Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 4, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIL Inter-State Exposition, ow Waly Rey ir thE Comptete in all Departments, and the finest representative exhibi- tion ot American Industry and Art ever held; equal in quality to the Centennial of '76. The Art and Bricen-brac Depart- ments are exceptionally fine, even in comparison with the establish. ed high standard of furmer dis- pinys. Pirhe GENERAL MACHINERY jn operation and the PROCESSES of MANUFACTURE are far more yaried, complete, and interesting than ever betore, while the show of MANUFACTURED PRO- DUCTS, housohold and personal ornaments is BRILLIANT BE- YOND CONCEPTION. Tho collections in Natural His- tory and Archuclogy are more exe tensive and rare than have ever before been exposed ata tempo- rary Exhibition in any country. Lot no tutelligent person of tho Northwest fnil to see this Great American Exhibition. Adniission—Adults, 25 ets.; chil- tren under 12 yeurs, 15 cts. Excursion rates on all transport- ation lines, MOTELS. HOUSE onposite Exposition. Hea #7 hone in Atiertca, ius Pasconger Flovator. Firat. . Clasalnall tings, Unprece- popularity, Open vo ———— — ———— 2U0 quemts, “MANASSE, OPTICIAN, Tribune Halldiug, Fine § ciples, Opera and Field Ujases, Telescupes, Mlcro~ ones, Baruineters, &ty ectactea sufied tu all sigits on acientifie prine RUGHION SALE, AT RESIDENOH 466 WEST ADAMB-ST.,, Opp. Jefferson Park, Wed vielock, ody Brugcia Cs Carpets, Parlor set. five Wr Sets, Katze, Matirvsves, and yeneral Household Fornitare, podtives Howe fur rent, GRATES AND MAN i Viain, Gold and Nickel fried, and 1 SEATE MANTEL PNOBAECO & RUMNET % EGA. RB LP oO CHANCERY SALE. The Chieazo & Laka Iuron Ratlroad. In pursuance and by virtue of a fiual decrue of the Cireult court of Cited stutes fur tho Eastern Dutrict of Milchicwm, ty, itade on the tenth day of July, A.D. Caues theteln Dendiog, wh Mpany, Of New Yurk, os Cru . aad the Citeage & Lake Hut ary W. ninitivers, Joshua i. Cater, i dolitston. Ke ste Get Nou u med. Special Masiet es'ay, Morning next at 10 wet, Tigre’ and Wrasects ate Sala 1 ry 4 Ft H Pr i Mut Mintwloner,, wilt acl othe highest bidder, ou eth Bay at mepiember, A. Vs he hours Uf tweire atch k’ at’ noi Kv, inal eobl das, at thy fruit dour, o Teel, of the United Siutes Post-oulice sulk City of Detroit lu the State of MMelicun, th suwt of the ould cheaua & x pany, with all w erMb pate furining Mite trae alway of thd sald Gompany, from Chitcauy, fa the Stave of Niwuly, tu Vort Murva, In the state uf Michigan, beng tree tiuudred and twentyetwo mulles tn length. thereabouts, Sho any And all branches thereuf, together wit Ue rail, “bridges, fences, stations, wtation buildings, and uther siractires, and other tenent hereditanienta,and appuricnances thereunto ualuuaiog, ful aleo all the ouls, Income, Tents, (sues, FruBte, ani francheass Of the svatd alfroud Company, connected Witt Kw callus oF ny theretu, ineludiig tha rights id vr eunuyeta & Lake Hurow Malituad Cum; Tighta and franchises of sald several nd alow all the Tol. GEE Care, paxeaire, ws vk, aed dumping © eT Yi and ale Machines hope, oid bigrkunitieaone, wlso all the y. stauiuuaty erties, und velings, and allthe iu tue cunatruction, beylucliy, mud Tes uf roads engines, and 4 and the runglig tho t ti Uses 03h i roy ugetuce with alt articles sud implements ¢ wed with the equipment, workiug, operatla, con: ducting, and repalrune of ‘the sald road, belonging to the satd Rasiru Qhe satu murtya: mates, Vat Dart lotr stat all Shee tea, Ut aud tnaseriale con: hected with thy pruper equipmgut, wurklug, conduct: tha, and repatring of any and wil ranch rallruads be. wnzioy to sald alir vad Company ab th Uettaa ce, ur thercatier acquired by Heart, alo alt te, eyuiinent. roll Company a4 the Uine ‘of tha dato of ‘al the eteafter acgulreds al hature uf dewctiption cq rewlorg appullited in this eauae, OF pr fda cunuection with tho property tn eacribed; tu De aold as au entirety, but ef, as tu revcral parcels thereut to four seuied ou the nr Hay vl ¥, A. D, Ie, by tha Port Huruu é Lake sf figdn Hallrsad Conipany tu batd cout: th or peas to Mach of ealu Fall waextegue from the Por vot Meron, in she saw of Michigan, ty Cie ausiog, du'sald nates w lnurtzaie executed on wey ay uf Ba: Uy, wiv, by the Penlueuler iail+ ray einen to aalic pains, ou au imuels vf aad Townes gaiends train the aul City 0 id ta WIN Of 1 neal State of Micuigates a mut saccued uate amet day of May, A. De lvtu, Uy th Iw ey Comany, oryauice ho. Mi ur Mader the law States of Michivan, Judiann, Minot, vniplatiant, om ag much vf sald’ ral Toul ax extenis truin Suiltun, fin Usa Bate of Michixalt, 2 the Caty uf Chicago, in the date uf Lltnuis; asd © 'Waxe executed On the fret day uf bo Poulueutar Rahway Co pany, vefabled thy rtatesot Michlzan, Tbdiaus, anu fu the said complainaut, oa ay much of pal ity of Lanaiun to 19.0, oy ue thw igus ut Rn a4 exteods from the sal aoe uf Sliiten, ai uf wulch murtgages are iS decree torch in sald road ald Tali fe ad Hs app idcia tnt ee appurteni . ee} Suvides tha Urchaser UF purchasers BE Bats pale gual wot ine vereunal Mubiliiy, witatever to Hey Ue doseoted: ad Intered thervou accruing, ae wd by guy teitiur inurtyage const hie a prive ten ju OF prlor Leua theron, ur on eure PTE Bt RGN MA nN PA Ley Spec g ci y i PA at Marter Commissloucr under sald Dacrea. 