The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
HEAVY LOSS AT
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Fire Broke Out. Which Soon
Got Beyond Control.
HELP SENT BY OTHER TOWNS
NEARLY $4,000. 900 THE EST
MATED DAMAGE DONE.


3achester, \. Y. Feb. 26.-The worst
c0nhagratiou in the history Of Rocbes-
ter broke out shortly before 5 o'clock
this morning liz. the basement Of the
Rochester Dry Goods company's store
at 1915 Main street. The fire. according
TO The night watchman in the store.
Thomas CoBnors, was discovered soon
after it started, but it spread with such
rapidity that by the time an alarm was
turned in the entire front of the store
was in a mass of flames. The Gre de-
partment responded promptly. Assist
ant Chief Jaynes realized at once the
dangerous nature of the fire and turned
Ia general alarm. BY this time the
halnes had spread 70 the buildings oc-
cupled BY the dry goods firm of Beadle
& Sherburne. Chief Little arrived on
the scene promptly after the general
alarm was sounded He realized that
the flames were beyond the control OF
the local department and appeals for
more fire apparatus were sent to the
chiefs of the Buffalo and Syracuse fire
departments. Nearly Eve hours later
four steamers arrived from Syracuse.
Spread Rapidly.
Within an hour after being discovered
the FIRE had spread to the big granite
building occupied by the firm of Sibleyi
Lindsay & Curr, and by hundreds Of
business ana professional men.
The flames also spread to the build
ings in the rear of the Granite block.
The extreme cold made fire fighting
difficult and hazardous, as the ladders
were coated with ice.
The only accident reported was the
injury of Assistant Chief Frank a.
Jaynes. who was struck on the head by
flying nozzle The loss is estimated at
between $4,000. 600 and 5000, COO most
of which fell on the Sibley. Lindsay 6,
CUrr company. the Beadle & Sherburne
company, the Rochester Dry Goods
company and the Walkover Shoe COM
pany The loss TO the business offices
in the Granite building cannot be esti-
mated at this writing.
Help From Buffalo
Several engines from the Buffalo fire
department arrived at II o'clock At
that hour the fire was still burning
fiercely. Chief Little believed that the
flames could be kept under control as
there was 10 wind. The firemen used
dynamite early but the use Of expIo-
sives was soon abandoned.
\ portion Of the Kelly building, oecu-
pied BY the Rochester Dry Goods COM
pany. fell. The front of the building
occupied by the Beadle & Sherburne
company also fell, carrying with it a
mass of burning timbers, brick and
plaster. Trolley wires broke and eight
fremen had narrow escapes from in
jury. The fire area was guarded by
large details of policemen.
Heavy Losses.
This afternoon the hremen apparent
~ had the fire under fun control. In
suFance men estimate the loss at from
$4,000. coo to $4,000. GOO. The heaviest
losses are on buildings. The Granite
1 building $780, 0G0. insurance $175,000
Buell. building, $4,000; Cornwall build
ing. $4,000: Sibley, Lindsay & Curr
company, loss on building not given,
insurance SEQ. 600. Sibley. Lindsay &.
Curr. retail stock. $3.50 600, insurance
$500 COO; Sibley. Lindsay & Curr COM
pany. wholesale stock. 81, 200, 900, fnsur-
ance 81. 600. co., loss to tenants in the
Granite building, $2O0,000; loss 10 ten
ants in Buell. building. 5000: loss in
stock to Beadle & Sherburne company
/ $3.50. 000. Insurance S250.000: loss TO stock
of Rochester Dry Goods company. $50
| GEO. insurance S125. coo.
It is estimated that $500 persons are
| out Of employment as a result of the
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