New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-10
TERES.


FIrE 4" wEsr TwLsTr-SIsIH sIREET-oE'rEUo-
Ti)s OF PAPER M,SUTAsToET-Loss AScVT
10000
About o'clockye ;'erdsy morning, q fire ooke on,
il the ve story brick bull ing Nos 49, ia aad rs
West reDty -unth street occupied by ThomasFsye
Co, as psper-hapeing mandatory. The FIRE origin
ste1 il tie basement in bin used for ho!diog scraps
Ct old paper, and frs discovered By lad named
John o Brieu who gave the slarD. There wee near
ly two hundred persons at work in the establishment.
at the time who upon hearing the alarm we're grestiy
frightened but fortunately they all ,eeded ia escsp.
ing uniniured from the burning building. The flames
spread with astonishing rardty and soon extended 10
the UPPER hrors. The fremen of the second district
were early on the ground and did all 10 their power to
subdue the flames AppreheI sons being entertained
of en- extensive cobhsgratioD, orders were gvea by
tie chief engineer TO call assistance and accordingly
the bells were rung for the Third d strict
In about half an hour after tie alarm was given the
Boiler attached to the stea n-engne in the basenen.
exploded with loud report The conclusion was so
violent that i, cracked the walls OF the bldibg from
top to bottom. In short time thereafter the walls
fell with Tremendous crash, nothitg remaining Of
the establishment but heap Of smoalderiug ruins.
range Of small frame hui dipgs, Nos l5s, 100 and
1907, we're partly burned and pulled down. Tney be-
longed to Theodore MARITIME, VIII &c oss is about two
hundred dOlI,rs. No Insurance. Several poor fsui-
les occupied these buildings. They each sustained
tifipg damage (, their furniture b. fire and water.
Two th,ee4tery brick buildings on the east side of
the factory the frort aud of 10. No 80, owned
by Michael Green, were considerably damaged. His
less viIl not exceed two hundred dollars. Insured
two thousand four hundred dollars in the 4Etna in
surspce company.
The frame building No. l62, owned BY Mr. eSis,
Damaged to the extern OF about seventy-ve dol
lars. Insured f,r five hundred dolais in the 81.
Nicholas Insurance company. The lower part was
occupied BY G. schimmel shoemaker, who sustained
forty doSsrs dsmsge. Injured for three hundred dol
lars in tie Hamilton insurance company. The upper
part was occupied BY Alex. lie Wis, whose furniture
damaged to the extent If thirty dollars. Tnomas
Dogberty, liquor-6eaor, occupant of No. 80, sus.
tanned damage to his stock and forfeiture 10 the
amount # thirty dollars. No ins
Bessrs. Fsye & Co. had stock Of goods in the
estabslme valued at sl2, Ooo on which they had
insurance Of $3.50 in the following companies:
Merchants. ..,..... 81 go Brootlyn... .....S2000
Psc 1,5c Eas; Rivsr..."...... l7N
..............s675O
TIE machinery and fixtures valued at $40, 900, were
entirely DESTROYED. Insured as follows:
Park In.urApce co.s2eo Excelsior Inursnce Co 5o
Merchants Ins Coz. 500 Srootl,n Insurance Co. 10
Pshc IDturaree Co... 500 East River Ius Co... $50
Total.
Tie builcing belonging to the same firm was valued
at sll 600. Insured in the folio wing companies:
ZOO Excelsior. ,2j)
Atlantic of Brooklyn. 800 Merchants 400
Total. 9cco
The establishment had been fire twice before,
tie last time Icing Sunday morning about the mid
Gle Of August
The building, we understand, had been condemned
by the Fire Wsrdens, in consequence of which the
fremen were exceedingly cautious about approa ching
it during The fire.
The boy who discovered the fire says lie saw man
With lighted candle in the cellar short time pre-
vious looking for blocks.
The matter will be fully investigated by the Fire
Ma shall