The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-01
Particulars of the Destructive Fire Mt
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We have already given a telegraph account Of thi.
disastrous fire We now give from the Bufaio Courier
more detailed statement 1t appears tnst the fire
originated in vine cellar. called La Grsppen in the
basement OF spaulding's Exchange, and Immediately
under TIE Lake EIie Bank The ERE being base
difficult to reach but by the exertions the
fremtn it wac checked ard apparently subdued by
three o'clock Soon after. however, the lanes broke
out and in spite of their utmost esetions spread
to other pat OF the Guiding and not stopped till
they had consumed spaudings Exchange, Erie Hall,
the icur buildings joining them CONNER cia AMI
Loy streets The loss Of property very great and
vsriousy etimsted at 500 coo to $4,000 The night
of the coolest Of the season the mercury stand
ing through the night two degrees below zero, and
frcge TIE water III the bose,
spsuldirg's Exchange was occupied by the Attina
Bank tie flank OF Lake Erie seysa, i"T"-aacs asen
Of law Inc ground floor was mostly filled with
basement Tie losses as nearly as they can be got at
we're IS foows-SpsuldDg's Exchange, owned by i. q.
Spsuloing, standing at the angle OF Commercial and
race and Comm srcial street building entirely demolish
ed; estimated value S25teo insured $4,000, as fell
lows - Buffalo Mutual 5000; Hartford Protection,
$500; Hartford Insurance, s. COO. Bank of Attica
saved everything Of importance loss only trihins.
Bank Lake Erie furniture partly saved and the SAFE
still in the vault contents supposed to be lip
A. NJ Smith insurance agent, books and papers
ssyed Foster Bowen lawyers books and papers saved
pretty uucn fsved; John Ganson, Smith Nerplanck,
and john Hubbs lawyers, saved nearly all their books
books papers furnturc G. Metz county treasurer,
saved oil his papers. &c; keyburn Burweli lawyers
,cst al; Judge Stevens, do Nele Chamberlain, do;
Tilpfhatt ed part q his books and papers Will
Jams sfumway & Curtenius saved nearly ali balan,e
covered by insurance T. sizer lawyer lost everything
mostly saved; Hon j. e. hasten, Recorder, lost
all consisting mostly Of private papers, (his II.
brsry was fortunately at bis residence); D. u HARD
and v w. Kingsley, lawyers, saved all Of value
Two clothing storc occupied BY Freidenberg and Noah
faved most Of their stock smith Co., shoe dealers
and J II Zero, liquor store also in spauldiDg's TX
change saved the principal part OF their stock ana FIX
lures Williams Go who bad shoe store IN the FIX.
not kntwr the Law Library, consisting Of about 200
veluncs located in this building aud !. total 1885,
vclue say So CO. insurance. Leonard Wil5on insur
ngtpt books and papers saved Davis, Lockwood
ard Brewfter. the ground floor insuranc agents
saved tbeiI books, papers AMI furniture; Tom Coter
eatod The principal part Of the basem eating
house and ether parts were used as saloons these
lost or i.ss quantity Of turpentine was stored
under the iwsks on the Main street side. which gave
ont great heat when burning There were still other
tepents IN this building, principally lawyers, whose
did not learn and several Of thea lost more
est in The wsy Of books and papers
Ffie Hell owred by Messrs l. d. Hiobard O. III. p
Wlliams ard w. ". Mann, who had insurance on the
buildings to about three iouths their value On the first
story stores OF j. Lesser Co. merchant tailors
Williams Co, shoe s.orc; J. uitzky tailor; o. H.
+. Wiams. shoe dealer, and ID. Hbbard, merchant
tailor. In all Of these the stock was mr. silly removed
with not much injury. MT Hibbart was insured his
building $3.50 and ftoek S60t0buiiding total
oes q p Williams lost considerable portion Of his
stock which partially building tota loss
injured about twothrd its value The upper part OF
ne hs principally occupied by lawyers fot Offices
~. a. J. mayer idN5tEas teNtC Dcokstbn papers,
Cutler nved books and papers Chas Daniels, saved
lutks End papers; O. Soddard lost everything Put
nam Mann saved every thing; Judge Mulet saved ALI
)ilaDdo McComber saved nearly all Torrance Ro'
btitfon saved nearly all Canal Commissioner Office,
BOOKS ard Papers ,ayed G. mscomber and g. Gee.
Hwycra, faved books and papers Rooms we're occupied
81 6tfcr rerties names MOI ascereined who lost more
n tfp one ar two Ia the basement saved
most of their steck-- loss tma On Commercial street
| HE Birhhcad buildings owned by MIR Birkhead, Of
Baltimore there uch lofs There an Insurance
| 10 the buildings If $1,000 each The store NJ Wa
I'D Isy a 1l.gn .farf4w
uartly ed-intured No q by Williams Co, Shoe
1 hep entirely burned stock partly saved Insured
No 3, occupied by Mr. Rogers liquor store--stock
l fenoved building damaged but destroyed; No a
ecupitd by John Jsmison as grocery and provision
store who also removed bis stock badly damaged by
waer-insured Nos. "a, o. and % Lloyd street. were