The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-19
City Intelligence.

STORY BuILDING-LOss ABOUT s35 5OOO-FRsr
TRIAL OF THE STEAM FIRE ENGINE JOHN G..
STORM.
About half past ten O'Clock on Monday night are
discovered on the fourth five story brick
building No. 68 Duane street, tue steam laundry owned
by Walter r. James. The FIRE spread the fifth
floor, and in short time the entire edace wrapped
In flames The 1rcmen promptly on the spot, and
used every effort 10 subdue the devourng element and in
about hour succeeded in getting the fire under AS
eviden. that the fire likely destroy
the building word the exempt nremen having
in charge the steam fire engine John G. Storm that the
engine wanted. Every effort made to get
engine TO the fire as soon as possible bat unfortunately
some repairs had been done TO the machinery durns
the day and steam not A fire started
once but owing TO the smallness of the house where
| the engine is located there was but little draft,
and II took forylve minutes before sufficient steam
was obtained to take the engine to the conagra-
ton. When started it occupied between five aud six
minutes TO reach the IRE, distance OF about halt me
After arriving at the Of Broadway and Duane
another obstacle was encountered; be
tanned and ul half an hour elapsed be fore any was pro-
cured. How this happened did not learn but il was
rumored that the remen at the fire refused to give
10 the steam engine Still another delay occurred when
the engine got work and the passed
and raised high the second floor of building
The bose burst, and I'VE or Six minutes elapsed before
they fairly got work again. At this time the walls Of
the building down, and the fire what the fire.
men call out'-that s under ccntrolall danger Of it's
spreading beng removed II is unfortunate that the first
practical attempt to work the steam fire engine should be
Its advocates however, are sangune Of
Assistant Engineer John Decker slightly injured by
part Of the failing wall He was taken to bis residence
We give below complete list of the occupants, their
| The building was five stories high; IL was owned by
Mortimore v Ayres Loss about $4,000. Insured for
Gerard Of Phladepha, 81 Ooo Aston 50 900 ST. Marks,
| $1,000. and the Atlantic OF Brooklyn, 81 900
The damage will be about 81 900 Insured for 81 900;
$500 IN the Poughkeepse Mutual Insurance Company, of
New York, and $500 in the Quaker City Insurance Com
The basement was occupied by James s 0. Gallagher,
brass founders Their loss will be about 5000 Insured
| for 81 600 in the Howard Insurance Company
The first floor was occupied by George kohler macbi
mist. Loss $4,000. Insured So 900 the St.
t | Stuyvesant Insurance Companies.
= The second aoor was occupied by Henry Beaumont,
manufacturer Of stacners stock. Loss about 81 900.
Third floor, part by James Newman as a wbalebone
mandatory. Loss 800 Insured tor 81 500 in tho
J., Third foor part by A. schlunpf manufacturer OF
skirt springs machinery. Loss $1,000. No insurance.
Q Fourth floor, occupied by Walter r James steam
laundry. (The fire, is said, originated in these pre-
misesl NJ 3 loss will be small but there was large
nises owned by y4rIous parties sent in to be washed
the whole of which is destroyed The loss is said be
about 81 o00 not insured The machinery Of the laundry
owned by Charles Starr 1t is totally destroyed LOSS
about 81 200 insured for $500 in the Stuyvesant nsur
Fifth floor, occupied in part by William Gee manufac-
turer OF soda water apparatus Loss about SO 900;
surance Fifth fsor, occupied in part by Virgil Price,
manufacturer OF military ornaments. Loss about $780,
e | not insured.
|
Duane street, by Captain Levy crushed by
h the falling wall and totally destroyed. The loss about
Is sooo 10 Insurance. The first floor occupied by
DANIEL MeFarlan as a grocery HIS loss will be- about
at $780, not insured The second floor part occupied
ir by II. Coins, bedsead manufacturer. Loss 500
not T. Geney also occupied part Of the second
"a floor as shop Loss about sioo not insured
Son, was damaged about $780, insured.
~ The AMERICAN UNION Coal CAsE-rbe examination in
III the case of OF John Riker, A. H. Wheeler, Henry
rs Winfield and others, Of the American Unon for the
"a inventors and exhibitors of the present fair charging
X them with obtaining coal to the Of $3.50 under
alleged false pretences, was brought up before Justice
Welsh yesterday afternoon, for examination There was
quite member ofnter rested parties present considerable
feeling being manifested IN the testimony given r. L.
