The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-22
FIRE IN DELANCEY STREET.

Five Buildings Burned and Mine PsrtSx
Destroyed-Forty Persons Made HouS5&
less-Ssvexal Persons lnjursa-.Losa
About $50, 900. 4
About six O'Clock ON Wednesday morning q ara,
broke out the carpenter shop Of Luther Baldwin, thd
OF 81 Delaney street. The flames spread rapidly
and in few minutes the entire building fire. Tho
remen promptly at the premises, and every exer
ton was made 10 subdue the deyouring element; but,
Notwithstanding their exertons the flames extended Ia
the surrounding buildings and destroyed Ave and damn
aged nine others to considerable extent. The steam
fire engines did excellent execution and doubt pre-.
vented the destruction of the whole block.
The police Of the Tenth precinct Captain Davis
assisted by sections OF under their respective SER
gcants from the Seventh, Eleventh, Thirteenth, Four
teenth and Seventeenth precincts rendered valuable
vice to tho occupants Of The buildings and 10 the emen
The following is statement Of the losses and nsuv
RANGES as far a. could be asceraned by our repCrer
Delaney STREET.
No. 89Front and four story brick building occupied'
basement by Christian Hrauneck lager beer saloon
Damaged about $780, insured for $500 the Hamilton.
Insurance Company.
First toor occupied o segar store by Charles sten-
back Loss abort s4oo insured for $50 in the Manhat
Part Of the second floor was occupied by b. Hderhie,
dwelling Loss on furniture ABOUT $780, insured for
Fart Of The second third and f,urtlloors in the 'front.'
building and the entire thr ami fourth floors Of the
building occupied by c. H~lnes ash and blind
manu.act"iy. al his properly was DESTROYED. Loss
about VA CO0 insured for 81 500 IN tie ST. Marks In
surance Company
The basement and first and second Qoors of the rear
building occupied by Luther Baldwin a carpenter
shops all the stock and machinery destroyed. Mr..
Baldwin also owned the buildings. His loss in stock and
buildings Will probably amount 70 about Sl5 600; about
No. sl-Rear building, four story tenement house.
occupied by eight families The furniture d most OF
them was destroyed. Loss in the aggregate about
81 600: no insurance
The front building, occupied by Jacob Drehwed tho
Upper floor loss about $780, for $3.50 the Lemon
Insurance Company The balance Of the building is
pied as TIL and stove store by John weinberger loss
about $500 insured for 81 200 in the Astor
Company. The buildings, front and rear owned by
Mr.. wenberger They damaged about s. 900, and in
sured In the Rutgers Insurance Company. 4
No. S7First floor, occupied by Morris Nelson dry
goods and dweiag stock dam ged by water about
$500 insured for 81 600 in the Asor and Rutgers nsu
Third floor occupied by Aaron Wolf dwelIing fur
niture damaged about $3.50; Insured for $500.
The second and fourth oors occupied BY other tenants
loss about $500; no insurance.
No s5--Fn.t floor, milk depot Of Henry Klein, loss
about $780, insured for 500 in the Manhattan Insurance
Company.
The upper part, occupied by six tenants loss about
81 eco; no insurance.
The buildings Nos 81 and IS Delaney street. and No. 1ic
Orchard street, owned by Jonathan Purdy They
damaged about So $780, and insured for s. goo the
Broadway Insurance Company.
No. 112-Store, occupied by Henry Grummet as meat
ket and dwelling Loss 500; insured for 81 900 M
Stuyvesant Insurance Company. .,.
Second floor occupied in part by H. Habicht dent
lists office; damage by water aboGt $780, insured for
$3.50 in the Germana Insurance Company The uppel
floors Of this building occupied by ten families az
of whom rendered h0useless Loss furniture about
81 600; no insurance.
No. 1I0-Two story brick dwelling owned by Samuel
Weeks Damaged about 81 ,000 insured: occupied by D.
H. Hunt the first foor damage about $50 insured for
5000 IN the Rutgers Insurance Company also on second
A.,rh t Ilptt Innc bouts n. m jDapr
No. 108-Two story brick dwelling; damaged abcut
500 said to be insured. Occupied by Valentine Miller
in the upper part loss $780, insured for $500 N the Pacific
Insurance Company. The lower floors occupied by
Louis Heuseman lager bier saloon and dwelling oss
about $50; no Insurance.
pied by Lrher Baldwin. Building damaged about 81 500
and furniture about $3.50; fully INSURED.
No. 1O4-Two story brick dwelling, owned by Genera
Cadwalader, Of Philadelphia. Dansge about $500; said
to be insured Occupied by J,hn Nasterson and VIM. D.
Tuley and Mrs. Waters Loss in all about 500; no In
surance.
No. l02-Three story brick dwelling occupied by Mrs.
Bamber; damage to furniture Ttt part of the
Horne, and Is insured.
LUDLOW sTErET.
No. 95-A six story brick t. ent house, in the rear,
loss about SO OoO; for 900 tie Iaiesmens
Insurance Company. This building was occupied by.
twelve families, who lost nearly All their funturc, worth
probably in the aggregate about s. 500 insurance
No. 97-Two story and attic frame dwelling, owned by
the Baker estate. Loss about 81 900; insurance.
Occupied by four families. Loss furniture about $500
insurance Building toa ~ destroyed
CASUALTIES.
Frederick r. lee President OF Stuyvesan Insurance
Company and William J. smith, the Surveyor, and Cap
tain John Crossn Of the Insurance Patrol Watch
the building No. ITO cha street, when tho roof fell in
Mr.. Lee sustained bruises his back and
had his hands face and neck badly burned. Mr. Smith
and Captain Crossn escaped with slight burns Had moi
the beams lodged all three Of them would have been
instantly killed.
Henry Engner aud Jacob Trauver, members Of No. s
Truck, severely injured by falling wall IN the rear
tn he
Tenth precinct station house and afterwards sent his
residence No. III Second street. Trauver taken
home by his friends
William Tooker, member Of No 10 Engine, was badly
burned at the Of No 106Orchard street. He waa
taken 10 the engine house by his friends.
From what reporter could arn the FIRE, II is sup
posed caused by back draft The engineer of tho
establishment after lighting the fire in the furnace, went
out and before his return the fire broke oct Owing I'd
the shaving box being close the boiler the flames spread
rapidly to The upper stories, ard thus communicated fire
to the whole building