New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-25
FIRES.

,,p, ~ bRoLpwAY--pIsTRUcTIos OF CANTERBURY
HALL-THr HraDoUARTERs or THE MOZART DE-
sOcRAcr ~ Ruins.
Yesterday morning, at ii o'clock, as Roundsman
Less, Of the Fifteenth Ward, looking after the
tatrolmen under hi, command, he discovered smoke
i.-uing FROM the large buscing la tho Of Noe 653,
Isl 6js 65l and GO Broadway, known Cante fbury
Hall and tho headq uarers Of the Mozart demo crscy.
The building nearly 900 feet in length and about
81 Zee, In width and located in the center of the
Lleck bounded by Broadway, Blsecker, Mercer ard
Anity streets. belonged, ith much OF tie srrouLd-
iny IaopsTty to the estate Of tie Rev. Dir. Wiley,
Mes.r.. Fox g. Carran have for I'd" Lot year occu-
pied tie upper part cheap concert saloon, under e
nu,n,s Of 81 Canterbury Hail. the ldrso bill in tie
Ln,emeu, cling engaged w The Mozart DelnoCr.tie
tru,rrl Com,liuee. The building eced -everal
wear. ngo and formally called . Mozart Hall.
Under ssyerl lertce ht sncoessively been u.ed for
concerts and exhibitors Of various kluds The lease
OF the present occupants expired on the let OF May
proxi,n1 nj which time IL war 10 have been taken pos
se.riou by the manufacturers VI some new sswiIgna-
chine.
Oh FIRE, LId raised an alarm to which tie hemen 70,
pponded with their usual tl4crty The hre appeared
10 have onst,d H. the upper ball. and had doubless
been burun time before beng discovered ar IN
lee ihsn tWeaty minutes after tie sLn bes roi deI
ID. body OF he house nass OF hane Toe iooi
Was .,on H. b. ze and the iuteu,e leat emitted from
the burning structure created hpprei eBtlOus for tie
ety 81 the ueighlorrg buil mgr The gderis 10 the
Boud-tect uotse, which adioiI.d tho DOTthefl! eno
OF g. hill wee considerably alarmed, I'D were al'o
Tie quests H. tire nfarge Home, aid the dodgers ia tie
Clinton Hutel, the same block. by MN hicssrant
supply Of water from the stosner-, winch We're sA-
Toned on Broadway, the fire was prevented iron eA.
fencing Ieyond tie Hall Tho roof Uf the burr ing
structure on FIJI IL, and the iotteriIg walls were
spe. oily demolished by the Hrrrnru. a.,
The rean Of tie buildings Nos 100, l9?, and ia
Mercer street occupied dwellipgr we're sHghiIy
a 4 a liz Ill ltlsnM
about slUrOO, and incurred in the following Com
panis: Relief s. 900; kuicke Doe ker OJOi rope,
5000; agaia, 5000 American, iVJUi Loina'o,
5000, anl American Of Philadelphia, $2OCV lils
insurance included lie front building VI ent7anee-"hy
20 tho Hall Un Broadway.
MessIs. Fox & CufIan estimRietbeif loss ~ aoot
500, on iuuiituIe, fixtures, aud stage properties
Insured Tor 5000 in the Stuyyesapi, s,OOJ III me
Hartford and - 800 in the London and lAveroOi ih-
,urance Companies. The rtor. rd hlng the ,htranco
to the Hail in Broadway and In the - "e building vas
occupied by X. Middleton M II laGies slOe-sI"re' lis
stock damaged by water to me amount Oh 80 ~
Insured for SOW Ia the Brcvoor ana *"uVo ia 'no
New World Insurance Companies.
The furniture in the lover part oI the Donn'streot
House sustained flight dam by water Insured 10,
$1,000 IN The American, and $o,UOJ III ire of'
Inrursnce Coni .anies. Damage to tue ain' ult oi
800 viva done To the OF the Stuyvcsaht Institute
Iy the falling walls. Insured for 5000 IN he feet
lDsurAnce Company. Tie building No. ~ bieecheI
street, o,cuI led tailor shop, Wac slightly danhssai
Tu. Origin of the lire lie as yet unknown, o"t ue
Fire Marshal who has already commenced al inVesll-
"a, ion Of the natter bas strong grounds Tor oehe'mB
il to have been the work of 80 incendiary.
fIKE ~ EAST TwEETY STREET.
On Saturday evening tire occurred IL the ehair
nauufactory OF james Bird No III East Twenty
street ctitring damage TO tho amouDt OF sioo. ih-
sored MIR. Bud succeeded in extingusllng the uie
unnided.
FIRE IN LEWIS sTKFET-GiRL BURNED.
Easlv yesterday mOruiUg duid lamp eXPiNeu III
tire dwelling hodse No. l2U Lewis street, Snrhlns a
girl named Margar.t Ellery in seri"qs manner anu
setting tre 10 he furniture. Damage snSht'
FIEE IN CLARksOn SHEET. - +,
Yesterday incoming Officer Swith OF she Ninth ware
discovered fire ia tie cellar of No ii CaI son street,
which bo extinguisted without hing an alarin'
TiREs IN wILLIAAsBUR6H.
Shortly before y O'clock, on FRIDAY n9nt, ar
llsm OF ire for the First Ditet Wac caused Dy th'
burning OF bed, in the upper part Of 10" nen'
house IN GreenpUint. IL eAtingui7hed Dy the Nv
mates of the houre vi i'll bu, tIilns damage
At 1890 on the same Night lire broke on' IN real
building, No 81 Second sueet Il. D., occ'4ied az
a. incl and clair Inanufactory by j; Z, Schneider
The lire oIiiBeIed apartments Oh the second moor
lsed US store room, and, in cpsequbnce Of the dii
Gully in getting the building, the lire extended e
other parts Of lie Irrnlsev aud the who'e OF thu
uuildiag together with iu entire contents, was dc
stroyco. The loss IL esti.naed ut 900. Insured
tbe Fulton Insurance Company Of Brooklynfor ~ 100