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"The fuent prompt ai at ecient; apectally adapted fur dall: DR. FORDYCE RAL Rit, New Vork. “Re: uires Ices, in ices ilaaereeable and unpleasant Cuan any other.” DR. LEWIN A. BAYRY, Now, York. ferred to any other laxative," A WIN s An Every renntne-hottle bears Woarie Co, Utmiteds, Londou. FRED’K DB BARY & CO,, 41d 43 Warren-st., New York, Eole Agente for United States and Canada, FOR SALE BY DEAL! DRUG Pree LASSE! SILVER — GOODS. Entirely new consignments opened this morning. Beauti- ful. Vases, Toilet Stands, Pickle Jars, Pudding Dishes, Iee and Nut Bowls, Berry and Fruit Dishes, Water Sets, Cups,and an endless variety of Ornamental Silver, especially suitable for Bridal Presents---and prices adapted to the times, French Clocks and Ornaments Received from Custom Mouse To-day. LES BRO.& C0. 268 Wabash-av. ‘FIRUSSES. RUPTURE, THE COMMON SENSE TRUSS, aclected by Commlerioners from Europe for tlie Emperor's poronal uso as the bes use in the World, after having examined ‘I'ew thronghont Europe oa well a4 the United Stat Through the generusity of our country the ruptured soldicrs of the late war ate supplied with what the Governinent terns tho dest traus in the world, the Common Senve ‘Truss, Hernia has been our specialty for insny years, and tu our acientine adjusttnent of Trusece is Inegely to bo attributed our success In perma- nentiy curing a inalority of cages which apply to us for treatment. Manufacturers of all kinds of Trnases, luetruments for Deformitics, &c, We are the only nartlcs West that manafactura Silk Flastle Stockings; ont Reve patent heel excele anything om that Hae pot turente ls, ARTLETT, BUTMAN & PARKER, GO State-st , Chicago, ono dour nurth of Itaundolph, PLEASURE EXCURSION To Lake Superior. ‘The splendid upper-cabln steamer, JOSEPH L. HURD, WILL LEAVE ON Saturday, Sopt. 8, at 8 p.m. ne be aeeufed In nivabicr: wm ES DY C) OF Helga OF PEOVOLD © AUSTRIAN, 72 Market-at. Managers Laka Sup’ Peoplo’s Line Rtinrs, FANANOBA Re The National Life-Insurance Co. of U.S. of Ae CAPITAL STOCK FOR SALE. The Circult Court of Cook County, NL, having re- Jected all propose submitted for Uig purchase of tue ator ‘aulial Scock and directed thy Hecelver uf ranceCo., of Chicago, Wt, to the undorsluned hy virine of 8 for thirty daye propusale for “apital 4.4 OI value of $1 siteagu, i) ape the tate “item of this Cap al Lites of ay inany yoara and ts ton, hay hye dbout sour millions and ty, of sald Company uuderegned te ation th reuard bu a Pi Pfropocale te National Lifpring. Co, Capt and abipessed to the underelgin by ali Tin enupeied ta the Court tur ite acti the thirty days, or as sony thered! years ore SUED Dy. WAlih Republi Literlos Coy, LT Laballe-st. « Chicano, Aum, Ih I To the Depositors of THE HOME SAVINGS BANK, Fent. 1, 1877, and uncit further notice, car will bo, three ta Or Ch UF fositare desteinig tote F FC Depo airing to within: ir thuney caudovo withutnutive, eM BLAS Cashier, COUNTY ORDERS . CITY VOUCHERS Doughtet bighest rate WY, > snus SILVENMAN, Chamber of Cunmrece. ‘On and after th Jot ‘wo NENT. FOR RENT DESIRABLE OFFICES IN THE TRIBUNE BUILDING TORENT. WM. 0. DOW, Boom 8 Tribune Bailding, Apply to * CHICAGO, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1877. FIERY HORROR. New York Visited by a Con- flagration Both Exten- sive and Hor- rible. LightyBuildings, from Eight- Story Factories to Shanties, De- stroyed. , A Vast Man-Trap, Put Up to Kill, Does Its Per- p fact Work. , The Thin-Walled Ambuseade of Death Goes to. Ashes in . Forty-five Minutes. The Ugly Debris Thought to Cover Forty Hu- man Bodies. People Seen to Fall Backward into the Furious Bil- lows. 4 The Hydrants Destitute of Water with Which to Fight the. Fire. : Tales of the Workmen Who Es- caped from the Burning Edifice. Origin of the Calamity, and Stolidity ' of the Carvors, Spectal Dispatch to Tha Tribune, New Yon, Sept. 8.—Shortly after 9 o'clock this morning one of the most disastrous tres that hus yisited New York in ycars broke out fo Hale's plano factory, situated about the centre of the block bounded by Thirty-ffth and Thirty-sixth strects and Tenth and Eloventh avenucs. The buildings were of brick and of the flimsicst construction, being elght and nine stories in height. The newer of the two structures was built on the rulns of the factory blown down in 1871, at which timo scveral per; sons were killed. Jn the old factory sume 250 hands were employed, No one of these seemed to think of turning fo au alarm, ond, + WHEN THE VIRST ENGINES ANRIVED, tho whole factor? was a mos of flame and smoke., The-workinen on the fourth fluor and velow got out without trouble. The floors above specdily tilled with dense smoke, causing mostof the occupants to runto the windows and roof. Two men, Orch, azed 6%, and Albert. Lee, aged 62, were seen to fat backward from a window into the Maines, and undoubtedly both perished, notraces of them haying since been found, The flames, fauned by a brisk gale, spread rapidly, and ot 10 o'clock the walla of the old factory fell with o crash that was beard amile, Anioment later the new factory was aehcet of flame, and apcedily flvo factories, twenty-twd tenoments, fif{tecu shantics, and eightcen stables and sheds were burning. THE PEOPLE OF TUE TRNEMENT-LOUSES and shanticg saved scarcely any of their effects, being drivdl out by the foteuse heat. ‘Tho sparks were carried ip every direction, and were beaten down by citizens ‘armed with brooms aud pails, Grobam's ellk-factory, on Thirty- filth street, could not be saved. Robo’s im- mpenso packing cstabiahment was saved by a privato hose conveyance. THE SCENE was grand. There wasanarca of fro extend. ing over two blocks. The flames leaped Thirty- fitth street and ewept nearly tha entire block. ‘They ran across Thirty-slxth stroot and destroy- ed five buildings. Nearly all the Lousus facing on Tenth avenue were Ucked up. Atl] o'clock tho fre was