Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-01
Aided by Elevators and Shafts Cutting
off all Means of Egress.
HORRIBLE THRILLING SCENES
Imprisoned Victims Meet Death by
Throwing Themselves from the
Windows
-FOUR TO SIX LIVES LOST.
And Property Losses Exceeding a
Million Dollars.
BULLETINS.
by Mutu al Union Telegraph Company. ]

BY MUTUAL Union Telegraph Company
NEW YoRK Jan. 3l.-A disastrous fire broke
out in the five story building, numbers 81 to
80 Park Row, about 10 a. m, caused by an ex-
plosion in the building occupied principally
by the Scientific American; Mum & Co.,
patent agents; the New England Rubber Pack
ing company and Brook & Nash, restaurant
The loss will be heavy and 1t is reported that
six lives have been lost. The Times build
ing is in great danger and the Office of the
Evening mail has been once on fire.
BULLETIN.
NEW YORK, Jan. 81, p. m.--The fire has
now extended to the Times building and is
now raging in the third story. The loss of
life is now placed at eight.
New YORK, Jan. 81, 1850 p. m.-Damage to
the Times building not great. Fire Is now
under control. Twelve lives are known to
have been lost. Rumors are afloat that thirty
girs employed in Pettingill's agency persisted
but owing to the binding storm and dense
smoke in the neighborhood it is difficult to
get reliable estimate of the loss of life.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-The fire reported as
breaking ont in the Times office, originated IL
the building formerly occupied by the New
York World in the same block with the Times
building, but separate from it by intervening
buildings. Strenuous efforts are making to
save the Times but the fire is spreading
rapidly and it is feared cannot be controlled
short of the corner where the Times office is
located. There's an unconfirmed rumor of
the loss of several lives.
LOCATION OF THE FIRE.
Ambulances are on the spot. There is a
slight snow falling, but the air is dry and
crisp with light breeze from the north
which increases the difficulty of controlling
the fire. The block In which the fire is burn
ing Is irregular shaped gore, with the building
formerly occupied by the World on It's south
east corner and the Times building occupying
the entire northern angle of gore. The Tri.
bune office is diagonally across Nassau street
from the Times building and the Sun Office is
on the upper corner OF the same block with
the Tribune. The fire has been burning
tiercely for an hour, taking hold In the top Of
the buildings and sending up large masses of
flames.
BURNED OUT
8. Irnus Prime sends the following note to
the associated press "The New York Obser-
Ger has been burned out, and this weeks issue
will be delayed" The Observer office was at
No. 81 Park Row, in the World building.
There were a large number of Off ces, stores
and advertising agencies in that and adjoining
houses. In one of these Offices there were a
number of omen employed, and it is reliably
asserted that one woman fell or leaped from
the roof over Pettingill's advertising offices
and was killed. There are rumors of another
woman being burned in the offices, but these
cannot yet be verified.
FOUR BODIES.
1t is stated four bodies were recovered in
Nassau street, killed by jumping from the
windows. 1t is feared the loss of life will be
heavier than al first believed. The building
crowded with employees and very few could
have escaped by the stairway. A gray haired
woman was seen in the fourth story of the
World building appealing for help. Her lips
were seen to move, but her voice could not be
heard. All who saw her were horror stricken.
The flames ragged about her person igniting
her hair and clothing. She fell back into the
flames aud was no doubt burned to death. A
young girl, wearing blue dress who was cut
of from the stairs, ran to the four story win
dow on the Park Row side, aud stood hesita-
tingly while the flames and smoke incircled
her.
Jump JUMP"
shouted the spectators. Casting frightened
look below, she threw herself out and fell on
the stone pavement. When picked up life was
extinct, her head being crushed beyond recog-
milton. few minutes later negro woman
appeared at the third story window of the
World Office on the Park Row side, and also
jumped to the sidewalk. She was badly in
jured and taken to the Chambers street hos
pital. Several men and women saved them
selves by leaping from the windows in Nassau
street. When the waman who was killed
jumped from the window there were two
men hanging from the window stills by their
finger ends. The ladders were two short to
reach them, and they were saved by firemen
mounting one anothers shoulders and the men
let them slide down with their aid.
EXCITING AND TOUCHING SCENES.
The scenes at times when occupants of the
upper floors were making their ascape were
often exciting and touching. Men could be
seen holding the hands of women evidently
encouraging them to calm ness. Three women
ran on the roof and fell through the skylight
of one of the northern buildings receiving Sc
rious injuries. A bootblack on the corner of
Beekman street and Park Row, seeing some
men entangled in the telegraph wires adjoin-
ing the burning premises, climbed the pole and
cut the wires, disentangling them from the
critical position. Several people descended
from the burning building on the Nassau
street side by relching the telegraph poles.
One boy leaped from the fifth
story and would doubtless been killed but for
the wires breaking his fall. He was hurt, but
not dangerously. An express wagon, with
heavy canvas covering, drew up under the
windows, and several men who were about to
leap to the ground were told by the driver to
jump on the wagon, which they did, and es-
capped any serious hurt One yonng woman
stood upon the window sill of the fourth
story until the firemen arranged large piece
of canvas, which they held at the ends and
sides, and when all was ready she threw her
hands straight over her head and jumped.
She fell upon the outstretched canvas and es-
capped injury. It is almost impossible to esti-
mate the losses at this writing, but it is be-
lieved they will exceed 81 100000.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The following statement regarding the ORR
gin of the fire is made by one of the occupants
OF the building 81 was passing down the
rear on the Nassau street stairs of No. 81,
Park Row and when mar the front nf the