The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-12
more ABOUT THE GREAT C0NFL LAGRATI0N
IN FRANKLIN SQUARE.
The Entire Loss About Twelve Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
HISTORY OF THE OLD WALTON HOUSE.
One Thousand People Thrown out of
Employment.
Observation-Disclosures
&C., TO-, &o.

The alarming are Of Saturday, In Franklin square,
the principal topic Of conversation yesterday. In all cir
ees among all classes the uction Of the great
publishing house Of the Harpers alluded TO- dwst
mpon with much interest Going to church and coming
Srom church, the loss Of employ Thousand
souls and over million of dollars was the absorbing
theme Of conversation.
Thousands visited the Of dsa tsr yesterday From
early the morning TIL late in the night there
constant crowd In Cliff street. Franklin square and the
other streets by On the site Of Hsrpers printing
house, yesterday, nothing let standing but tall
chimney, which looked te at among the ruins.
The fremen had pushed al the other walls pre-.
vent accident from the falling. During the day fs
worhmen engaged getting out the safes, which
buried beneath the huge hills Of bricks The entire force
of the Fourth ward police constantly duty ycssr
day guarding the premises against the hordes of thieves
prowlng about such places Ia search Of vauabes. We
understand that in spite of tho vigilance of the police
ome portions of printing presses exhumed books &o
had been carried off.
LOSS AND INSURANCE.
The following the particulars to the loss OF the
Msssrs Hspers and the upon their property
Their entire loss of buildings stock engines &c. esti
mated At $500 900 In the establishment were thirty
ehree large power presses and hydraulic presses
besides various hand and other apparatus for
publishing The loss of the sheet Stock alone fixed at
$3.50 000that is the sheets in the folding room bound
trimmed and ready for the
The Messrs Harpers insured for only about $780,.
oo0 OF this, 10000 is insured in English Company.
who have agent In Bo ton the rest s
among all the principal ccmpa nies in the city and coun
Try, none Of the policies exceeding So O0O We have a.
Jet been unable to learn the of these various com.
ranies, all the policies Of insurance being ia the
safes, which are yet buried beneath the buildings.
In ill ho
The most valuable property OF the establishment the
ctereotypea plates, understand n good state Of
preservation. These plates valued 000 and
ere not included In the above estimate Of ssooO0o This
property slowed in vaults extending under the
sidewalks, both the Pearl and Cliff street side
and blocked up from tha by the falling Of the
walls
In consequence Of the rapility with which the flames
spread throughout the establishment from floor oo
and building to building, very little stock saved The
last sheets Of the January number Of Harpers Monthly
Magazine the press and the plates the nterso
type roomsal these of course lost Among those
slowed in the vaults and those Of
their illustrated Bible of ths important publ
cations OF the Harpers From the following card, it will
be seen that but little delay will be occasioned to the
frm, and that 1t Is intended push the business in
tho old way, at the earliest possible moment =
CARD.
Of the by drs sps ss.r
moon they will b unable 70 fiji all the orders
plates ccpy Hapers Monthly Mngsziae Janu
days and
shsir thar the Of ii and Peiies Dspss
Psnt and others who ered in resouins
ss.tEssti:a viii ss resumed
on business At Nos 70 and 81 Cliff street. ,
New York, Saturday evening, Dso TO- 1853 ''''A"''
The most extensve loss, next TO the Harpers
saned by George F. Cooedge Co occupying two large
elk story buildings Nos 3a and 32s Pearl street and ad
Joining Hsrpers' establishment The Msssrs. Coolidge
have for many years besn the publishers of the ele
entary spelling book extensively used in the schools
throughout the United States. They also did heavy
business bookbinders and in the manufacturing OF
blank books As far have been able to learn the
entire Of the Messrs Coolidge ia about $500 0o0
They are insured for about $780, in the various nsur
ancs offices of the city country Their entire buldng
and stock are in complete ruins. The fire nmunicatsd
with this establishment at the attic stories and ell
efforts on part of the remsn to suodus the flames
were in vain We unaerstaid d that among the other
companies which have risks on the establishment Of
Cooledge Il Brothers. is the Jefferson Company which
Oas risks to the amount Of 81 ooo
The building adjoining Cooledge towards Ferry street.
No. s2l Pearl was occupied chair factory and paint
atore The entire stock destroyet Tne extent OF
Adjoining this, published yesterday, WAS No. 3le
Pearl street. occupied by w. a. TOayer wholesale druggist
Here the FIRE was arrested and part of this building WAS
sved but the Stock from great food OF sater poured
upon H. Is probably total loss. We are unable to est
mate the loss upon this building the insurance Of
cected.
Towards the north the Are extended to No 337,
oied By John H. Hoppels who damaged BY both Are
end water.
On the opposite side of Pearl street. the greatest loss
sas the Walton House and the Franklin Square Hotel
The old Walton the st to ignite and being dry and
combustibe il aamos The upper stories are
entirely burned There yet standing the front wall
and the lower story but owing to it. great sge it will
probably never be repaired but give place to . nes
building fro the foundation
1t was kept by J. G. Brown, as An emsrans boarding
house who entire stock Of furniture, and was un
insured His loss is 6xei at $4,000. The building was
under long lease to Philip G. Martin Esq, AID its
damage ia fixed at 600 Mr. Martin fully Insured.
The basemsrt of the old Walton occupied a. cork
mandatory, by Messrs. Noglapd Williams, " hose
loss quite heavy. but who are said to be fully In
ssured, In the Etna among others
The Franklin Square Hotel, adjoining the Walton, be
longsd the Boodgood estate. The building oith the
exception of the front wall and the lower story,
sumed II was occupied by John Rucastle, Esq., whose
less absut $1,000 He Is insured in the Fulton Insur
for G00 The loss to the building not estimated
It is fully covered BY insurance
The damage to ex,Alderman James Kely's extensive
bakery, n1ed At $780, lie is insured for $1,000 In the
Continental Company On this side Of the street Nos
S32 and 3a4 were occupied by Frederick Hsmme, as .
sailor boarding house and clothing store The principal
damage there WAS by water His loss about 81 ooo
which there is insurance No 323 oocu pied by the
Mariners Industrial Society much damaged by both
fire and water but to what amount wa cannot saw The
Hrs this side Of the street was limited between this
point and Alderman Kellys.
On Cl street, besides the establishment OF the Hsr
pers also consumed No 92 occupied as large car
yeuters shop, by Mr. Abro Howell whose damag, is not
known.
On the opposite side Of Cliff street, Nos. 10 and 81
Ore sevsrai times but extnguished with but lit