Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-06
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE BROOKLYN HORROR.
A Dozen Lives Lost in
the Wreck.
SIR PETER LUMSDEN RECALLED
To Advise With the Gov
eminent.
A BATTLE IN The NORTHWEST.
Fifty Indians Killed by the
Troops.

ONE OF THE JACKS GIVES WAY
And Four-Story Building Coll
Iapses-F1re Breaks Out and Adds
to the Ruins-Ftve Hundred Peo-
pie in the BuiIdfng-A Dozen Per-
sons Killed and d Large Number
Injured.
BROOKLYN, May 5-The buildings in the
rear Of NJ. 55 atlantis street i'll which the
disastrous fire occurred this morning have
long been source of solicitude to the fire
men owing to their peculiar construction.
They take up the block with the exception of
about one hundred feet on State street be-
tween Columbia Place and Hicks street, and
have three large wings which end to within
few feet of rev OF teueraents on Atlantic
street The buildings were occupied by
twenty small manufacturers and the number
of persons employed therein is stated to have
been about five hundred i'll all. The build
ings are four stories high and were
erected twenty-seven years ago. The wood
werk burned like finder and owing to
the general infiammabie character of the
structures there was hardly any chance for
escape. Ths fire is now believed TO have
been caused by the overturning of the boil
ers of the soap factory on the second floor,
which were upset by the settling of the
building when one of the jacks supporting
the roof broke. At the scene of the disaster
everything is in confusion. The ruins are still
smouldering and the work of searching for
the bodies is carried on with much difficulty,
the fotce at .ssQsk being greatly inpeded by
the dense smoke. Cfow6s 6f bs5bl5 have
ings watching the progress of the search,
among them many relatives and friends of
missing persons. From the latest police re-
turns it is now believed that the number of
lives lost will not amount to more than a
dozen, and this comparatively small loss of
life, considering the number of persons in
the building at the time, is surprising.
The following Is d list OF the missing as far
as could be ascertained up to 8 o'clock to-
night: Edward Butler, aged twenty-five
years. Edward Iangtry, aged twenty-five;
John Muntz, sged SEVENTY -six: Henry burst,
aged ffty-fve; Adolph Martin, aged tw5nty-
FIVE; Fred Eggler, aged twenty-five; John
McGrath, aged fifteen. Daniel Loughery
aged forty, the engineer employed in the
body has been recovered. Among the in
jured are the following: Michael F.
Crogan, fireman, burned about the
face and hands and body; Bernard
Stork; hrsmaiis ssyarsly, injured about
the head by falling bricks; Patrick Dougher-
ty, fireman, injured internally; Henrietta
Hass, aged sixty-eight, previously reported
dead, seriously bruised about the body; Mary
Moore, slightly injured; Samuel Duff, fire.
man, bruised about the body; Charles Rud-
dy, fireman, injured by falling bricks: James
Fay, fireman, severely burned, probably
fatally; Emma Haas, daughter
of II Henrietta n1st wa. Haas. left left ARP arm
James sPaff, slightly injured; Ross Partridge,
badly burned All tbs injured Wsrs cared
for at the Long Island hospital, to which
they were speedily removed. The three
bodies found in the ruins this afternoon are
still at the station house awaiting Identified
ton. When they are identified it is possible
that the number of missing may be further
reduced. The work Of raising the roof and
strengthening the walls OF one Of the build
ings was going ON when the accident occurred
and was being done at the instance of one of
the tenants who wished to have the structure
strengthened preparatory to his moving in
some heavy machinery.
Detective Daily tonight arrested Frank w.
Miller, house mover residing at 91S Bergen
street, on complaint Of Coroner Menninger
for criminal earelessness in improperly
sholing the gifdeFs end Eposts in the house
No. 30 Atlantic street, thereby causing the
walls to fill and Setting fire to the building
and causing many deaths,
George Abbott, the agent of the destroyed
building, said tonight: "The building was
formerly a glass house in part and we have
owned it twenty years. The value of the
property is 100000 and it is
full y insured in. a large number of companies.
The owner of the property is Mr.. Nathan
Cushing, of Boston, who has been notified
Of the disaster and is on his way here. The
buildings we're furnished with .steant power. ="
The loss is estimated at $3.50, 900 and the
property is insured for $3.50, 600.