The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-20

II "A
SEVEN STORY BUILDNG-Loss ABOUT 500 900.
shortly after i've O'Clock last night Are broke Out
On the tn moor Of the double building Nos 20 and "a
Fran uort street, In the premises Of Barnett Co.
msufae turers Of daguerreotype cases
When the fire was first discovered il was on the
shelving. Tue flames spread rapidly and soon ex-
tended 70 tho upper floors. Tho hands employed in
O. Jenkns printing establishment had to make their
escape to the roof We did not hear OF any lives being
Lost.
The building h owned BY Charles Jenkins, and used
for manufacturing purposes II was stories In
height In front stories in the rear about fifty
feet in width and one hundred feet deep The flames
ragged frously, and at time bird fair t. make dsas
rous fire. The large double tenement house IS and 81
Frankfort street. caught Are the roof and on tho
third and fourth floors. The exerons Of the iremen
aided by the steam fire engines prevented the are from
extending 10 the building % and a. but when the east
wall fell in IL crushed in the roofs of the buildings 30 and
80 The buildings owned by Mr.. Jas Sullivan and
occupied by Mr. Desmond and VIM. Martin dwellings
Every exerion was made by the dremen to exingush
the fire, but notwithstanding their exerons the entire
building destroyed. The building provided with
pipes to let ON steam each floor and when the lire
nrst discovered the steam was let but not however
until too late TO extnguish the fire The following
rect list Of the loss and insurance. far coudbc
certained:-
NOS 20 AND % FRANKFORT STREET
First floor occupied by Banks 4 Could printers loss
about ~ O0O be insured. Second, sixth and
seventh floors occupied by f. O. jenkins printer loss
mated at about $4,000 insured for $s4 900 in city
and out town companies. The basement was occupied
b! Mills 4 Brother, manufacturers Of dry quartz
crushes; loss about 81 600 insured. Part Of the
basement is also occupied by Mr.. Cromn, dealer in
spices loss about 81 600 Part Of the first floor was
also occupied by Sheldon Collins dealer in printers ink
loss about 81 500 The third floor was occupied By
Weeks Co book binders loss said TO oe about $40 600
insured for 50 900 in the New Haven and Hartford In
surance Company Dick Fitzgerald had about 81 500
worth Of goods destroyed Lockwood son about $780,
and Cullen 4 Brothers about 81 600 partly insured.
Fourth floor occupied by Harvey kennard blank book
binders loss about 81 400 insured for 81 500 the Geb
bard Jersey City and State Insurance Company. The
fifth floor occupied by Barnett Co manufacturers
Of daguerretype cases loss said to be about 81 ooo
The building owned by Charles Jenkins. II was
valued at about $27 600 said to be for SIS 600
BUILDING % "a
First floor occupied by VIM Young machinst: damage
by about 500 insured for 900 in the Common
wealth Insurance Company, of Philadelphia.
Second floor unoccupied.
Third floor occupied by John searel as book bindery
Loss about 500; insured.
Fourth and Seventh floors occupied by John Guerrard
marble paper manufacturer Loss about $780, insured
Part OF the fourth floor occupied by Daniel Adee agent
| printer. loss abuut 10; no insurance.
fnth hoor, Anderson u Archer, bookbindery. Loss
| about $500.
Part Of the second floor occupied by Virtue Co. prin
tiers. Damage by water about $780, insured for 81 900
in the Northern Insurance Company, Of Philadelphia
sixth floor, occupied by Louis Nesbaur, envelope
nulacturer damage by water about $500, fully insured
The building is owned by Marshal Ielerts. II is
damaged about $500, said to be insured.
The damage done to the woolley tenement build
ngs,' Nos 35 and 81 Frankfort street will amount
about $3.50 Henry Hedeberger, Of the occupants
sustained about $50 damage by wattr to his furniture
insured for $500 the Etna Insurance Company Hugh
Burns also had his furniture damaged by water about
s25, insured for $500 in the City Insurance Company
This tenement house occupied by about forty families
among whom great CONSERVATION prevailed but fortu
natey no lives lost. Had the lire got under any
Roadway many lives, no doubt would have been sacr
feed the building Is not provided with fire escape
or means Of outside egres provided for by the gs
lature.
when the fire first broke out Chief FL gneer Decker
experimenting serious confagraton, Immediately
ordered out the exempt hremen. Steam 6rc
/ engines John g. Storm, and Manhattan, No. s.,
who using "Our Mary Ann until their own engine Is
repaired, rendered efficient service.
No reliable information could be obtained to the
OF the fire. other than IL originated in the daguer
reotype mandatory. Had the steam been
to the right floor the fire would in all probability
have been put out before gaining much headway
named Frederick, member of No 10 Hose
fell through the dummy in the building Nos % and "a
Frankfort street, aud was severely injured He was
| taken charge OF by his friends
man named Silvey and named Brady each had
their feet injured hy falling bricks. They taken
charge OF by the members No 81 Engine COMPANY OF
which they members
snAnaisNr % JxsKrss MARSHAL
Shortly after five O'Clock went TO the sixth story 10
ascertain how the work getting along. This floor
my press room While stood talking 10 the fore
man ! discovered smoke ! inquired Of the foreman
where the smoke from. He replied he did not
know He then walked towards the window and saw
sm'k issuing through the crevces in the floor. He
claimed The below all fire believing that
be the case, instantly down to Weeks Co. the
third floor informed thu about the FIRE. Their porter
up stairs with bar 10 break open the door
then hurried TO Office called up the tube
the seventh floor to hurry down. The engineer
| let the steam and, / thought somewhat
subdued the lre AT the the fire was discov sred
4 had between fifty and sixty hands at work-they
all escaped without injury. The fifth floor occupied
by Mr.. Barnett daguerrean manufacturer, the fire
originated in his place. During the time Of the fire l
Mr.. Barnett in the street asked him how IL hap
pcned that the IRE occurred IN his place. He replied that
he could not think how that could be- his place had
| been closed since about one O'Clock that day.
| FIRE N THE EIGHTH AVENUE.
| Between three and four O'Clock Wednesday morn.
| ing fire broke out In frame stable Eighth avenue
Fifty eighth street, owned by J. A. smith AMI
pied BY J. A. Harmed One horse burned 10 death.
\ lose about $3.50 no insurance.
i FIRE IN NASSAU STREET.
The alarm OF fire for the seventh district shortly after
| eleven o'clock on Wednesday morning, originated from
| the nth floor ~ Duncan Shrman's building, No Q
Nassau street. In the premises OF the National Bank Note
Company printing Office IL caused by the igniting
Of mill boards placed upright sheet oven
to dry. The flames were extnguishcd with q few pals
| OF water. No other damage.
Personal Intelligence.
Antonio Flores Minister from Ecuador 10 the Untes
States and Nine de Lscyric OF France, stopping
| the New York Hotel
1T. Blunt Of the steamship Atlantic; Lieutenant Stan
ton. OF the United states Army, and Hayes or Wash
| ington, are stopping at the Aston House.