New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-06
DEsTRUCTIvE FIRE IN BEIDGE.
STREET.
4 Lnrg~ Cotton Warehouse. with its Con-
tents, Destroyed-Loss Over S3jO,O0e.

Shortly after IL o clock on Monday morning a
fire was discovered on the first floor OF the large five
story building, No Brdgest., occupied by Edward
C. johnson Co. ~ a storage warehouse The building
extended through to Poarlst.. aud contained large
amount of cotton When discovered. the flames had
att aimed considerable headway and although the Fire
Deuarpent were soon upOn the ground with their pow
erfu steamers II was found that owing to the cause
aready mentioned and the iniamnabe nature Ot the
material with which the building was filled, that IL
would be impossible to save H. aud although not ebaiinc
any ~ the Efforts 10 sdbdne the ailes. more attention
was directed toward nsuring the safety OF the adion
ing buildings which Filed with tho same material.
10 short time The flames had mounted through the
various floors TO The roof famed by the heavy gale
which blown al the time and for time u seemed
almost certain that the adjoining buildings must go.
Additional steamers were sent for by CHIEF Engineer
Kngsland, aud assigned positions as they ar
rived on the ground. BY Deir additional aid The fire
was prevented from advancing beyond the building
IN which II originated.
dou. crash shaking the adjoining buildings and in one
OF two eases cracking the walls. Work was i'nme.
datey commenced by tho iiremen with redonbed
vgOr and the naEes, which had flashed upward VIII
renewed energy, were soon suppressed.
soon after daylight this morning the agents Of the va
rious Insurance companies were on the ground ana
gang laborefs were a employed Ia remove such
Of the coontas could be go out OF the smoking mass oil
ruins As is usual " fire OF this description the sal
wage cotton will be large probably Ms much ne 10 or
40 per cent.
The colton in the bndin, comprised 500 bales and
was owned a. follows
Thomas Eakin 100 bales; Riggs Co.. lJG bales; \.
J. Soils 4 Co., IS bales. Swapson, Mendenha Co.
800 bales; Rivera Cardoze Co. 100 bales; voorhees,
Garrison. ~ bales; SAFER a Co.. 100 bales; Thomas
H. NJ. cher Co., 40 bales: ID. X. Mullen Co,
30 bales; q, pnrand Co. 20 bales; Chss. Lud.
wig a Co, 80 baiept y. g. Baker: Son \ 20. IL
bales; J. s s.. % bales; N. ard various Is bales
Bermina Co.. 10 bslss, o. X. King Co., II bales
III. Lewis, 10 bales; J. IT. Draper Co., 10 bales; C.
ii. Howard, ~ bales; Prince Mum, bales. To-
nl, Sc bales.
The following list OF some OF the other property
q. j. Egger, casks Of cnmonie flowers.
Otto Schooner. II pipes of gin.
Il. ID. Kellogg "a i-casks wine.
u. Il. Kellogg II .casks wine.
James Dunn Co. 10 Icasks brandy.
Riviera CnrdOla & Co., fierce lard.
Edmonston Bro, 80 kegs OF paint aud 80 casks OF
paint and brick
The loss on the above, exclusive OF salvage, Will
amount to 81 least 1925 600 and NAV be more On THIS
there is an Insurance nearly If not quite covering the
whole amount OF loss. but the amounts Insured are
scattered among 80 many companies that II II mp0ssl
bic at present 10 procure the list.
The building was owned by Adam Smith, was I'VE
stories IN hight on Bridge st. and three on Pearst,
and valued al e(rOJ0. Insured for 10000
Tho adjoining buildings slightly damaged by
IRE and water.
Sections of Police were present from the First and
adjoining Pre- incts, and rendered efficient service
James Courtney. who was formerly m the employ of
johnson Co, was yesterday arrested by the First
Precinct Police on suspicion of having set ire 10 the
place About two months since. Courtney. who was
then in the employ VI the lrW, While partially int02