The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-16

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EXTENSIVE coNFLAaRAriok--sTEAn SAW MILL,
MAHOGANY YARD AND FOUR BUILDINGS TOTALLY
pEsTRoyED-Loss ABOUT $4,000.
Between four and Ave ocl,ck yesterday morning. fire
broke out In the steam mill Of Lyman Co., No. IL
and 10 Canal street. Before the arrived the Are
spread throughout the buildings, and in very
short time the whole mill enyeIoped in flames The
6remen arrived, but from the nature oil thc mate
rial which the flames fei. the fire for time de-
fsd their efforts and fears wer seriously entertained
that tho whole block through Walker street would b.
burnt to The ground. The iie is supposed originated
from overheGiing formal of the machinery. On this
18th of August Last the premises took IRE that
cause
Lyman Co.. who owned the stock of mahogany TO-. in
the mi estimate their loss about $50 COO which
they have no insurance. The machinery belonged T.
Geo. Bruce and valued at about Sl2 000-toal loss
and insurance. The buildings Nos 49, IL 10 and q
Canal street also belonged Geo. Bruce they we're est
mated IS being worth $4,000 There Of
s6,h0 the buildings. The Of the companies we
David swssden occupied room In No. II AZ turner's
shop his stock ard tools totally destroyed; lose
about 500: no insufanc
VIM. Dewirc occapisd room in No 10 for scroll saw
ing His loss ia tools AMI stock will b. abou, 81 600.
We understand be is not insured
The second aoor Of No. Il was occupied by T. I. Well
sured for $500.
The third floor of No. 2l~as occupied by John H. Mead
turneross about $e00, covered by Insurance in the
Mechanics Insurance Company (Fsiied)
Inc fourth hoor CT No. Il Was occupied by A. ibbert-
No insurance.
Building No q is occupied by Joseph Applegate as a
mahogany yard he suatsned about $500 damage 10 his
stock by water. No insurance.
Tie building is owned by j. b Cornell and ID damaged
about $780, No Insurance.
Building No i5 ON the corner of Elm street. wa- occu-
pied IN the basement BY W. Ructhy, cutler. His loss
win be abeut $500. No insurance.
Vim. Crawford, bs ,ksmth also occupied part Of the
basement His loss will be about sl0o No Insurance.
The frst foor was occupied by l.. Frost a liquor
store HIS stock vas somewhat damaged by water and
breakage in wing it. He estimates his loss at about
500 lie has eco insurance in the National Insurance
Company.
The second floor occupied by Henry Fling brass
founder. He estimates his bss stock patterns and
machinery at about SO 900 which he has the follow
ing insurance Harmony $1,000 Inter national 81 600,
EseuGn, 81 Coo ST Nicholas, 81 0o0 Hamilton 81 500
Total $3.50 Mr. Hing has made such arrangements as
VIII enable him 80 execute all orders left with him
The third floor occupied by James Stewart machi-
nst his stock tools and patterns totally destroyed
,sccc, iollows:-st Nicholas, 81 600 Pacific $1,000.
The fourth floor occupied bv W. woodvorsh as
bag mandatory lie Estimates HIS loss at about IS
The hf,h aoor was unoccupied.
ELM sTREEr.
No 100 Iron and steel store kept by s. Scott total
loss OF about 50 0oO Insured for So 900 IN the Mechanics
Insurance Company, (ailedJ.
No 100 and loa-seaond, third and fourth floors oc-
mayed BY water probably about 5000 Insured In the
Hamilton g eco, and the Metropolitan 8, 900
u. w. j..
Detmsker las s6ont SIS, by water. No insurance
Hougbfon 4 BROTHER, mahogany dealers, Nos. So 90,
~ and ~ Walker street sustained slight damage
by water % their stock, probably sioo The bnidi ,s
also belong 70 Horrtton & Brother and are aamaged
about 500 There Il Of SIS 600 on stock add
eundags, equally divided III the Aston and Ienox
rance Companies.
Mr. Stewart, mschiuist hal j.st completed pcrpct
nni motion machipe for Ne tabas the inventor. Mr.
stewart by great exeriion, syc.s In saving the ma
SHINE without d~msge am w sss~no doubt tnat pos
toiy wiz leei thankful Nak DE oxner who thinks
that DE has AZ last succeeded - producing long
fof power
FIRE IN LEONARD STREET.
Aboat O'clock yesterday morning fire broke out Il,
the nix story dstnng known No SO Leonard street
occupied as house Of Hifime, formerly kept by Kat.
Hastings, but recently by Ellen Hamilton. The alarm
called portion of the rcmen from the Canal stree. fire
and in short time II extinguished. The oss win
amount probably to about 1000. The fire originated
from a defect In tie furnace heaters
There is insurance upon the furniture TO tbs,
amount OF 81 O0o4 0t0 Of which In the Irliara In
surance compipy and $500 in he Peoples Insurance
Company The loss Oh tho building Is also covered by
insurance
appears that Ellen Hamilton the sndlady. ars dis
covered the fire b. waking up almost suifoca,e by smoke
She slept in hack room second floor She ran ,msdi
afely 70 The front window and called out ire 10 a
policeman s'anding. opposite. lie replied TO herr
Ing, che ere in Canal street at the time
made quite hght the ethyl. No said she, the
house Il on fire, and continued to the alarm,
ana ther woke up her female bosrders The kn0ckngat
the doors with The alarm Of are can 10 more readily
imagined than descrioed-tbe male viters seizing 10
their inexpreseioes aid otter articles Of clothing
such acanpering for the sfreet well be andersood
The girls seized the drst article OF covering handy aud
buried down Stare half suhocaed With smoke 10 The
police staten the street where they
By the obligng police corps who dii al they could TO
make them cornfor table and aiisy their fright man
by the name OF James johnson, who acts kind oS