Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-12
"a EDllION.
FLAMES AT ALBANY.
Establishment of the New York State
Printer Burned.
CONVENTION OF COLORADO DEMOCRATS
Sensational Suicide Of a Ruined
Gambler.
CONVENTION OF COLORADO DEMOCRATS
READINGS LABOR TROUBLES.
FURIOUS FIRE AT ALBANY.

The Establishment OF james h. Lyon, the
State Printer. Burned Out.
ALBANY, N. Y, Sept IAN alArm Of nre
which brought out the entire fire department
sounded shortly after 2 O'Clock this morning.
The fire was found to be in the printing estab-
lishment Of James B. Lyon, who hns the con-
tract for doing the state printing work.
The flames blew from street to street
with frightful rspidity and in twenty minutes
the whole interior Of the building was a seeth-
ing crater. As the heavy machinery and burn
ing timbers fell they crushed through the lower
floors carrying tons Of blazing woodwork.
The upper floors Of the Hudson avenue side
Of the building we're mainly occupied by Russell
Lyman, shirt and collar manufacturer Hughes
Simpson, paper box manufacturers, and
the Albany Caramel Company. The lower
floor was divided into stores and occupied by
pany; W. G. Cell. umbrella; John Ingmire,
paper hanging, and H. H. Walsh, saddlery.
MAGNIFICENT SCENE.
The scene Of destruction at o'clock was q
magnificent one High above the seething pit
of fire stood the old church belfry. 1t looked
like a blazing temple About 2:30 o'clock
there was q warning cry from the outskirts
OF the crowd on Hudson avenue, and Q second
later the lofty wall swayed for an instant
then broke in the middle and came
crashing into the street. The warning
time to fee before it reached them. The
other sections Of the wall followed at short in
tervals. The rebounding debris crashed through
the store windows on the opposite side OF the
street.
The east wall rose full story above
whole front had fallen there WAS q heavy
report. followed by series Of grinding
crashes as this wall toppled over and plowed
its way clear through to the cellar, tearing of
the rear Of the house.
TWO HOTELS BURNED.
At o'clock the fire communicated to the
rear Of the Hotel Columbia, to the
west, on Beaver street, and in
short time what was once
the armory Of the Jackson Corps was de-
stroyed The fire worked into the interior Of
the building, and it was soon Quilted.
1t next entered the rear OF the Hotel Fort
Orange. and between fire and water, the inte-
rior Of the building was soon wreck.
At 4:30 the fire was under control. The three
story brick residence on Hudson avenue to
the west Of the burned building was badly
damaged by both fire and water. All that
was left. starting from street to street Of the
building in which the fire started. are the bare
walls.
Mr.. James D. Lyon is probably the heaviest
loser He says he has an insurance of
900 in different companies, but he
figures his loss over insurance at about
ESQ, 900. He has $50 900 worth Of plates In
fire-proof vault in the building, which il de-
stroyed will add many thousands of dollars to
his loss
The annual reports Of these state depart
ments were in the hands Of the state printer:
Civil service Commission. forest commits
sion, lunacy commission, dairy commission,
superintendent Of public works and state engi-
neer. Many of these reports had been printed
and bound, ready for delivery. Some depart
ments have lost the original and only copy Of
their report in the fire. The loss on completed
work destroyed will be large. A large portion
Of the copy Of the work entitled Corporation
Law" which is being prepared by Frank White,
corporation clerk in thsp secretary Of states
Office. is destroyed; also volume 1874.
New York Reports, which Mr.. Lyon was get
ting out.
Several residences near by the FIRE were more
or less damaged.
Lyon employed about $50 men.
Labor Commissioner Peck says he has the
original copy Of his tariff report safe in his
Office. 1t was reported that the copy had been
destroyed in the fire.
The total loss IL estimated at from $250 900 to
&300, 900.