The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-30

our city for many months occurred on wednesday night
In Liberty and Mas streets involving an immense dss
tructien of property The hre was discovered about
eleven o'clock in the large five story brick building No
D. Nassau street. situated directly opposite ths Post oce
The Gsst story occupied By Messrs Hastings Libby
Potbey importers Of dry goods; and the second by
MIR. hschsas X ostly dealer in boots shoes and lea
ther in whose apartment the FIRE originated Che iron
shutters beng fastened 1t was very di,a for tho re
men % sslain access to the flames BY the means OF
axes the sstenngs struck loose when IL wa,
discovered that the fire been raging for some time
as the interior Of the third and fourth one
mass OF fame
In ehort tine the fire extended to thu adjoining
bu4ane ~ Nassau street, corner OF Liberty occupied
by sssys Dnremus. suyism Nixon jobbers in stap,e
goods, on the fret II or. ami by Fishers Robinson i'm
portess Q; iaces above II also communicated the
lsTge BRICK building 90 Liberty street occupied By
John Lockwood dealer in domestic gools aai by Free
mao Hodges s Go johbers Of silk goods.
From No ~ Nassau he ames advanced With great ra
pidity and extended TO Liberty street the oil
Hastings Co, formns L, with one entrance upon
Nassau street and thu o@hsr Liberty street At hrst
il hoped that No SO Nassau street would be tayed
ana accordingly all the energies of the policemen were
directed TO the of the properly that
already doomed to destruction. In minutes how.
ever 1t was seen that vee store share the
fats Orders were then despatched for the City
Haa bed to ring general alarm. The order was
instantly compiled WITH and the dremen engine
companies hose carts, AID hooks ami ladders, all
rushed to the scene, veing each with tho osner TO
See puo uid do mist in eXtinguishiHg ths flames
But stA the deyouring eismeat made terrible
Right anu left below and above it spread shooting out
from ev,ry window with great briaacy rising at
length through s1o above the roof sublime arauoeu
30 bright and so intense the light thai street
up 20 the Park and the streets all around iliu
MIDDAY The SPARKS dalcea "a the shy in countless
nyrads and icg emseTs carried eli
over the lover part OF the city many Of them far be-
You'd Chambers street Numerous swni aga Set on
fire 10 NastAu streeS Fulton street aud other streets
se ' co is ws M m sa EVER v
short time, tas police hal sbun.
dance az work 20 keep ta"n back from tbs immediate
Scene G! the tSe Capt Laonsld o. me Second ward,
Captain iurnbRl Of the Eighth present ren.
dertng evetJ assisstc AS the hanes higher the
terror TIE neigh a3od increased AMI the clerks ia
Che Post Office, which exactly opposite were uuS ar
moneatary apprehension lest thst building should
kaks Are AID all the letters be bGroei There still
greater alarn for the buildings ji)ining tae ire
further down in Nassau street ana ioF the annexed
stores liberty street, extending towards Broadway
while the building occupying the opposite OF Mas
seu ana Liberty streets was every instau: threatened
with destruction. Fremen assembled into the building
through he window, and brought up hose to play
ppon II while the fr. outside wRtsrad most ysor
oi,sly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. an these eli ,ft IL caucht ira
from inte heat aud would have fallen total rrsy
t. lhs ys bat ro the fact OF the walls OK The hurAipr
stores st spgth falling in with teenendou, crash.
which had the effect CT checking The rrorsss o.
the fanes Before this tgens, witch about half past
twelve O'Clock tie raging conf .gaton olazsd forth with
nense quantity Of d. goods OF every description auI
sk. ana sattns srd otner c1nbustibe materials fur.
