Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-01

1 the firemen, who are commended by all fol I their bravery and perseverance.
 | It is still impossible to do more than esti mate the number killed. Ellen Bull and Richard Bowie, the printer who leaped from the window, both died at the hospital. The injured are Robert Bowie, printer of Brook lyn, somewhat burned; H. Joint, rescued by firemen, burned on the face and arms E. H. Moore, printer, burned severely about the face; John Johnson, lithographer, severely
 burned CSlonel Bruce, slightly scorched,
 and so were others whose names were not
 learned. There are many reports of seeing
 women and girls at the windows of the upper
 stories who afterwards disappeared, and 1t
 is thought that many perished, but the fire
 men by holding ladders to the windows res
 cued many and in the confusion many escaped
 by means of the stairs. Neverthe-
 less as the upper floors were largely compos-
 ing rooms employing girls it is not improba-
 ble that a number of them perlshed. Peo-
 pie who came from the building say they
 distinctly heard the cries of women. It is
 estimated that there are one hundred and
 fifty tenants in the establishment, many of them employing several others. F. w. Hoe fel, who had an office in the building, reports that two men named Stell and Brown were left in the building when he escaped by the window and they must have perished. Charles Nash and the Bank Note Reporter employed girls who were not observed to es- cape. A number of girls were also employ ed on the top floor. One was seen at win dow and fell back as the flames enveloped Observer office, is supposed to be burned to death. His father, foreman of the Observer composing room, has gone insane from the excitement of his escape and his sons death. Mary F. OConnor, of New York, and Mary Smith and Mary Blount, of Railway, N. J., all worked in the building and are reported missing. Among others in quired for by relatives are A. J. Todd, law yer, Brooklyn; James II. Hunter, clerk for Todd John H. GrinnelI, bookkeeper for Pettengill & Go. Alfred w. Harris, Allen dale N. J.. H. Johnson, office boy; Austin Black, publisher of the Manufacturer and Builder; Joseph Cunningham, New York; William Stubbs, Brooklyn; Edward R Har- ris, New York J. w. Dennison, publisher, Mont Clair, N. J.. R. R. Tracy, printer. It is more than likely that several of these have by this time been found by their friends and there is ground for hope that the loss of life is small.
 Following are additional insurances: Fire mems Trust Exchange, Clinton, with S. M. Pettengill, Montauk Firemen's with Willy Wallach Sterling $25,OOO each; Globe $5,- 900 on building, Tradesmen's $3,000 with the New York Observer, $5,000 with Willy Wallach, Manufacturers and Builders B., 900. Willy Wallach has established himself in the office of the stationers board of trade, of which he is president He now estimates his loss at $79,OOO. In addition to the losses already given Tibbetts < Son lost $5,OOO, insured only for $2,500 in the Queen, S. Marks, tailor, lost $15,O00 the Scottish American $10,o00, the Retailer $1 1000, Observer $1O,O0O. At one a. m. the fire is still burning, having caught in the subcellar and call for more engines has been issued. There is no danger, how ever, of any further spread.