The New York herald., 1864-09-20
FIRES IN NEW Yoax.

HAe Roor az q wnaie Block kn Fourth
Avenue oa Fise-Is~ss Estimsssd AZ
About Twenty TAs.ssna Dollars
Abeu. can O'Clock oo sunday are broke out In the
awssny house No ssI Foarsn.svenae occupied ey Ar.
PStsr Preterre surgeon dentist The IRE, seesns, was
s.assd by carossy leaving shs gas burning too near
- window cssmss she third hsor The oasoes took
A and The aAes extended setwscn the castings 70 Inc
ssof.
me whole block between twenty hfth. and Twenty.
SIKH three story brick; but tse party walls
pot extending roof DIRE spread rapidly Oeder the
~ rooi ,n ousn me wnde ssoox aamsssng me upper
baudred dollars
No Ss5 Fourth ayeous oosner Of gwenty nth street.
drug sto'e, occupied oy j. strnger Loss ON stock
ty estimated al about 900; said " be nsure
The furniture an tho upper 'ssorses V damaged about
$4,000 insured.
40 ssT-occupisd by Madam Marie, as furnished
apartments. Damage toIurature ABOUT $780, said 70 be
Insured
Madam Florentins, doctor, occupied part OF
his house Dam Age 10 iurniturc about $500
No S5s-store occupsed by Mr.. James Csmpoeil as
pweiier aud optctan FnTnitnro &c damaged oy "ater
N,oJ0; insured.
portion OF the upper part OF tho house, occupied BY
Coonei DOtassy aud Isrniy Loss on FURNITURE aoo9s
$500.
No 34l-Eascy dry goods store occupied by Mrs. A. C.
Lo~erre Stock ssed. abous &ooJ; insured Fur
aiture damaged about 5000, also iusured.
No. 3sS-rirst door occupied oy Mrs. Deard as
fancy goods aud house ta uihng gods. Loss
stock by $500 LOSS household turniLnre
asout 700 also insured.
No, 345-store door occupied by Mr.. nyer, fancy
bread baker Loss stock about $500; loss on iur-
Aiture about $500
So 347-girs, feor occupied segar store me
ssnor's could MT learn. Stock damaged by
saier about $500. The upper part Of tins euiding Is
the ire originated, occppied Mr. Pretero den
ast Loss estimated AZ about 81 900, sad 10 be insured
No. 5s9-Frss aoor occupied by Alexander Wood,
dealer fancy Jeweiry and stationery. Bss on stock
sy ~ater about $50 Damage on luraitafe 6y water
about $500, saia 70 be insured
No. ool-tirst loor occupied by James Ada!r, under
saker; upper part oy ms family Daaaage done ~ water
about 81 200; insured
No. 3o3-tlfst uoor, nuichsr's shop, occupied oy
kooert Mooney Loss about 500.
The damage done 10 the buildings will probably amount
- about $1,000 40 doubt aily covered ~ insurance
gAe lsteue,s tho hour prevented reporter from
obtaining iul account OF the insurances
The A~mory OF the Thirty-scventh ReEi-
naens, Wood nrothors, valuabie Pasns-
1nxs Belonging TO William Nibio De-
sIroyea by Fare An Br0~dw&y-Loss
100000.
About three O'Clock on Monday morning nre broke
Gus third floor OF the building No. 500 Broadway
When discovered the fire burning between The
sor beams extended through INTO the hall and
sp stairs Owing to delay in procuring water, the
are got under such headway that before the flames
snbdued the entire bnlding and ls contents de-
skroyed. The anisor OF the building and his family
we're compelled maze their escape 70 the roof and
thus 10 the adjoining buildings.
The hrsl door and basement occupied. by Wood
Drosners carriage dep STORY. The carriages
~ taken out; but Of them were slightly damaEed.
ne fully insured Half Of the second floor front
Snd the whole OF tne part extending through TO
erosby street, were occupied by Bangs, Merwn Il Co
book Their dama8e4 70 the extent
e SIC, 600. The books mostly owned by parties
Who them for sale, or TO be placed storage
6angs Merwn Co. had an insurance OF Il 500 on nx-
sares and 81 900 books In the New Word Insurance
Company What insurance the other parties have did
noe learn.
Z b Richardson, dealer In books, occupied part OF
80 second 10Or front His stock is entirely destroyed
Lpes about $40 000 said 70 be insured William Nblo
IA. had some valuable paintings storage With Mr..
Richardson entirely destroyed valued at about $40 000
end covered by city companies The third
arth floors used by the Thirty yseyenth regiment
- armory and drilroom. AL their arns, together
With the compsnies pers NAL property, totally
destroyed Loss In all about $40 0oo Several OF the
ssmpanies had their property Insured.
The basement was occupied by A. Simonson
Loss about 81 0oo insured for $1,000 in The
Ulremen's Fund and Metropolitan Insurance Company
The briidng is owned by j. o. Fowler. II is damaged
- the exat f about $50 000 said 70 be fully insured
S1ty insurance companies.
TIE hFe extended through the wall into the odd Fell
lsws' lodge rooms, the Top oor OF No sos. Damage
- The extent of $500 sustained. The buIsding
Aamaged about 81 50o and Is owned by Jose Ribbon;
t1iiy insured. r. A. yrede, cabinet furniture maDufac
slight camage by water insured for IS goo m the
anrmooy Gose Merchants and InpoE.ers' aad Traders
Insurance con. 2anies
Tre Marshal Baker ct :he hre and will probably in
~ investigation, ascertain the cause.