under control, leaving two or threo tall chinucys aud o few tottering walle with Breat heaps df steaming bricks aud a huge pile of glowing charcoal to mark the site of ayer sixty buildings. f YUOM TUB FIRST THE RUMORS regarding tho loss of iife began to spread. From flye nen buried in tho ruins, the number was run up to over a hundred, and telygrawns, scot to tho hospitals brought thirteou agibu- lancea to the scene—inany moro than were needed. It {s not possible yet to sucertain the actual loss of Ife, Two men were killed by jumping from a window, aud three others are missing. Tho fremen say there are NOT LESs THAN FORTY BODIES IN THE RUINS. = “} The number of men on tha upper Moors at tho time of the alarm {s not’ known, and tho discoveries to-morrow may be something Ilke those at the Brooklyn Theatre. Varlous persons tiving in the viclulty report scelug numbers of inen felt hlackeued foto the burning buildings, and all sorts of atorics wre afloat, Tho losaes on the property destroyed anu damaged will not snuch exceed $300,000, In all, olghty buildings were either destroyed or damagod by the dames, THM PRINCIPAL LOSSES are distributed as follows: John P, Hale & Son, on both buildings and contents, $225,000; Joho Grobam & Sov, silk factory, build- fog amyl contents, $150,000; E. M. Connolly, cuoper shop, $15,000; Josiah Walker, charcoal- yard, $3,000; twenty-two tenements, $75,000; elghteen stables, $20,000; sixteen tenements damaged, $19,000; trucks and wagona; $2,000; fifteen shanties, $5,000; household goods of two hundred fanutics, $40,000. LITTLE INFORMATION could be obtained fu relation to the insurance, but It ls possible it will not cover ono-hall the lous, Owlng to the nelghborbood, the nature of the bulldinge, and thelr contents, fasurance could not be effected In any sound company ex- cept at very high rates, and sume companies would uot take a risk on some of the buildings at any rate, so that the insurance la very Nght. + THE YIUE BEGAN Inthe dryivg-room on the fourth floor of the old fuctory, In this apartment the soundiug- boards for planos were laid away until they be- ume properly seasoned. The room was about twelve feet square, and Milled with lumber, The remainder of the fourth door .was occupied by the carvers, about forty in wumber, Thesymen’ discovered the fro before 9 o'clock, They thought it of ttle account, and gave vo alarm. Bowe of them busied themselves in removing Jumber from the room, while the others threw upon the flames all the water they had on the foor, Not moro than balf-a- dozen pails full of water were thus exocuded, After thus compating the fames for about ten wluutes, tho carvers . GAYS UP TUB WORK, and, scelug the fire likely to epread into thelr roow, busied themselves lo packing up thelr e Chicago Dailyn Tribune. = PRICE FIVE CENTS, tools and clothing for removal. None of them thought of giving an alarm to their fellow- workmen on the upper floors. The flames, meet- ing with no opposition, grew In strength. Very svon a draft caught and hurried them beyond the doorway of the drying-room into the apartment of the carvers, t once they ran from end to end and from eide 2 aide of the room, driving the workmen out. IT WAS THEN THAT TRE PERIL OF THE WORKERS on the foo? was thought of, and they were Riven the alarm. Ali the carvers cacaped, car- rying with them thelr tools, and the workmen employed on the three lower floors also got out In safety, but some of them lost thelr imple- ments. Antony Kemp, @ young varoisher, waa empluyed with seven others on the seventh flour of the building. Shortly before 9 o'clock ne heard on alarm of fire. He started for the stairway, whither his comrades also ran, At the head of the sratrs they epcountered a dense volume of smoke, which dro¥e them back to the centre of the room, cy SOME OF THEM LOST THEIR WITS anlran to the windows, Intending to jump to the ground, eighty feet below. Kemp remem- dered that a chain fire-escape hung froin one of the windows on the southwest side of the build- ing, and calling to his companions he ran there. He tound that aman who was ahead of him had dashed out the window and drawn {he chaiu {nto the room. Io clutched it and swung out of the window. He then slld rapidly duwn to the fourth story, where the heat was almost unbearat’s, A man who was following him pressed him so closcly that he was FORCED TO DROP TO THE GROUND. Ife fell upuf the rocky mound at the rear of the factory, and was not hurt, He did not ufter- ward sce the man who had stepped upon his Sngers, nor any of the other men whe bad been at work with bim on the seventh fluor. C. B. Waring, n contractor who furulshed the Hales with piano Jegs, wus on the first floor when the alarm of fre wos given. He ran up-stairs and saw the flames. He then nscend- ed to the seventh floor, and CALLED UPON THE MEN to leave their places as avon as possible. They did not beed him, aud began to pick up thelr tools and cluthing preparatory to their depart- ure. He called to them to hurry, and turn- ed to go down-stairs, The smoke was blinding, and ashe passed =the fourth floor the flames beat al! about him. Further down he met a man. named. Janes Young, who was also hurrying out. When they renchied the lower story bricks wera falling i front of the doorway and windows, and the smoke was so dense that the two men could not see. Altera hard struggie, they got beyond the doorway and safely iuto the atrect. The bricks were falling furlously, and thé dense stnoke that wrapped the lower part of the factory was pierced now and then by the Dames, which wero rapidly working thalr way downward. AT THB MBADQUAN TENS OF THE FIRB DBPART- the first