The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-03
DISASTROiS CONFEDERATION.
Cotton Store on State Street
Burned to the Ground.
ONE MAN Killed AGD SEVERAL INJURED.
The Loss Estimated at About
100000.
90. e. :. 10.

90. ke. ) 4cs
About ono O'Clock yesterday morning aro dis.
covered by ofcer John Fitxsimmons OF the First pre-
cnc apparently the fourth floor Of the tree storage
sorcakept by Charlss Squire. J. and known "a No 10
State street. The building Ave stories high. sixty
nvc foet wide Bridge and Pearl streets one hun
dfed and twenty State Il owned by John Stuart
aud built in tho best nnor Tho alarm Of irs
WAS promptly given and the aremen arrived. but
the flames had gotten under such headway that their
efforts 10 extinguish tho fire futile. ss.ft.
A FEARFUL scESx.
Al the flames made headway tho scene was ono OF
awful glzpdcr from zach window ia tho iufneAss store
the orked flames dsrtsd tskisg the wallis With sheir
glowing tongues This sky bosams lighted w for scsa
siderable distance throwing into al Hoiiof thu shpiApg
in tho bay the Of the gassfs absorbed in the
spectacle the bales bnrst tho blasting shseds
Of material flow from the easements from the mouth
Of a mortar, dropping in blazing sparks upon the
heads Of the spectators Tho noise OF tho engines
and the flow Of the liquid stream upon tho
flaming building the only sounds heard The Are.
worked steadily towards the extinction OF the
Migration The police force under tho direction OF
Captain warlow and Sergeant Young, after consd
the building, compelling The crowd, which numbered
about two hundred and rty persons to retire within The
iron ratings surrounding the Battery
FALLING or THE WALLS.
AT about bali past O'Clock the nreD,on aud
police Were working n steadily they y,,n alone sSo os
Suddenly there was fearful cry OF ALARM rush
was made In all directions. rumbLng sound wss
heard tins walls were seen 70 toer and then followed
fearful crash i was thought at rst that several per
sons must have been buried in the ruins and the widest
excitement existed FOR time Thon the crowd bocam,
cooler and the ensine companies commenced TO call the
roll Of their mcmbois when found tl,a but
man was missing.
TIKI KILLED AND INJURED.
IA soon as the smoke and 81 am would Isrml the Are
men set 10 work oxtricate those beneath the
Par Of the mutilaed remains OF fireman. named rana
out and conveyed 10 the First precinct station house
His body cut in half and arm severed from tho
rSs morning. arh and up to the time of
writing the legs arc stu missing irwin leaves wc
but no children He was about twenty nye years 0.
upward OF nine years Al the time OF tho accident ir
win held No Engines pipe, and thus fell ayictm at
Michael whaieu and Michael Ohearn both moinbo~s
of No ~ Engine had just turned the corner into Siaa
street with pipe whom the wall felt they were both Sc
verey pjured--whalen about the head and back and
oHcarn on the legs and side Tho police conveyed them
Il Clark, amen,ber Of No Q Engine. also badly
| hurt He taken home. Objects q ponnei Snyder
buried IN shs sia. Sa, escaped with ony slight IN
miraculous escape he wssi standing by gaic!sn chs
/ He was knocked down and tho brick aud nll~rs foil
around and him. Tho fsnce forn1aeiy broke tho
l
some severe bruises. That he was no, instantly Killed
seems providsntia The rolls Of the several engine
the dead and wounded. The police are all safe.
and. unless ~ b, some citlzcn the probability IS
s" s,' Of s the pocs '. excluding all b.. members o.
the deparment and bremen from Y''b.n TWO hundred
ssa tho 81 ~ r ss Of ps nc s' %ss many FROM s.
empt., oilers and spec,acs. Too nth credit cauuotb
awarded 10 Captain erlox ss.a Sergeanis Young nm
Which, m ,n. S Sr se' S Ss,f"s n"
w .sr prscpcts wers also present ana r'h"'''" So
FIRE Commissioner Abbe vas az ,.s s "''' IF IT,
psrimeat was well managed, uack 10 the credu q -
| 'hief Engineer and his assistants
fhe injuries 70 superintendent Warren Of the Fire "a
snraocs Detective Force only or slight character
spd no., currently reported, OF dangerous nature
10 Warren escaped Just in timc. in company With Ser
seant Young. o. tho First precinct
ORIGIN or THE FIEs. @n
The origin OF this Are, Ike all the others that have
originated IN storage buildings of late 10 have
boon among cotton Mr.. Squire told Assistant FIR
Marshal n. O. Baker that he hnd no cotton ia
his promises that had been picked: be refused
to store any Cotton that had bern erpcssd IL his
! his customers losing his building On the fourth
nocr whore the fire y reported H. hnye commenced
! there cotton pn Thursday, and o.,
| Vas by Nr. Amery. wac was sent theD by Mr. Draper
TO classify The government cotton No lights or ares
allowed the premises outside ~ the Once, AMI
when ised thofe they serc always Dlosn out IN tho
s,rce, Dessr IN the building The premises closed
|
Henry y. Ed%ard, the bookkeepcr VIII, Keeps keys
went through the whole place and thai all The WIN
closed and the building pfoperiy fastened ny
when tits Bridge street wall fell til. brick broke tbs
| doors SUD windows Ia the basement Of Ne. Bridge
street, occupied " John Oponne AZ porter house and
dwelling duLagng the premises the of 500
Tue building u owned by Peter Nator Mr. C'pennci 8
dsmsge by ws,cr will 10 about $50 insured for 81 go
in the Metropolitan Insurance Company. The mefehan.
disc in the wsrchouss vas owned BY the following par
ties, and viii be damaged probably ~ uic oStcns Of
seventy nv. par the value With tho c.c-ptca
OF tho government the owaors have Dsurlucc-, had IN
inos. cases for the full value OF the property -
Charles sanlse Jr, proprietor q the siose, has sus
about $500 loss ohite furniture. nc no ios1.
snce The books were all taken out uninJurcd
Tho rntod stass ssvsrnm'nt represented y s'mson
| aud other property valued at CSC, 600
g Wallace & Co, % bales span, valued n 900
Wilson Gibson & 60, o. bales cotton. worth $4,000.
slss sS.''' "''"' - : '''' :, '.s - ." ~
g. = Hart 80 cases tobacco worth - 600
| It. Hsycmsyor Bro, $50 cases tobacco, Sa1, 100
insured for y2sOOo in the Market Insurance COMPANY,
Head 4 Miller, loo casss tobacco. $1,000
p Bsuriu,o VI cssrs tobacco go, and 70 'alcs
81 Il ssons "a tales cotton, sieOoo.
Atkinson : q, ~ bales cotton TIN wossh s'',soS
McColl firth, 40 baics cotton, 5000.
1 A. Schafsr. 81 bales cotton $1,000
Il varhses a harrison. 80 balcs cotton, tl6000.
C1asop \ Co., 81 bsler cotton $4,000
v Probst, III bags Of wool, wvrsh SvOoo
I. Eakin, EOS bales OF cotton, $4,000
l Kremsibsrg Co, Il2 cases tobacro ~, 900
Mr.. Dl6bls u bales cottos, 800
viii probably smoaat 70 $4,000; fully insured
INSURANCE. on PROPERTY OWNED ~ PRivArE
pARrfEs. AMOUNTING TO t350.0OO.
The following are the iosursnces on thc prcporty
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