New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-07
Several Buildings in Broadway, Barclay
and lvultOn-Sts. with their Cor
cents Consumed.
Loss OVER ssOc,OOO.
List of Most of the Losses and In.
surancog.
SUPPOSED LOSS OF LIFE.

smoke discovered Issuing from the basement OF e
large fvestory brown-stone front building No. 30
Broadway occupied by II. j. Bang German ressu'
rant and dwelling Before the fire was discovered the
building was filed with binding smoke and 1t was
with the greatest d Guilty that the frightened inmates
succeeded in making their escape many of them In their
night Clothes One Of the servants Irish girl whose
name has not yet been ascerained is missing and Is
feared that she became bewildered In the smoke aud
darkness and was unable to make her escape.
The alarm was promptly given, and the Fire Depart
men were soon upon the ground with their powerful
steamers but the flames had attained such headway
that was found impossible subdue them until the
whole Of the block extending from the OF the above
building was burnt out. The buildings were known a.
Nos 229 $50 and 23l Broadway and Nos. ], and
Barcayst.
| While the fremen were busly engaged at the above
FIRE another broke out about o'clock In the boot and
shoe store No. $50 Fulionst occupied by George Z.
Richmond. Here too the flames spread rapidly and In
comparatively short space OF time that and the adjoin
ing buildings Nos Iis and lac Fulton.t wrapped
in flames and defed the utmost efforts Of the fire.
men to extinguish them.
| Chief Engineer Kingsand who was on the ground.
and hearing Of the second fire. al elegaphed Tor
additional help and the steamers from the adjoining dis
rics responding the call made their appearance
and were assigned their respective pot ions The fire
snread round from the rear Of Fuon-st, and commu
nIcated with the Of The large hye-story brown
stone front building No. 22 Broadway. and that to-
gcther with the others mentioned above, were com
pletely burned out.
which were situated the burning b1ildings wond bo
DESTROYED but through the oil Le hreneh
and the fact that no high wind prevailed al tle time
| the confagrations were at length got under What
had been among the finest buildings that grace Broad
way was reduced 10 mass of smoking ruins
| ~. V,ur Pat nd Cant
themselves conspicuous by their efforts 20 remove the
goods nom the burning buildings, and through Their
exertlons an immense amount Of property was saved
some OF It in rather damaged condition. 49,,
The Police from the ls 2d 80 sth 5th ota auc 2'th
Precincts. under the command Oi CsPs. be lamp,
Greer and Thorne. were present, and aided IN saving
peoperty By their eXer'ious the crowd Kept back
from the vicinity OF the FIRE and theying, so common
during the confusion attendant on the woTIng OF iho
old Volunteer Department eieetually prevented.
The following i list Of the losses and insuTsnces a.
far an ascerttined Owing TO the absence o. many oil
the occupants and tho fact tia, other have lost their
papers In the ruins 1t Is impossible to give the st en-
IN BROADWAY AND BABcLAY-sTs.
| No 23l-Mr Bangs loss will amount 10 about $500
insured for 900 In the following companies Atlantic,
5000; Hope o. go; Howard. e3o0Oi lonkers,
e. 200; Park, 5000 importers' and Trader, e,'n'
| Hanover $1,000; Germauia. tl30O; Humboldt.
5000 The building Is owned b. John MoGregor and
Is damaged 20 the amount Of $1,000; in'dred but 10
what amount could not be asceftained
No o32-Tho three upper stories Of tho building are
occupied by snshener Kanthnan whSies,ie ., i,i, &
| In clothing. I.Osr nN Wnior STOCK aDout ti''ff
Insured Tor 80 900 The first fpor !, ocoBpied by The
! Atlantic and Great Westcrs Railway Company as
ticket ana freight Office. Loss on fixtures about s+Ooo
/ Insured. ~
I No g3O.-First floor Is occupied BY s. Hatfield.
tailor His loss stock will amount o about s5D't ~
some Of His stock was reno'ed ne y insured pui 20
floor occupied by William A. Drown O. dealer
in umbrellas and lnrasos None of d, ,toGh we re-
moved the heat being 30 Intense. Ar. Bfp"n l.
sbsen: IN Philadelphia an therefore She amouat OF bis
loss and Insurance could not be ascer aimed
| No 2yg-The first floor occupied by the Bat
moro and Ohio Railroad Company as tesei and
freight Office Their loss office furniture aud ht
tures will amount probably 10 s3gO Insured. lhe
second floor was occupied by Mcleod ReWurI,
t,.nrs The most of their stock removed by the
Insurance Patrol Loss about sAoOO lnsarod. lie
upper part Of this building was occupied "a oihces.