notica was received of the conflagration at Ou om. At 0:42 the second and third alarms were sent out. <Assistant-Chiof Shay, Acting Chief during the absence of the Chicf Englnecr, says the spread of the fre was duc in great measure to the lack of water, The Commissioner of Public Works had failed to inform tne Fire Department that the water had been shut off along Tenth avenue, and whoen the cngines first to arrive ht attached their hose to the hydranta in the ntighburbood of the burning factory THEY WENE POWERLESS, as the force was so slight as to be of no avail, and the stcamers remained {dle for want of the necessary supply of water. A number of the steamers were sent to the hydrants along the Ime of Eighth and Ninth avenues, aud the etrcams of water brought from au creat a ais- tance were of very little service against the im- mense body of fire that they were required to contend with. A number of the more powerful engices wero sent to the river front, and took suction froia the North River. This source of supply was, of course, uullmited, but its use- fulness was to a great extent marred by the dis- tance which the water bad to be pumped. ‘THE IGM WIND BLOWING during the forenoon, the nature of the building Jn which tie fire broke out, and the inflammatio charactor of ite contents, together with the un- fortunate acarcity of water, conapired to make this onc of the most disastrous conflagratious that has ever visited the clty. The great loss shows the pecessity of fnereasing the water supply in the upper portion of the city, which fs rapidly filling with {mmense structures from: elgnt to ten stories in height. These buildings aro shells in construction, and filled with the most inflamma- ble muterlals, There fs oply a six-inch mata in Tenth avenuc, The hydrants are few oud far between, and tho force of water delivered from these hydrants Js 60 light that the streams can- not reach tha upper stories of the factorica. ‘The firemen were compelled to abandon A VALUADLE AMOSKEAG BTEAM ENGINE which cost over $7,000, owing to tha rapidity with which the flames spread, and the steamer was destroyed while attached to the hydrant tu front of tho Hales’ factory. Several firemen were injured during tho progreas of the fire, but uone of them ecrlouely, TUE KILLED, But two nen were known to be killed, Cart Carlinkld, of No. 154 Broome street, a varnishek, jumped out of the elghth-story window and was iustantly killod. Otto Plssluger, ef 419 Weat Forty-cighth strect, a varnisher, also jump- ed from a wintlow on the clghth floorand was tnstautly killcd. His body was picked up from the ede walk by the police aud taken on a street car to tho West Thirty-seventh-Street Po. Uce Station, Paul Hess snd Thomas Ludwig, yarnishers, jumped from windows and were badly brulsed and cut and prostrated by the shock. James Roland, of Engine Company 18, had his tel broken, aud was bajly brulsed by a fulliug wall, acoumumer” ' On Thirty-sixth atrect at the rear of the malin vortion,of Iale's factory, aud west of ita north- erp wing 1s asmall mound of rocky formation upon which was clustered a oumber of shantios forming s miniature hamlet. Tho litle houses, badly appolated aud not over savory iu condl-: tlon, were the homes of 230 people who had Kathered around them of horses, and dogs, and pigs and coats as many as the nolghbors would endure without complaint to the Board of Health. At the present time thess poor people are wanderlug without homes or means to pro- cure food, ‘fhe dvacgnt of the tlamés upon their homes was so sudden that nove of them had an opportunity, to remove an article from thelr shanties, and all were glad to escape’ with their lives, | To the Western Assoctated Press. ANOTURR ACCOUNT, New Yoarx, Sopt. &—J, P, Hale's plano-fac- tory, on Weat Thirty-fth strect, was entirely destroyed by Gre this morning. It ts rumored that ten persons perished. Tho flamcsextended to tho north side of the street, destroylug thu entire block, between ‘Tenth and Eleventh avenucs; also SI. Connelly's barrel factory, J. Grabans & Co.'s silk factusy, aud several houses adjoining south; J. Walker’s charcoal factory, north of Thirty-Atty street, and a block of frame houses on Tenth avenue, between Thirty- filth and Thirty-slxth strects, Tho factories aud other buildings named on Thirty-f{th strect were reduced to ruins in about three- quarters of anhour. The firc-steamer Fuller was anchored at the dock, at the foot of Thirty- fifth street, and ines of hose extended from it to Eleventh avenue, aud supplicd river-water to No. 3 Engine. The hydrant at the corner of Tenth avenue and Thirty- aizth streot waa entirely cmpty, While the fire was at its height, water was so scarce that the tenants of houses which caught fire from sparks were unable to obtain water in palls, ex- cept by damming up in the gatter the water which came from the fire-hosc. The firemen made every crertion possible, but lack of water constantly hindered their efforts. They suc- ceeded beture noon, however, in getting the fire under control, although It was still burning ftercely In some of the buildings. The walls of the brick buildings fell from time to time with a heavy crash. IN THE CONFESION prevatling it was impotstble to obtain any de- talls of the losses, aud very difiicult to make even an approximate estimate of their total atnount. The lowcet estimate of the latter Is 1,000,000, and many peraons place the amount much higher figure. It {¢ reported that maby LIVES WERE LOST, but the rumors on this point are very con- filcting. It fs probable that some workmen in the plano factory were unable to escape, but the number is not yet known by any