New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-06
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN MERCER-ST.
FOrR BrILDINGs BURNED.


Last night at 10, o'clock, a fire broke cut in the
sye-story building No. i3 Mercer street. occupied by
Alexander Roux as cabinet ware mandatory, and
before the expiration of ten minutes owing to the in
fammable nature of the material in the estab-
Eshment. the flames had extended 20 every
story, and were bursting forth furiously tro@
the front and rear windows and roof.
Adjoining ON the south were two small brick build
iugs Nos 80 and IL, occupied dwellings Past the
r,ars of these from the rear windows of No. 81. the
flames swept with tremendous fury, and communicated
to the fine stone building No. 81, occupied jointly by
Ira Campbell as a furniture mandatory and ware
house, and William f. HARRISON Piano Forte manu-
facturer An idea may be formed of the VIE
lence with which the confiagration ragged,
when we state that the distance between
the two large buildings nearly fifty feet and across
this space the flames easily lesped The rear side wall
Of No. 81 on the yards of Nos. 81 and a. contained
number of windows, of which, it is said, were
open. From the rear to the front of No 81 the fire
rapidly extended and soon appeared at the upper
windows on Mercer street.
The fremen Of the district were the ground at
the first tap OF the bell and several companies had
reached the spot before the City Hall and other bells
sounded the alarm. The large quantity of inta nms
BILE material in building No 49, upon ignting, caused
great H. hit which could be from any part of the
city, although the moon was shining brightly The
streets in the vicinity Of the couagaton were filed
with thousands of people drawn thlther by the bright
light emitted from the burning buildings.
Before the lapse of half hour, the front wall Of
RouNs establishment fell into the street, when the fire.
men, by the AID Of long ladders from the roof of No.
L. pushed down he sidowall on the north. This wall
descended upon the roof of the twostOry and attic
house No. 10, occupied by Charles Miller "a porter
housc and restaurant known as The Shades, caus-
ug great damage to the building. The dornal windows
wee smashed in, and many holes broken in the
roof The building otherwise escaped injury. 1t was
probably nj ued by the falling wall and water to tho
amount of - 500. Mr.. Miller is said to be insured
The buildings between the two furniture manufac
tories, No. II, occupied by Alexander RouX, as a
dwelling md M. II, occupied, for the same purpose
by Mr. Knight, through the exertions of the dremen
escaped serious damage by fire, but flooded from
top 10 bottom. The furniture Of the occupants was
badly damaged, and their loss will probably b.
about s., 800 or 81 coo each.
The building in which the fire originated contained
lara, stock Of fine cabinet ware in finished and UNI
finished condition, which was entirely destroyed. What
the los If Mr. RouX will be thereon could not as
certain last night but it will probably not fall far short
Of so OCO or $3J geo. The Insurance will not more
than half cover the loss. The building was worth,
perhaps, $4,000.
Mr.. CanpbePs loss will not exceed $40 900, aud is
laid to be partially insured.
The loss of Mr.. Harrison, which principally by
water, will amount to 81 00O or $1,000.
Many buildings front on Greene street in the rear Of
the Burning cabinet shops, aud other houses on Mer
Ger street Suffered considerable damage by water.
The full particulars relative TO losses and assurances
we were unable learn owing to the ateness of the
hour.