The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-19


LIST OF LOSSES ny THE FIRE IN THE Cry OF DE-
TRorr, May 9Th, lS+S.--(From the Detroit Adper-
hser 18th inst Geo Doty, jeweer, loss 5000 in
snranee 2o0 VIM Roberts merchant tailor loss $500;
Miss A. Williams, millinery, loss 5000 l.. Beaubien
Co, boots aud shoes, loss 5000 Allen x Stewart, bo-
tanic medicines loss $500; VIM. Miller, stores and
Brean, tobacco, loss $4,000; Langley Walker. cabi-
net ware loss $1,000 insurance $1,000 George Egnsr,
han groceries, loss 5000; Rawson DunkIee Co Daily
ddseriissr, loss $500 insurance 30oo VIM Clear,
groceries, S3OOj brick block, loss $4,000, insurance
$4,000; s. Britton, cabinet ware loss 5000 Old Coun-
Gil House. owned In New York loss $4,000; G. NJ Rich,
5000; Milton Barney furniture, loss $500 Barneys
Hotel buildings, loss SO 000 insurance 81 900; house
of 8 B. Woodwork dwellings loss $1,000; Joseph
ceries, loss 500; X. Gett, DWELLING loss $500 An
thony Holden, locksmiths tools, loss $780, Past
ner, groceries, loss $780, - Campau buildings, loss
81, 900; Cook Brewster, Berthet buildings loss
$4,000; Mrs. Desaer, furniture loss $780, Mrs Percy
Drummer, do loss 800; - Fitzmorris. do loss 500;
r. steward buildings loss $4,000 MIR. tarken, build
nS
Thos Hanks groceries, loss $500 Robt Tacott, fur
nture loss $500; Jas connor, furniture loss 500
ii. b. Brevort, buildings loss $4,000; Philip King
cooperage, loss $500; J. Mccarthy groceries, loss
$500 mo. Manning furniture, loss 500 Mrs. Van
visions, loss 1900 Engine Co No g. house loss 81 6o0
provisions, loss 5000; John Richardson provisions
loss $500 - North, cloths, loss 5000 N. Redman
FURNITURE loss SZ00 D. OCallahan, furniture and
visions, loss $500 Canpan, warehouse, loss $4,000,
ms 5000 f. H. DeWolf, $500; c. d. Faram Co 5000;
Wesley Truesdal, loss 200; Misses Webb's store
house, loss 49, OOO insurance $4,000; Gen Phelps fur
niure; loss, 5000; John Chester slaves loss 81 900
insurance $1,000; Misses Webbs Indiana Hotel, loss
$4,000, insurance $1,000; Ledbeatre, furniture,
loss $1,000 w Reynolds, cooperage loss $500, in
surance $685. James WEIGH, furniture loss $780, John
Luggett furniture and groceries, loss 5000 Joseph
Langer do loss 500; John lie Bet, furniture, build
ings and gunsmith tools, loss $4,000; James Killan,
/ III, u GRO ariaa VIM '(all uhau hr
ings loss 1900, insurance $780, NJ. Cain loss, fur
nitSrs $780, coy loss mercha nze $780, ThSs
J. Long, loss, do, 5000; = Coey loss, do, 800; -
Mclaughlin, loss, do, $780, - Herber loss, do, $500;
land buildings, loss $4,000, insurance $1,000; Bid
die, buildings loss, S25 600 insurance $500; T. H.
Graves furniture loss $50; +. Goode do loss 500,
insurance 800; H. w. Warner, do, loss, 5000; T.. Ty
Ter, do loss, 500 -Tute, carriage shop and tools,
loss $4,000; M. Olive, dwellings, loss $700; - Beach,
furniture loss 800; II. West do, loss, $780, J. Pa
ton shop and tools loss $1,000 Ohio Stage Co, barn,
500; A. A. Wilder machine shop, loss $4,000; d.
w. Fiske, machinery, loss $1,000 = Gilmore, do.
loss $500 Langley Walker chair factory loss $1,000
Hiram Bolals Loss machinery $500 G. Wales's loss,
furniture 800; Mrs. Reed loss do 500; James Ma
hannys loss goceries $500; Wacs's loss furniture,
$500, insurance 5000 Z. A. Brush loss buildings &C.
$15 600 insurance S6000 d. f.. Harbaughs loss furn
ture, $500; T. A. Bissells loss do 400 Mrs. GOodes
do in boarding house, $780, f. Tayor's loss house
and furniture, $1,000, insurance $3.50 Mrs Paton's
loss, furniture $780, James Singles loss do $780, =
= Torreys loss do, 500 Mrs Wigs loss, do, 800
Sowersby's loss do 500; Henry Feltner's loss, do,
5000; - Perrys loss, do and buildings, $500; -
Robinson loss, do 5000 Mrs Isdells loss do $500
p Denoyners' loss buildings $1,000 insurance $500
- Ryan's loss, furniture and provisions, $500; -
Kely's loss, do, $500 There in addition to the
above forty-seven families whose not
tanned loss s47Oo. Total loss S17o950 insurance,
$42.575 fr.
There is, in addition to the above, large amount of
damage done in moving furniture, breaking fences,
&C., in the vicinity Of the fire. The number Of dwell
ings burned was 107, with about the number Of
stores, groceries, shops and barnscover ing fraction
ten acres Of ground. thicky settled built up
mostly Of small wooden buildings, generally leased
land. In addition to the above statement there are
about thirty buildings of which the owners names
not to be ascertaned Loss estimated at $4,000.
To gether with the loss and damage dono to property
adjoining the fire in pulling down and moving furni
ture goods. &c, say $1,000 Making the whole loss
to be above $200OOO AZ near as can be ascertained
FIRE AT NEWARK, N. 1.-The tin and japanned
ware mandatory of N. f. James ~ Co., 81 Rail-
road Avenue was nearly DESTROYED by fire about IL
clock this morning IL twostory frame building,
% by 90 feet and contained stock manufactured art
cles tools &C. to the amount Of $4,000 to $4,000 about
"a third Of which saved The fire broke out
the the building and the furnaces dry
ing the japanned in that part, 1t Mt first
supposed to have originated from them, but
mination Of the premises this morning the furnaces
still standing and the floor unburnt and the
therefore is still unknown The engines promptly
the spot in time to each end of the pre-
misses, the fixtures and small portion Of the stock.
The books saved in n damaged state The build
ing belonged to NJ f. James and insured for $1,000,
equally in the Howard and jefferson companies of New
York The stock re WINS insured ior s5o tho
80 hands. who will however only be thrown out Of en-
poyment temporarily, as Messrs. N. T.. j Co.-whoss
rebuilding and resumng operations within 80 days
Newark .4dc., Monday.
MORE FIREs-The Lowell Courier of the 10Th
t..L r,.ly The.