Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-06
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
OF the Horrible Ahair Soul Narrowing
scenes.

OF the Horrible Affair-SOul Narrowing
scenes.
New York, May 5.-Another account of
the accident in South Brooklyn says: AZ
half past 9 this morning ire Was discov-
cred in the engine room Of a sort of general
factory which fronts on Columbia street,
south of State street, Brooklyn, and oecu-
pies more than two thirds Of block, run
ning through to Atlantic avenue. A dozen
manufacturing firms had portions of the
building and employed altogether 90 hands,
chiefly young women, all Of whom were at
work in some of the FIVE stories
OF the building. Before an alarm could
be sounded. The intiammable, tlnder-hSe
woodwork of the exterior was all ablaze
and the first fTemen who arrived found
many Of the panic stricken female opera
hives crowding and shrieking wildly az the
the windows which opened upon the interior
area of the works. The two wings Of the
factory running toward Atlantic avenue
were the only portions not iercely blazing,
and the women might have been saved
without trouble had they kept cool Lad
Gers were run up promptly, but the Imper.
relied girls had already begun the danger
Gus experimen. Of throwing themselves out
Of The second, third and fourth story win
dows The fremen and volunteer hte-savers
did their best to catch those who jumped
and more were very badly hurt considering
the -isk run, although two OF them suffered
such bruises as made it necessary to send
them 10 the hospital. la the excitement Of
the accident il was found almost impossible
to get a correct list OF the occupants OF the
aclOry so as 10 get at its loss Of hfe. 1t Is
known. however. that the foreman OF the
tactOry, who was also the engineer, was
burned. He gave the alarm
and then returned TO the burning
building 10 the aid in exinguishing the
flames which spread so rapidly that ne was
overcome almost as soon as ne reached the
desrh trap. Il is almost feared that some
perhaps as many az ten Of the women oper-
alive are in the ruins. The scene around
the piace was soul narrowing. Despite the
sronpt action Of the police, who formed
me lines almost as soon as the bremen got
topark Dozens Of the PEOPLE assailed the
officers with fearful inquiries for their reia-
lives, who has OF answered to their names
sure the casualty. These, at noon mum
bered ten, but it's possible that some OF
them nay be found in nelghoorins 'ene-
ments
Thirty Lives Believed Lost.
NEw YoRx, May 5.-lt is now believed
that thirty lives were lost IN the B'ooS'yn
disaster.
The loss is estimated at 100000. The
insurance is unknown. The building was
owned By Nathan Cushing, Of Boston
Three bodies have been taken from teS
ruins; they were burned beyond recognition
Tsuemsnts Crushed and Burned.
The wall falling upon extensions oI
dwellings on Atlantic avenue crushed then
Ike 80 many egg shells, the cooking stove
Scattering their burning Goals among tn
GSOTis, tArting flames among the tenements
heuses damaged in this manner numbe
hon 4S 10 So on Atlantic avenue. On tn
east Ste Of tie gateway entrance Is ro'
q tats running from SO to % Atlantic ave
lg, They are owned by Ar. Lindenburg
atd mostly damaged in the rear, whsr
Ne VlFgs from the main buildings almos
'El1Seied with them. No. 5 va