New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
PERSONS ACCOUNTED FOR.

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PERSONS ACCOUNTED FOR.
William Stubbs of No. 3j6 Court-St., Brooklyn,
photographer of patent models, employed by The
Scientific imericaa was reported by several news
papcrs Yesterday as among the missing persons. A
reporter of THE TRIBUNE found Mr.. Stubbs at his
home Oh Tuesday night, and he reported in
Yesterdays TRIBUNE as safe, as were also a nunher
of other persons incorrectly stated by other news
papers to be missing. Among this number were
several Brooklyn men.
Mr.. Haman who occupied part of Room No. 80
in the burned building at first reported to be
missing and afcrward to he severely injured. Last
night TRIBUNE reporter found him at his home, ut
No 2l3 West Onc-hundred-and- nd-thlrty-sccond-st.
Mr. Haman said: " For the first time IN the month
that have been in New-York was late in going 20
INV office on Tuesday morning. Idid not get down
town until IL o'clock, and so | of course
did not get near my office. | lost some
books and valuable papers worth about 500 IN all.
There was no insurance. | am the New.York man
ager of two St. Louis periodicals. and shall open
another Office very soon. J. ". DeniSon. of Mont
clair. occupied q part OF the room with me. do
not know any thing about any other tenant in the
building
William Fahrcnholz, age seventeen, of No. 16S
Westinghouse, Hoboben employed as office
hoy in the Office of ThompsOn's Bank Note and COM
,ncrciqI RepGrter on the fourth floor. He was sup
posed by his employer 70 be lost, ard reported by
him, but was found last evening at his home. When
the alarm of fire was given he was IN the hall. He
at once ran down stairs and reached the street IN
safety His hat and coat were left behind. Several
| other persons came ont with him.
Hugh McGraddy. Office boy in the employ OF D.
| w DeuiSon who. it feared, had persisted, Is
safe and reported himself to his employer yesterday
| morning. He had a very narrow escape, ana was
| thought for some time TO he Os!.
| Mir. DensOn an Interview with whom was pub
| lished in yesterdays TRIBUNE, was erroneousy
reported as missing in several of the other papers.
! On the fifth floor was room containing guam
| tity of type and cases, occupied by l.. W; faync
| with whom was associated his son, BENJAMIN
Paync in the business of printing steTcOtyping and
| clcctrotyping The last two branches were
not actively conducted on the premises.
| 1t was reported that the Paynes employed number
of girls and the wild rumOrs about large loss Ol
| life. which were in circulation, were to a great
extent based the belief thar several persons III
the room used by the Mcssrs Payne were henmed
! in by the flames. 1t was learned last night at
the house of the Messrs Payne, No 337 IYelttl-st,
Brooklyn, that they had employed no girls IN their
office in tvpe-Sctting since last september, and had
discharged all their employees on Friday he
Younger Mr.. Payne was detained at home on the
dav of tine fire by severe boil on his face. and the
father was delayed also SO that he was not IN the
building at all On Tuesday In fact, there was
lot Of cockTOaches, old type, galeys, chaSes, ana
such things" said young Mr.. Payne TO a TRIBUNE
reporter. Father was intending to move today
! and had some type tied mp Ill packages We had
| Just finished a book and this, with the stock of
| plates was worth about $500. We had no lnsur-
ancc as the policies had been allowed to expire, on
| account of our intended removal do not think
| there were over eight or ten girls III the whole
! building"
Patrick Jones, a man in the employ of the Law
! Telephone Company, was reported KlliGa Vcsler,
| day. Inquiry revealed the fact that Nh Jones had
| been sick abed with rhe eumatISm since saturday.
| Ellen Frederick. age eighteen, and Emma Broder-
ick age twenty-five, who live az No l32 lenry-St.,
were reported by their father late yesterday after
| noon as missing. He said they were employed as
| book binders IN the burned building, and he felt
sure they must have been lost as they had not re-
! turned home. Later in the day the girls returned
| home In excuse for their absence they said they
were frightened by the fire, and went TO Brooklyn
| to remain night.
| ID. Il. McCOrmick, living IN One-hnndred-ahd-
| forty-secOnd-st. master painter, at work IN the
| building at the time OF the fire, was Thought ny
some OF his friends to have been lost, and several
| newspapers numbered him among the dead. lie
J went around shaking hands with his friends yes
| teTdaY
partner OF Charles A. Scelcy chemist, and concern
ing whom Mr. Sccley expressed some anxiety on the
! day of the fire. was yesterday found alive and well
| at his home, No. l31 Herkmer-st., near New York
! ave-, BROOKLYN, by TRIBUNE reporter. Mr. Nc
Farlane is newspaper man of forty years expert
ence. ON Monday ne hal written IN editorial article
for The Scottish fmTcdH and had told Mr. Sceley that
he should be IN his Office, the third floor, at an
carly hour Tuesday TO read and revise H. and Tor
| that reason Mr. Nceleys fears were aroused. lie
| searched through the hospital for his partner, and
! inquired everywhere, including ms Aouse III BROOK
| lv1. II appears that Mr.. McFarlane had at first
thought he would not 90 to the city, on account OF
! the storm, but finally decided 10 go rather than
| Layej his editorial article left without revision
Just as he reached the strcet-door OF the building
! the lire broke out, and, Inc expressed H., Know
| ing that the building was an old ilnder box and
| that his " effects not worth saving at the ri,k OF
life" he did not go in. He remained at the hie Tor
| some time. but was not met by any one who knew
| HIM He regretted the loss of his partners papers,
| and said hc made up ms mind on tnc previous day
10 advise their removal, rs he had hcdTd that Hue
! was defective and that there was danger OF fire.
! Henry Il. johnson, who was reported Dy some OF
/ the newsp pcrs Yesterday, but not BY IHE lRD-
! UNE. as one of those missing from me H.0tt'Nh-
1,pericqH Office was not III the building at the time
Of the fire, and mad not been employed there lOr
| about two year,
Miss Mary Blare, Of Railway, " j., who was re-
! ported among the missing persons, called az LIE
| TRIBUNE Office and stated that size had not been
| enployed in the burned buIlding for some time
! When +. w. Iofcle, one oi the occupants Gt the
| building was seen by a TRIBUNE reporter on Tues
! day. he said that Il Mr. Stell aud Mr. brown were
in his Office the third floor the tne OF the hfe,
and that he did not know that either escaped. Yes
| tcrday il was certain that Mr. Brown had escaped
without injury. AS 30 Nj Stell there still remained
| some uncertainty.
:. b. Sglsmond, physician, was one of he ten
ants of the fourth OOr Ii Is said that he employed
! several Young women IN the manufacture OF patent
medicines, and it was ruinored that some OF these
| Continued on second Pare.