10. Barclay.st. occupicdby Thomas Burns a.
,aloon Total loss j r. BENJAMIN trnsses. occupied
portion Of the floor. Loss saeoO, insured Tor w
In the stuyvesant Insuroncs Company. A. Minor
dealer In cigars also occupied part oi TINS noor'
portion OF the stock removed.
No II was occupied by j. Mayer dealer in boots and
shoss A portion Of his stock was saved
!. NO was occupied on fgs, floor by i. \. MonseH q
Co, dealers in hardware snd cutlery. The most Of
tier stock " "a removed. ~, .,
, eealsrs In wooden goods Total loss; fully Insured
No was occupied on the first dO0r by Simons &
Zorkowe dealers IN cloths cassimere, ono teslhgs.
Most their stock removed Loss by water about
600 Insured for els COO in the Central Park Adri-
attic and Firemens Fund Companies. The second floor
was ocoapied by stem BIothers importers OF buttons
Total loss The third floor wes occupied by A. II.
Ritehe steel plate engrayer. Among otner valuable
: plates and paintings, he loses me Dentn o innoo,n
liable steel plate containing % portraits His loss
will amount 70 $50 OO0 Insured for $4,000 III the
$ Market and Guardian Companies. large number OF
valuable paintings steel engrayings and proofs W9lch
Mr Rche has been for The past 20 years collecting
wele swept away in q few hourz In addition TO The
e above, Mr., Rohie had 10 his custody copy OF the
d nanting known as the Republican Court
l. copy OF Mr. Carpenters picture, the "frst
Q Reading Of the Emancipation Proclamation
n Csteel plate saved)j number ci Darcy ri.
% superb drawings. among them the fIs'
Blow for Liberty and asmngtoh Ent1ine g rug .i, ~
together with several proofs OF valuable engraynss
large amount Of the pictures and proofs were inc prop
e erty Of Derby Miller whose loss VIII amount 70 aoou
& S3O0O0. No insurance. ,, /,
z The basement OF No 22g Broadway was occupied BY
J. r. Rosenbaum, printer and statoner. Loss abon
$1,000 Insured for $1,000 IN tho flremens fund an'
1t 22o and $50 Broadway and Nos. l. and Bareayst
wore occupied by the following persons, whose exac
II locality aud loss 1t found impossble TO ascertain
Ieicht Co, boots and shoes Isaac meyer Doc.
and shoes; Kraus & Copenhagen. BARRIERS; Walker
Co., engineers; Faneher LAWYERS Il. H. Chahhins
10 lawyer; Comstoek lawyer; Ganet engravers ales
Wheeler lawyer; Wright Son, lawyers Roberts =, .
Co, needles and cuilery Ely, railroad engineer pai
ton restaurant; Cooper Roe. lawyers Martens law
yer; j. NJ Robertson lawyer; Gage, lawyer JACK
,. son, architect; Wynant Wyncoop Moses, lawyers
D, Norgan agent, Vryg patent ohoei WIN. Howland
10 enerayer Chas. Costey, card prnter smith, car'
printer. - A.. .r,or,oa,
Of Hotel II is owned byJ c. Hamilton. and IS damaged
u 10 the amount Of sl25,0O0. Insured Tor siVooOV
Of M 1N-The lst, I'd and Sd floors we're occupied ..
c. C. Richmond. Loss on stock about sfIVS ~ oin n
sured in the following eonpanes nSTr, eon Norxicb
ID 20 fo0 Imnorters and Traders. e5OO The baseinen
/" was occupied by ]. w. Maimout as saloon' Los
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