New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-10
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN WOOSTER
STREET.

PI,No-FoRTH MANUPACTORY BURNED-EIGHr
Br-u pINGs DFSTROYED-SEvERAL FIREMEx
INJURRD-PROBABLE Loss OF LlfE-ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY WoRKMEN THROWN
orr or EMPLOYMENT-T0rAL Loss ABOUT
Sl64, 0C0.
Yesterday morning at ll'o'clock an alarm was re-
eeved AZ the Eighth Precinct SiaonHOuse, Southwest
corner of Prince and Wooster streets, that the Piano
Forte Mandatory Of Messrs. Lighte & Bradbury,
Nos 100 and I'D Wooster street. was on ire. Several
of the men who Glanced to be in The Police Station at
the time seized length Of hose that lay in the yard,
and fastening across the way attached the butt to
hydraut Immediately in front Of the factory and while
one entered the basement with the pe another pre-
pared to turn on the water but before he could do
Engine Company No. IL came up and demanded the
water for their engine.
The fire originated in the basement, the boiler,
and the officer who first entered the premises asserts
that he could have put it in few minutes with the
bvdrant stream. One Of the sergeants, himself an old
fireman. demonstrated with the members Of Engine
Company No H. but received great abuse in return.
The pianO-fOrte mandatory occupied four buildings
front and rear OF Nos 100 and l22 Wooster street The
buildings were all FIVE stories in hight. From the
boiler and engine rooms located in the Of the front
basement the fire extended in every direction and in
less than half an hour after the alarm gwen the
interior of the buildings was one mass of flame.
lhe heat emitted from the burning pic was so III
tense as TO set fire 10 the sashes and cutters Of several
buildings on the opposite side of Wooster street. and
apprehensons were entertained Tor the safety OF the
Eighth Precinct Staton-House. A small building
formerly occupied engine-house, but now at
tached TO the sationhouse fire several times,
but was saved from destruction by the exerons OF the
poce The doors of the statiOn-house were badly
Fcorched and nearly every pane OF glass On ths
Wooster-street side was broken by the heat
1t was impossible 20 gain access to the building on
Wooster street. and the obliged 10 camberin
aud ont of the windows Prince street. The work
OF removing the patrolmens beds, and other Pohca
property, was commenced, but was abandoned upon
the Engineers expressing their opinion that they could
save the building from further damage,
The most intense excitement prevailed among the
residents of the neehborhood and many persons made
basty PREPARATIONS TO remove their goods aud chattes
TO place of safety In consequence OF these appre-
tensions, it was deemed advisable TO send for the
steam iire.engmes and the = Manhattan ana ~. u.
Storms" soon arrived, with steam up ready for acton.
About noon the front andn side wall OF the man
ufactory building fell with tremendous crash, demol-
isbing the little brick building No. l2i Wooster street,
occupied by George Wiesse, shoemaker. portion OF
the wall fell upon engine No. H. and smashed her
upper works. +. j. Bauee, one OF her members, was
struck on the shoulder and back with rubbish and
badly injured Several other members Of the company
received Commissions about the body, and Brooklyn
fireman who was at work on the same engine was
badly hurt
Officer Halstead of the Eighth Precinct received
serious burns the face and hands while rcscIDg an
There at the tge the fire broke ont ITO work.
men in the bulldogs, all Of whom it is believed, made
their escape uninured, still rumors are aost that sew
era lost their lives being unable to make their way
from the upper stories TO the street account Of tho
dense smoke and the rapdity with which the flames
spread.
With the aid Of the steam-fire engines the firemen
succeeded by O'Clock in the afternoon in checking the
further progress of the conagration, and the danger
being over those residents of the neghborhood who
had fed their dwellings now returned and get about
Fighting their household.
LOSSES AND ASSURANCES.
The losses and assurances are "a foows
Wooster syeef-Nos. 800 and i22. and buildings,
owned by Mr. Henry Bruner. Totally destroyed Loss
on sf3i0O Insured 500 In the Pacific Lcnox and
Marks Insurance Companies.
Messr. Lshte Bradbmys 'front.' and rear build
ng manuacory aud had heavy stock Of nm
hed and unfn he'd work on hand not particle Of which was
saved They their loss at about 10000 which figure
may be either slightly diminished or exceeded when u inves
tigstion is made.
The Of hessr Lighe Badburya are rs ooWss
Fire Fund....... ~ 500 Artsans 1900
st. Nicholas. 2VOc " ashinston..... IUo
Metropolitan s'..'.' oVO nfeat western 49,
kutReTe.. tyss
ST. MaIks....- oOD New ORR Ere..''''' ~
1850 Kings County 100
Everett ........... 1000 New York Equitable. 1850