one ‘The fire ts believed to lave proken out In the fAitth: story of the building, and tt fs known some workmen {fp the upper atories had great difficulty in cacaping, One workman, nated) Edward Packmaster, jumped from the upper window, and was taken up ina terrible condl- tlop., His skull was fractured and many bones broken. He was carried to tho ‘station-houre, and died in afew moments. A few other work- men, whose names are not ascertained, were se- rlously injured. They were sent to the Bellevue Hospital, Awoman Is known tohare died during the fire, but reporte differ as to whether she was in- Jured fn attempting to escape from the building, or died from illness, aggravated by excitement and the shock, It is believed .by many persons in the neigh- borhood that from twenty to forty workmen perished inthe plano-factory, but thus fur this is merely a supposition, Three olarms were sent out in rapid aucces- sion, aud a farge force of firemen, engineers, and trucks responded to calls. Heat produced by the fire was intense, and the tiremen wero’ obliged Lo keep at a considerable distance from the burning buttdings. It {s probable, however, that they could have prevented the fire from spreading if they bad hada suilictent supply of water. The hydrants supplied only scanty streams, and sume became entirely drained ino short thne. THE PIRE ORIGINATED through the curele: 46 of Nicholas *Monk, a varoish-rubber, who was heating some varnish overastove. While his back was turned, it cot ablaze, and the fumes spread Hkeaflash, He fled at once for his life, giving the alarm a3 he rau, but, the windows belug open, the flaines swept through the buildiag, finding fresh fuel at very step. It {is supposed that about 200 meu were employed in the bulld- ing atthe time, On the seventh flour were 3, on the fourth floor 31, and on the fifth, sixth, aud other floors about 150. It cannot yet be' ascertained how many have been burned in the bullding. The hatchways in one corner were open, and the flames rushed to tho upper stories as if through o fluc. Several firemen say that from the upper story of the factory mon were calling for ladders for help, for God's sake, but that the ladders were uot long enough to reach them, aud, even if they were, they could not be placed in a position owing to the intense heat. SOME PELL TO THE PAVEMENT, and othera, after wildjy waving their arms, fell back into the burning mass behind them. ‘The great elght-story wall on Thir- ty-aixth street fell almost without notice, and who arc buried under it will not by knowa until the debris {s clearcd away, The wildest excitement prevailed as the flaines leaped to the adjoining bulldings, sain, tenement houses, and men, womnen, and clill- dren fled for thelr lives. They saved nothing, Fay were furtuuste to oven escape with their ives. UP TO A LATH NOUR TO-yIGUT tho number of casualties wus+ Killed—Oliver Pasucker, who jumped from the top story aud was iustantly killed; aud An- nie Smith, a child, emothered in the tenement- house adjoining the tactury. The injured were Paul Hess, employed tn the factory, who jumped frum the seventh story window to a stuul! adjoiing building, but not dangerously hurt, Thumas Ludwie Jumped from the fifth story and cacaped miracuous)y with but slight injury. James Roland, lrematfot Enetine Jd, had both lose broken. In 18ilhe had them broken ata re, John F, Tauguest, employed in the factory, dropped frem the second ‘stury, was severely burned and had a leg broken by the fall, ‘Tho followlug persous, all employed in the fane factory, are missing, and there {s but lite hy Boabe that dhey have been burned up: ede, John Gudberger, Jonny ‘Rutech,: James Smith, Patrick Tralner, Over Atty bulldings inall haye been destroyed, and the logs ia very large, withinsurauces proba Diy covering half the amount, TENMIGLE SCENES, Some of tho most terrible scence of tho fre ocvurred in the tenemeut-houses, One freman rescued an Infant and its helpless father trom a fourth Qoor, and then went back at the peril of hls Ife and found another child just expiring from auffucation. Annie Sweet, an occupant of a tenement- house, died from fright. When tho walls fell it became casler for tho firemen to work, and the futense heat subsided somewhat, onabling them to spprouch and play on the burolng masses. It was noticed that during the day no employes were to bo found, unit therefore persons Uclieved that they had all perished in the flames, but yet new inquiries were made at the statton-house or iu the vicinity orthe tre for the pilantsig meu. It ts ta wal many of the employes live In Hoboken, and on esraplug (tf they did) weut Lome at once, Dr. Tyng's Gospel tent, which was destroyed, is ta by replaced. ‘The Tribune saya the block notween Thirty- Atth and Thirty-sixth atrects was altuost ene tirely deatroyed. On it stood Hale's largo Nano-factory,, Walker's tharcoul-yard, Jonnelly’s “barrel-factury, acveral 10> ment-houses, — small | stures, —_realden and li pore obss The — dames scross the cast) and west streets, burued anumber of tenements in the centre of the block on North street, between Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seveuth, sud a row of brown-stone partment houses and Graham's hoop-skirt man- ufactory;{in the centre of the blu&&, beeween ‘Thirty-tith and ‘Thirty-tourth strocts, Many shanties {ringing these larger shautica were also consumed, ffale's inanutactury, in which thy tire originated, ty alurge brick bullding eight storiee = in height, having a | front of feet on Thirty-Htth street and about the same on ‘Thurty-steth street. What was known as the old part, wus pearcst Tenth avenue, ran through