New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-07
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The upper floors are occupied by G.. l.. Struer
dealer in guns, pistols, &C.; damage about s'Ooi
fully insured.
pied by Herman Wsggoner, dealer in upholstery
loss about a. 900; insured for s. 900 in the famll-
ton Lafayette, Citizens and Relief Insurance Com
psDes
The building No. I63 William street is damaged
about 3OOO and the building No. l6J about q ,VVo;
both said TO be insured.
No I67 in the came street ia occupied by several
tenants. The second floor, by TbomssJ. Wooicock'.
tu-plste worker; lose, $780, no Insurance. The
third floor IL occupied by +. Il. Ashbury, ellss-
letterer damage, 5000; insured for $500 in the st.
Marks Insurance Co
On the same floor ReiDhold o. Andre, hthogra-
pbers, lost $500; no Insurance.
The first floor (rear is occupied by VIM. Bramhlll,
dealer in indiarubber goods; loss, 5000 insured Tor
| 81, 900 in the Kings County Insurance 20.
The first floor 'front.' is cigar store, occupied by
A. Weber; damage by water about $25; insured.
Tho fret floor Of No. l69 is the paper store OF L.
A. Crane, " hose stock is damaged by water about
500; insured for 81 600 in the Montauk and Tor
$500 Lenox Insurance Company. The UPPER part OF
the building is boarding house. kept by Elisha Bur-
lison; damaged about $500; insured for 81 800 III
the Greenwich Insnrsnce Company
| A rumor gained currency that several men ana
women rho were stopping At the RAINBOW hotel
had persisted in the flames, but, "a no names were
mentioned beyond those known to have been IN the
able that any lives were Lost other than those re-
ferred 10 above.
Chief.Engineer Decker ordered the standing walls
to be- pulled down, and tbey were soon veled with
the street without accident. Tue front wall OF the
Rainbow Hotel hauled down to the ground ut
o'clock in the afternoon, and Immediately alter
number Of men set at work on the debris to
search for tho bodies Of the missing persons. The
Fire Marshal is " investigate the origin OF the lire
Effects Of the Thuad~r-storm-Bn Barns Struck
by Lightning-Dwe Injured.
The effects Of the thunder storm on Tuesday even
ing were more DISASTROUS on some portions Of Long
Island, more especially within the limits Of Kings
County aud beyond the boundaries Of Brooklyn.
The particulars, as far rs ascerianed, rs follows:
An extensive cow-stable recently built by Isaac C..
sehenck, esq, on the Jamaics Turnpike. half mile
from East New.York, was struck by lightning about
9, O'Clock and burned down. together wi h large
amount Of hav and fodder Just gathered from the
6-lds, beside farming utensils. Nine cows and one
/ horse were destroyed With the building. The prem
ses were in charge Of Mr.. Daniel Barker, for whom
they were erected. Mr.. Is. supplied many city fam
lilies with milk. His loss is seriods. Tue premises
were partially insured. Lo-s about - GOO.
| A sloop commanded by Capt. Hugh Cochran, ly-
! ing at Fsrrels Landing, in Jamaica Bay, was
struck by lightning Tie mast VIA shivered 10
sniers from the top TO the deck but fortunately the
ve,sl itself remained unlnjured, and no one on
/ board WAS hurt.
A barn filed with grain, at Rockaway, was struck
and burned down.
| A Coney leland Railroad car was struck and con-
sidersbly shattered. The road was somewhat in-
| lured by the rain, but promptly repaired.
At Bushville. three buildings were struck. One,
a barn, filled with hay aud fodder, was burned
down, and two dwellings were injured
A barn near Greenfield was struck, and another
Oh Coney Island was burned down.
Fire nenr Union Rncc Course.
| The extensive light carriage manuisctory owned
by Mr.. Murphy, near Hiram Woodruff Ho'
tel, at the Union Race Course, Long Island
was destroyed by fire on Monday morning,
suppo.ed to be the work OF an ineenciary. Toe
building was Of wood valued 1T s., 900. IL contained
some ten or fifteen light racing wagons, finished and
building orth from 800 to $50 each, aud eight
or tea vehicles left for repairr. The whole were
consumed together with tools, &c. Dir. Woodruff 4
place war on fire several 'imes but By the exertons
OF his employees, some thirty IN number, the premi
SOS were saved from destruction. Every effort was