Maganos agent for T. w. Thorpe the complainant was
called and testified that he hat interview on the l2b
ut 18th of November asst rh the parties ordering the
coal; that he visited the rooms OF the Fair, Broadwsy
i'd with Mr.. Solomon, and was there introduced Mr
+ Henry Whinfed, Vice President Of the institution also
" several others-anong them Mr. A. II. Whee cr John l.
Rker, and gentleman namad Rodgers CONVERSE
ton with Mr. Whnhed stated he called to see about
the coal thai the institution had dcirei. Upon inquiries
a. to the condition Of the institute, tha. thew
had no present mear that they had subscription fund
q amounting to over 81 o0o 800 of which not been
Of collected and which held rs a reserve fand in
1t the institution did not paying or tho
,r exhibitors that he shown a lis. of names i'm
II book purporng to be those Of the managers among
them were those of Daniel F. remann, Peter
IN Cooper, George Law Horace Greeley and othe-s.
that on inqurng the names question the mana.
e gers, he was answered by nod OF the head, was
g told the could not help but scceed
At such at their head Witness inquired in case the
institution did not succeed how Mr. Thorpe would get
money when he told that be paid out of the
subscription fund whereupon on the strength OF these
facts be induced Mr.. Thorpe let them have the coal
Witness could not state who ordered the dst coal but ar
ter the coal had been all delivered he that when
is Mr.. Thorpe sent 10 bis bill they wou pay il, TINT
they would Ike little tme SO that they c'ud collect
% their subscription money IN order TO pay same
Some further testimony, irrelevant, offered,
case finally adjourned over to Monday at eleven
O'Clock.
e THE CoSpInny BRoApwAY.-Broadway is in good
condition again. the machines commencing their work last
night 1t win surprise readers learn that notwith-
santng the noise made about the slush on this
hrstmas, while the has not been nterrupsed
Tie fir st snow fell on December 81, and continued
snowne raansng ana freezing until the following Thurs
day On FRIDAY the street Of sush and entire
ly clean nd dry on New Years day The second snow
e MOI dsy, January 3 aud continued until wednes
day morni ", January g. The street siushy Tues
day, wedne eaay and Thursday. Frrdae was com,
paraiiveiy beo, and entirely Saturday and con.
snned goo fFraveng erder until last Tharsday when
the tbaw. n'gaLied by rain, set in On Friday ts
sush was neai 81 all rune On Saturday street
again clear 'eilcousy dry fer the get worl
| clearing up ouS 1nday
ANNUAL NEE1N vof ExsSiPr FRssfEN--Tte annual meet
ing of the Assoca Gon Of Exemls Fireman, the eecc
of officers for the orsirg year and TIE tvansa t,n
other periodical bu vines. took place evening s Fir
mems Hall Mercers ereet The Treas slated e fn
cial condition Of the Hseuanor7o be ss foIlows:--
income for the year.. ..S321
fXNbulture Tor same IS
B,ance remaining in ussslger's hststs 2sl i
Balance on hand at the Soi'hc previous year gsI
Tota balance on hand a apfess1t- 81 ,215 p
The officers Of the last y NJ were re eecoed UNANIMOUS
ly Philip ". Engs deliver Mhianst1yepecch " TO the As
societon before they adiout s%H
lNcyNDIsRy FIRE IN SEVEN s-fRovD -SrREErviGE .vcE
por1cr-Bc,wecn tive, esnd ose oclock on Tues
day morning, policemen Wilson AKA AnStn, Of the Twcn-
ty-sccond ward discovered a. mneErg light In the m
occupied frame dwell ,pg hcso s ae on seventy second
street and Ninth avenue. osneil ~. C~on Know
ing the house L. be lnoccppcd Ia ouNs at once sus-
poctad the building 20 be DIRE. shg AZ the pre-
misses fire discovered making esp" ~ oeress up the
weather boars Under the back sto ~p The officers in
stanily went ~ work pulling oI the b. ana succeeded
in subiuug the ,rnes rrtil &HAtte came from
The fcnen In the vicinity: then pail VT Two W water