Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
PERIsHED IN THE FLAMEs.
Destruction Of . Big Grain Elevator I'm New
York.

Destruction Of . Big Grain Elevator I'm New
York.
NEW YORK, JAN l6.-yan Tassel's big Grain
elevator and ware house, corner Of 18th avenue
and West llth street, was destroyed BY FIRE this
morning. together with the old stables Of the
knickerbocker Ice Company at Iss, lss and $50
Bank street. and involving loss Of about
500, 600. II is known that two workmen per-
ished in the flames and il is feared that otbers
lost their lives.
Henry Kovp, carpenter who lived at Hud-
son city, \. j., was burned 20 death on the
fourth foor. John kinsley, also a carpenter,
Is missing and Is supposed TO have been
burned. There were several narrow and thrill
ing escapes.
Van Tassers elevator was burned down Just
year ago and a new elevator aud ware house
was erected. 1t was completed only a short
time ago, and men were still at work putting
IN the machinery. The new ware house was
seven stories high and built Of brick.
When the fire was discovered six men were az
work on the top floor Of the ware house. and
the first warning they had was when thick
clouds OF smoke poured in upon them. They
made rush TO escape by way of the stairs
Two OF therl, Martin Weinert and John Guenz-
ieir, tumbled headlong down TO the fourth
story and made for the windows on the llth
street eide. There was a rope attached TO one
Of the windows and down this they slid TO the
street
Another Of the men. Henry swittler. climbed
down a wire cable attached to the grain shute
10 telegraph pole and thus reached the street
He was prostrated by smoke and removed to
81. Nincents Hospital. Henry kepp fell back,
overcome by smoke and persisted in the fiames
John kinsley. another of the carpenters is
also supposed TO have been burned to death.
All the Others in the building, il is believed,
made their escape.
At 1880 O'Clock the flames burst through the
roof OF the ware house, and ten minutes later
the whole structure was ablaze. The mill WAS
started only last week. and there we're so 600
bushels OF oats and 10 600 bags of wheat bran
and faxseed on hand.
Van wagener q McNab's lumber yard in llth
street was deluged with sparks which set the
timber on fire, but the employees, with the aid
Of hose at hand, extinguished the flames.
AN ENTIRE BLOCK IN FLAMES.
At IL O'Clock the entire block on 18th avenue
from West llth street to Bank street and ex-
tending 100 feet back in the block was mass
of flames, which shot high into the air and sent
clouds of smoke rolling over the city.
At ll:3O O'Clock the rear Of the Knicker-
booker Ice Company's new stable in Bank
street caught fire. The horses and everything
lnoveable were removed. The Commonw wealth
Ice Company's Office in 18th avenue was
burned. At noon nothing was left OF the
hnickerbockers stable but embers. A
few bricks in the stable were consumed.
ihe elevator was totally destroyed
and the ware house building was in ruins. fhs
loss by the fire will reach in the neighborhood
of 100000. Van Tassel's ware house and ele-
yator and the new machinery cost sl5O. 600.
There Is an insurance Of s30, 600 on Van Tassel's
building and $4,000 on the machinery. IL II
now almost certain that only one man perishsd
I, FIRE ELSEWHERE.
COUNCIL BLurrs, Ia, Jan l6.-The stock
yards of this city were nearly consumed by fire
early this morning. The yards were owned By
the South Omaha Stock Yards Company. Ihs
amount Of damage is unknown.