The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-16


most rcspcctab .ag | said, s.Awfuil horrible y
''Truly truly, tse., "we ali ruined; hare
two sons gore - storcs Is burned down. The
insurance cfapap ~ be able to pay Ave shilngs
put twenty ,cais Philadelphia and Boston viii
start aheal i. what shall lie done ~ ask ed
ush - said he surplus revenue ought to pay for
this nights work. We Paid It TO the government-let
them give 1t back to u.s. we are ruined and bankrupt
NUMBER or SHEETS AND BUILDINGS.
The following, believe, is accurate list or the
streets aud number nf build ngs:-
South side of Wall, South TO William. ........ ~
Both 81 cs of Will am, from Wall to Old slip. A
Both sides of Tx sange sir 81
Both sides OF Exchange place from Broad. 81
Both sides OF carl, Wall TO oenes slip. "a
Both sides Of Wscr f.om Wall to Coente, slip. IS
Both sid Of From, from Wall to Coentcs slip 7e
Both sides OF South from Wall to Coen OF slip. 81
Both sides Of stone, from William to Cocncs alley. 80
Both sides Of ane from Water 20 South 10
Both side Of Cuyers alley from Water to souh.... 20
One side Of Beaver, from William half way to Broad
Total ................. 500
There wore go hundred stores destroyed; Many Of
average and nave loss Of twenty mons--the pfb.
bablc truth By assessments Of 1874 I'll. real and
sscsSaa Ssa Of e city over wsS s ooo About
onethird tho ard Is destroyed henea the loss by
th mode OF ca.e.ation would be about seventeen mil
lions The STsasr since last year is q. least three
millions, mairg wenty millions, which proves the
other estimate any correct
To this 1873 hcro are twenty six Insurance com
panies in opera % III capital OF $945o,00o. Probs
oily rds OF h is GOOD for the losses six mil
Hons. Add Ions insured IN Boston and else
where, makes et.t millions Of insurance-which,
all paid leaves saa OF twelve millions Of dollars
indvid al merchants and owners Of real estate. Some
of the oldest fan Ice n Tho city ruined.
Arthur Tap1 mad an insurance effected on his store
ton Offices No oice here would insure him because he
WINS an aboli ionist.
hats to any fellow ,as would help 70 remove bundle
TO one fellow ~ gave hat who handed " back.
What's the ma'terr' IL does not III. Give me one
Many OF the tarchagts In tho excitement or removing
their goods, save a1ry blankets or anything to poor
eral valuable -e& gcs 10 place OF 81 city. Heres
coat pair o. ro 'aoons and blanket to you,'
Tho military - the ~ Hall yesterday, and made
il the r hcadqu or 'hrou the night
About two hllHgcd and nfty persons we're carried 10
the polio, o u ,to Of tho day having been ap
AT four ococA yostcr lay a vast body of citizens met
at the Mayr oylee and enrolled their names for the
| night patrol 10 protect The c,y
Where are III, nerrA.n,s and brokers to meet hero
afters Where Is Grange TO beY Why can't Hudson III
| mp his ncwsroaln oss'ms such purposep
The %s r % YESTERDAY s, are Of . s an
thing was done bas % ray few bonds a she Custom
House The ioss oecc Is In Pine street Nearly all the
Wall street ins, companies ruined The banks
are NJ, safe cxce The United states Branch
and all the o,hc bas acted literally !: is necessary
the credit the c :. To-day the public mind will be-
come more ca'n. We Lave no quotation Of socks--nc
since the al ,yc ~p, written We learn that the Board
OF Brokers hsye adi]ru ID " Monday next commit
tee y 'gpone y c@s room n .oL 'n snv ., mae,
cmergency IL Is borrowed that shall have CONNER
cisl failures BY ,ec- .ary Do no. act literally
| tLose who have hoca ss'arcrs BY the nrcY
Ffon the ,I-s,Ip, Doc. IT, 1851
r,vr 'o o',.,islz. s:,r.n.Y Av,r,,oox.
We have just lea m q that the Corporation this morn
ing passed law sung scrip for six millions Of dot
| Lars, and the Encd states Bank Is 10 advance Tho
money, to rebuild se city.
1 et giss =. rvrLiC MEETING.
on saturday nooa day.! srea. phil, meeting re-, ny
prcms Court cr5wd TO sunocation. Judge Irving
called the meetng 10 order, and proposed Cornelius W.
dents and sccrc' Bpris NC many OF our most es
As coon rs or,pf'4aa. Mr. James O. King, from pro-
| ylous committee N "a sres of resolutions com.
prlsing tons calculated Tor the present aw
ful situation Of ri;y The modes Of relief suggestea
suggestions in various papers An application TO Con
gre the Leg e;-rs and to the Corporation for suc,
aid as they could VIII propriety afford were svsra'y re-
| commended.
MIR Dudley Seller also offered few resolutions Of .
similar tenor, .onpanicd them with remarks He
alluded IRE that once burned down half OF Troy
With energy and spt Troy from Is ashes rchor
doubt but then equal energy in The citizens ~
New YORK
Colonel Monroe /, u offered few remarks he did
not think much Of aay application TO Congress Our re
| lance must be elves What Is right and proper
va may receive bat fellow citizens sa!d Colonel ~ /,
there Is yet wealth energy talent and enterprise LETT In
New York. ]. o. fsly resources and on on.
energies 20 not LEI rs 10 s-pplan.s 10 the feet "
| Congress. -
| Mr. Sclden explained lie decided rs Mr. Mon
roe that New YORK 1si through her oHn cnct
glos We did not IA any extraordinary ad from Ton
Mr. Joseph nI.ss also offered resolution 70 provde
~ Tor tho Wide aad orphans who had lost thsf 81
Ia The insurance unpancs. gentleman told him that
such r embraced IN the othcf rnsocliohS
| offered Il.
iror few ann sortsnt remarks from other gentle
men sIr Tawret rlp lated Great COnrl.itee of one
hundred and twenty-five citizens 10 which was adae.
tic Corporation ana Alayor-naking one hundred a.o
gny sS--tp malase s whole OF the busincas TOT we
resioration OF ETY. VT Lawrence began 70 real nc
ijstnA bert Gala ID, ,laoige Grswoi, Jouaush 'ooo
huo Jamcs a. KING &c ssstopn cried y VOICE nom
The crowd; ~ att enc igh; lot tho comu"e' pnSe -
dl pass amidst tcnnr iOus cheers.
| Inc meet NJ iacn dissolved Of its own accord
| ADDITIONAL rAaTicuLARs or THE LkrE coSfLA-
l. CITATION.
The public nina Is lin In tho highest state " excite.
mcnt and will attend nothing clse--ask Tor notnnR
hut what relates 10 ne trent conagration. Yesterday
constant stream was pouring IN and out OF our ONCE
md b fors MALT We had disposed Of qnantfy o. he'
ans well up 10 twenL, Ave thousand copies We na9'
abundance Of dull from Washington, but VINO Sstss
for taty The only that concern us In New Iork
are what ia The exact extent Of our calamity wso afs
tho deepest suIiereSs what 10 the best promp'en nh'
most efficient method ~ recovering from ths oesolann
As 10 the remedy Cor he present OWL - moes prop
able that the civ governments VIII be the most eWclent
In dsyspg and applying H. TO revive tne Commercial
communty-now thfoSn upon their backs-requiSee The
payment within sky DAYS OF thef several policcs ~