New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27

-. .. this esta tlishr,ent. that % the Walkover
shoe Company, before is progress was checked
n thar direction. Next west was the store OF
the Beadle, sherburne Company. which was de-
etroved; then the Marble Building. occupied by
he sfbley. Lindsay & Cur Company, also de-
ftroved and finally the thirteen story Granite
Building, the lower part OF which was oocu-
pied By the slbley. Lindsay s. Cur Company
and the upper part by Offices Only the 'front.'
wall OF the Marble BUILDING Is standing tonight
The shell OF the Granite Building is intact and
the noors are IN place, but tie building was
badly damaged
DEPARTMENT STORE HARDLY SAVED
Next west Of the sibley. Lindsay & Cur CON-
psuy. with St. Faul-st- running between is the
department store Of Burke. F1tzsnmons, Hone
g. Co That building Was saved by hard work.
the only damage being from window glass
broken by the heat and water leaking into the
etoreroon. Ii St Psul-st. IN the rear OF the
si5ley. Lindsay & curr Conpenyis structure.
stood ak story building. the wholesale de-
partrnent Of The slbey. Lindsay & Cur Com
pany. which was destroyed with al its valuable
contents the loss on this building and contents
alone being placed az Sl-2O0OO0 The stables
Of the sibley. Lindsay & Cur Company were
also burned The flames ate their way into the
rear Of the Granite Building from the Marble
Building an6 then followed a footbridge across
tuiO ne wholesale building
u Is The opinion OF experts that the Granite
Building can safely be repaired. The framework
Is % iron, and Goes not appear 10 be injured
The east wall rs cracked N two places. and VIII
have 10 Be rebuilt. Otherwise the walls with
Ft0od the heat remarkably well
There were livery stable and some frame
dwelling houses in DivisiOn-st. a narrow thor
oughiEle running 10 the rear OF the burned
stores. ano these were damaged by wafer and
falling walls
There were no fatalities and 10 one was In
.rred. with The exception Of Assistant Chief
Prank A Jaynes. who was struck by a flying
nozzle and received some bruises.
POWER OF TROLLEY LINE CUT OFF.
The power on the trolley line running along
Msin-st was cut OF 70 avoid danger from cleo
uici;y. and no ears have run all day through the
block where the FIRE occurred. All other traffic
has also been stopped. and probably will not be
resumed until Monday. 10 avoid the danger OF
any ones being injured by falling walls.
The IRE was discovered By the night watch
mar IN the employ Of the Rochester Drygoods
company. II was FRS seen at 4:J0 O'Clock, and
he Tatchman sayE II started from fuse which
ole| our n The electric elevator connection. Il
started IN the basement. Almost simultaneously
an explosion occurred III the basement OF Beadle
a sharb1rHes. next coor. Smoke and flames
poured through the elevator grating in the side
walk and ~ an incredibly short time the build
nc we're & mass % fame.
Inc fife Depart merit aid excellent work but
lhe apparatus was inadequate. and requests for
asSissalce was sent 10 Buffalo AID Syracuse
Laon CITY responded. sending two engines and
Nt-i % nan them. The Syracuse apparatus ar
.l.ee az $40 a. H. and the Buffalo companies
81 ~. nooi iater. The gas company mas been una
~ mo the gates In the mains and gas Is
f'4litg Into the ruins
11o4EA GUESTS WARNED OF THE FIRE.
ne Fnests al the Hotel Egglestcn and the
--oonno house. both OF which are across The
alo Only short district from the burned
'.'cI were Informed Of the fire promptly and
-ieaseo and pseoared 70 iesve the hotels 4
e1olio become necessary.
-1'-caliy no steps have been taken yet By
D-hiless men burned out 10 obtain neEv
CO. except that some o. the tenants of
ousy-.- .'1fe succeeded "a obtaining temporary
hss -, slnley Lindsay G. curr Company had
rgo-a 80 mace Tor a new department store,
fbs 49, winch was 70 begin this spring. and
-.p ieIs were all dertroyeG IN the offce OF the
ns1--.S :, N the Granite Building. They an
shs- - mat they vii open q store AZ once, but
F-s not obtained q location yet
Hon. Sooper. 8 beilboy al the Wh.tcomt
- $3.50, va out sweeping Of the walk when TIE
~ 80. ous ana was the nrst person to reach
cs-,s~ - &c arrived JUST as the watchmar
sis-es - - He sage that the man was much
a.. ~s &c overcome and seemed TO have lttls
- "nat ehould be done.