Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-31
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GREAT FIRE IN NEW YORK
SEVERAL LIVES LOST-NEWSPAPER OFFICES
BURNED OUT OR DAMAGED.
ANTI-MORMON MEETING IN ST. LOUIS.
Fire and LOSS of Life i'm Ncvv York.

NEW YORK, January 31.-A fife is now raging
here, which originated in the old World building,
| - Park Row. The Times building il threatened,
! but vigorous efforts are being made to sayeiL II
| IS reported that three lives have been lost. Am
nuIahceS are on the spot There Is 81 ght snow
falling, but the air Is dry and crisp. with light
oreeze from the north, which Increases the df,i-
Guilty or controlling the fire. The block ia which
the lire is tmnirg is an Irregular sfl lprd gore
with the buiIdiag f0smeily occupied by fhe ~. ~
on Its southeast corner, and the Tili.eS building
occupying the entire northern angle of the gore
me 1f'oahe building is diagonalIy across Nassau
street from the Times building, and the Sva is on
the upper corner OF the same block with the Tyi-
nn,s. ,,r me nIe mas been burning tiercey for an
houT, apparently taking hold on the top OF the
| bulihlngS and sending up large masses OF flames
The New York Observer has been burned ont
ana thiS weeks issue viii be delayed. The OBJ
! %prrer oIlce was at No. 81 Park Row in the Old
! World building. There were a large number OF
Offices, stores. and advertising agencies in that
ana the ADJOINING houses In one OF these Offices
! there were number of women employed and it
Is reliably asserted that one fell or leaped
from tae roof over Pettngils advertising offices
and MAS killed. There are rumors of other wornpn
belhg burned lu the Offices, but these cannot vet
pe veflned The pecuniary loss will be very heavy
Dotn on buildings and on stock in the stores in
| cluding wholesale supplies OF rubber machinery
etc. Az IL O'Clock the snu bern end OF the gore is
mass OF ruins, but is thought that the Times
once VIII oe saved. though the danger is not yet
| entirely over.
THE TINES BUILDING SAVED But DAMAGED
The Times building is saved. but is considerably
damaged. The flames are confined to the BeekInar n
/ street and Park Row corner OF the block
ONLY ONE LIFE LOsT-A GALLANT RESCUE.
only Ole life has been lost, that OF the woman
| already referred TO. 1t is said that several men
and women were compelled to save themselves by
leaplng from the windows in Nassau street When
the woman who was killed jumped from the third
! story window on the Park Row side there were
Two men hanging from the window slls by their
| liflger ends The ladder too short 10 reach
,hein and they We're saved by the firemen mount
Ing on one another's shoulders until the men
could drop in their arms. The woman leaped ap-
parently for the ladder and striking 1t was turned
around, and falling upon the canvas which the
nremen We're holding went clear through IL and
! struck On the side OF her head.
| FURTHER DETAILS.
The fire broke out about 70 o'clock on the lower
floor OF the building. IS Park Row. corner OF Beck
man street. and burned so rapidly that before any
serious attempts To check IL had been made the
| whole Beekman street face was involved. Three
alarms were sounded and four general calls sent
| out: but the engines and ladders We're slow In
! reaching the scene, because the light snow and
frosted ground rendered the going exceedingly
Uhcult The fire burned ferceIy, even after large
VolumeS OF water were directed upon It, and al IL
O'Clock, aIter burning an hour the southern walls
1en with loud crash, hling the whole lower part
~ raf sle CITY Win black smoke and cnders. The
ROOF OF the Times building was on fire several
times. The building the south side OF the Beck
man street corner of Park Row, until lately occu-
pied 10y the EreRifg Mail and now vacant, was
badly damaged by fire and water. Several people
descended from the burning building on the Mas
sa9 a street side oy means OF the telegraph pole one
less have been killed but for the wires breaking
MS 1all He was hurt but not dangerously.
IHE LOSERS-PCBIICATIONSB BURNED OCT
rome Oh the occupants OF the burned buildings
were the Scientific Arsseltco the Scottish 4,aeyT-
can Journal. the TakieroDher. the Turt Field ana
Farm, IhOBtpscn'S Bank Note aud Commercial
Reporter, and the following advertising agents.
s NJ Pettingill Co, John +. Phillips & Co. Chas
y Meyer Co, }. Walter Thompson, Nicola Mona
cheSl, A. r. Thompson Levi A. DeSbrow and Lean
der H. Grail. Some OF these are In No. 80 Park
Row, which, 1T is understood. is not burned, but,
II not, must Oe badly damaged, as the freInen at
work on the Times building cut holes in the ad-
Joining roof and flooded the building with water
Inc Offices OF Forest ana stream, F. Bright Co. IS
Builder and the Ne,r Yorker BeIletrisches Journal
are also in 80 Park Row.
