The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-17
Additional Particulars or the Great Fire
im Brooklyn.

REPORTED oRIGIN-THE LOSSES AND INsuRAHCBs.
As reported 10 yesterdays HERALD the ire At the foot
Of Joraemon street, Brooklyn, bad been entirely suS-
dued by O'Clock In the evening, nothing being left
Of the vast amount Of property lately supposed to be
safe but mass OF smouldcriug ruins. Yesterday
Ing many Of the citizens OF Brooklyn gathered about
scene, viewing the devastation and ruin the devouripg
element had left in its track but, though there were
many evidences OF very large nre, there was little 10
tho eye Of observer that would tell or the
destruction OF property which had recently taken
place. The ruins OF the brick building and q few
scorohed bales OF wool indeed there; but the
wooden tuiuipgs, the vast quantities OF nitrate
Of soda, guano, hossheads Of moiasses and
sugar, barrels OF liquors and bales Of cotton
been stored there and no, vesiige left
their former position. number OF the OF the
property destroyed were also there looking with phlo
sophca the ruins OF that which but the day
before they had viewed with much compacency and
self satisfaction. They had entirely recovered from the
Intense excitement In which they thrown during
the raging the fire. and calmly looked op revolving
In thor minds new schemes Of asgrsndzement, and
doubt feeling grateful TO the nsurancs companies which
would allow them " repair their otherwise fallen for
tunes. The loss will not ia short OF million dollars,
which there insurance Of about eight hundred
thousand the heaviest losers being the Arm Of Fabori
chauncey, who Will lcse nearly one hundred and nifty
rne warehouses and sheds as also the pier belonged
10 Schenck Rutherford, valued at f26 ,ooo on which
there was no insurance, and will prove total loss
Nearly all the goods stored In the warehouses fully
insured and by the insurance agents report part OF
the guano and hides be made uscfu thus redeemus
pancs New York and Brooklyn interested in the
hrc, and will more or less suffer The following
complete list OF losses and nsurances than has been be-
tore published
Tie nitrate or soda, owned by lawrence. Giles 4 Co..
70 The amount Of 500 600, was insured in the Common
10000 Pounas q wool, owned BY Fabbr chauncey,
las bales Of Cape wool, owned by VIM Hilton Co., /,
OF Boston, valued at s45 600, and 900 pounds WOOL
owned by E Higgins Co.. valued at $40 900, were all
G. p Fischer q %. had $50 hogshsads Of sugar, IN
bond, valued at $2oooo Insured 10 tho Peter Cooper,
Charles Puiiua Co owned 100 hossnesds sugar, du,y
paid, valued at insured n the Liverpool and Lon
smith Dupnips had 5000 hides, valued at $40 200;
Insured In the International
The brig Cesar and Helene had discharged about
valued al $40 600, snd belonged 20 Fabbr chauncey;
but the whole waslo lost. together with the vessel which
R Roche % Brothers Corey had $4,000 worth Of sugar
destroyed which was insured for Sl26,ooo In New YORK
rnoslnls ORIGIN on rns rRA
Considerable speculation has been INDUCED IN 90 70 the
cause Of The explosion. was at nrst supposed that
discovered that there was gunpowder stored
the premises and that the explosion that Of nitrate
people are aware Of the fact that neither sapetre
nitrate OF soda, In s separate capacity, II explosive.
they possess in The form Of suupowdsr NECESSARY 10
mix them with carbenated substances The only reason
able idea Of the Of the explosion 10 be that,
whom he nre broke out the molasses and sugar. which
had become carbonizsd BY tAe 1re, flowed among the
nitrate OF sods and combined with II, thus forming
powder, which Immediately exploded. Nitrate OF soda
operates precisely she nitrate OF potash m It's
aicns 10 charcoal or 10 any csrbonized substance 10
holds exactly tho same proportions of nitrogen ana oxy
seD. win shs soda alkaiI base instead Of potash.
10 NOT absolutely necessary that the carbon aud salt
produce an esposo fSs ssrbouo % acid s gas evolved
from the one and The oxygen and nitrogen evolved from
The other, minainG IN the air at . high temperasurs,
might have the same eleot-