psbet 40 unusual 2huuaanne Of fue. for he sport Of
mercAe5 snes blue fan. seen miugi with tns
vivid set which supposed - issue from the oolo-ed
aquautiiy Of percussion caps settiEg burnt Altogether
II was grand spectaGle. There were four buildings
consumed 10 al-two N Nassau aud two 10 Liberty
rtieet II tosl amount oil the destruction Of property
may be safely az half million. The fol,owiGgis tho
amount ~ urance, together wi. rough est mae Of
the Losses aimed ~ various nrms:--
kicho.s oaey lost his entire stock amounting to
about 81 coo which var insured for $4,000 foaows
50 c,t Co.'s acrcia So 0c0; City So gso Atlantic Brook
ge. :btoo Reputable, $1,000; Breokyu, SIS 900
ghe t.,e OF Iastiggs, Lio5ey forby is estimated st
bstNes ot0 00e snd stoQoo great portion which
rcscusG anj stowed away il damaged condition, IN the
Iootet Of the Post Qd:-. Their Ices fully covered by
insurance
The greater part Of The stock Of e.srs Doreus 3uydsa
& NiSon W 81 BGs large saa vaiuaele anOun,Iag 10
sbou SiG0e00, also stfoJe3 The Insurance IS
follows. -ilsurapce Com slus ofN3rth Aneca $1,000;
Albany $500; stuyvriao $500 EQUITABLE. $1,000
EHss R,vrr, SSUeO; Broaswsy, SIS Goo Pet g. 1909
pacihc S6ctoi htna $500, Howard So 0jo Augusta,
Georgia 81 go Hartford, 5000 kngs County, 5000
ght entire stock Of Nes-s. Letter Fisher Robinson
oor5rned WIZ tasr bucks AMI papers TIA loss il
abeus 500 II insuraacs is in L0naol aud Liverpool
So coo Anne cl1 Of Philaieipois Slo00l, Fran zin
Philadelphia So coo; Manhattan, 5000 New crK Fire
eud a@suc, IS co Equitable, $4,000; Kncssrbccssr
s. tGe Tmprs Oh = $1,000 Unit d etates $1,000.
Ghe s.tre o. Eessrs tItsEaao Hedges j. - and John
lockwood jgy consumed, Etta tas CRATE mart
on contents PORTION o; whisn was saved but sstu
rai VITA water a T. be nearly worthless The loss Of
bc,a Is estimated at SeeCce, john Lockwood in
il lhs Niagara aud Jafsrogn Tor $40 00Q and Fee
lDaE 20 tu Abby for SJ,lC0
thc intense heat The windows Of No Sc c5rnsr
Q! Liberty and Nassau streets, we've melted, At the
wood aoi. took IRE sevsrs. times the occupants
Mcs,rs Converse Icdd * G'aydoa dry goods dealers:
Mr In sali bury, rs.fadar ADD 70 packer; ana aIg
Geyeia-d keeper Of mercantile agency had tn il pto
pe.ty j2tsagedt 10 considerable Amount By water and
Iae uppes part of the bu ding which belongs to the
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M sors 10 the following roois store, in Liberty
9 Mann q .. c., Messrs Melcoln s. saul A JacoDi x
Co B1d Aur1hard, Norabro2 & Co 80 81. W Barnes :
2ey enj Spear Hisiey were or injured
w wee aud perhaps, TIE aggregate damage IN these
e,t&S5L~ents BY this means wall not be faE from twenty
The store No 81 Nassau street which adonci that Of
Ne ssf5 Ua6tinge, Libbey g. Eorby, deluysd wish
vs,er vhah saved the bu;ldng but has probably
damaged nsgTy the whole o. the extcnslve stocks OF
the occupants, hetsrs A. y scheiti'n. German in
psGtats o. hosiery &c aud Messrs Co nPton Turner
osG.ers IA fancy Cry goods The former firm are ia
nurea 20 the amount q $4,000 in variou, Offices
9hf c.i. son and Philadelphia and MessEs. Compton
u Gtfr.T afe also insured
se i.E ca a. p0l cemtu of the city are dsservinzof
she iAlss1 Their sstic sbogs in
enaeaTecs "a III psolcfy Ct their fellow citizens
men are yeEy erg.ent and are entitled to credit tor
removing tho gooas from The Besides toe cap
Tina ffr4s Cs-terter. prspgau eeatof Bradford
roa.dsss ana the o. tau q the Fourteenth " ia .beir
a. gire y-1q,-r3ert was 10 t6e spot batting ma1-
fully Win tho GeYpH.iag elem NJ which ultimately
yielded o. tlsir uti ed eaorts,
At about lile O'Clock lat evening, lockwood 90
resehea Their ssfs whc a. the time, aluost red
Dot Tbs b,ae, Trim ri-gs al cltad OF the out
side bst cp nrs the sate the books were forni 20
b. urr5 aired. fl Tire p0ptr aud vi.ins was con
cefned lag leather the backs o. soma OF toe arset
account books vas cTiPeG Sn4 drawn oVt on sc-s oI
bar..
Ecs AFfrEtArlos % 1Hr isstSa Avo IEsrE4Ters
Joss stock estimated H9-5 90
DO bvllugs ~. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
To.ai .oss ,,,..... $335oco
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