The record-union., 1895-11-20
FATAL FIRE AT NEW YORK.
Flames Completely Gut a Large
Metropolitan Building
SEVERAL LIVES THOUGHT TO HAVE
BEEN LOST
Thirty-Two Buildings, Including the
Principal Business Portion, De-
stroyed by Fire at Purcell, Indian
Territory Two Merchants Under
Arrest, Charged With Being the

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Two alarms
rung in quick succession called the fire
department this morning to a bad fire
in Clinton street. The fire broke out in
the second story of a high brick build
ing and was burning fiercely when the
firemen reached the scene.
The flames had spread SO quickly that
all egress was cut off from the upper
part of the building, and the crowd
watched with horror the frantic efforts
to escape made by two men who were on
the fifth floor. They had been driven up
to the highest story of the building by
the fire and the ladders of the firemen
were unable to reach them.
One of the men finally jumped from a
fifth-stOry window to the street and was
so badly injured that he will probably
die. The other retreated to the roof of
the building, and when the fire had al
most reached him jumped to the roof of
neighboring building, which was two
stories lower than the burning building.
The jump was big one, but he escaped
with Slight injuries.
The fire completely gutted the build
ing in which it broke out. When the
ruins were explored the firemen found the
body of a man on the top floor burned
to crisp. It is reported that one or two
more persons periShed in the fire.
BLAZING OIL.
WHITING Qnd), Nov 19-Thirty
Thousand barrels of crude naphtha
ere burned at the Standard Oil Com
Eany's works in a fire caused by an
explosion of the accumulated gases in
the big tank. The explosion occurred
at 1918 o'clock last night, and up to
clock this morning three OF the men
seen near the tanks a few minutes be-
fore the tops blew off have not been
found.
Three pumps We're attached to the
tank at midnight and every inch OF
| hose owned by the company was put
into play. In this way the fire was CON
fined to one tank and the loss of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars worth of
oil was averted. AS it is, the loss will
reach nearly $4,000.
At / o'clck this morning the flames
could be seen as far away as Hammond
and the fire seemed to be growing
fercer every minute The firemen
ceased their efforts to check the flames
and will let the tank burn itself out
BROOKLYN BRIDGE ACCIDENT.
NEW YORK, Nov. ia dense fog
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daylight this morning, greatly delaying
traffic in the city and harbor A serious
accident occurred on the Brooklyn
bridge shortly before s o'clock, directly
due to the fog While on the way to the
Brooklyn station the train was forced
to stop about 200 yards from the sta
tiOn.
The train behind came along at d
rapid rate, the brakeman thinking it all
clear cd
/ Several cars We're telescoped and a
brakeman and several passengers
severely hurt. The brakeman had both
legs cut off and cannot recover
The accident caused an immediate
stOppage of traffic on the great struct-
ure, and thousands of Brooklyn people
were compelled to walk as the travel
by the ferry was slow and uncertain.
MANY BUILDINGS BURNED.
FURCELL q. T), Nov 19-Fire
broke out in the Star store of this town
north side Of Main street at 80 O'Clock
this morning. A heavy wind was blow
ing from the north, and the flames
/ spread with frightful rapidity. The
whole side of the street was destroyed
! The ChickasaW National Bank building
/ and Kanof's hardware store were the
! only ones left standing on that side OF
/ the street The high wind increased al
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/ across the street, and in a few minutes
all the frame buildings on the south
/ side We're burning. Two brick buildings
! containing Blanchard &, Woods dry
/ goods store and Campbell's drug store
/ which had just been built, were also
consumed Every building on the block
| is more or less injured, some of the
/ stock being seriously damaged. The
! east side of Canadian avenue was
swept for one and a half blocks.
The fire is supposed to be of incendi-
ary origin. A. Froud, of the Star store
/ dry goods and clothing, is now lodged
in Jail charged with arson. Parties tes-
| tify to having seen him leave his build
! ing just as the flames burst out p
! Clucksman, manager Of the ChickasaW
Mercantile Company is also in jail on
! the same charge. Witnesses claim tC
! have seen him during the progress oi
! the fire enter his store, which was
! thought al the time to be out of danger
pour coal oil around and light it. The
! feeling was very strong against the
parties. and for time a lynchine
| seemed to be certain, but it now seems
! the danger has passed, though a force OF
Marshals is guarding the jail.
Thirty-two buildings were destroyed
The total loss foots up at S150000