New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-21


Mr. Pozzoni's loss ia eboat ss50 No ;o.u,spoa
LOIS Of Mr. Hunt abou. $500 M ;,.r-.,.o
=. "o 'o'' VI MT Commerford is estimated II abo1,
sl!OVV' insured 81, 600 in the Rutgers Ins. Co. The
o"ioipg' winch Is only damaged to the extent OF
Insured
ihe other artists lost all their paintings and m =
'erais by the destruction Of No 442. Their ao1-..
gaze ioss about $4,000. Robert McKinstry state,
mar his loss is about ESQ 900. Partially insured.
Much Of the stock was saved.
theodore kaufman lost a series Of pictures about
iZie by z, each representing the development Of
Inc 'dea OF God. He worked on them ten years aud
had beer offered slo, 600 for them il Germany. All
The articles, plaster caste, materials &c, belonging
to his Academy of Fine Arts and quantity Of house
hold furniture temporarily stored there were destroy
ed. Loss about $4,000. Insurance 81 ,oOo Thi.
about the limit Of damage done on Broadway.
CROSBY STREET.
Edwin Stone, No. 9G Csosby-s loses 81, 900, prin-
clpally caused by water.
Henry Elder, occupant Of clearinghouse No I4I
Crosbyst, had bis furniture damaged by water TO the
amount Of $500. He lie insured to the full amount in
the Astor Company.
On Crosbyst., No. II, sdwelling house occupied by
T. W. Clark, was much damaged by water. The
entire front was covered with thick coas of ice
Nos 5and l6 were the rear part of Nc Knstrys car
rage-store. This was entirely destroyed. 1t was
here that Lowry, the member of No. : Hose, was
buried.
The fire extended no further Crosby ST., though
considerable damage was done by water.
The loss on bulldogs supposed 10 be nesry
covered by insurance, but the full particulars Of the
losses end the amount Of insurance in each, our re-
porter was unable TO learn, ewing to the absence Of
the propretos, and the confusion that prevailed ab ,u
the ruins.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS.
A hydrant box was burned at the corner of Grand
and Crotby SITS to thaw the ice in it. BY this means
small stream of water got, and used tho rear
Of the Assembly building. Small streams of water
were also procured for the fire on Broadway and tn.
fremen worked hard. Some of the men had their
clothes frozet stiff on their backs.
The City Assembly Rooms were once known as the
celebrated Tattersalls. A few years ago the old
horse market was altered into stores and public
rooms, and many modern improvements made upon
it,
No. 442 was formerly occupied by MitchellS Olym-
pic Theater.
1OHCtmdD L. DcN dugu, vi Tue rouItteutn w ara,
was il ured by rubbish at the time of the falling Of
the walls. His legs and head were severely bruised,
but he will probably recover. The cold weather af-
fected the fremen much, and it was only by making
huge fires in the streets that they were saved from
being frost bitten.
Morris Obenight member of No. Hook and
Ladder Company, had very narrow escape. He
was standing near the walls when they fell. HIS hair
and whiskos were burned from his head and face hi,
coat was badly burned Oh his back, and his re-cap
was smashed. lie picked out Of the ruins by his
fellow-freme aud taken to the Broadway House.
where he was attended. lie soon recovered himself
however, and in a somewhat disabled condition, re-
turned to the fire. His cap saved his life.
Another member of Hook and Ladder No. 3, whose
name We were unable to learn, had his head cut and
lost his fre-cap by the falling walls of the Assembly
Rooms.
The fremen labored without cessation all day yes
terday to recover the body Ct poor Lowery; and it
was not until o'clock last evening that they SUE
ceeded in extrcating his remains from the ruins.
The unfortunate man, appears, entered the burn
ing building from Crosby st., with pipe in his hand.
Al the falling of the walls which crushed him, he was
supposed to have been in the center of the building.
The hose which he held was found among the ruins,
and the firemen discovered his body by digging on a
line with it. An inquest will be held to-day upon his
body lie was young man, about twenty-five years
of age and resided at No. l3l East Twen!ieh'st.
He was not married.
Thousands of people were at the ruins Yesterday,
md manifested the utmost anxiety at the fate Of Low.
cry.
The congregation of the Rev. A. A. Wood, whose
church Presbyterian, corner of Broome and Center
sts) was burned down some months since, were using
the City Assembly Rooms as temporary place OF
worship, and have consequently been burned out
twice within few months.
AS to the origin of the fire, nothing definite can be
ascertsned, although it is supposed to have orisi'
mated from defect in the iues used for heating the
ballroom. Rumors are afoat that the building was
set on fire by come person who had quarrel with
Mr. Miller. The matter will be thoroughly inveS-
tigated.
The light Of the fire was distinctly seen at Paterson
a distance of twenty miles from New-fork'