The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-03

and Houston street, Of which Rev DR.. whitehouse
pastor when drst discovered BY ofnoer vsucott,
of the Fifteenth wsgd the flames wore nsroely making
their the ceiling behind the altar to the roof Of
the building. In very few minutes the roof was In
sheet OF flame, which with majestic grandeur
and might have been the entire length Of that part
OF Broadway lying between Union Square and the
Bowling Green. 1t msgnacsn sight. The sursing
flames rolled and Kissed In their frenzy and not only
bade defiance to every attempt to arrest their wild
reer but mensoed destruction to the adjoining ect
fees. The embers showe-sd upon the roofs like hail,
and the houses the north side Of tbs church. here
being only an alley between thsm0 were In imminent
danger. The brave nremen, however, who pre-
sent In great force though they could not the
church, confined the damage to that building aud
BY their exertons prevented the extension of tho de-
vouring flames. Owing to the immense quantity OF
massive old oskin the interior tho hrs continued to
burn for many hours slowly but steadily, and with
great fury 1t was impossible for the nremsa to
get ct 1t, as there were upper stories from which
the water could be played upon the building,
The bell in the southern tower fell with trsmen-
dous crash when the framework gave way. The organ
too came down like thunder clap. The walls OF this
fine stone edfce, which built like fortress are
still good with the exception Of the north which
cracked considerably, aud the peak the arch of
the east window fronting Broadway which so in
ured that broke square OF yesterday forenoon The
upper part Of the arch injured 1t built twenty
five years ago. The police and fremen succeeded in
saving some Of the cushions and the books, which
they slowed away into every open house. The cap
tains and police Of the Eighth, Ninth, Fourteenth
Fifteenth, and Seventeenth wards In attendance
and rendered essential service. The Chief usual
present, giving directions. During the fire, Fred
Miles and John Thompson arrested by the Eighth
I'D police, upon charge attempting to break into
In in fha cin voft h. 6ra
At half past three o'clock, after the roof fell in the
fire began to anguish but it continued to burn till
after daylight and during the forenoon, yesterday
smoke issued from the embers and ruins
This church was OF the greatest ornaments Of the
city and its destruction Is regarded calamity Its
solid masonry its gothic structure its two towers its
finely carved oak, aud rich furniture, combined to
render 1t unsurpassed by any other church in New
York for beauty and grandeur Its organ decidedly
the beet In the city The congregation organized
in 1924 and the church built in 1925. Several i'm
provements have been since made in the buildisg
The manner in which the walls stood the test the
fire is striking evidence of the of putting
up solid buildings instead Of slight, dimsy Had
It been brick building Of modern structure the walls
would have been heap Of ruins whereas they
superior to most of the walls of the churches
Gently erected The building is insured for $40 000
which will scarcely the damage. The items
Eagle ............ ................. $4,000
Howard. .............. ............... 5000
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SO 00J
The insurance had bsen ecsnty increased in tn sse
ofhces An agent OF a new Insurance company had
been lately soliciting the treasurer Dr. Van Rsnsse-
laer, to insure with them, but he declined aud the
company are, no doubt, now glad he did SO. Whether
twill be rebuilt is as yet uncertain, many Of the
congregation tank 1t Is too far down lat the
time It was built IL quite up town, and that it
would be better 10 ss the ground and remove rsder
north The ground n tast spot being liable the
sale Of Ii would procu hab 1e sum t0Saris the
erection Of splendid saurch another sits equally
convenient to the congrega AZ TO the origin OF
the fire, nothing certain is lvn. 1t Is Drobable
hsEtver that 1t from the furnaces hue. or
rehectors-the furnaces being lighted, usual,
evspng ~ sandays services
pose Of spreading the heat and preventing its
trsiion in particular spot were the Of the
mischief they were intended to prevent No blame is
attributable TO the sexton Mr. Mclean, who is a
steady careful man, and who appears 20 be in deep
neon TIL eve, crowd, Of people collected around the
building to gee with their eyes the destruction
the fire had accomplished.
a Ere broke out a, a quarter to ten O'Clock
On sAsurtay night, in the third story OF No 1
damage.
At halt past two O'Clock yesterday morning. a nre
broke out In the building number thirty elk
Gold street, discovered By ofhcer Carnody by tn,
exsitions Of the nremsn II was speedily exngushei
With tsifing damage, though II occurred In ass.
ward place, which extremely difficult to be got at by
the hreepgnes.
HOUSE HUNTING IN NEW YORK
The anroysnc-s suffered by families from house
hunting IRE IN to.rabe and they vastly increased
this year by the fact of many andlos ds raising the
rent some OF thcm 90 high as twenty or twenty-five
per cent. The t,nsnts are 80 annoyed that rather
than crafty the landlords by paying the advance, |
they look out Tor other houses willing pay even
greater rent than that demanded from them in their
present quarters In addition to this class which
susicientiy numerous there l, another, who change
not from compusion pique but from choc the
very love Of change. LGti.s tcrment their husbands
for three or four months before the st of May
move 70 mere respectable or a more lively vicinity,
their present location being mean or dull The,e /
two classes Of house hunters augmented by third
who hunt without any intention or desire to ind /
people who from sheer curiosity 10 see how houses
are iurhishtd persmbulste the city aud peep iato /
annoy snes, to familic, from all these are most rall
Ing IL lie lot SUFFICIENT to show the house certain
day In the week or between certain hours or
two dsyb IN the week but upon every day and at all
hours and Ia every tste OF weather whether wet or
dry, the house hunters ring the b,ll. and must be
but every one; and they delay no long, and ask 80
many questions. that they become an absolute bore
consuming the entire time of the lady OF the house or
her servant. To open the door and show the house
would la fact require the whole time aud services Of
at east one den' site Besides hall aud stairs AID
carpets are covered over With mud vet days
Ths nui'ancc has attained to such Pitch OF vexaton
that many families have resolved upon not showing
their hOuees. except az certain time OF the day
psrbapsior two hoars In each week; waile some who
not Ststsd With the treatment received the
Landlord. positively rsfuse to show their houses at all
vheh they may DO II they please there being no lsw
to pei tenant to she~ the premises to any per
ron whatever III this resolve wa. acted upon gene.
rally l. would put landlords in a esrnsr ana there
~ I'D not be halt 80 many changes the LIST Of Nay
In every care tenant, " they disposed to permit
bills TO remain upon their houses ought to insist upon
the LANDLORD intsrting the amount of rent tails
would ave "a great deal OF Unnecessary trouble.
ESfGEAIToS ron TIE MONTH or FEnRUARY.
The following the arrivals c. passengers In this
pert from foreign porte for the mslth, OF February
Britifh ports. .................. ,...... $50
French, .....,............ ............... ass
BslElan. s.s... ..tss..... jos
nohtnd. Ish |
hsm burSh. s....s s.....s... ,..sss..... ~
agre'.t ...s..s..s.t.... 1850
0ther port, ....t................. a.
I
~ $500 tttts..s.stt... 9.9lZ
IL will be that By far the largest portion OF the
enigrants hare come from British psrts-in other
words, frcn ireland There gres. decres,s on the
migration a the previou, month when number Of
at n A. nor dad 4 4