The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-12-25
CITY Intekilgsnco.
City Inteh1gencos
THE DEKKNAN srRExr RIRE-YURTHBB PARTDCU.
LARs-INsURANoBs AND LossEs-rHB roTAKLoss
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the adjoining buildings IL quits large The following list
or the occupants and insurances are Is full could
be obtained by our reporter
No. 6S Bsekman stree-First floor and basement were
occupied BY j. Halsey Co.. general auctionssrs and
hardware commission merchants. They estimate their
loss at about $1,000, which amount there Ia only
$4,000 insurance. follows,-Amercan, $4,000; Fire
mems Fund, 000 Importers and Traders 81 900, and
Park $1,000. VIM. Van Name had $l2 900 worth Of whs
Key IN tho cellar II s all destroyed 5000 Of Hslssy
ley No 40 Warren street. had about $50 900 worth Of
hardware stored in the cellar Loss total fully insured
The Baldwin Tool Company had about IS, 500 worth OF
planes total loss; insured. The basement used by
Semon Bache Co.. for storage OF window glass. Stock
man. SIS OOO Greenwioh SIS OOo Bowery S. 600 Common.
wealth Merchants. IS 800 lafayette SO O0O Hope
$500 and Lorard, So 500 The second floor was occu
pied by Foster Tower dealers in hardware Loss about
insured for $4,000 In The Croton and North Ame
rican insurance companies. The third floor, front, Wolf
Dash Fisher hardware merchants. Loss total insured
for Sl6 900 In the Niagara Insurance Company q. w.
Aburus hardware merchant, also occupied part Of the
Niagara Insurance Company. The rear Of third oor on
the Ann street side was occupied by Samuel Glenn Il
Bro hardware and cutlery Loss $50 600 insured for
Loss about 800 insured for 900 in city companies
No. 63-Frst floor and basement, occupied by the
Lamson Goodnow Manufacturing Company, hardwa
Damage by about $25 000 insured for Sl2o 00O
foIows-New York; city companies-Standard SIS 900;
Arctic, 5000; hanover $1,000; Home. sl5. ooc~sossi
100000 Boston companies Merchants, SIG 600 Manu-.
facursrs $40 900 National So 900 Eliot s. 900 Amer
can, $1,000; North American. $5,000-tota $45, 900.
Providence OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SIS ,000 American,
5000; Washington $5,OOO-total SIS, 600
The upper floors are occupied by the Whipple File
Manufacturing CompanyStock damaged to the extent OF
$4,000; insured for $4,000, follows:-Metropotan
$4,000; Hanover $1,000; Liverpool and London $40 900;
Eliot OF Boston, SIS 600, and Shoe and Leather Dealers
surance Company OF Boston, So ,000 There two
other companies-nsmes not remembered.
The building IS owned by john d. Wendell. II is
damaged to the extent OF 000 insured in the Bowery
Knckerbocker National and another company.
M Mad Avnta anr anA hagav Dao
sett 4 Mace, dealers in hardware Damage by water
about $50 0O0 fully insured in the Corn Exchange New
England, Market and other insurance companies. The
second, third and fourth floors are occupied by j. II.
scott, dealer hardware. Loss about $50 00O insured
each, viz:Resolute, RELIEF, Germana Adriac, Yonkers
and New York, Columbia, Croton, Hoffman, Mercantile,
Williamsburg City Park Citizens Harmony Empire City
and Manhattan The th floor and attic occupied by
the Stanley Rule and Level Company LOSS about 000
insured for $46, 500, foows Merchants IS 900; I'm
gortsrs' and Traders 5000 International, $4,000
Home, S. 5o0 Baltic, ST. 600 Tradesmens, S. o0O Hum
6Oldt, S. 600 Jersey City sooo Empire City, $1,000
colt estate Damage about $40 oco insured in the wash
inton, Home and other companies.
No. 59-First floor and basement, Norton & Bassett,
saddery hardware Loss about 900 insured for
as folows:-Contnental, So ,oo0 Arctic, $1,000; ST.
Nicholas, $4,000; Grocers' S. 900; Citizens, $1,000;
$1,000; Firemen's, OF Newark. $4,000; Charter Oak,
$1,000: American Exchange s. 900: Albany City, oOo
sSa By
colt Co.. ithographers Loss 5000 insured tor $14 900
IN wasnngsSn rirsmens Mtns Of Hartford and Me-
Ing s owned BY Samuel Fooe II is damaged about 81 Oo0
insured
Fire Marshal Baker is investigating the cause OF the
fire, which at present is unknown.
