The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-31

amount OF personal property has fallen upon cleveland
Last night about eleven O'clock fire broke out in the
New England House stable and spread with great rspi
dty destroying the New England Hotel the Corn Ex-
change the ST. Charles Hotel General Oviatts substan
tial brick block warehouses, and buildings OK
less value The fire worked its way against the south
wind, as well with 1t. The amount Of property
DESTROYED very great will be seen by the follow
ing statement Of details the most accurate al present
The following is list Of the goods, fixtures &c.:-
Livery stable, where the fire took, loss not known.
New England Hotel j. r. Ross proprietor, whose loss
in furniture, fixtures and liquors, amounts to about
$4,000 Insured for 81 300 the companies are West
ern Massachusetts,, 81 600 Springfield $4,000 Metro
politan, s., 000 Home, s., 800, and Star 81 600.
Fairbanks 4 Co., scale manufacturers storage
house Loss $4,000 Insured in Eastern companies for
Treat Edwards Total loss estimated at sl4
So, 900 and Cleveland Mutual 81, 500.
A. J. Wenham, druggist. Loss $4,000. Insured
IN Rensselaer, Ooo and Western Massachusetts,
Cook l. Anthem, clothiers. Loss unknown. Insured
in Connecticut Insurance Company of Hartford, for
J. 9. Kramer, clothier. Loss $4,000. Insured in
Hartford company, 81 500.
John Brown, barber. Fixtures saved
A. 4 G. Loeb clothiers Loss not ascertaned. Insur-
ed in Metropolitan FOR 81, 600.
Bishop, Remington Co., wholesale liquor dealers.
Loss $4,000. Partially insured
Mclhnch l. stilman, dealers in farm produce. Loss
$4ooO. Insured in Washington Union $4,000
George sprague, agent of L. f. & S. Burgess, grocer
Loss - 500. Insured So 500.
henry Wlihams, oyster saloon. LOSS sooVi no iusu-
iarbcr shop Loss small.
All these stores and shops between the railroad
Mcrwin
On the west side Mcrwn street next the canal,
the market shop Of George Ross Loss not learned but
Next north Koenigsloew, grocery; schwsb cloth
ing and Obander, shoe shop All small dealers, and
though they will feel their losses severely they in
amount light. Vim. Bingham, warehouse for hardware;
stock 81 0G0 saved 81 500 insured In the west
ern Massachusetts,. Chamberlain Crawford, commits
sn merchants: loss from So 600 I" rs 0O0 insured in
Wilbur Mcdowell, ship chander- loss g. 600; insured
in the London and Liverpool 5000, and in the Beekman,
New York. 81, eco.
Two clothing stores Rcc.water, and Fiel, and shoe
store Loss small, but not ascertained.
Custom House, everything saved.
Commercial Mutual Insurance Company's office All
n A. Gray Office. Books and papers saved
Chamberlain Crawford's office. Books and papers
saved
In Oviatt's block north side Of Superior street.
II. N. Gates commission merchant Loss 81 900 No
Vim. X. Eckart, Office Loss $3.50.
/ VIM. Mitteberger, Office.
p Anderson, Commission merchant. Loss 100 bbls.
taow S4 OvO 200 do syrup, 0o0 200 tons Scotch pig
iron in the cellar supposed TO be unnjured This pro-
pery was in transit and supposed to be covered by in
J. Morrison, broker loss of fixtures. Small.
LF 4 s Burgess Wholesale grocers. Total loss of
j. +. Borgess. clothier between River street and Rail
road Stock from s1 900 $40 oO0 probably half lost
sachusetts, So, 900.
Half dozen small buildings north of the above were
burned.
New England Hotel, Corn Exchange, and outhouses,
occupying the entire square between the railroad Supe
ror lane and James street owned by George Atwater
Of Springfield Mass. Buildings worth $45, 900 to $780,
900. Insured. 1913, 100.
In buildings s92 500 Insurace far as $37
In goods &c ...... .lsl 600 known ......( $4,000
Total loss. .s2s3 500 Total insurance 1927 300
81 Charles Hotel corner oil Merwin and James Streets
owned by l. L. Hewitt Insured for - 500 which will
probably cover loss.
Nearly all the buildings the north side Of Merwin
street. between the canal and Superior street. Of
wood and owned BY the estate Of c. NJ Gidding worth
$4,000 insured for 900, $1,000 Of which in the
Metropolitan.
North side Of Superior street. fronting on the river
fine brick block owned by Gen. O. Ovatt worth $25 000
Wooden building owned by j. F. Borges, and several
small buildings in the Valued at 80, 600, insured
81, 500
Seamen and Smith lost two bales of hides valued at
$500
John NJ. Hughes lost property valued at $500.
INCIDENTS OF THE FIRE.
Last night, after the fire got under full headway
explosions probably Of powder startled the specta
or and filled the Gremen with anxiety, but the latter
enained steadily at their work The who, contrary
law, keeps powder in his establishment should be
marked
So rapid was the spread Of the flames that half a
dozen persons found themselves in the second story he
third from the paving OF the COURT OF the New England
cut Oft from the stairs Word passed outside,
mattresses brought and placed in the court and the six
saved themselves by jumping from the windows.
Mr.. and Mrs. and the two Misses Deerng, Mr.. and Mrs
eween and Messrs Foster and Ferdon members Of the
"Varetics' corps among those who made hurried
escapes from the New England. The behring's lost
valuable wardrobe.
Mr.. X. b. Hutchins of New York, lost from the New
England tin trunk containing more than 81, 900 in
notes and acceptances He had burned $500 worth of
goods
Two boys, caught stealing trunk, sent to the
watch house.
Crawford 4 Clamberlin rolled from their warehouse
into the river 700 bbs Of flour. boom placed
the river caught the -four ii foated down, and 1t
saved The warehouse Of this firm was fortunately
nearly empty week since it contained $500 600 Of mer
chandise.
Capt. Robert Moore, who at the time of the fire.
with his brig the Alert at Madison Dock, forty-fve
miles east distinctly saw the fire.
This morning, the safes of Messrs. p Anderson and j.
Morrison and the vault of the custom house. OPEN
ed. and the contents found all safe.