The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-09

the latest report This afternoon the
death list n the Equitable flre IS from
seven 10 ten and property loss Is estl-
mated from tineen 10 thirty million
New York, jan sFire which start
ed at $40 this morning, totally de-
stroyed the immense eight and twelve
story building Of the Equitable Life
Assurance society At i20 Broadway,
causing loss early estimated AZ si0f
100000
The building vas valued az seven
million aud il Is 4 total wreck Emb.
ers swept By high winds. threatened
the entire financial district
The fire was in the heart Of lower
Broadway. Seven or more men are
reported killed, their bodies being
buried IN the debris
THE bis efIre proof structure. the
Equitable building. was one of the
largest III the world Two persons
we're seen to iump from the tiiih
floor Three ilremen took refuge III
TIE fire vaali and perlshed The walls
on the Broadway side fen az $3.50
pouring tons Of marble and granite
into the street
Deputy Fire Marshall Walsh is re-
ported Killed Wm glhlM. president
81 the Mercantile saff Deposit com.
pany sought % recover records from
Ais safe and ii reported kiiled All
ihe records 81 the Equitable are prob.
ably destroyed and the loss Is appall.
ing
The second sail ieil soon after the
first Every fire company in New
York aud BROOKLYN vas ordered to
the scene. Water iroze as ia ieit the
hose and al The iiremcn we're cover
"a with ice
Gibin was rescued later ln d most
thrilling manner Sc locked himself
m the vault to escape the flames eith
two companies Hundreds Of yolun
tcers started 10 the rescue cutting
thelr way through debris protected
by water which played On them ans
which lro1s TheY worked an houi
before Gsblm sas.laAsu ont ~ 4aG
rushed to a hospital. where q ls sr5t
be- win die oi exposure and SHOCK.
Al $3.50 il vas believed that th'
fire could be eoaaued q the Equitable
building. Ibe loss Was sben esiimal
ed at from five millions to twenty mil
lion depending on the damage 70 paf
crs and moaef ef the two big trus
companies ia tue structure
An the streets are elutted With DEB
ris. Workers are arriving and polio
reserves are ordered out 70 presers
order
The number of dead is yariouely ei
iimated a. from five 70 twelve. oeih
unknown deiinialely
LATER REPORT
Five are known 10 be dead. thre
Of whom are poriers who jumped TIA
fourth. an unidentified man. als
Jumped. Conrad seibefi special p
llceman IS missing Deputy chl'
Walsh missing Is believed 70 be
the ruins
The exact loss viii BE- ankno~
probably tot a week OF until The de
ris Is sufficiently cooled to permit
extensive search Of the vaults OF q
Eonltabis. Mercantile trust Union az
Southern Pacific railroad and 9TH
financial Institutions in the buildin
1t IS stated that Officers Of Che Z
uitable entered the vaults guarded
firemen and carried ont millions
securities in waste baskets saiel
August Belmont entered his bulldi
endeavorlng To save securities. So
after one of tae walls fell 1t is iel
ia that securities 10 vaults Of ma
other institutions we're damaged Q
ing to the eotense head
According 70 the latest report
belief Is that valuahles in the buildl
are saved
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