New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-13
4 BIG BLAZE IN ALBANY.
TIE STATE PR NTER'S PLACE AMONG THOSE DE-
:TRoYED-ANNUAL REPORTS OF SEVERAL
STATE DEPARTMENTS BURNED.

:TRoYED-ANNUAL REPORTS OF SEVERAL
STATE DEPARTMENTS BURNED.
Albany, sept. 12.-An alarm OF fire, which brought
ont the full department. sounded shortly after
O'Clock this morning. The fire was found to be III the
printing establishment OF james =. Lyon, who has
the contract for doing the state printing work. his
building runs through from Beavcrst. ID Hudsonave'
having been remodellcd some years ago from the old
Dutch Reformed Church into commodious structure
five stories high on Hudson ave. and two stories on
Beaver ST., with frontage on both streets OF aDont
1873 feet. The flames spread through from street 10
with great rapidly, and In twenty minutes the
whole interior Of the building vas ablaze AS the
heavy machinery and burning tmbers fell, they
crushed through the lower floors, carrying tons Ok
blazing woodwork The upper floors Of the Hudson
ave. side Of the building were mainly occupied py
Russell Lyman, shirt and collar manufacturers hughes
& simpson, paper box manufacturers, and the Albany
Caramel Company The lower floor was divided into
stores occupied By F. q. Mix, agent for the Columbus
Wagon Company; W. c. Cell, umbrellas; John Ing
mire pspcr hanging and H. ii. Walsh, saddlery.
AT about 9 80 o'clock there warning cry
from tn. outskirts OF the crowd in Hudsonavc, ana
"A second later the lofty wall swayed ior an ihs'hno
then buged In the middle and came crashing into the
street. The warning had given the firemen mt work
Just mo to make their escape. Other parts OF the
wall followed at short intervals The east wall rose
fun story above the house adjoining 1t, and when
the whole front had fallen there was heavy report,
followed by series Of grinding crashes as this wall
toppcd over ard ploughed IT'S way clear through 10
tho cellar, tearing of the rear OF the mousse N 4
O'Clock the fire communicated To the rear Of the Hotel
Columbia To the west, In Beavcr-st. and In short
time what was once tho armory Of the Jackson Corps
was destroyed. The fire next entered the rear OF the
Hotel Fort Orange and between fire and water the
interior Of the building soon wreck. At 4:3o
O'Clock the fire under control. James Is. Lyon
* probably tho heaviest loser. lie says he has an
insurance OF 10000 In different companies, but nc
figures bis loss insurance at $4,000.
The annual report OF these state Departments
were in the hand Of the State printer Civil Service
Commission Forest Commission, Ehnacy Commission,
Dairy Commission. superintendent OF Public Works
and State Engineer. Many Of these reports had been
printed and bound, ready for delivery. Somo de-
rzlrtmcnts have lost the original and only copy o'
their report In the fire The loss on completed "orH
destroyed will large. large portion OF the copy
Of the work entitled "Corporntion Law which Is
being prepared by Fnnk White, Corporation Clerk In
the secretary Of states Office, wns destroyed; rs
was also volume 1884, n. Y. Reports, which Mr.
Won WAS getting ont Commissioner Peck says he
has ,he original copy Of his tariff report safe IN
his ONCE II was reported that the copy had been
destroyed In the fire.
The total loss is estimated ut from Slfo'ooo "
100000. The following Is a summary oil the III
snranccs and losses: Public Market Company insur-
-.ll 600, loss -Jo,oN', Jal'a DE- ny"
s3o1oo. loss 10000: United States Book Company,
insurance $500 loss $1,000; Russell Lyman, insur
unce $4,000 loss $4,000; Williams Printing Com
pany. insurance $lO.750 loss $4,000; j. H. lngnre,
Insurance 1000 loss 5000: Mack S Co.. Insurance
- - o,o. Imghc, d simpson, Insurance $1,000,
i".s - 900: Albany Caramel Company, Insurance -
ooo loss 8, 600: Hotel Gcrmania Insurance r',ooo
- - 900. Hotel columbia insurance 5000. loss
-, nor Hotel FORT Grange insurance $4,000, loss
~ 800. other losses ahDut $1,000. ~ , -.
vavor Manning proprietor OF "The Argus has
grni Mr. Iy0n the nsr OF his establishment untl
MIR Lyon make Arrangements 10 coh'I"uo HIS
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