New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-04
DEsTRUCTIVE FIRE IN sTATE-sT
One Fireman Killed aud u Number Of
Firemrn and Police Injurcd-A Large
Quantity Of Cotton. Tobacco and Hemp
Damaged and Destroyed - Loss Over
100000. List Of Losses and 1nsur-
amces-Coroncr's lnquest-The Victim
10 be hurled Ts-Day.

Shortly after o'clock on Saturday morning u
fire was on tho fourth floor the large bonded
warehouse No. - Safest occupied by Charles
Sqnires The flames had attained great Roadway be-
fore they we're discovered and all efforts to stay their
progress were unayang. The fire spread rapidly
through the entire building. while the thick volumes
of binding smoke rendered stay in the vicinity
almost impossible. ana maternity fetaIdeu the ehorb
Of the fircmen and police. -
Within - minutes from the discovery of the fire. and
while the bremen and police actively engaged on
the burning building, the walls unexpectedly fell WIN
,remcndous crash bnrying beneath the ruins Thomas
Irwin Of Engine Company No T. and seriously inJuring
Michael Wlalen and Michael Oiiearn OF the same
company The latter we're conveyed to the new, aort
Hospital where their wounds we're dressed. Edward
CLARK oil Engine Company No. 9and other iremen were
slightly hurt Sergeant Young Of the Tirst was slightly
and Officers o. Donnel. Schneider. Moran and Farley o'
the Second Precinct Police badly hurt.
IL was ri first stated that number OF others we're
crushed beneath the ruins but happily the rumor was
without foundation. ,,.
conssti ~ in part OF 900 bales Of cotton 900 cases or
tobacco a large quantity OF hemp copper. linen goods
and other aIticcs Tho iaei OF SO nrg ah soun' p's
,tnrrd in III. building indirectly tie cansr OF tue
c,,a.trophe-he walls, after the supports had burned
away being unable TO Withstand the immense pressure
from within r,., c..
Goyernmcnt owned the following: l.l26 bales oi cot
TON IL bales OF hemp 2s boxes OF clothing and large
.nonnt Of copper and iron, valued at sD1OOO. These
net.
,sc,nr and were none OF Them insured. The remainder
~ The property was owned as follows:
= Wallace q Co.. To bales Of cotton; Wilson. thDson
4 Co 80 bales; Swepssh, MenhaIl Co.. ~ bales; ,.
y A H. Stone 81 baes II. Aiken. 295 bales; Dennis
PERKINS. 40 bales; Mr. Dbblc IL baes IL. Atkinson a
"a Ot balcs; X. Graves, III bales McCoii rrtn ~
h,jes. A. Schnifs 6l bales; Voorhees, HARRISON e.
hales' Glasson & Co, 81 bales; ID. ~ Benrimo, *
L.,x cotton and vi tobacco; j. u Havelncyci.
40 cases tobacco; Haid Miller, 100 cases; ktemel
her, Co. l42 cases; G. s. Hart ~ cases. H. Casscr
~ r hogshcads RayLes Brothers 81 hogsleads; +.
Probst lO2 bags wool
THE entire value Vi the goods in the building must
have amounted to nearly ssO0 90 The total loss VII
Ina not far rom $500 600 the salvage ON the cotton
md MANY v the other articles will be nearly per cent
The following comprises partial hst OF Inc ihSuf
,nccs on the contents OF the buildings:
NoIn. SIS 900; Yonkers, 5000: Washington, SlO.
| OrD. St,rling $500; Standard 5000; Market
| Ala 600. Merchants. 5000; Metropolitan. ee0,O00
fncg Island 81 OO Lorillard. tl0 o00 Clinton COO
i,ss1national, eo6.OOO; Humboldt, $1,000 Howard
~ coO Greenwich, $4,000; Peoples, 800; Guardian
tS0D; Market. s.s. OOO American Exchange. 5000
Harmony $40 900; Continental. $4,000; City. 5000
Citizens $1,000; Etna, Hartford, $4,000. Total
$3.50 r..
! NAMES are also losers. .o. ,
There are also ufurancos for &5o,ooo or $4,000 |
l,os.ol offices.