New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-22
TERRIBLE CONPLAGRATTON.
Fire in Delaney, Orchard, and Ludio"
streets-Five Buildings in Ruins and
Nine Partially Dessroyed-Loss ebout
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little after o'clock yesterday morning FIRE broke
ont in carpenter shop occupied by Mr.. Luther Bald
wn in the rear of No. SO Desncey street. which spread
very rapidly and the whole BUILDING YVES fire.
In spite of very active exertions the part Of the
fremen, the flames communicated 10 the adjoining build
ings, damaging them to great extent. The following
i statement OF the losses and nsurances far as as
ceraioed No SO Delaney street, front building, four
stories, brisk basement, occupied by Christian Brau-
neck az lager beer salooD whose loss is about 500;
insured for 5000, in Hamilton Insurance Company.
The first floor occupied by Charles Stenbaek as
cigar store loss about $iO0 insured in Manhattan In-
surance Company for $780, Part Of second floor Occu
pied by Is. Hi'derbeim and family as dwelling; loss
TO furniture $780, insured inhe Msrket Insurance Com
pany for $780, Part of second third and fourth floors in
front and the third and fourth floors in rear, were oc-
cuped by &. Holmes a sash and blind mandatory;
all the contents destroyed; loss about $4COJ; in
fured for 81 300 in st. Marks Insurance Company.
The basement and fret ana second floors, occupied
by Mr.. Baldwin as carpenter shop, stock and ma
clinery sll lost. He also owned tie building His
entire loss abont $1,000 about one-haf Of which Is
insured TIE rear bnilding fOur-story tenement
house occupied by number Of families, who lost
most of their furniture; loss TO them all about
s GOO and no insurance. Front building, occupied by
Jacob Drebweld dwelling; loss about slOOi iu-
building was occupied by John Weinbergen as tin
and stove store. His lOss Is about $500; insured for
81 200 in the Astor Insurance Company. The build
inge front and were owned by hlm, ana were H.
jured about S5,OOO and insured In the hutgers insu
rance Company No. 81, first floor, occupied by Nor
Tis NelsO0 as dry goods store aud dwelling, stock
damaged by water about 500; insured III the Astor
and Rutgers Companies for $1,000. Third foor, occu-
Iied by Aaron WVle as a dwelling, furniture dam.
aged about $3.50; insured for 500. Second aud
fourth oor, occupied by Others. injured about $780,
and no insurance No IS, fst noor milk depot, occu-
pied by Henry Kein loss $lOJi fully insured In the
Manhattan Company. The upper part was occupied
by tenants who Lost il the aggregate about 81 ,OOO
No insurance. Tie buildings Nos. 81 and IS Delaney
street. and No. ll2 Orchard street, were owned by
Jonathan Pufdy. They are damaged about s., 800
and insured for 5000 In the Broadway Insurance
Company.
OrekGyd Street-No. 49, store occupied by Henry
Grummet ia a meat market and dwelling; Dss about
sl0O fully insured in The Stnyvesant Insurance Com
pany. Second floor, oceuIied partly by II. Hableht
IN dentists room; damage by water about $lOOi
fully insured in the GermaIia Company. The upper
floors were occn led by ten families whose loss Is aDout
slO0; no insurance No. 10, q twO-story brick
dwelling owned by Samuel Weeks; damaged about
$1,000; insured. Occupied by d. Hunt on first hoor;
damage about So fully insured n the Rutgers Insur-
once Company On second floor, occupied by Z. L.
Plat the lss was about So no insurance. No. lOS,
two story bck, damaged about $3,oOO snd To De IT,
sured Occu Id by Valentine Miller IL the upper part,
uoors were occupied by Louis Houseman, as a lager
beer FALCON and dwelling; lose abont $JOi not insured.
No. lO6 three-siory frame dwelling owned ard oecu-
pied by Luther Baldwin,; building damaged about
81 500 and furniture $50; fully insured. No. 1914 two
story bIi dwelling, owned by Gen. Cadwaiader, OF
Philadelphia; damage about 500; Insured; oconred
by John Masterton, William ID. Tally, ald Mr.. Wa
ten; damage small. No l02, thre.-siory b kdweI-
ing, occupied by Sire. Bourke; damage TO furniture
ptit Of the building injured about S5VJi owned by
James Homer and insured.
Lullo,- strset-No. 95, a six-stOry brick tenement
house in the rear, owned by Caroline " Farmer, was
totally destroyed os about 5000 insured for 5000
in the Tradesnens Insurance Co. Twelve families oc
curied this bulldog, who now non eess, aud lost
about all their furniture; loss about 81 $780, no osur-
ance. No. 81, twostory and attic fralne building,
owned by the Boxer estate; loss abolt oOO DO ia-
suranee; occupied by four families Toes on furniture
$50; 10 insurance.
Mr. Frederick r. lee, President of the Stuyvesant
Insurance Company in one OF the buildings when
the roof tell in lie severely bruised on the back,
and lie face neck, and hands were considerably
burned. William j. Smith, Suryeyoro OF the Company,
ard Captain John Crossin, Of the Insurance Patrol,
were both somewhat burned, and just escaped being
crushed TO death. william Token, OF No. ~ Engine
Company and Mr.. Travis, were injured by the fall
ing of wall and Mr.. Token was severely burned.
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