New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
EIFFALO THEATRES BURNED.

PROPERTY VALUED AT 81, ,JOO,O ,OcO DESTROYED AS
THE RESULT OF A NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Ruffalo Dec 1.-THE block at Clinton and
Main sts extending back to Westinghouse,
known as the Arcade was destroyed by fire this
morning. and Robinsons Musee Theatre and
Shea's concert hall are in ruins. AT O'CLOCK
neonle i'm the neighborhood heard a muffied eX-
plosion The scrubwoman in charge or the
morning work about the building had just ar
rived and had begun her work. When the ex-
plos!on came she rushed through the Corridors
CRYING Fire" and the night watchman reused
those who occupied apartments IN the Duildihg
All the inmates escaped. though the flames
spread with great rapidity.
II was evident from the first that 1t was hope
less to think Of saving the Arcade Building. and
especial attention directed to checking the
progress OF the fire toward Eagle-st The
flames had penetrated the building OF Faxon,
Williams & Faxon wholesale grocers. and the
fate of j. ~ Adams big drygoods store was
only held in question by the heavy fire wall
on the north or fire side. With streams from
the west north and east sides OF the Arcade
Building. however, the hremen Kept the nanes
well i'm hand. and 1t soon became apparent tlat
the blaze had done its worst In licking up TWO
hlorks-thc immense Arcade and the FaXon
Williams Il FaXOn block. 80
There were several narrow escapes. Manager
Franklin of the Musee Theatre, roomed on the
third floor and was not awakened unul the
flames had cut off his escape by the stalrways.
He was rescued with ladder. almost overcome
bv the smoke. Proprietor Shea, or the concert
han made his way out through binding smoke.
the intense heat almost blistering ms nesh.
Several women were rescued from WINDOWS py
the firemen ladders.
Among those who will suffer by the fire are:
shea a Eberhardt, NJ S. Robinson. Bunaio
Clothing Cleaning Co., I. C. Tanke. Jeweler ana
optician; Theabaud & Co., dyers; HarVey * 20,
Ea1f AZ
J. Neuman photographer; $ Levyn. cigars ID.
Levin, cIothier; Misft Clothing Co. otto u
brich. stationer; Faxon Williams ans * eaAT,, thl
grocers the Republican General Committee, the
Five Cent Store Co, and number or occupants
OF the offices and tenants OF the living apart
ments. ,, - ,,,ro,
gas under the boilers. which lay nearly in the
centre of the Arcade building. Had it occurred
when the theatre and concert nall were running
the loss OF life would have been frighttul .
NJ C. Shea proprietor Of the concert hall,
estimates his loss at $4,000 with only $4,000 in
surance Mr. Robinson proprietor OF the Musee
Theatre thinks his loss will not be far from
slOO 900 FaXon. Williams n FaXcns store IL a
total loss. together with the contents me Vuiiu-
ing was valued at s2O)oOo. The iirm ala d
general grocery business and carried very
large stock of groceries, liquors. cigars, etc
only Yesterday they purchased another large
grocery store farther up Main-st. ana from
were insured for about $4,000, and the loss on
their goods will exceed that amount, the stock
bai valued 500 900. James Mooney eSt-
mates his loss on the Arcade building at 5000
900 with about $4,000 insurance. T. 1.
Tanke valued his jewelry stock at $4,000 but
his loss cannot be estimated until the safes con-
toining the most valuable goods are found and
onoued: his insurance is $4,000. Frank Har-
vow rnuor dealer carried $4,000 worth Of stock.
ahout half insured The latest estimate Of the
total loss places it at about Sl,j00Oo)
The livery and sale stables of Bart Lcbee, at
No 50 Bavnes-st.. were destroyed by fire at
o'clock this morning. Twenty-nne horses
perished in the flames
TROY'S OVERW ORKED FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Troy Dec l4-Thls city is suffering from IRE
oucnt fires and great uneasiness prevails Betoro
the hremen had time to recuperate from their
Iabors at the Frear connagration. an alarm was
sert I'm from Box No 81, caused by the discovery
Of fire In the cellar of the Third-st. store OF the
N church Drygoods Co. The loss will not ex-
coed e. 600: insui ed. Shortly after O'Clock this
afternoon two alarms rang out from Box No. a.
q fir, having been discovered in the top story or
tho annex to the j. NJ. Warren & Co. hardware
storc N Rroadv ay and River-st. II was IN thls
hnilllnp that the valuable goods from the Frear
store had been placed as a precautionary measure
but none of them the floor where the
inss will be very heavy but Is covered by insur-
ance Soon after the Warren hre broke out IL
y,os -eported that another had been discovered IN
he Earl a Wilson collar factory, and apparatus
was sent to the only 10 discover that tnsr
vas no fire and that the rumor was the result OF
q manic among the employees OF Tim: " Wallersteln
G. Co.'S collar factory. About O'Clock a lamp
exnoded In Della Toohey's millinery store IN hlns-