New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-16
FIRES.
yrRT IN Usros seUaRE.

YrRT IN UNION SQUARE,.
Yesterday morning at 3 O'Clock, fire occurred b
the building, No Union Square known as "Tborps
Union Square Hotel involving the entire destruction
of the premises and the loss Of large quantity OF
valuable Masonic and other property. The first floor
WAS occupied by NJ. A. Decker u bar-rootn Ann
restaurant; the second foor fitted up for the no.
commodation of dodgers, and belonged TO this botsi
portion Of the building; and The remainder Oh We
premises was occupied by Holland Lodge, Pacific
Lodge, Benevolent Lodge, Crescent Lodge, wasting-
ton Lodge, and Arcsns Lodge, +. A. M. Metropohtsn
Chapter Roysl Arch Masons CPur de Lion and Co
um6an Encampments Of Knights Temphr. Az The
instance of Holland Lodge, +. A. NJ, m extension
was Last Fail erected tie rear Of the house Inis
Nyss irted up for Lodge room, and was one OF The
abandonment in the city, the furniture parapnerals
and IL being Of the most elegant ana cos
materals The walls and ceilings were be4uthmiy
rescocd and presented representations OF the VARIOUS
erblems Of Masonry. The room was dedicated on the
18th Of December, 1850. "a. -
The fine orioinated ON the second floor, and Is sup.
posed TO have been caused by Goals dropping from .
crate in which heavy fire had been klndied for the
purpose OF drying partitiOn-wsIL henry darrett,
the lnitor Of the building, VAS asee IN hsii o"d-
room q, the time, bat awakened by the aeiss ana
almost sufocating smoke In delaying TO secure . iew
clothes the fire of mis- retreat oy the stairway, ana
The lanes drove him back 70 his room. With great
presence of nind lie took two pairs of sheets and.
tearing them in two made rope one end Of which 10
istenedfto the balcony railing, and then prepared To
descend His WEIGHT, however, proved too great fog
the frail rope and soon gave way when be feI 70
the sidewalk distance OF twenty feet. Happily, he
was not seriously injured by The ial but almosl
nsensible from the effects OF the excitement. Ger
man who CHANGED 10 pass that WY picked him uPs
when be gave an alarm. The frenen soon arrived,
tut found II impossible 70 the building, a. tie
fa,nes had made too gree, Roadway.
The lodges above mentioned have lost their ware.
robes, regahs, and other parapheruaha. Holland
Lodge is insured for A. 0O0 and Benevolent Lodge ior
$500, in city compans but the other odScs nave 40
insurance. . .... .-- F.
Loss Of Mr.. Decker, 81, 500; no insurance.
The extension was insured by NJ, Thorp Tor NV
In the l.srlnaIie INSURANCE Company LtSs on ifont
bnLIinp a. 600 Fully insured IN the NagSra tnsur-
spce COMPANY Loes on furniture OF hotef ana oar.
which was owned by Mr.. Gndersleevs, $-4oo. M
suryd for a 600 iu the ComnonH elIh So'a
,emv ItI imposible to make any accurate estimate
~ he hons. bot IL viii not, probably, fan shors q
81, 90
yrRr AT THIRTY.sscoFD sIRprs
About I o'clock on Friday afternoon FIRE occurred
in che Harlem Railroad Supply Depot, corner Of This-
vur,h stree. and Fourth avenue, 10 consequence "a
.ome Goals from the stove falling among quaasity of
wicks IN the lanp-room. The porter temporarily
aLsent but the fire being discovered Of an early
mept, Il was soon exsn guished Damage 1900 fully
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