The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-28

/ Large FIRE In New FoPk-Loss, $500. 600,
fire, involving the destruction of prop-
! erty valued in the aggregate at over half a
million of dollars, broke out In New York
soon after midnight CT Saturday, in the large
| brown-stone warehouse at the corner of
church street, occupied by E. Stone & Co..
dry goods dealers and importers. numher
OF fire companies were at the moment passing
through Broadway, on their return from fire
IN Front street, and as quickly rs possible
| they got to work. The intense cold. however
mace their operations exceedingly difficult, rs
| the hydrants had frozen, and considerable
| time elapsed before water could be obtained -
The Times says:
| Meantime the flames had burst out of everv
| window in the upper story of the building on
| Church street side, and had thence comm1ni
| Gated to tne adjoining premises on Warren
| street, from which 1T extended to the building
| in the rear, fronting on Murray street mak
! ing an area OF fire two hundred feet in length
| by nifty in width upon which thefirem en- Rad
| 10 work. In addition TO the labor of working
| 10 suodue the flames at these buildings the
hlgh winds threw masses of burning ciDdprs
| and pieces of burning timbers upon the roofs
| OF stores in the vicinity, making it necessary
| ior me exercise OF great precaution to prevent
the destruction of the buildings which were
thus endangered. After ten hours haro labor
however. the fire was eXtinguished il having
| been confined to the two large warehouses al
|
main standing
The first floor and basement of the building
No. 81 warren street and No. 60 MURRAY with
the side on Church street was occunied nv
James +. White IL Co, importers OF Irish and
! Scotch linens, whose loss on stock is estimated
| at Sl50,0G0. The firm was insured for S35,OOO
only, in various city and country companies.
Considerable quantities of their stock was
saved, though in greatly damaged condition.
The second, third, fourth and fifth stories of
the same building were occupied by Z. Stone
* Co, whose loss amounts to aboat $50 900
fully insured.
Johnston, Shepherd Il Saunders importers
| of dry goods, conducted their business on he
first floor of No. % Murray street and No 81
Warren street. Their loss en- stock is proba-
bly, TO the ext-nt of Sl25,0OO upon which there
| is an insurance of $50,G0O in city and ou:-of-
town companies.
The second, third fourth and fifth floors of
the same building fronting on Murray street,
were occupied by Warren & Wilson mann
facturers of boots and shoes. The estimated
loss on their stock is $50 900; insured for S55-
000.
Hook, Skinner & Co, importers of cloths
occupied the second, third, fourth and ffth
floors OF No. 33 Warren street. Damage of
their stock to the extent Of about $3.50, 600 was
done insured for S150,00g
The upper stories of No. 81 Warren street
were jointly tenanted by George A Clark
dealer in spool cotton, Alexander Clark, i'm
porter of shawls, and j. F. Miiwood. i'm port
er OF needles. Their aggregate loss reaches
the sum of about S7O,0OO, insured fully to the
extent of l5G0G0.
The stock OF w. f. Dibblee & Co, importers
OF silks, at No. 20 Warren street and No 25
Murray street, was damaged by water to the
extent of abo 1T SI0,0UO. Fully insured.
The large building siding On Church street
was owned by r. ii. McCurdy. Ii is damaged
TO the extent OF $4,000; insured. The injury
to the other buildings, owned by VIM. Spencer
is estimated at S2O0U0; fully insured There
is no doubt whatever that the fire originated
from defect ill the heaters connected with
"a
building. The steam fire engines at this fire
did very effective service.