The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-07
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
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Yesterday morning, ab sut o'cloca ere broks ont
IN No. 225 Grand street. being Of the sow Of x one
stony building owned BY Mr.. A. a. Towree Of Brooh,vr
The building in which the ere u said TO have orrinat.S
was occupied by Mr.. Hoyt upholstery ana frpib.
Ing store The alarm was immediately given but before
the ere department were on the ground the flames had
extended to the three two story frame budues
completed situated the corner Of Grand ana ss,nt
streets. Engine Companies Nos and 10 wsrs Arst AZ
work, and we're soon followed BY the other companies
and every exeTon made to extingush the Hrs Ov.
ing scarcity Of water and strong breeze fsom thu
north, nearly every building the block, bounded by
Grand Seventh, Eighth and nth First streets, were
levsaed 10 The ground Tho buildings wore all built Of
The following List Of the buildings DESTROYED, with
the names OF tho owners and Insurance. far could
On Grand street. from the corner Of Seventh street.
thee nsv buildings nearly completed and ono story
bulldogs, occupied as stores and owned by Mr.. A. H.
Tosree. Of bsVOklyn Loss about 81 900 partially In
suTed
Mr. John Gillette occupied ono Of the stores a. stovc
store, and lost several hundred dollars worth
Mr. John knight occupied another for looking glass
and picture frame mandatory Loss about 81 100 In.
The remainder Of the row was occupied for
No 2l9 Clrsnd street. small building, owned by
Mr. Smith, and occupied by Mr. Moore shoe store
On tbs north soe Of Grand street three frame houses
fire
Mr.. David II. Brown owns No. go Loss about $500;
covered BY insurance in the Fulton Insurance Company
Ncs 2l6 anc els, owned and occupied by Mr: Gotelb
Seiboid damaged about 3700 insured for
the Btekmsn Insurance Company.
In seventh street, a small building, owned by Mr.
TOwree and occupied by Nathaniel Hurst was burned
Hurst's loss sbout $3.50; on building about 5000
Adjoining, three story building owned and occupied
by MIR Aston Mills as sash and blind factory. Loss
the BUILDING about $500; the stock about 81 ECO The
insurance this building allowed the
10th ult., and hal OF been renewed.
Next adjoining the corner of Seventh and South First
about Il 600 II is owned by Mr.. A. Miles and occu-
pied for bakery and for families Insured for 81 geo
In the Fulton Insurance Company.
In South First street-Two TIVE story houses Nos 1872
and 1884, entirely destroyed. Owners not known. Loss
about ~ COO.
No 100. two and half story house, owned and &C.
about 5000. insured for 81 500. ~ ~
No 1872 with three two story dwelling houses In the
rear, owned by Mr.. Andrew smith. Loss on buildings
about % ooo Insured for 81 TOO tho buildings, and
$500 on furniture ard clothing.
INCIDENTS.
The sheds covering the coal yard Of Mr. Van Eeden
on Eighth street. exton ding from Grand South strea
werc torn away to prevent the re from getting into the
COIL
The fsues spread with such rapdity that the occu-
pants OF several Of tho buildings escaped with little or
no clothing, except their night clothes.
narrowly SS BY sns no rpp
which struck him the side of the head lie was picked
up insensible, and shortly after recovered.
David Garrett, Alexander Anderson, and member Of
No Hose we're overcome By the heat They taken
into MI r. Brennans book store where they recovered
Awomsn named Garret was arrested, charged with
stealing coat.
by officers Ihnkha and Van Dyke ayrestiug six persons
and conveying them to the cells.
Engine Co.'s No. and H. of Brooklyn and 49, A. and
Hose Co. A. Of New York, were present, and rendered
assistance,