The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-13
FIRE In BANK STREET.

Immense Destruction or Property-Work
OF Thieves and Plundorers--A Number
OF Families Left Honei sss, 80.
At about ten O'Clock yesterday forenoon . are broke
out in the promises occupied by W. Robbins Co a.
box factory and planning MILL extending from No 14s
to No. 1873 Bank street. between Vest and Washington
streets It nrst caught in tho engine room and was
casioaed by sudden gust Of wind rushing down tho
chimney and driving the flames from the furnace into
heap OF shaviugs These shavngs were cut from kiln
dried lumber Of which the establishment contained
large quantity Fed with such fuel the FIRE spread with
alarming rapidity. Il was but moment before tho
BRICK building where arst appeared too small 70
contain y and %. ssv.. minutes 1s.oss ssd burt
work Of rn had boon too far vroaghs 70 30 stayed BY
length heish. and breadth. was wrapped IN
James which stiG north wiad famed into
70 30 ~ : -: WHOM .s speedily
consumed To tho south long row Of three story
houses, fronting on Hammond street. occupied By
ward Those houses sspasatsd from those burning
only BY . narrow yard Upon them aow al eyes vcrs
70 sa .sa s S'
them By the wind WAS not long before sssry case
ment from cellar TO stc hogan 70 smoke and then 70
blaze Soon the giass snapped and the doors and win
dows being open tho other sds ssrong drst sucked
the fire into the rooms, which soon Allied with
fame The scene on Hammond street ono OF the
widest confusion Nearly every window Of burning
houses opened Out Of them came chairs and look
glasses and feather bedA stove legs and rolling pns
books and baskets old shoes and boots fasty stove
pipe q Grassy siap pail; 10 word. everything shas
the most fa and the esss valuable Of all the psraphes
The houses numbered lat and 1ls suffered most from
thieves though the back rooms Of all the houses from
las 70 SS greatly damaged The families lost their
spoons and all such other valuabs g could be COVE
nenty carried on Ono woman lost nteen hundred dol
lars in United States bonds and another had eighty dol
lar analched hand Tho Oflcon sue eeded
arresting four Of the theveA In the building No. Isl
West Eleventh street was the corpse an infant named
Gllnn which carried out BY the nremen. TIE fol.
lowing the less and insurance ~ far - could be ascer
taned:-
buildings; ioss 600 insured 900 10 city com.
ranies Tho buildings ware o~ned BY VIM r Watkins;
loss 49, no insurance No 10. DWELLING occupied
by Vim. Stephens; loss $500; no insurance. Owned BY
Mr. Watkins loss $500; no insurance Twenty one
stables stalls in the rcar loss about So 600 some In
DSns or Scs ~ .na s
DAMAGED about 81. 600 Insured
wSsr EIxvxSrH SrRsEI. No las owned ard occupied
the first floor by g Smith Damage " building $500
insured for So 500 the building in the Irving In
Company furniture 81 200 in the Importers
pied by VIM Nubel and third floor by j. C Crockson
loss about $500 Mr. Crockson is insured for 81, 900
In the North River Insurance Company No IA.
owned and occupied on the first door BY John
Z. Chase; damage TO building $500; insured.
To furniture 500; insured Upper part occupied
li ss d,maDs o building insured 1 on
the building and fence; loss furniture 400; no in
surance Second floor, occupied by Henry Morgan aud
Edward Johnson and tho third noor by Henry Bowman
total loss $500; Mr. Bowman insured No.15l, owned
and occupied By Mrs Elizabeth Farmer Building dam
aged 81 500 insured % 900 in the North River Geo
ouackenbosh, John Romsine and Marin lesson
occupied the building. Thor ioss 500, SAID
$500; owned BY S. Smith; insured for 9. 900 First
noor occupied by Mr. Bauvelt loss $780, insured FOR
$500 In the Importers and Traders Insurance COMPANY
second nooT occupied by VIM. Tiobs; los 500. by
water; no insurance. Third noor cccup I'd by Mr..
CHM aud Carthsrt the former Whole dead child
had 10 carried out Their loss is about 90 each no
insurance. No 1856. building owned by Mr.. Howe: dam
aged $500; insured First noor, occupied by Andrew
j. Hopper; damage tria!pg; insured for $500 in the
Importers and Traders Insurance Company. The sec.
ond floor, occupied by Abraham welah, snd tue third
floor by Moore h HOFFMAN. Nos. III sna ia2 were
damaged about $500 insured.