New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-21
FIRE IN BROADWAY.
JUDsON's HOTEL DESTROYED
MARROW ESCAPE or The OCCUPANTS.
LOSS ABOUT $4,000.

Yesterday morning the fve-story brown-stone-ffont
building No. 81 Broadway, extending through 10
Trinity place, known as Judson's Hotel" and KEEP:
BY Patrick Il John OGrady, entirely destroyed
by fire
About o'clock one Of the female servants dis
covered smske in the lower part Of the building and
upon looking around TO see from what quarter it
came found the laundry (which was located in the
soutberly corner Of the basementb all fire. She
FASTENED to give the alarm but in less than 20 min
utes from the time the fire disc jvered the flames
had made their way the third story, and soon
after bechiDg forth from the 'front.' and windows.
The establishment comprised two buildings be
tween which was an open space Of about fifteen feet
wide, extending from cellar to roof. The strong
draogb Of air drew the flames from the basement to
the roof The flames in their upward progress burst
in the Window on the severa floors, compelling the
occupants Of the hotel to make rasty retreat TO the
street.
In very few minutes after the alarm wns given
the entire establishment was filed with dense
smoke threatening the inmates with immediate suffo-
cation, but the majority Of the guests aad other
pants succeeded in making their way into Broadway
or Trinity place without sustaining injury.
all egress from the establishment by the s,srways was
cut ofT-two gentlemen, one OF whom had with him
a valise, sppesred at thrd-story window Trinity
place, ard looked out, with view calculating on
their escape. The fremen, seeing the danger Of the
two men, fastened to procure ladder, so that they
might thereby escape to the street. but during their
ab,eDce of the men very carelessly dropped his
vase into the street, and then jumped after it. The
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injured, ran to bis relief, but he had hardly fallen
moment before he jumped to his feet, aud picking up
bis vsse quietly walked of. The other man also
jumped and caught hold Of the ladder jus. it was
placed by the fremen against the wall, and so de-
scended in safety.
Mr.. Grswold, an old gentleman was obliged to
descend from ,hird.stcry window by ladder. All
escaptd. He was assisted down by the fremen and
to them owes his escape from horrid death.
Az before remarked all the other persons in the
Hotel, guests, servans, &c, escaped by the en-
frances from Broadway and Trinity place, but most
of them left their baggage and vauables prey to
the flames One OF the lodgers il is said lost 5000 in
gold, which be left in his room in his fight
At FIVE minutes past o'clock the flames had ex-
tended the entire length of the hotel from Broadway
TO Trnity.place and beched forth from the roof
and windows with great fury.
The fremen of the district promptly responded to
the alarm end were throwing copious streams of
water into the burning building from either street,
but it seemed impossible to check the flames in the
iehtest degree. The reserved corps Of police aud
many policemen from the lower Wards were early on
the ground and succeeded in saving considerable fur
nitnre and some of the baggage Of the guests and
bosrders, but they were compelled to desist from
their lsbofs by the dense smoke that pervsded the
buildings.
The building south of the hotel, No. SO Broadway,
lower part occupied by Adams's Express Company
upper part by j. C.. How & Co, Dry Goods job
bers was seriously threatened with destruction, the
fire having communicated to the roof and esvcs
Many OF the valuable goods and packages in the EI-
press Office were removed TO place of safety.
Through the exertons Of the remen, the fire in this
quarter was soon extiDguished.
The range of brown-s,one front buildings north Of
the hotel, occupied by Messrs. Hoyt, 1illinghas 4
Co., Messrs. McCurdy, Aldrcb q Spencer Messrs
Ide. Carpenter g. Co, and Others also narrowly es
capped destruction. These buildings were separated
from the hotel by narrow alley and passage about
four feet wide opening Trinityplace and extend
ing no TO the rear of the front building. number
of windows on each story Of the hotel opened on this
passage.way through which the fire was driven out
filing the entire space with one of fame which
PLAYED upon the walls of these buildings. This pas
sage was Inaccessible TO the fremen from the street,
and they consequently compelled 10 hoist their
hose upon the roofs of the buildings referred to in
order to save them from injury.
Attn o'clock the interior of the hotel Was one mass
of fame and some Of the beams at this time fell with
a tremendous crash, which shook the remaining por-
ton of the establishment.
The tremen on No. 50 pushed down the hotel walls
on Trinity place with ladders, to prevent them from
falling into the street and nuring the crowd there as
sembled.
small portion of the side wall fell the roof OF
Adamss banking department, deuOllshing the sky
light beside knocking off some of the plaster. They
have sustained no other damage.
The falling of the rear wall damaged the building
on the opposite side of Rinity-place' occupied BY
w. A. Wreel, carpenter The damage, however, is
slight.
The building is owned by Stephen Harris, ESQ., OF
Montreal and is insured for s25 900 in the offices OF
the following named companies:
n Y FIRE ana Marine 50 500 Manhshs ........S.t0
kpieIerbosher...... 25col firemsH~ goo
Youi'abe ........ $50 City ................ XIV
Reliance MuuSl........ 24ool - 80
Total wv
The loss of Meesrs. OGrsdy is roughly estimated
at about $50 900. Nearly year ago they purchased
the establishment OF Mr.. Judson for $50 oos, and
49, hava ,ut considerable stock in IL