The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-31
Extensive COnflagration.

LATINO OBSERVATORY IN RUINs-A DOZEN FAM
LIES HoUsELEss-Loss ABOUT sl25,O00.
shortly after twelve O'Clock Friday night Mr. James
Baiy, private watohman In the employ OF the Sixth
Avenue Railroad Company, discovered smoke issuing
from tho coopcrs shop OF NJ +. Connolly, No. 40 West
Forty third street. adjoining tho railroad stables. The
alarm promptly given, and every exertion made to
extnguish the rc bu! despite all Efforts spread with
great rspdty, and very short time the whole build
ing Any feet front by ninety four feet deep, and two
stories high, was in flames
The hremen arrived, and were indefltigabe In
their exerons TO subdue the deyouring element but 10
purposes the flames spread TO the rear part Of three
brick buildings Nos 49, i6h and 43 West Forty fourth
street. north OF the coorcrs shop. Here the are
rested In this On coton aer destroying about half OF
The three buildings three story brick buidiag No ~
Forty third street east Of the coopcrs shop caught ire,
but owing to the cxcrtions OF the nrcmcn extn
Euishtd the damage not being $50 The irammable
material produced great quantities Of sparks very large
pie, of beard beng carried to great distance AZ this
me the laitug Observatory, the south sdc OF Forty
ihrd street. opposite the cooper shop caught are the
famts In a very short time yelopinR IL from bottom 10
top. The sight Of much grandeur. The Obscr-
yaiory, $50 feet in height presented the appearance OF
monument cf Ere. while the bright hyid amcs, extend
ing into the dense smoke seemed 10 Kiss the Clouds The
s1enaat this time was sublime an1 grand, such as was
never before witnessed iu New York. Alths remains
of the once towering Observatory, Is pile OF ruins
end ashes. range Of seven frame dwelling houses,
comnsnong at No u, n Forty taird street next
half Of them were destroyed. From here the
ire extended TO tho rear part u a range Of frame
dw oinls ON Forty second street. which were partly
hunt when the nro extinguishcd. Two frame
buildings, Nos 20 and 81 West Forty second street. next
caught Gre in the part and before the fire was ex
uneulshed were about hal destroyed. frame cottage
Thrty eighth street the Fnh avenue, caught
Ore nom srark, and before exinguished the roof was
destroyed.
OWNERS, OCCUPANTS, LOSS, AND ASSURANCES, As
MAR AS COULD DE AscERTAISED.
10. ~ lo,,y 'nna street, c9oger snoP, owned oy
suiciIs S ow@sd by N ssh Avenue railroad Company.
loss about sLCOc* lot .Ielte.
No se Wc-tFot .fourtn ,irect, occupied by Mr. VIII
tam r. Wheaton. who. w,b bHnr,'y. was out Of torn
The loss Of urftute prooaby siae insured. The build
ing is owned by Mr. kohnsou was not ascerained "
Isnred. Loss about 81 GOO,
No 4ek ives, Forty fourth street, occupied by David
B,dell loss about ~ 100 Insured In Tho metropolitan
Nc. as West Forty. fourth street. occupied by John
Gibbons loss about S4oo. No Insurance Baildngs Nos
ieh as owned by John Gibbons, damaged about
f2CO and insured for 81 coo In the Ena Insurance
Company of Hartford
No. as west Forty third street, owned by NJ. Mont
gcmcIy loss about $50 Insured for 81, 200 in the Pa
IaiiiDg Observatory, occupied by the Hydervlc Mar
bic Works loss stock about 200; Observatory aud
buildings owned by the Hydeville Marble Works Com
psny loss about 100000 Insured stock aud buildings
sl7 SEQ in the following ns urance companies-Hamll.
ton 81 500; Home, s5,ooo EXCELSIOR $1,000 Harmoay
No 81 west Forty third street. occupied by IA
Miles whoee loss by Gre and water amounts 70 ABOUT
1900. No insurance The buildings are owned by Mr
wm Ismpard loss abou, 81 COO Insured ,or 500
buildngs owned and occupied BY Nr David Crochein,
a. the Metropolitan Essvc Soap Factory all the stock
wss taken out Loss 70 building about seoo Insurance
The destruction of,he Observatory loss 70 the city
The stranger will longer be enabled TO take In a,
orc glance great metropolis but must DO content 70
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