The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-03
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FIRE N Fast Hous,os srnEA '--DEsrRUcnos o. Swpr Il
sclAsTUs CABINET MAsvPAcroRY- -Lo@ ABOUT $50 ,ooo-
Shortly after Elk O'Clock Last night 0re oroAs our On inc
fifth floor Of Swift Schsiers cabinet auiae'ofy, nos
lA, l26 and l2S East hou,ton street. orgmsted ~
the varnsh room from accidental thee boys
ct work on that floor nj the time They Ne com
PEELED to make their escape TO the eunding scond
ovenue-the Ore having cut on all egress 70 Housts2
street. The tremep promptly a. the premises, but
owing TO the combustble character of
spread rapidly ana IN few inmates tho building
was enveloped IN flames, ano before the nre
tpguished the three buildings were totally destroyed
Buidisg No lS0 was damaged oy tho wall a No. l28
falling upon H. and the furniture damaged by water
The loss stock Of cabinet furniture Will amount 70
about s1o COO insured for $4,000 in the 81 Marks.
Park East River Kings County aud Rutgers Insurance
Companies. The buildings we're owned oy A W, SWIM
They damaged probably 70 the amount OF t4 90
SIS 600; insured GOO In city companies Building
Ne Secoud avenue was also occupied by Swift Schaf
fer, snd communicated with It by al iron door on the
first floor and BY bridge on the top Owing 70 the jedi
cious management Of the Chief Engineer The DIRE was pre-
vented from extending into the Dnilding the stock 70
BY water TO the extent OF about $500 insured
for "a 600 TIE three story brick dwelling house NO l3C
Houston street. owned by W Q Hutton and occnpied by
him on the first floor, damaged by the fsDg OF tho
wall upoa the root and BY water TO tse extent d 5000
insured for 81 600 on bu ldirg In tho Pachc heCna-
MICS and Traders Insurance Companies and $500 fGrpi
turc in the Pacific Insurance Company Tns:ecoad floor
occupied by W. Reed and Geo Gaske Their furniture
Is damaged cons deraby BY water; no insurance
ARaEn A NEGRO Dor STEALING wArcH-On
Thursday afternoon Detective slovey visit to
aewery store In the Bowery, young negro boy ne
into the store and represented that hsl watch for
sale, and desired 10 sell ii FOR uncle OF his The
keeper told i'm 10 gel the WATCH aad the boy started
OF, returning shortly with a valuable watch worth about
SIS The officer wanted to know what he wanted for Il,
wheu he said he would sell IL for $40 He, however, Of
ferred him S. when the darkey finally said he would
take thai amount The officer then put hs hand In his
pocket, bat instead OF drawng forth the money, he
bauled fourth hts shed which surprised the negro
TINT be daTted out OF the up Bowery
All " q
gave chase aud captured him Broome street. He
was conveyed 10 the police headquarters, where WAS
Aersard ascertsiped that the darkey had stolen
the watch from Mr.. Robt Brown, at No 337 Become
street where be bad whitewashlag during tie day
He was finally taken before Adermsn 3aeley, at the rs
sex Market Police Court, fully committed 10 answer
SHoorIss IN IAUREss SrRxgL-Aboat three
O'Clock yesterday morning named Thomis CO
masky found lying upon the sidewalk in front Of No
20 IAurens street. suffering from gunshot wount In the
ttomas The police conveyed the wounded man 10 the
Eighth precinct station hcase for medical ASSISTANCE and
from there TO the New York Hospital Comssky says he
Intoxicated at the time aud not the
slightest idea who assaulted hlin the ply stefan who
attended the wounded ID Of opinion that the injury
VIII not prove intal
CENTRAL PARK We would cal attention 70 the fact
that the Of to day will probably be The last
last but OF tho The drives In
especially nne condition. ana recommend the pubic
to muster there In force this afternoon.