The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-30
MORE GREAT CONGREGATIONS.
NEARLY A BLOCK OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED,
A Large Number Of Poor Families
Rendered Houseless.
LOSS AND INSUR ANCE.
&c.. de-. DO,

Again our city has been lu minated BY destructive
sonHsgl stion which not sxtnguishsd before edgh-
teen houses entirely dsstr Dyed, involving great
loss Of property. About eleven O'Clock Saturday
night Of the workmen in the Columbian Iron Foun-
dry corner Of Duane and Centre Streets thought ne
mslled some smoke II proceeding from Ore, and
upon searching he found that the engine room In the
Of the premises was envsloped In flames he I'M
mscAtely gave the alarm, and the nremsn Arrived In
few momsnts but In the meantime the destructive e'e
msnt had full scope raging on every side OF the
with unpara led nsroene produced BY the intense colo
and strong breeze blowing from the northwest The
heat from great that It WAS with dicu
" the rsmen could work. Three times that gallant body
OF men had the sry element nearly under control and
Aree times were they repused from the premises by the
flames which a last conquered and coming In contact
with the upper stories OF tho front building on Duane
street. they burst forth with redoubled fury, mockng
With loud kissing noise, the Efforts Of the fremsn and
citizens step their progress sesg that the buildings
on Centre and Pearl streets In great danger the a
tsnon Of directed to the block OF stores
running from Duane to Pearl stree but their strsnuou
efforts Of avail, for the buildings being frame
ones gnited and In few moments the entire row
was in bsse both beautiful and mournful to behold
for every side men, women, and children
running about half Naked many Of them being aroused
foundry. Ths FIRE then took northsry course toward
Pearl street, but here the efforts Of the nrsmen stopped
It's grss not however, until the portions Of ssvs.
raj houses this street destroyed and some OF
them entirely consumed. 1t was then about one
O'Clock NJ ut which hour the Are had bsen got under;
and nothing but of smoudsring ruins remained Of
what the day before was entire block of houses.
The loas Of property on
DUANE STREET,
ia very great and cannot BE- exactly ascertsined,
everything Is covered with Ice and the fallen walls Of the
buildings a&
The Columbian foundry owned and occupied by
Peter Norris Co., ancrg the most extensive pattern
makers In the csy. Here it Was that the are orisi
mated.
The building was occupied by the above firm the
frs fourth noors and the second third floors
By Turner Lane Norris, glass eaters The building
included Nos 49, As and A. runnng back within twenty
to thirty feet Of Pearl street.
Morris Co.'S loss Ia very great, the building bs0g
ssnsq BY them. They are however, insured In ten city
oess to the amount Of ooo which will about
half their loss. The buildng entirely dos
oyed nothing being left standing except the large Chin
ney the front part Duane soreet slightly damaged
y nre, but principally BY water; the whole building,
however, is complete wreck, and will have to b
Esbailt. Tie patterns wsrs Insured for s7ss which
win not begin to cover their oss, they had very
large and mos, valuable quantity Of them, which had
accumulated for atty years past The machinery
tirey destroyed and insured for ,O0e The build
Ing put up At cost Of s2ooo and is Insured for
elS,00 which will most probably the loss The
entire loss Of properly Alone excepting the building,
about $4,000 Aesrs. Norris Co. have occupied the
premises for the last twenty years. and they bought tho
establishment from Robert Mcqueen, who carried the
machinery business for nearly thirty years sefore-so
the business Of the old and well estsb
nahsd one. We were informed by the rsnior member
the arm that they have made arrangements with Asass
Badger Co., Nos A and 49, just opposite, to OCCUPY
tAsr building, that the busnes Of the house win Inn
msdistsy 90 usual notwithstanding their heavy
l00 By the disastrous calamity.
Pstsr Norris Co. were insured in the following Offices