New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
TWO OF THE INJURED


Robert Rowie. advertising agent of The Scottish
American still remains in the Chambers Street Hos
otal suffering from burns. He was said to be much
imnroyed and Yesterday many callers were allowed
TO see him He Suffers from severe burns that cover
the whole face and part of the arms
Emma Green, who clerk employed by
Tbompsoas Bank Note and Commercial Exporter was
separated from the other employees OF t4g 9co on
the third floor. and made her way INTO nc UD'e.aU
office 5 G was assisted ont of the wind0W ny TWO
men who dropped her into tarpaulln hed III ,He
store in The Sun building III an unconscious S'4le,
There she recovered her senses and was sent TO Gr
home in ThTd-st. iii cab. Her INJURIES 'no"SH
severe are not believed to be dangerous.
CROWDS AT TIE SCENE OF TIRE FIRE,
The expectation that search would be begun yes
terday for the bodies in the ruins OF the purnou
buildng attracted an immense throng OF people 10
the SPOT Firemen say that there has not been
conflagration IN many years in this city where 80
many people viewed the ruins after the flames were
nearly extinguished. The fact that the number Oh
lives lost is in doubt added to the great interest
Situated as the building was in the heart OF the
business portion of New-York. in thoroughlare
through which most business men are compelled 10
walk at some houri in the dav, the crowd included
hundreds of the most prominent people IN the CITY
At no time did the crowd OF spectators dWlholo
to less than 600 persons, and at times 1t reached
crowd was the thickest. 1t extended from point
in front of The Tribune Building nearly to the
southern end of the Pest Office The danger from
the standing walls compelled the police 10 Walch
the SPECTATORS sharply. About nifty paroihen
gathered from various precincts, forced the crown
back from the ruins until il formed sem-clrcle III
front of the park. 1t extended far back INTO tne
mark. and when viewed from any of the tall build
ings in the neigh5OThCod 1t presented sea OF up
turned faces.
There was really little for the crowd to see. The
runs did not present picturesque appearance ana
the thick smoke from the burning debris filled the
air with flying SCOT and ashes. The Nassau
and Beekman-st. walls had been pulled
down by tie frenen on the previous
night and all that could be seen of the building
which had almost become landmark from It's age
was portion of the wall fronting on Park-Tow'
The part Of this wall nearest BeekmanSt Tell Win
the south wall in the progress OF The hre Inc rest
of it looked jagged, shaky and dangerous Inc
window frames conld be seen where the da' previ-
onsmanv men and women stood fifty feet from the
ground with raging fire at their backs These WIN
dows were pointed ont by the people and were the
theme of conversation. On the wall were also some
of the business signs Of the occupants. over inc
doorway was portion of the words Park Dulld-
ing in gilt letters. A5aye il was blackeneu ana
cbarred sign board, the only words on which that
could be distinguished were I1hbals ana
..books7 a portion of the long sign OF > NJ.
Pettengin could be read, but the end was
broken OF when the walls fell. HE
only clear and distinct sign was
upder the projecting stone-work above the first
story. II was a small blue board and had scarcely
been touched by the flames. 1t bore the words
"Jacob j. Storer, patent solicitor and scientlnc
expertr On each side of the entrance Were many
signs bat these were battered and destroyed
WORK OF TIE FIREMEN.
Five engines and three trucks AZ the fire all
night and there was not a moment when there were
less than three streams Of water pounng Oh the
debris. Chief Mahedy, of the Second Battalion, was
in charge of the work Three battalion engines
and two others kept water turned on the ruins
nearly all day. Three pipes were laid in Beekman-
ST where the water would pour over the hottest
nortions of the mass. stream was also played
from, Nassau-st Trucks Nos II and - and the
regular wrec of the Department were pres
ont and the members Of these companies united IN
tearing down the remaining wall. This was watched
with much interest by the crowd. and at times
oecasioncd much merrment. Fastened arouho
one of the piers near The Times Building was long,
stout chain, which was attached to heaVy rope Id
the hands of the firemen. a strong pull soon
weakened the pier and it fell with loud crash,
scattering bricks in every direction. The chain was
NEXT thrown around pier adjoining the brick wall
which ran through the centre of the building IRON
IPark-row TO Nassau-st. 1t was stronger thah the
other piers as IT was wedged into the wall, ana IL
resisted the efforts of the iremen fer long while
AT the bottom of the pier on the second story inc
chain was carefully fastened, and the rope atacheu
10 il was drawn through pulley Inc lHemeh
nnlled together utterng cultural sound a. sailors
do at times But the chain suddenly snapped II the
centre and the fremcD measured their lengths III
crowd laughed
chain was mepded another effort was made. This
3i,a tho frsmcn stood outside of q chain stretched
in front of the crowd to keep it from pushing too
close 10 the ruins. Many volunteers caught hold Oh
the rome and pulled with The iremen. The pier was
seen to crack near its base and then topped over
while cheers went up from the crowd. In the 1ail
the ton bricks struck the telegraph wires, cutting
them in pieces and scattering them over the heads
nj the neople A large piece of wood to which the
wires were attached on pole was pulled uo"h'
H. fell in front of policeman who was watching
the actions Of the iremen with great interest II II
had struck him, the list Of the injured, IL not the
dead, would have been extended.
The attention of the frrmen was next directed to
the standing pier close to The Times Building, bnt
before they got fairly at work about dozen line
men had arrived repair the telegraph wires when
were in ineXtricahle confusion. Inc pier was
eli. rusbed down with ladder Some Of the fly
ing bricks came near elTihlhE soiiy vi 'i0 f''0 -
Nash & Crooks dining-room as they were coming
ont TO the street The only wall that then remained
was the one that ran transyersey through the build
ing. Men s:ood on The Times and the Old MAJ
Buildings and ropes were fastened around the bnck-
work The firemen struggled little while with
the wall but It soon fell over among the rest Of the
debris.
Wben the walls were all down the corner pre-
ee,ted \ singular appearance The cellar OF the
buroed building looked like a great pit hlIed win
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