 Sxth-aye,
was employed in tAe office OF The Scottish "A AmeItcdR
He was burned in trying to get out by
the stairs, but afterwsrd stood on the outside Of
one OF tne windows TIL he rescued by the hremen
lie was taken by g. W. Milne 10 The Chambers street
Hospital, where his Injuries were taken care or Ills
face was blistercd from tGe heat lie was taken
home by Mr. Milne, VINO lives at the same house.
WRIGHT CHARLES, bOOtblack had his hand cut and
sprained his ankle