Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-01
his b head striking the curbstone. He was

his head striking the curbstone. He wa
fatally injured.
With the aid of derrick and a score a
stalwart arms, ladder was placed direcsl
unoer the feet of one man. He was a youn
man, and nearer the flames But with dis
play OF bravery that called forth cheers from
the muititudes who saw the act be stretche1
out his hands to the older man, and helpet
MIN TO descend first. As the older MAJ
reacned the sidewalk, his appearance wa
greeted Win CHEERS. His name is A. M
Stewart, owner and proprietor of the Amer;
can Journal. Then the ladder was shinne6
and the hero of the fire descended, His nam,
is Edward Moore, q compositor in the Scot
tish American Journal.
ESCAPE OF THE "TrMEs OFFICE.
The fire burned through into the Time
but did not damage the editorial-rooms. Tn,
composing.room was flooded with water
and two holes were made in the walls anG
ceiling by the firemen. Some of the offices
south of the Times editorial-rooms, on the
floor above and below, were damaged by
| smoke and water.
| The walls Of the Postoffica were 50 hot tba,
| the Offices on the Park Row side were va
Gated and the heavy iron shutters closed.
| MISSING MEN-PARTIAL LIST OF LOSSES AND
INSURANCE.
Among the persons reported missing, and
who are supposed to have lost their lives, are
A. j. Todd, patent lawyer, and his clerk.
James 81. Hunter.
The building on the corner of Park Row
and Beekman street was occupied by the
New York World from 1860 until its removal
to its new quarters a few months ago. It is
known as the Potter building, and was
yaluad hv itr gunner c2n0 000, b,,t ~, :,
old, and the total loss in its destruction is not
over S200, 600. 1t was insured for S175, ,oc0.
Among its tenants were the New York Belt.
ing and Packing Company, who will proba-
bly, be the heaviest losers. Their stock was
valued at about $3.50 600: the insurance ex-
ceeds 100000. Willy Walacks imported a
large amount Of stationery, and SIS 600 will
not probably cover the loss on his store.
His stock, like the property of the Scientific
American, was insured, but in the
case of the latter institution heavy
loss is sustained by private persons.
patentees and inventors, whose models were
in the keeping of the firm. The Scientific
American is the property of Mum & Co.,
patent agents. The destruction of the accu.
mulated patents, models, drawings, ETC.,
owned by this concern swell the amount of its
loss to over 100000 Competent judges sum
up the total loss of all property, including the
building, at over 81, ,UUU, UU0.
The number of losers is prodigious 1t is
estimated that in the innumersble Offices in
the building fully 500 men, women and boys
found employment. A number of girls were
employed In the two upper stories of the
building in which there were many small
printing offices and book binderies. The
Tart, Field and Farm occupied portion of
the burned building, and had the finest sport
ing library in the country, some of the books
being very valuable. The library was the
property of Colonel s. B. Bruce and Leslie
Bruce. The manuscript for the years stud
book, in process of compilation, was destroyed.
The loss of the concern is put at S50, coo. The
loss of the firm of s. NJ Pettingill & Co,
advertising agents, is estimated at $500, 600
Among the occupants not heretofore noted
are Jacob j. Story, patent solicitor K. Tib-
balls, school books Burke, Fraser & Connect,
patent solicitors.
The total insurance is estimated at $780,
600. The Secretary of the Board of Fire
Underwriters said: The losses are scattered
about among so many in urance companies
that no single company will be much affected.
The building has been long regarded as haz-
ardous, and insurance men have hesitated to
accept large risks for the occupants.
PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE.
j. J. German, President of the Board of
Fire Commissioners, says: 1t is impossi-
BILE to begin the search for bodies
now. and I am afraid that it will
be hours before anything can be
done in that direction. The ruins will be too
hot to work among till they can be cooled by
the streams of water now being played upon
them, and that will require long time.
Then there are the standing walls to tear
down. It will not be safe to commence the
terrible work of exhum alton until they are
leveled. From all that can learn the loss
of life must be frightful. Firelnen early on
the ground inform me that about thirty
women and girl were seen at the windows on
the Park Row front, and that an. in
slant later the same windows were
ablaze. This leads me to suspect that
the number of lost is larger than is generally
believed. should not be SURPRISED to hear
that from 60 to 70 perished. 1t is a mystery
to many why the flames spread so rapidly,
but account for it by the fact that the rub
ber betting stored in the cellar and on the
first floor was cemented in sections by
naphtha, and to that inflammable stuff at
tribute the rapid spread of the flames.
A MORE HOPEFUL REPORT.
New York, January 31st.-The loss of
life, in the light of information held by the
police at 4 o'clock, promises to be much less
than was feared. It is not thought that more
tanned that the fifth or top floor was unten-
antable. Its only occupants, besides the
jsnitor, were half dozen plumbers and car
penters, who were partitionine the rooms
heretofore occupied by the World into offices.
The workmen got out safely, and the janitor,
getting bewildered, stumbled and rolled down
stairs, which circumstance doubtless saved
his life. There seems to be no reason to
doubt the judgment of the steadiest observers,
that nearly all got out safely by way of the
stairs, windows or roof.
A CALIFoRNIAN's STORY.
Carlos White, of the Pacific Newspaper
Publishing Company. had an office on the
fourth floor of the burned building. He said
" You can see have been pretty close to the
flames, as my hair, beard and eyebrows are
singed. But early found that after my es-
cape from the building the fire was not alto
gether a surprise to me. In fact an hour or
two before it broke out spoke to the work.
men engaged in the building, and told them
something of the sort was about to happen.
There was something wrong with the heating
apparatus, although / can't say just what it
was. At all events the walls about the closet
were SO hot that there was evidently danger
of some kind"
NARROW ESCAPE OF A NEWSPAPER MAN.
NEW YORK, January 3lst.-Colonel Leslie
G. Bruce, of the Tart. Field and Farm, was
in his office on the third floor when he heard
the cry of fire. Fourteen persons were in his
office, but they all got out safely by way of
the stairs. Bruce stayed to throw bis SUBJ
scription books into the street, and wss over
taken by the fire. He succeeded, however.
in locking the safe ard fled through window
On the coping under the windows he crept to
the Times building and was saved. He states
that the loss of the Turf, Field and Farm is
not over S25, 1000; not insured. His library
cannot be replaced for $40 600. Among the
articles burned were the rifles used by l.. G.
Bruce in the international rifle match, and
the prizes won in his many contests. The
paper will be Issued as usual from IL Barclay
street.
Richard M. Tracy. one of the men who
jumped from the third-story window and was
taken to the hospital, died this afternoon.
TENANTS OF THE BUILDING.
The books containing the names of the ten
ants were burned with the office. From
memory the following list was given: New
York Rubber Betting and Packing Company;
Willy Wallack, stationer; Mum l. Co.,
Scientific american s. NJ. Pettingill, adver-
tising; New York Observer, Tart, Field and
Farm; Scottish American; National Bank
Note Reporter; The Retailer; The Erentng
Press; 1ibbals & Son, school books; A. s.