New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-19
FIRES.
BuPEIEG or THE NEW BOwERY THEATER
Tag IBBATER Entirely DESTROYED YESTERDAY Az
TRRNOON-sEETcn or THR BrIDN0.

VHg IhBATEk LAllkLA1 DkalhOALD 1Le iAtSAA n
TBREOON-sEETcH or TBB BUILDING.
The Rev Bowery Tbeater situated in The Bo@ory
lgcet Csno and Hcsiess took fire % about q O'Clock IN
&c ,t.iuo0u aad ontI,y consumed even TO me vans
before tro hours had passed away Tie flames spread WIZ
fpIiy almost incredible sal from tie time tlo alarm was
ffr OBJ ue dcvourng flames had enWappeu pa'5 pa l'l
10, f.rIr5sei ta. b vo-ii seem almost impossible
&c mv building pot previously ane l.-i'y P'gl,alet pare,
, 6rs Va fret DISCOVERED o. sad By some persons m
leiie asserted by some iei s', N ~ ' 1
t- attracted DE attention Of passer by who gave the
- ,ai--. fb,f so r.ie5 smoke issuing from Tie cellar
,l1.r ra thciter was indicative OF something wrong
rs 30 through 10 tc back where the fro soon found foot
bod al "'Ean rald! 90 on .s .m.Asi l1Iiihg' On
lie rear wall Of the hoatcr on Flzaleth.st fell most
f.f..ff.f 70 i iauafi H1l this heavy o. masonry
l. across lc u te many lives might have been
sa+ Toe sight az the instant Of DE il. o. Ge wal was
AZ s, eueof She falling Of tc rear walls the Assistant
FOREMAN OF Ea.srt No. 81 }f Pat-ck Calson came yery
rHfs. pipe OF ha engine rnd bad so c time 90 save him
f vhn the alarm given that the val going that
o. srunFng away De- bad % leave behind him The hoe and
f" wla he vas holiing % thc Instant Fortunately how
rft l.. escaped with 20 ijuy whatever TIC engine pipe
40 gaa,es ra. the front wrl dill hn with tremendous
gu o. M lprofhus crash to enable al persons to escape
Ibs bremen vor not long I'm obtaining complete control Of
a'a are mont wai. 9ad fallen ana u very short
NJ
r ne hal any busacs hove any FIRE OF light IN the
W. S s si o. ' fe ' iS tS ,G ' o ' Of I soms
HtHrils maa having tcn seen escaping from The house
LIST OF L0ssrs AND INsUEANcrS
tio Dos, on Oh, tlcaicr building IS about s-909l partially in
I lo OF 81 Li.srd On concry oosrles and other para
Pelpr1 ol9'tai1i.g 90 isielis thclc D. about si1Uo
ar pcou TIE leader az The olchesu loses about 5000
voiA Musical instruments music scores etc. on which
Ih, oni portion Of he teatcr on he south side Of the
entrance was occupied by Mesrs Planer kayser manuiao
r,,s machines ana the seie removed from The building
b. h, Insurance Patrol aud others Their loss about t3OJo
Iasll,al in tlc 6erIulnia gna other companies
The s Goor the ugrtr sde Of t main entrance was
occupied saloon By llps Neri Co. Who also occupied
sconl Icon front billiard saloon lacy also had bar
e second and Third hoor Communicating VIII the theaiaf
ls sl,van on Che south side faliag crushed in the
a. ,ni os. .'.1 oo tsl NV ior1 Kg1der who also
own. o., building His loss Is about soo Insured for
H., &C. Is occupied on The upper aoos by Rarcalov Co.
Photograph gallery loss by water about sou Insured Inc
small sra, by water The Grsi floor is occupied BY Eayuor
Hove Ferry satioacrs Loss by water 500 Insure
3, gt Il on he frsf floor h wne Weed dealer in boots
lh,s loss about 5000 Insured ioi - go In the Bowey
Ts t. floor q No &c. was occupied fancy by J.
Iogr-r he also occupied tc upper doot and attic o. that
and 80 s5asa dwelling Loss on stock and furniture sOOO
Insured
no Rs was occupied on frst oor clothing store by
Hony Burnett lie also occupied - upper portion as
10 81 occupied the lrst hoor by Henry Muller as
ger store. Los, by water about EN-
No 1 0ccuDied as saoon on The frs floor by Peter As
Sen Ii also occupies it upper r as dwelling and lodging
Ths portion Of no - stcr.t not occupied by M Asteu
D ocop'd by Airs bmnchei ns sew ing ana cmOIO'1eiNg
establishment and dwelling. Los. by water slight
Ne 40 llestcrst occupied by d. Benjamin Ogden a.
1Na'lHs Loss hf winter -lul
No Ne occupied By Charles Brtoa The frstAoor
saloon ana above a O dwelling Loss by water s'O No lf4
D. oaps on frstaolr By Prank edcrmann as grocery
Los g neiyI seht iI, llFea nV4 my .Ttil ' f
No 20 h occupied iy g. s,ohr end Edvord Post shoe
,r.Fer. d. workshops and dwellings Loss lv water
No lis occupied boarding house by Jane Lynch Loss
Ne Is Hester and No Ct EDabcht IS occupied by Henry
flhrsuholz g grocery aud dwelling Loss by water 80
Nos s5 ind = Eabeh-st Wcre twostory Old wooden build
ings occupied dwelling by Alrs Parcel and Mrs Lynch
ana were crushed BY le sdeTaL OF the Iheaef IN Us ia
an the above building. Hester and Elzabethsts are
owned by Dr Osen lis loss y about 49, lie Is ln'eu
in the Lenox and North American eompall,.. , ts .
No 81 Ezbethst un old frame sh9ny and occupied as
srfy m pes0n hose name could not De ascertnned
n crushed by e fan Of one Of the side walls Of The theaeF
No g occupied a. lager beer saloon by H schmidt
No q was occupied by Benjamin Roseniha H. Never NJ
Iccstol and brOrau whose loss On furniture by fire and
water amounts 70 slOJO
No 50 was occupied by Philip strobel dwelling He owns
surcd no 81 is a throe-stoy brick dwelling occupied By
number o. tenants whose combined o' is about 80 No ~
tUo-story frame battling owned by Joseph Hdebrand
whose about Fsl. Insured Il j. also occupied by John
5l'nef Tho hlhsuie4 oi soo IN ns Aa4 . Yin l s
lsBy John Mover who insured fr $50 in the Gemania
ioGpany and Tic basement b. Frederick Wyman tailor who
4, insured Tor 900 The Ena Company Hartford Conn Their
combined loss is about ssOu
No Of was occupied By Mrs Wright who loses about 500
furniture.
The erection Of TIE New Bowcry Thcaer commenced in
The part April and opened 10 The pubic for
the FRI time the evening OF the Oh OF S-p'ml following
The ground upon which erected was owned by Judge
Whng who put up the Building 0F s hrs lessoes Mefrs
lo1 LngauL In its construction an the available property
che broadway Teatcr then recently demolished used
JUDGE Whiting having purchased t ior that purpose The
building brick structure extending from ihe BoWey 70
aifabslhst with a front Of % feet and rear width OF
hslrly 100 feet As originally constructed contained
pit aer the old style bui this finally done away with
~ tLai the time OF tbs destruction Of the thcaeg consisted
partuc and balcony asoond tier and gallery With an
seating capacity Sufficient tOaccommOdate so auditors
Tho capacity Of auditorium shown In She fact that the
receipts instance for single performance amounted TO
100 the tickets ol admission being sold a. - and lzc
&C.