The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-01
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
BILLION DOLLAR BURN.
Warming Some of the New
~ York Newspapers.
Considerable Loss of Lie.

New York, 31.-The fire reported Rs
breaking out in the Times office origi-
mated in the building formerly occupied
by the New York World, in the same
block with the Times building, but sep
srated from it By an intervening build
inc. Strenuous efforts are making to
save the Times, but the FIRE is spreading
ranidIv and it is feared it cam st be con :
trolIed short Of the corner where the
Times office is located. There is an un-
confirmed rumor Of the loss Of several
lives.
Amlu,anees are on tho spo'. There is
a slight snow falling, but the air is -
and crisp, with light breeze from the
| north, which increases the difficulty OF
controlling the FIRE. The block in which
the fire is burning Is an irregular shaped
gore, with the building formerly occu-
pied By the World or its southeast cor
ner, and the Times building occupying
the entire northern angle of the gore.
The Tribune Office is dIagonAlly across
Nassau street. from the Times" Office,
and the "Sun" Office is on the upper cor
ner Of the same block with the ''Tri-
bune." The fire has been burning
fercely for an hour, taking hold in the
top of buildings aud sending up large
masses of flame.
Irenus Prime sends the following note
to the Associated ress The New York
observer" has been burned out, and
this weeks issue will be delayed. The
observer" office was st 81 Park Row,
in the old "World" building. There
were large number of offices, stores and
advertising agencies in that and sdjoin-
ing houIel. In one of these offices there
were number Of women employed, and
il is reliably asserted that one woman
fell or lesped from the roof over Pettin-
gil's advertising Office, and was killed.
There are rumors Of another WomaR
being burned in an Office, but his cannot
be verified. The pecunisry loss will be
very heavy, both on buildings and stock
in stores, including 3 wholesale supply
Of rubber, machinery, etc.
At IL O'Clock the southern end of the
gore is mass of ruins, but it Is now
thought the Times will be saved, though
the danger is not over.
The Times ofice.-The flames ere rag
ing fercely and no doubt the building
will be total loss.
The Times building is saved, bit con-
siderAbly damaged. The flames are con-
fined to Beekman street and the Park
Row corner Of the block. Only one life
was lost-thAt Of the woman already re-
terred to.
It is stated that four bodies we're re-
covered in Nassau street of persons
killen By jumping from the windows. It
is feared the loss of life will be heavier
than ct first believed. The build
ing was crowded with employees
and very few could have escaped By the
was seen 10 the fourth story of the
World building, appealing for help. Her
lips were seen to move. but Der voice
cou d not be heard. All who saw her
were horror-stricken. The flames RACED
about her person, igniting her hair and
clothing. She fell back into the flames
and was not seen again. A young girl,
wearing q blue dress, who was cut off
from the stairs, ran to fourth story win
dow on the Park Row side, and stood
hesitaiiDRly while the flames and smoke
encircled her. Jump, jump, shouted the
spectators. Casting q frightened look
below she threw herself out and fell on
the stone pavement. When picked I'D
lie was extinct, her head. being
crushed beyond recognition, A few
minutes later negro woman
appeared ut third story window of the
World Office, on the Park Row side. and
also jumped to the sidewalk. She was
badly injured, and was taken to the
Cham bers street hospital. Several men
and women saved themselves by leaning
from the windows in Nassau street.
where the woman who was killed iumped
from the window. There were two man
hanging from the window sills by their
finger ends. The ladders were too short
to reach them and they were saved bv
fremen mounting on one another's shout
derg and the men let themselves down BY
their aid. The scenes at the time when
the occupants Of upper floors were
making their escape were often
exciting and touching. Men could
be seen holding the hands NJ
evidently encouraging them
TO csrelessness. Three women ran On
The roof and fell through the skvlight IF
one Of the northern buildings, receiving
serious injuries. A bootblack standing
On the corner of Beekman street and
Park Row, seeing some men entangIed
n telegraph wires, adjoining the burning
premises, climbed a pole and cut the
wires, releasing them from their critical |
position. Several people descended from
he burning building on the Nassau
treet side by reaching telegraph poles
)ne boy leaped from the fifth story, and |
would doubtless have been killed. but for |
he wires breaking his fall. He was
lurt, but not dangerously. An express
wagon, having 9 canvass covering, drew
~ under the windows and several men
Vho were sbout to leap to the. ground |
we're told by the driver TO jump on the
wagon, which they did, and ESCAPED
ny serious hurt. One young woman
TODD upon windoH-sill Of the fourth
tory, until 6reC1en arranged to ladder
piece of canvas, which they held at
be ends and sides. When all was resdy
he threw her hands straight over Ter
cad and jumped she fell upon the out
tretched canvas and escaped injury. Il
almost impossible to estimate the losses
{ this writiag. but it is believed thew
ill exceed 81 100000.
Among the occupants of the burned
uilding were the Scientific American,
he Scotch-American Journal, The Turf,
'ield and Farm, aud Thompson's Bank
Tote and Commercial Reporter; the fol- {
wing advertising ssents: s. 81. Pet.
,ngill & Co., John F. Phillips & Co.,
ma. les Meyer & Co., J. Walter Thonp- {
IN, Nicola Monschesi, a. K. ThoInp- ,
N, Levi a. DesbroW and Leander II. 7
rail-. The top floors of the burned '
lildings were occupied by various man !
facturers, and By weekly newspapers |
hich employed women as compositors. :
WOpAn and two men ara eai1 m hovo \ ,