Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-29
FIRE At BUFFALO.
The Fire Department SlOw-'Ebe Fine
Advertiser Huliding destroyed Rc-
suit of WOrkman's Lack OF boif.

| Inc Ilfe department StOW-kbe EIne
Advertiser tfuIiding destroyed Rc-
Control.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. al One of tic
most destructive fires that has visited Buff llu
for long time occurred this afternoon.
Shortly before five o'clock smoke was no.
tced issuing from the roof OF the magnificent
new building recently erected by James d.
Warren, proprietor of the Commercial Al.
vertiser, corner Of Washington aud North
Division Sis Almost Immediately bright
| flame shot up in the air like rocket and the
roof was seen 10 he in flames. A good deal
OF valuable time was los, in getting out tue
IRE department and it was fully % minutes
before the first stream OF water was iurlcd
on. SO ficrcely did tlls fire d. its work that
II was evident that no hopes Of swing the
building could be entertained and story
after story was wrapped in illmcs until
he entire building was n sheet of fire An
immense crowd assembled In the street.
greatly impeding the work of Tie firemcn
Darkness setting in the flames lii up hr sky
Tor miles. In Main street block, west are
Three large ciserns, cont aiming water built
expressly Tor use in ease Of a large fire.
when one was open II tremendous explo-
sion of gas followed, blowing man into the
air twenty feet, fatally iniuring him. aud
knocking several spectators off their feet.
An hour after the fire started the ropf OF tie
splendid Masonic temple across the street
was seen to be in flames Tn, structure was
| occupied by various Masonic societies and
the large wholesale grocery of Miller, Grtiner
Co. In q short time the top floor was a
secthing mass of fire. The flcmcn wcrr
| CpngtlrpI Tlr tlrnv ina, nj nv ...,,,
pie in season. AT : o'clock, the inside OF
the Commercial Advertiser building was
completely Quilted. Every eff rt was then
made to save the Masonic temple, aud only
two upper stories burned.
The Commercial building has fron,ag
| on Washington street of Ovtra hundred feet
and cost SO 900. Half Of was occuped
by the Advertiser and the other half by III
wholesale saddlerv house Of Harvey b
Blakeslec. The Office Of tie paper was o.
the ground floor and fitted up in an elegant
inhnncr. The prcssroom contained twelve 10
ana cylinder presses there was electroty.
ring, stcrcotyping, varnsh and engraving ma
chlncry. and the job composing rooms WEI,
recently fitted with large ass lrment of tn,
newest styles of type. The basement con
tained four cylinder Hoe presses recently
purchased. In the rear was another larl,
building occupied by the Jcwctt manuiac
tu:iog company for II box factory, the man
featuring of bird cages AMI other artclC :
Although considerably damaged ty hrt auC
| water the building was saved.
| lhc lire originated in tie engraving ~ I'm
and was caused by an employc allowing th
rags which he hal been using for waxing
plate to catch in gas jet. 1t is sup osr,
that in tn cXcicmcnl lie ,hnw Tie Tag
down and they igniod the ya'ni'h"i plat.
hanging on the walls The fl mrs sprrtd
rapidly that lhcr' vas NJ timc ~ save any
thing. When the alarm was given cvil
body rushc from the building. l".vi'
portions of th ir clIhing h.hini Even III
files Of the paper, which a be n in cNs
tncc iitty Yeas, w,ic destroyed
Only one man was injured he WIS bad
burnt. The loss 10 tn bull ing and stock
@l1j,OOO; insurance $3.50, Il aN,sicc
oss is $4,000; insurance $4,000. II
losses to the eighteen lodges are so 90
Miller n Grcin RS grocery stock was est
mated II, 10000, The building was dumlg,
$4,000 The city Climb h.u,c building "
damaged 5000; Insured. The fire
- now fully under control