The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-30

No Sls Was occupied on the ground aoor By James Do
nald, oil and eamphsns stors. Less about s7oo
fully insured The upper part Of the houss was tsasatsd
BY Andrew Wood and family, who are losers 70 great sx'
tent their furniture bsng either damaged or destroyed
No. Sal occupied on tbs arst hoor ~ ME- oasssr
millinery store, who " not insured los about $780,
The upper cart Of the building was rented bear pump
maker named Richard ssslsy, whose goods are entirely
destroyed loss about $500. No Insurance.
No. 62s was partially Destroyed. II was occupied BY
Albert Dung a. an spothscaSy store who IL not insured
His loss win b about $780, The building l. damaged TO
the extent Of $780, or more which there ID full In.
suranos in one Of the city Offices.
No. 62b, two story building, was occupied the
arst aoor BY H. Abus boot maker whose stock par
italy saved. No insurance. rhs second story
eupisd by j. Hutry gold and svsrmh, sod book clasp
maker. His loss will be about 81 ooo and 1t has not
been ascsrtainsd whether he Il insured or not.
ELM STRICT.
On Elm street the Gre extended to the rear Of TIVE OF
three buildings and consumed large brass foundry,
still further in the rear The destruction Of property,
however, was not very great.
No. % occuIi in the front BY several poor fsni
Hes whe driven ont of their house by the Aames
but the efforts Of the fireman. who succeeded In saving
the house. reganed their little for them uninured
The were somewhat damaged but further oss
took place.
In the rear of No Is wss sit aated Ave story building
occupied by Lynch, brassfsunder AMI VIM Moore,
OIL oamphsne and burning fluid lamp maker which
entirely consumed together with AL the stock Of both
occupants Mr. Lynch's loss IL estimated at $1,000,
which Is partially injured. Mr. Aoorss stock not
far We could learn, Insured.
Adjoining tho brass foundry Was . two story frame
building in which two poor families lived but their lit
tie property escaped the dsvouring element and
damaged only BY water This old buding looked to all
appearance, like iceberg being covered completely
with thick coat Of ice, wbch gave rather Gohic look
to the old shsnty.
The fences Of house No rs were all burned and
with ice.
In fact the part Of every house In Elm street BE-
tween Duane and Pearl Streets covered to the depth
Of several inches with white mantle Of Ice which win
soon melt of however whenever have day
With the exception of the brasa foundry and lsp
tory damage Of any consequence was cone ON this
street.
APPEARANCE OF CENTRE STREET YESTERDAY.
During the entire day the Of the conaagrion
visited BY thousands coming there take peep at the
ruins, which, to them, novelty; snd dearly
Of them paid for their curiosity for the streets
deep In Croon water and fragments Of ce Those who
did not get vet feet got fs the entire
block where the buildiI gs Stood was complete
sheet Of ice. All day long, boys might DO
sesn skating and slsighirg up and down Centre
street, regardless OF the vain efforts OF the
pedestrians to peranbulate the Of the nrs In
Decd thi,k the ice that the Harlem cars were
stopped from running through Centre street all day and
only BY great exerions the part OF the conduc
tors Of the road enabled to mako their trips through
this street at three O'Clock, when the labore the
road had succeeded in picking passage way through
the Toe for the cars During the forenoon and up to
three O'Clock the Harlem obliged to infringe
upon the rails Of the Third Avenue Railroad Company,
by going up ChsthAm street and the Bowery to Grand
street. whore the track into the 30 very and
continues to Harlsn The occupants of tbs various
houses that consumed obliged to take mp
tsrs wherever they could find them, and doubt many
house in Centre street has by this time the number Of
its occupants increased two fold.
The nsighbors every side Of the block deeply sym
pathxed with the sufferers and in many instances COL
sctions taken up 10 assist In allsvasing the d,
tress Of the poor and homeless
RECAPIrULAT0RY TABLE OF THE LOSS AND ~
sURANCK.