The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-21
COMPLICATION In BROADWAY.
HOTEL In RUINS.
Loss ABOUT ,ooo,
&C., &c., 30.

Yesterday morning, between ! and O'Clock, Gre
discovered in the laundry situated in the ba
story of Judson's Hotel No. 81 Broadway The fire
first observed by one of the walters, named Thomas
Oakes, and the alarm immediately given throughout the
house The smoke and fame spread rapidly that the
servants the lower floor unable save any OF
their trunks clothing.
From the laundry the flames communicated with the
staircase, and ascended rapidly that the boarders
above had barely time given them to escape.
The Hall bell promptly sounded the alarm for the
Seventh district ana the fremen turned out In full
force The Chief Of Police with corps was
the ground, all energetic in their efforts property
and the inmates Of the house At the time of
the FIRE many of the ladies asleep in their rooms
and were compelled TO fly, Of them only half
dressed.
The bedding and furniture of the hotel together with
the baggage Of the boarders thrown great guam
tities out Of the windows Trinity place. About $50
guests stopping at the hotel at the time of its de-
struction.
few minutes past nine the spread from the base
ment to II sixth story and ae upon tho ladders
left the burning building unable to any OF the
furniture and effects.
The fremen contiaued 10 hrow streams Of water into
the of fire. and also upon the adjoining buildings
which in danger. Adams Co.'s express Office,
next door to the hotel slightly injured by water
At eleven O'Clock the interior Of the hotel nearly
consumed, and the beams fell with tremendous crash.
Tim fremen on Adams house pushed down the hotel
walls Trinity place, with ladders, to prevent them
falling into the street upon the crowd The buildings
the opposite side of Trinity place became heated and
scorched by the fire. and required to be kept constantly
wet, to prevent the spread of the conhagration.
AT this time the efforts of the fremen to
the adjoining buildings On the north side Of the hotel
the large free stone block the Of Broadway
and Rector street, which occupied, next to the
burning building by Messrs. 'Hoyt, Tilnghast Co,
commission merchants, No. S3, and Messrs McCurdy,
Alrch Spencer, No. 65 and Messrs. Ide, Carpenter
Co., No 67 TLis block is separated from the hotel BY
narrow passage, about four feet in width, which,
opening Trinity place reaches up nearly TO Broadway
number of windows from the hotel opened on this
passage, and the flames poured through them that
the entire space torrent Of fame playing upon
the walls Of the block Nos. 63 to 81.
This passage situated to be nacces sblc to
the excrtons Of the fire companies and threatened the
destruction Of the block of stores in consequence.
portion of the wall of Judsons fell the dome Of
the rear Office Of Messrs. Adams Co., causing
siderable damage Over Adams Co., the upper stories
occupied by J. G. How Co., dry goods jobtcrs,
considerably damaged from smoke and water They are
fully insured.
By twelve O'Clock the fire had done its worst and
the site Of the hotel pile OF smoking runs The
wall pushed down, falling outward into Trinity
place With this wall down the of the build.
ing, excepting the front wall Broadway whchis is vet
standing.
When the smoke was first seen in the hotel, old
man, boarder the fourth fcor made his appearance
at window on Trinity place, in state Of the greatest
excitement He about to leap ori OF the window
the hall passages having been cut of by the smoke when
Adams induced him to wait till they brought lad
der.
Ina second the ladder raised against the building
and the gentleman extrcated from his reIious position
Three four other boarders we're also rescued b. the
same means.
During the fire, of the boariers of tho house was
in state of excitement trying to find enter
the building and his trunk which he said conta
$4,000 in gold. He offered reward Of 81 eco any one
who would volunteer to his treasures. None were
willing to run the risk, and the money buried
beneath the ruins.
Mr. W. b. Asten, bcok-keeper, with T. II. Arnold Of
Feaver street slightly injured at the fire. We heard
Of no other accident. 1t rumored that a female
perished in the fames but from all we could ascertain
this not
Al the commencement of the ere, Adams Co., occu.
pying the building adjoining, No So Immediately set
their to work cartng off their effects Almost every
thing had been taken from their Offices when their pre-
miscs were pronounced out Of danger.
The basement OF the hotel was occupied BY Mr. Hardy
hair dressing and bathing saloon, who purcha sed
the premises only short time since OF Mr. Phaon the
former proprietor.
INSURANCE
Judsons Hotel was for many years kept by Mr. Jud
son. the prese0t proprietor Of the New York Hotel in
Broadway and the Brevocrt House the Fifth
The of Mr. Judson in his old hotel and the
propsetors at the time of its destruction John
James OGrady
The building owned by Harris Stephens, Esq, OF
Montreal and is insured for $685. in the Of the
following named companies:-
N. Y. Fire Marine ~, 500 Msnhattan....... 81 400
Howard. ......... 1850 Union Mutual ... 2,4O0
KnickcrbocLer $500 Firemcn's....... 2,40O
Equitable. 1850 City............. $500
Reliance Mutual. $500 -
Total............ ................ F2o,uVO
essrs OGrady had an nsurance upon their furniture
to the amount of s43, ,coo in various Offices in this city
and elsewhere.
The loss Of the boardc could not be correctly
tained, but will dc ubt amount to about $40 600.
The servants, about thirty In number lost most OF
their clothing and had to take shelter in the First war
station house Some Of the servant girls the last
to remain in the building, and had 70 be rescued from
the balcony and front windows by OF ladders.
One poor GIRL understand lost her earnings of many
years past amounting 10 5000.
The following statements in regard to the origin Of the
fire made yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Alfred
T. Baker, the energetic Fire Marshal
Mary Burk.--I Of the walters in the hotel;
cutting bread in the servants hall when the alarm
given; out towards the stairway leading up by
the laundry when thick smoke between the
laundry door and the stairway; did not any fame,
but hurried up stairs had not time to any Of my
clothing, although made An attempt to get my trunk.
Hannah Pfendergast-I was down in the lower end Of
the girls cellar about hafpast seven sewing when my
sister alarmed by her cries; saw smoke and FIRE in
the steam room, issuing from among the frames where
the clothes hurr 70 dry: one Of went into the
smoking room TO isN llrgn but IL was seemingly
unheeded; tloul clothes and trunks,