PRESENTATION OF GOLD SHIELD TO INSPECTOR CARPxx.
TER.fhe officers attached to the various police courts
OF this city assembled last evening at the residence OF
Inspector Daniel Carpenter all West Thirty fourth street,
for the purpose presenting officer with an elegant
gold shield and chain, Of the regulation pattern. Ser
geants Lsnerts Gilmore Bracket and Potter In COM
mand OF the different court squads. also present.
and Sergeant Gilmore made brief but pertinent speech
accompanying the gift In receiving the shield the In
with tho police force q this city and was happy to know
that hts conduct had far met the approval or the
OF his command as to make him the recipient
moual substantial In its character aud ntting as
being emblem OF his office. elegant collation. fol-
lowed the presentation Tho shield is OF the regulation
form and made OF pure gold aud the reverse
bears the scrption-'Presented to Inspector Dan
Carpenter by the officers at ached TO the police COURTS
as token OF their esteem " IL Is an elegant gift
most worthy officer
TnR FAIR Sick AND WOUNDED SoLpIERs.-Ths benevo
lent undertaking will continue open the iorthco ming
week. The show at the OF Bro adway and
Thirty street, crowded nightly aud the affair
promises 70 be great success IL would be we'll tn at
the public patronze the Fair extensively as its objects
are OF a character 70 recommend themselves to all
DEATH CAPTAIN r. A. MoRsEIL, OF UNITED STATES
REVENUE STEAMER KAMAKn.-On Tuesday evening,
tenant Briggs Zone OF his ofcers), stepped board
barge lying at the wharf At Hoboken N j. preparatory
going board his ship. The captain was waking on
tarpaulin on the deck the lighter, which covered
cover himself fell overheard. Lieutenant Briggs hove
him rope but he could not hold IL. tic then took the
skirt Of the ieutcnant's overcoat in his mouth and
deavored to support himself with that but lost hold
on Il, swan to Spite OF the wharf and held on to It until
boat from the cutter arrived. when he taken
hotel medical assistance called and all efforts made to
recusctate him. but 10 He did not speak after being
taken from the water His body was packed In ice yes
terday, awaiting the action of his relatives
Captain Morsel was young captain in the revenue
service, and commanded the steam cutter Bronx,
toned a. this port unit. month past, when be was
The death OF Captain Morsel has cast gloom tho
many warm and personal friends he had here and
the service and none knew him but TO love him. He
has passed away. Good kind soul, farewell
NEW SPECIES OF PAvxxsN.-A great many complaints
have been made OF late respecting the condition Of our
street pavemens and the attention OF many Inventive
genusee has been attracted tho subject getting up
species OF pavement which will be free dsadvan
age Of present and past systems We have been shown
specimen OF plan, which, Ia claimed, will accom-.
psh all required consists OF an iron pavement
grooved, the running parallel with the street.
The grooves only threequarers inch wide top
So that no wheel could enter them BY this arrangement
horse cannot ia horse falls forward back.
wards he may Slip but always RECEIVERS; but the frame
OF horse such that once he slips Sideways he must
fall for he cannot cstch sideways macy other ani.
mails As filth will Immediately fall into these
grooves land being parallel TO the street), 1t
can be swept up by machines in the day.
time, Tor no dust ia mide, and none can
rise when there Ia The whole pavement will be
compact, being ionted together In manner as TO
be easily taken up and put down. The gutter Is 30 ar.
ranged that wheel be drawn from IL with the
facility that II can be drawn the pavement The great
drawback to every pavement yet invented that the
Earring has disturbed It, In this there will be
tiuuous smooth motion. In rail wheel there
fore no jammng pavement like the Russ must be.
come smooth as to torture horses 10 ncopcevable
extent indeed II Is known, OF ali the horses that
driven Broadway the loss Is equal to the whole in
years, or In other words, horse will ony last i've
years while he should last ten. The Belgian pavement
destroyed by the arring OF the wheels the
set OF wheels 10 rut crevce OF Deep of an
omnibus load OF passengers, would require two
thousand pounds to lft start from Its position On
this would require 10 start the load CT
sufficient power TO overcome the friction, nifty pounds
II would seem that horse might slip hack forth,
starting the leaning OF the horses against the traces
would any load when in rest and necessary 10
draw AGAINST L. the natural spread "a thing lonerny