REPORTED LOSS OF FIFTEEN LIVES
ExtraS or the afternoon papers mention rumorS
OF the loss OF fifteen lives, but il is impossible to
ascertain anything which JustifieS this estimate
though the wonderfully rapid progress OF the
flames on the lower floors may well have sur
prlsed number OF employees in the upper offices.
The building was old and dry, and burned almost
with the rapidity OF finder. Eugene Kellys new
bank building, at the corner OF Beekman and
Nassau streets. was somewhat damaged by heat,
and the LoVeJoy building was at one time Oh fire.
EXCITING SCENES.
The scenes at the time when the orc,,pants of
the upper floors were making their escape were
often exciting and touching Men could be seen
holding the hands OF the women evidently encour-
aging them to calmnesS. Three women ran on the
rooT and fell through Skylight OF one OF the
northern buildings, receiving serious injuries. A
OOotDlack on the corner Of Beehman street and
Park Row seeing some men entangied in the tele-
graph wires adjoining the burning premises
climbed a pole and cut the wires, releasing them
from critical position. An express wagon with
heavy canvas covering drove up under the
windows and several men who were about to lean
to the ground We're told by the driver to Jump on
the wagon, Which they did, escaping any serious
hurt
FOUR BODIES RECOVERED.
1t is stated that four bodies were recovered fn
Nassau street OF persons killed by jumping from
the windows. II is feared the total loss OF life viii
De much heavier than was at first believed The
building was crowded with employees Only very
few have escaped by the StairwayS. The ton floors
of the burned buildings were occupied by various
manufacturers and by weekly newspapers which
employed women as composuors A Woman and
two men are said to have been seen at window
on Nassau street and then to disappear in the
flames
LOSSES OVER A MILLION DOLLARS
The loss in money Will exceed a million dollars.
Inc building was the property OF Q. B. Potter,
and was insured for large amount. 1t was old
and filled with wooden partitions and the stairs
was as Dry as tinder The house has for years
been looked upon by fremen with peculiar appre-
tensions by reasons OF its age and general condi-
ton of ripeness for a cOnnagration Two en-
one from Nassau street and the other from Park
ROW. On Beekman street there was none. Re
centy an elevator hsd been m ~ put In at the Nassau
break took place to-day Oh the ground floor What
caused it is matter OF conjecture.
Anti.MOrmOn Meeting at Sc. Louis.
THE MISSOURI DELEGATIONS IN CONGRESS ASKED TO
USE THEIR INFLUENCE AGAINST PoLYGAMY.
81. LOUIS, JANUARY 3l.-The anti -pUlygamy meet
ing called some days ago was held at Pilgrim Con-
gregatlonal church last night The house was
filled to overfiOwing with the best citizens or St
Louis. Rev. q. j. Nichols presided and speeches
were made by Bishop Robertson. OF the Episcopal
church; Rev. DIR. Wilson, Rev. DIR. Fulton. Judge
s. NJ. Breckenridge, Colonel John c. Orrick and
Others all OF whom took strong grounds against
the iniquitOuS practice and called upon Congress
to eXtirpate it. The committee Oh resolutions re-
sentatives in Congress from Missouri asking their
earnest influence In the preparation ana passage
OF such measures as viii enable the government to
put an end to pOlygamy In the territories Bishop
Ryan, OF the Catholic church, sent letter express
sing full sympathy with the object OF the meeting.
Ex-Cashier BALDWIN Sentenced TO
State Prison for Fifteen Years.
TRENTON, N. j., January 31.-OScar L. Baldwin,
late cashier Of the Mechanics National Bank of
Newark, appeared before the U. s. court here To-
day, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 1fteen
years Imprisonment in the state prison.
Killed with a Billiard Cues
GALVESTON, TEX Is, January 3l.-A Bryan spe-
cial says: 8. Ritchey was struck on the head
with billiard cue and killed by Joseph L Hearne,
at the latter'S saloon. Ritchey was intoxicated
and abusive. Hearne is out on s., 600 bail
Collision ON the RiChunOmA. Eredcrfcks.
burg and Potomac R3tlrOad.
FRKDERICKsBURG, Va, January N.-On the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad