The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-07

Half q Million Dollars Worth of
Property Destroyed.
AMOUNT or E0SSES AND INSURANCE.
xe. as. 10.



At twenty minutes past foor o'clock yesterday morn
ing FIRE discovered issuing from the basement Of No
231 Broadway occupied by h. J. Bang, feAlaurant
and residence. The FIRST intmation Of tho Are was an
immense volume of smoke, which, making It's way up
through the nues and dumb. walters, aroused the sng
Of the establishment who asleep on the third
floor The engineer Immediately aroused the family OF
Mr. Bang and gave the ALARM but by this time the fire
had made considerable Roadway, and IL with ddi-
Guilty The inmates escaped. The fire, It appears, orgi
mated in the Kitchen but how impossible yet 10 de-
termine. Alta distance OF como thirty feet from the
Broadway front there open between
Bangs building and the adjoining one on the corner
OF Barclay street, which formerly the American
Hotel There were several windows opening this
area from both houses; through those windows the
flames found easy passage into the old American and
commenced to ascend apparently at the same time in
both buildings. The hremen were promptly on the
ground but as the had been securely fastened
was some time before any attempt 10 check the flames
could possibly be made.
When access was obtained to the fire II was evident
that tho buildings could not be saved and the remen
accordingly directed their efforts 10 the saving of such
property as could DO removed Nothing Of any value
could BIO saved from No $751; and in a very short time
the and side walls fell in thus rendering the build.
ing and Its contents a total loss Mr. Bang estimates his
In various companies. The building owned by Mr.
John McGregor, and valued at sSS, co., on which
there Is q full insurance.
This building Is The which was formerly occupied
by W. T Jennings & Co., and destroyed by 1ro the
evening Of April 90 1864 That win readily re-
memoered by many Of the residents Of this and the adj
joining cities several members OF the old Fire Depart
ment lost their iiyes while attempting 10 the pro-
pcrty.
The building situated on the corner Of Barclay street
broadway,
can Hotel presided by Alderman Cozgcna of the
tn "a yard OF this city now proprietor OF Cozzcn's Ho-
very dry, and the woodwork being well seasoned, the
flames spread with great rapldy, and incredibly
short space Of time the entire build ng six In
height completely gutted, and but very little Of
standing.
In tho OF 1855 fire occurred m this building
that time Are company from Baltimore was paying
VISIT 10 Engine Company H. OF this city, and had put up
at Tho American AZ the time the IRE broke out the visit
ors and their hosts were visiting ule Hppodrome and
Nblos cid Garden, and several OF the Baliimoreans
lost their wardwobes.
When Dir. Cozzens removed hB hotel business from
the building an additional story was added, and II
lifted up throughout for sto'cs and Offices There
whom have lost all the property belong ng 10 them In
the house; but they almost all fully insured
Tho losses Of the principal occupants OF the building
Ha,neld, tailor tho ground noor, had but day
or two be- S' sS laid n heavy stock Of spring %
~~~-- $~~J~~~'
baltimore and ONO Railroad company's ticket onico,
loss slight; insured
On Barclay. sirce,--Dr Benjamin, srusscs loss
g. 900; insured
n G Burns, liquors. -, 500; insured.
j. 7. Rosenbaum, stationery, $4,000; insured for
J. Mayer, boots and shoes large portion Of stock
removed; loss about $500; insured.
J. A. Honsell Co hardware, ~, 900; insured.
L. a. h. Vol, 'woollen goods, $4,000 insured.
simons Il zorkowski, coths, $4,000; insured for
SIS 900
Tbs second soor was occupied by Mcleod & Remmey,
tailors most Of their stock was removed; they are
insured for 500.
w. A. Drown, umbrellas; joss 81 600: insured
Groud Co, watches and chronometers, $4,000; In
/. sure6.
The upper portion OF the house occupied by
awys artssta, engavors and ohers for business pur
/, poses. 10 +,
Tho buiIdspg owned bysJohn C. Hamilton and win
EMO doubt prove total loss; Il valued Of about
$4,000, and was fully insured
!, The building No. Barclay street occupied by
SMessrs }. l. Brown, scale makers; hessra Roberts
yCushman, dealers In haters goods, and Messrs stein
Brothers dealers in cloths Their stocks consider
ssbiy damaged by water but Gro fully insured.
servant girl named Jane Green, who employee
0y Mr. Bangss said 20 be Inissing and Ia feared that
she may have porshed In the flames. No other OF
destruction 70 iise or limb kasss Car been reported