New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-20
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN EAST TWENTY
SECOND STREET

loss ABOUT EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Last night about nine O'Clock, fire broke out h
the large fvestcry building the corner Of Seocs<
and East TweDty-second street, known "A the
n. y. Union Steam Works. The building was owned
by Jacob Hoppock, and leased by the New-fork Bras
Manufacturing Company, who, with the following
parties occupied the establishment; Banks & Back
ley engineers, machiDists and millwrights; Slower
s. Cameron. machinsts and millwrights; Joha
llorsopool manufacturer Of felt for steam boilers:
John Neal Machnist; J. Harrison, Saw Mscfd-
mist; c. l.. Goddard, Machinist; Marston & Knox,
Manufacturers of Fire Arms; l.. Chapman, Pocket
Book Frame Manufacturer, and ID. jackson. a.
Feed NIL.
The FIRE i said TO have originated on the ffth story.
in Chapmans establishment, but how in what man
ner is unknown. The FIRE spread with fearful rapidly,
and in three-quarters Of hour after the alarm vss
given about one hundred feet Of the end OF the bui
ing on Twenty Second street in flames. The fro
men Of the Frst and Fifth Districts were soon on ths
ground but despite all their endeayors, the grcater
part of this immense establishment was destroyed
That portion Of the works fronting the avenue, sn4
absut fifty feet on TwentySecond street, was saved.
though in a damaged condition, both by 6re ssd
water.
The building Is insured for about $l5 oso in the Me
chants, Equitable Of London, Harmony, Beekmsus
StlNarks st. Nicholas, Fulton and other city Offices
The loss on the building is estimated at about ssS,oce
The stock Of the New York Brass Manufacturing Com
pany sustained damage TO their stock of metals to the
amount OF about q, ,ooo insured for $4,000 in vah-
ous city companies the names Of which we could n0e
ascertain. The loss of Marston & Knox, who occa-
pied an entire floor will not probable fall far short u
go, COO They are no doubt partially insured.
r,t- .oftt H. lar anta will
90 600 to 900 EACH The parties occupying the e.
tablishment being absent, we unable to obtnio
full particulars.
From u:ree hundred to four hundredi persons. nes
and women who were employed in various parts o
the works. will by this catastrophe be thrown out a
employment.
At midnight the fire was still raging, but il waa ua-
der the the control Of the fremen.
FIRE IN A TENEMENT HOUSE.
While the above fire was raging another fire broke
out in the range of tenement houses Twenty second
street, nearly opposhe. 1t originated on the hfsA
floor Of house No. 1885, in room and bedroom sdjoin-
| ing occupied by James Marsn, a laborer. Lucy
Conroy niece of Mr. Nj. left the room first and was %
the roof looking at the fire opposite. Mr.. Moran nexs
left the loom and locked the door after him andtweutfs
the street. In about three quarters Of an hour there
after smoke was discovered issuing from Moran's
room Lucy hurried to the room when the door was
broken and she rushed into the apartment, but the
smoke and heat compelled her 10 leave. MIR. Moran
SAWS he left lighted candle in the room, which during
his absence probably burned down and set the place
on FIRE. Loss about sl5o. The 6remen being near q
hand soon got stream Of water into the building asd
speedily e1tinguished the flames
The fire caused great panic among the occupants
of the range, many of whom hurredly left their apart
ments taking with them such property as they could
seize at the moment Fortunately no one was ~
iured The building was owned by Joslsh Macy.