the block, and had a frontof tweuty-tivefeet on Thirty-sixth stceet, aud the staircase which g 2 was tu geueral use. ‘The Tridune further aays the los: surances, og far us cun be ascertained to-ni are as fullows: ‘Total loss, €458,750; Insuranc $193,600, The principal losses were Hall's p anb-fuctory, $185,000, half tusured; Join Gra- bam & Son, undertakers! tel udiuyee, SVU,0W, fully insured; B. Fitzgerald, $10,000; James Deviiu, $21,000; tusurd” $8,000; MeMaster, owner of tenements, 630,000; tusurancy, $20,000; Henr: Viernan, tenements, $40,000; slightly insured. There Were @ urcat nuinber of suuller losace with but Httle tusurance, . Saeceeee OTHER BLAZES, im cuicago. Tho alarm from Box 73 at 11 o'clock yester- day moruing was caused by a defective tue at No, 553 State etreet. - No damuye, An alarm frow Box 817 at 13:25 yeaterday novou indicated a fre caused by a defective Huo dy the laundry cf Kate Sharp, on the corner of‘; Clark street aud Chicago avcuue. The alarm Irous Box 415 wt 11:15 yesterday foreuoon was the result of a us explosion ta tus bytchersbops of Auton Tecker, No. 01 Cor- Oell atrect. The burning of a baru in rear of No, 187 North Union “strect, aud occupled by Jacob Hanson, was the cause of au aluru: from Bux ‘B97 at £320 yesterday morulug. Damage, $100; nolnaurance. A cottage adjoining was damaged to the extent of $30, iM CALIFORNIA. Ban Francisco, Cal., Sept. 4.—An Auburn (Ca).) dispat $8 fire yesterday morning de- atroyed the Chinese quarter and a number of uainese honses and residences on Sacramento etreet. | Loss upwards of $75,000; ineurance Huht. The citizens are considering the expe- aiency of preventing the rebuilding of China- town in the old location. A Salinas City dispatch saya that the round- houre of the Monterey é Salinas Valley Kaurosa was burnud last night. Loas, $25,000, Supposed incendiary, AT COLUMA_LS, 0. Conusnus, 0., Sept. 3.—The Canal flouring- mill, conned by Thomas Ae Berets was aes atros ire to-day. 2,000, ur in'tie Knog Mutualvot One! es ee CRIME. STRIKERS PARDONED. Zs Spectat DiepatcA to The Tribune, Mr. Vennow, Ill., Sept. 3—Anson Tanker- sley aad Charles Tolley, ecntenced by Judge Treat, of the United States Cuurt, to ‘three months’ Imprisonment each in the County Jall at this place for joining the strikers In inter- ference with the tratus on the St. Louis & Southwestern Kallway, were relensed this after- noon, after a conlinement of thres weeks, Petitlons oumeruuely signed in bebalf of tho young, inen went up to Springiield, and there, It appears, had the desired effect. Apectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Sruinorieuy, lL, Sept. 3.—In the United States Circuit Court tuday, Judge Treat releas- ed, upon their recognizance te retrain frot violut- Ing any law of the United States, and from tnter- fering with property in the custody of the Court during a perio of one year, twenty-elehe rall- road strikers sent to jail at thethine of the strike for ninety days for interfering with railroads in hands of Receivers. They hal served about hulf of thelr sentences. Must of the men were from ‘Urbana, the balunet from East st. Louls and Mt. Vernon, In addition, the dudve or dered the release of six men confined at Urbana and two at Mt. Vernor s ITEMS FROM GRAND RAPIDS. Fpectat Mapatch to The Trinaie, Granp Rarins, Mich., Sept. 2—A prisoner onbisway to the State HMuuso of Correction from Muskegon Jumped from 4 train on the Detrolt & Milwaukee Rallrogd near Nunica to- day, while ft was in full sped, Sherif Ryan, of Muskegon County, who had him in charge, Jumped after the prisoner to catch him aud was considerably burt. The prisoner escaped. Jolin Vinkewalder, of Olive Township, Ot- tawa County stole u yoke uf oxen of John Quartel, of here, tried to sell them, was arrested, confessed his guilt, and ts in jull awaiting sentence, He ds the elxth or seventh thief arrested quite us promptly for the sume offense in this city within ashoittine. The rogues will learu that it is uot pruiltable to couse here. ASSAULTED BY A BURGLAR, - Spectal Dispatch to The ribune,. Ostaua, Neb,, Sept. 8—Miss Emma Sherer Was the victim of 2 most brutal assault by a. burglar who cntered Ler room last. night at the family residence for plunder. She was sroused al by the burglar’s operations, when he seized her by the throat and then dealt bera fearful blow on the right check, cutting a deep gush and ren dering ber unconsclous for u tine. The villain then escaped through the window. One Wil- fam Brewster, at whont suspicion polnts, was arrested, but ulterwards discharged, ARRESTS, Speetat Dispatch to The Tribune, Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 2—Dr. Rockwell, who Ailed Beujamin Wilber, and was released on bail at Edenvitle, was rearreeted tu-day tor the murder, and Jodged in the Midland Jail, Silas Drew, of Midiand County, was arrested, charged with horse-steallng, and held ia the sum of $1,200 to appear for examination. CHILD-MURDER, Spectat Dispatch to ‘sat Tribune, Detroit, Mich., Sept. 3—this afternoon a youug woman, Mrs, Kate Stoddard, while drunk, walked up Jefferson avenuc to Hamtramck, arowned a G-weeksold baby In the creck and buried it in the sand under the bridge. She was arrested on starting to return to the city. TWEED. New Yon, Sept. 3.—Willlam M. Tweed was to-day befure a committee of Aldermen op-- pointed to investigate the ‘ Ring frauds,” but, bis counsel being sick, the fuvestigation was adjourned until Thuraday next, GESSNER. Naw Yonk, Sept. 8.—The ease of Nelson A, Gesauer, tho alleged forger arrested in Chicago, was to-lay adjourned until the 23th inst., and the prlicher handed over to the detectives from the District-Attorney's office, who bad a bench- warrant for bis arrest. a he MOB LAW. Cincinwatt, O., Sept. 8.