New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-23

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$50 co., Whether insured not could not be asccrained
No 100 Third ave was twosoTy buiding and was occn
pied by Edward Hundt as butcher shop and dwelling The
building was coppleey destroyed Loss about el2,0 No
1874 was q ones:ory building occupied by MI KNIT as
lager beer saloon about s6O insured Boih The last
mentioned buildings were owned by MI Johnson' A0's
about $1,000
M 19 Third ave was occupied the first floor by Edward
Home. butcber Loss on stock and fixtures about $500
PARTIALLY Insured The second and third floors were occupied
bv Mr. McKenna and others They succeeded IN getting car
ne no Of their The fourthfo occupied by
two families named Luckenbaek and Gynn Their eompmed
loss on furniture will amount 10 $500. No insurance
No 1874 occupied toe frsiaoor by Nj j. H. Green
upbosiefer and on the second noor as aWelnF lc SUE
Loss by and moving. about 500 No insurance LIE
was occupied by james Boyle as dwelling lie
succeeded in removing portion Of his urnne Los y
FIRE about $500 No insurance lac ionIihool
was occupied BY Mr. BuTrs dwelling. Loss on furniture
Iy FIRE and water $500. No insurance. ,.s o.or.
The Of No 24 oeeapd tho first and second oos
by Brander Robertson dwelling Loss by water aoou suO
no insurance Part of the third floor occupied by Mehae
Dalton whose loss on furniture win he about eO no lnnr
ance The remainder of tbe floor occupied by Mrs 70
garty and Mrs Mack whose combined loss on iarnae VIII
No lee was occupied by Seaman Jones the fret floor as
dW wlTpp'TH su ad o%a. tie building Els BY a and
water wiz amount to $780, Insured for sa5o Ihe 81 Io0
was occppel by Mrs Rooney dwelling. Loss on iuIn
n, yst;o worcester Co WHO occupy the banding Nos
NJ l9 lei 23 S5 and IA Tbrdave and Nos ll5 ana 10
and ocL Insured for 81 OO building in the Bovery Com
ranv and e. 600 each stock ia the City and Repable and
The Lutheran Cbnrch No. O7 Fifteenthst The Rev
Mr. Windknd pastor built in 1850, et cost OF SlUyO
Tie loss is about 5000 Insured FOR 5000 each in the
Brooklyn and CompeIies e. 500 each IN tae
No l29 Tbirdsvc occupied az clothing store ana
dwelling by Mr. Msh Less about $500 Insured for 49, 800
The CbnTeh Of the Holy Redeeer directly opposite the
Academy of Music was on FIRE around the large ornamental
circular window in front time but tie flames were
quickly e1tguhed with no further damage man ing
eR1Ych dwelling alongside shows intense
heat TO which subjected by the paint on tie door "Nu
The building Nc Irvngrace occupied the first floor
as restaurant by Wm. Alexander and hesuppeI portion py
Academy was NJ one Tine great danger and the occupants
menced removing furniture aud fixtures but the gh
direction and the establishment Of Nj Alexander was eft
comparatively ulhamed The Joss BY water aud bTeakage
| will amount pellnps to $500 Fully insured.
! THE ORIGIN OF The FIRE
chfEngueeT kogSnd and SileEs with whom oar re-
bred in three places by some person or persons Ihe Cn
Engineer entered the building soon after The alarm Of me was
beneath section Of the parggee He a; once directed sew.
indication that the fire would be got under before nhctng
damage He then up into the body OF the building
and advanced down toward The ootgs On looking toward
the electrified ct discovering flames rapidly dart
ing upward from fires which had been Ended by some person
| in the second and third circles.
Almost the Of making this terrible discovery the
gas which had been liz to enable the fremen the better
work went out and all were developed II darkness Inc
Ctief succeeded in eropIe his way with considerable arr
Guilty 10 window on the Fourteenhs SIDE ana throngh
be emerged the street by this time The smoke had hed
the entire eddce and the flames were bursting through me
windows Orders was ct once gwen 10 the men 70 'aeae
interior Of the building and play the flames from the door
ways and windows
When the gas rush made by those inside for
The modes Of exit and number succeeded
there was still number in the burning building. While dis
cussng the that should be adopted 10 save them so
perous task was il considered 10 enter the burning Duhd
ing cries heard proceeding from beneath the steps
leading into the Academy from lrvingpace Axes were al
strong and willing hands and from the gloom and smoke were
drawn s hnlf snhoeaed hfenen amid The cheers oil Their
LOSS OF LIFE
The rescued we are panied to say did ron comprise all
who entered the building In few moments IT became POSI-
tvey ,hs DssaD MS.eds p, W ,c
and Ene 81 e tssd h sif a a. 70
being extngnsled he saw them ID OF be pipe on
the abynths Of the stage and soon reduced uncon
ciousDess by the dense aAd binding smoke which hed the
building ..-,,.-.. 4,
NewYork Accidental Insurance Co. Tor tse sun o.
They in common with the other members Of the
Gaving REGENT! peen T S ps M t 30 tcIv
S41ns s " es 90 ~ men receiTe an o6 Loan Den
nm paey ornea feee'V' g. PCT WICK nun 'N' '"'"'
P-"' VIM THE BODIES FOUND
ch, nsr !, ont res,crdav moroine the body Of Walsh
was on3d near the spot beIe he was last Engineer
KirrlanS II had become covered by mass OF rubbish and
was Tins somewhat protected from the fury the flames
scarcely sembsnce Of humanity left indicate that the
developed 10 the remnants Of rubber coat bad
been time bale hearty man endowed with life and
mind From the position IN which the corpse was found ~
w0ad seem that IN the eonnslo nc haa 20
the street but mstook DIS way ana ihttesu VI tenpns
feacn the f0u y. 80 80 =, ,a 20 80 d,s.s
a. SIDE ana SANK nneVhs as e uOV NJ, ~ v !" @ ,s
ing-roome Later 10 me Gay 'ns o. 81 S ,,"s h .o.
ne mao % 10y ssH ut nor spovina which way 10
90 he s5nsTent, made no effort 10 escape The body OF Mr.
~ ne 20 I en,irv conseneJ So itiie renamed in
1T thai II TonId have hsen mpossbe 10 have
him bn for knife aod lev which were fond in the pockets
and were known 20 have belonged 10 him The bodies
exbumed by gang of eD from Engine Company No and
Trnok Compapy No acting under the direction OF Engineer
", W. Rhodes
The remains Of the unfortunate were conveyed ny
their surviving comrades TO the Seventeenth Preenc station