—Simeon Garnet, the negro who committed a rape upon the person of Mrs. Perry Kingrey, wife of a farmer near Ox- ford, O., on Suturday last, wos taken out of jail to-day at noon and shot dead & . THE MARIETTA REUNION, Great Crowds Gatherlng at PHvate Dal- zell's Convention of Soldiers=The Presl- dent to Join the Revetry. Spectat Disputcd to The Tribune, Manistta, @., Sept. 4—This, the Pioneer City of the West, is full and overflowing to- night, both with surobers and enthusiun. ‘The occasion of all thisis the national reunion and encampment of volunteer soldiers of the iste War from both armics,—popularly known as Private Dalzell's reunion. Heretofore, these reuntons have been held at the home of the Private in Caldwell, Noble County, this Btate, but the = reunlun, pul grow tom: tho small place, was remoy this yegr to Mariette. Every arrangement possible ink been wae for the accommodation of the ‘vast crowds expected tu attend, and tu the mat- ter of hospitality the citizens of the place are dolng themselves vroud. [t is estimated thar the crowd which wit}bs in attendance during the: four asses of the chcainpment will approxt- inate bu, Already large delegations are here frum SMicnigau, Jowa, Pennaylvania, Colorado, Ilinols, Kansas, Nebraska, Kentucky, and In- diana, anda tclegram received to-night gives information of a traiv of 500 excursiontsts from Towa, which ls en route. The Oblo soldiery ts out iu considerable = numbers. The following organizations aro now here, aud tore are expected to-morrow; Columbus Cadet Battalion; Caldwell Guards, Caldwetl: Nuble Guards, Hillsboro; Scott Dragoons, Hillaboros Sal Guards, Salem; Athens Guards, Athens; Marietta Zouaves; Reunion Guards. Marietta. ‘The tnilitia present number wbourb0v, Most prominent amuug the military isthe Columbus Cullete’ battalion, a juvenile organization compuacd of boys ranging in age frum tyte Wycars. ‘Thisis the orgavlzution which acted a3 a guant of honor and personal vacort to President fluyes at the iuauguration, and it is here now fur escort duty. Itls iag- uitcently equipped and uuiformed, and ts by all olds the best drilfed military orgaulza- ton fu tho State. It is acumpanied by a band of twenty-live ploces. The following is the prouramine tor to-morrow, the opening: day ul the encampment: At va, m., revellle, fuilowed by 9 national salute of thirty-eight uns; usactubly cath at 9 o'clock, address of Welcuue by Private Dalzelt; reepouse by Lew Walluce; iusugural procession of vixitiog aud ent military Veterans, tocal organizations, tle; adteruuon, dlaplay of signal ecr¥ives re: galla on Suskhyguo River; dress- parade of jullitary pons ricuce-uiectings by vet- ye csgwila ure ulseady here, which will be greutly augur tomorrow. Presi- dent Hayes wud Calne: willarrive Friday wore Ws ae ss : THE COOK COUNTY ASSESSMENT. Syectat Ditpateh to The Tribune. Syuisuvierp, LL, Sept. K—The Attorvey- General hye hed with the Auditor in regapd lo the ussesumeut returus of Coox County in yeaponae tu a regulation of the Byard of Equal- fzution referring 4.0 Jee] questions connected with that gsacssticut to hug. The oplufou & intensely Ieuzthy. The Attoruey-Geucral ex- presses the vpiicus tuat the dret returo is the Hendon, lust night, brought then only one the ured to be mare, but that the second one, having been made, may be con- sidered by the Board, as the Board 18 not con- fined in arriving at a coneinsion to papers and information furnished by the requirements of the statute, Its. members §n arriving at a basis uf ¢qualiza- but may act on the knowlcdce of ton. . The opinion concludes: My conclasion fe that # fact so Important a9 that the ‘aggregate qeaensment in any county had'al- teady been Incteased more than $2,000,000 should, when brought to its knowledce, be con sidered by the State Board in maging ite eqnali- zetion, and that, for this purpose, the State Hoard may Jawfully take Into consideration nut only tho ftexular avstract dated Auy. 10, but ales the pas Pere dated Aug. 21, allowing the increascd assess ment made by the County Board, ’ “CASUALTIES. A FALLING HOUSE. Cincinxati, O., Sept. 3.—An excavation Longworth street, below the foundation of No. 74, a dwelling adjoining, undermined the walls of the latter building, and It fell about 4 o'clock. this afternoon with a tremendous crash, burying: a number of peuple inthe rulns. Four women were buricd in the wreck. One, Mra. Kearn,was killedgand the other three were released unin: * jured.” Five men were injured more or loss so verely, two of whom are thought to be fatall: hurt. It fs stated that tour persons are still fi the ratios, and a farge force of workmen an busy endeavoring ta release them, Ct Nat, Ov Sept. K—The scene of te day's terrible disaster was Now 74 and 76 Loug worth street, At tae latter place an excaratiot was in progress for the new building, and the dixging had gone below the foundation of 74 Une of the ininates uf the latter atated tha their landlord was notified last Fridny tat the building wae unsafe, but lind taken ne precur tionary measures. Today the workmen hat commenced to brace up Que building, and were {nw pit they had dig, when the wall tell conipletely demolishing No. t4,. ond careyig, away the division-wall between that and the house adjoining, rentering the latter untit for habitation, No. 74 was a buardiny-house fot en, Who rented rooms frow in, tn at the tue the acchicnt ve curred contalned seven women and two or Uiree nen, The cxuct aunber of the latter © be ascertafued, as those umnjared farted port.’ Mrs. Sue Kean, the Jandindy, was stautly killed. James W. Dustin, & 2 iu itor at, the same hutuse, ts injurcd iuternally,—it t# thought fatally. Jolin Fiunegan. fore Ue men ut work in’ the excavation, is di burled under the debris. . Huh Quigley. borer, wus kliled instantly, Joule Duwi i figured internally. Lottie Willan tind bee ck hurt. ‘Tue other women are more ur lest bruised. One, a culured servant, fs tissu, but it is thought possible she escaped. Wor: men were engayed up ton late hour to-ntgit searctilhic for Fiunegan's body, but were unatie 0 Und It AN AQUEDUCT DAMAGED. + Bpectal Dirpatch to The Tribune, Fort Warne, Ind., Sept. 3.—The suuth abuts ment of the Spy-Run aqueduct In the feeder of the Wabash & Erie Caual was swept away last night. The abutment was of stone, thirty fect high, sixty feet long, and was built three years azu, Luss to the Caual Company about $6,000, The city’s water-supply for fie purposes to cub off by tis accident. KILLED BY HORSES, Epectat Dissnstch to The Tribune, Bar Citr, Mich., Sept. 3—At Sebewalng, on the east shore uf Saginaw Bay, aman named Bekor was killed by runaway horses. a All SIN. ‘The Chinese Sa! Ban Fraxcisco, Sept. 3—Tho Execntive Comunittes of the Committee of Safety held a final meeting this afternoon. M.T. Coleman, in o bricl address reviewing the organization and work of the Commilttec, attributed tha recent disturbauces to houdlums, thieves, and afow Communists, and not to the taboriue classcs, whe beld aloof. He then read a lox letter from Gov. Irwin. Tho letter, aita rovlewing the cause which lIed to the formation of the Safety Committee, refers to the atrong antl-Chineso feeling which had rendered disturbancd possible aud might lead toarcpctition, and sucgests the expediency of seckIng to remove the cause after putting down the disorderly efforts. Ho suggested that fur- ther steps be taken to obtain such modifestion of the Burlingame Treaty os will prevent tha influx of Chinese; that the Committee, from its non-partisan character and hich etandlog o} the members, was ‘of all other organizationt the one that would hare most welrht with Con- gress. Buch action would tend to convince the laboring classes that earnest efforts were being made to free them from the burten of Chinese competition, and would do more than anything elac to secure peace and order, Au address wus then read on belialf uf the Commitice recount- ing. the work it bad performed, /. It goes on to express the hope that’ the Isto strikes and rots throughout the country might have the goud effect of awakenlog the public mind to aclearer eonceptign of the mutual rights and duties of capital dud labor; combuts the idea that any rehet from exuting evils cdn be secured persunully by Goyerument patruvage or labor combination hat the Jaw of supply aod demand must rule, aud the knowledge of | the principles underlying that law should form part of the commun school instruction; that thus far labor hud been well pald in California; the laboring classes were, to a great extent, vitners oof their houses, and were cn listed on tho side of Jaw amt order, but that under the keen competition of Chinese cheap labor the thie would come when the case would be reversed, und then deplorable consequences would follow. ‘the experieace of uquarter of aventury showed nothing to haope ‘al the clevation of the Chinese to the Aterican standpoint, What they are, they will remain, _ Htcalls tho carucst attention of the Eastern people and press to the subject of Chinesy line inigration, withaview to enlisting their sup- port in counteracting it; culls to miud the fact that the Comuntttce that fsaued this ad- dress ty composed of men who had faced danger to protect the Chinese, and were ready w do so aguin, and hoped that this fact would Ieud weight te their advocacy of the suppression of Chinese tromigration. ta conclusion, it holds It had become the duty of the Goverment tucifect a moditication uf the treaty with Ching, aud alsu, It neceseury, of tho treaties with Englaud aud Portugul, tv secure the desired end, ‘Tbe Committee then adjourned sine die. BRIGHAM YOUNG. The Virectious Which Me Left Concerniag Alia Funeral, Spactat Dispatch to Thy Tribune, Sart Lake, Sept. &—Tho written tustructions which Brighauy Young left, dated in 187¥, aud read yesterday durivg the obscquics, contained the wish that tls body be made clean and kept irom une to four days; that the coilin be of red- wood, two iuches lot than his body, and three inches wider, with a cauopy-top, giving the appearance of his Welug able to turn over if be desired; that he rest on cotton, ang bo dressed iu temple robes; tnat the females of his family buy so black to wear at the funeral, but that they cquld wear such if they had it, aud that the mules wear vo crape; that the services consist ‘of singing and prover, wud, the friends desired to speak a lew wurds, be at liberty to du ao; that the body be carrlod on y bier to the soutucast corner of the private burying ground on tke hill, east of the Lion House, and depoulted in a cutstoso vault, covered with slabs and earth, then roofed over, aud there bu desired to rest until the yeaurrection, He desired uo one to cry or ex- hiblt signs of grief If he lived until tuo BSuiuts went to Jackson County, Missourl, bo wished to go with them aud by buried there,— otherwise, ‘as abore. These os were slgued and urdered to be gead at the funeral, : —— FINANCIAL, Provingxcs, R. I., Sept. &—It ts stated thas the Newport Munufacturing Company has talled a miceting of creditors for to-morrow. Liabilities about $250,000. . Montuxat, Beut..k—James G. Kennedy & saaigunds(, Liabilities, Co., clothiers, bare 976,000,