New-York tribune., 1866-12-04
EXTENSIVE CONFEDERATION

ABOUT SGJU,UUU - LIST OF THb NCtlfANlsi
THEIR LOSSES AND ASSURANCES.
At about Al o'clock p. M yesterday fire broke out
on the third floor Of No 100 Wakes premises Of
Y T Schenck cotton hat manufacturer 1t spread rapidly
to the upper floors and before the Fire Department which re-
sponded promptly the alarm the ground the entire
upper portion Of the building was IN bright blaze
Rapidly the flames communicated VAN ihe HSoMhE usliu'
ings and gradually worked their way through % CGna Nos
100 and lU} extending through 70 Cana,t In short time
after the outbreak OF tie fire dozen powerful steamers were at
work on the several bong thrown from the street
Under the direction Of Chief Engineer knesand lengths OF
hose were taken 10 the rooi oi Tie adjoining bunfs h0es Guy
through the roofs of those IRE and streams Of water directed
upon the flames Ladders also placed il position, and
rapidly mounted by The bremen WHO were mus enahu 70
greater advantage The streams Of water from their Ipcs
In the meantime tie Insurance Patrol were basy at work
the Cana side getting out the contents OF the stores
which threatened or actually on ire The burning bHLs
which were continually falling into the street Ienaellt iL
task Of no little danger by their exeItons considerable
10 the opposite side At the expiration Of two
hours the flames checked but not until two buildings had
been completely burned out and several Others badly damaged
All were hyestory brick buildings
The following buildings burned out otherwise dam
aged No 100 WakeTst completely burned out and the side
wan cayed n The fourth and fifth floors Of No l02 and third
fourth and fifth floors Of No ss Wakc burned out and tie
rest OF the building flooded with water In Can)st No Q
was completely burned out and the top foOs OF Nos 90 2
and badly damaged The lower floors Of these buildings
fpnr TO the confusion which prevailed 'lc time and the
mn It of tn osses-ndeed IN many cases tie owners were
| unable "a Estimate tLe AMOUNT ei tier loss az
The following is list Of the occupants aud tloT losses and
|
| IN wALKERsT.
No 9The first floor occupied by johnson Co. paper
collar makers Their loss by water oue Tie second hooi
occupied by Edward schultz cord and tass Manufacturer
stock damaged by fire and water Tie third floor wm otti
oss The fourth foor occupied BY EdvaIg Boiling manu-
floor was ogcoPed by Jacob schm1 r5sycr of ladies hair
No C-I3G ~ basement W. occupied by Johu Mcelan wood
The first oor %ts ocuped ty Richard Davis Manufacturer
OF seS and geuilemons uIdecaments Hls oss on STOCK
VIII oe very heavy probably $1,000 Partially insured nc
second floor was occupied by WoodWoHh h1nioIu MANU-
acurers uf Total los The third floor was occupied
BY W Y I. Scheuck co;tonhat manaae; 4lti lolL TO-
The fourth occupied in Iart by Edward Naruy who
also occupied portion Of THE adjoining premises and ~ stove
pied by John j. BmiHeaam frame maker Total lGss poT-
uon Of the second floor also oeeuped by o. Fhe pc
No lCIhe first Boor and basement were occlred ~ JOIN
j. Gay as an engine room He furnished tle oSe power l
floors occupied number o whose naes could
moi he ascerane6 Their stocks were more Jess damaged
by water The hh floor occupied by John Man manu-
factarer Of hair nets Total loss
! IN CAEAL-sT
! No 244-The entire building occupied by Wm Gardner
manufacturer Of iron furniture loss by water about 'I' Ia
Nos 246 and 2s-Tle first Of No ei6is occupied by
Robert Cant manufacturer and dealer n calcium nights Loss
bv water alone The floors Of Nos 30 and ~
pied BY Joseph Schede proprietor Of the National Tobacco
Works Loss by water alone insured Tor $500 h me follow
/ ing Companies Star Sl,tO0 Beekman. 100 importers
and Traders 500; MARKS g. 100; Atlantic Of Providence
The third floor Of Nos 24t and 2s occlped hy Tie
Loss dy water insured for $1,000 in dc following Compenies
Metropolitan OF Philadelphia LOO hepuoc oi lLlAG'bLiH
dephia = 5OO HOPE Of Providence $500 Albany City
| 81 600; Norwich Of Norwich Conn., & co..
The fourth floors Of both buildings occupied by Hi
Co. hoopskr wire bdcrs who also occlied he fourth floor
Of No IU2 Wakers Their loss by fre and water stock
and machinery about So 600 partially insured The ht
floor Of No 2i6 occupied by Corbctt manufacturer q
SGRS sseeS S1 eod m oor OF Of no @ W %e S occupied G Bs
Co. manufacturers and dealers IN upholstery Mot Of thor
in Philadelphia company No 2j0-the first floor was occu
pied by j. Hcyman Go, dealers 30 IQEo,cy \ portion OF
,ta.l. fIe rfdfO
$500 the Pacific and Broadway Compane. lte second
floor Occuped by the Peerless Paper toAi company WI
liam Boggs commission merchant ana bisiopnck a 90
manufacturers Of baking powders occupied the ihfd ana
fourth 1oOstoal loss The fi foor was occupied oy 500
mon DE Freeze Co. tuTHen-tota loss Insured FOR 5000
No. 2J2 Tie basement was occupied by WhInns Porter
gashers slight loss by water me tt second ana nm
water about s0OOO insured he II ho3 Is occupied .y
floor is occupied by Robbins Bnton ruiie manufacturers
loss by FIRE and water.
All the buildings mentioned above both Walker and Canal
sis. owned by John j. Jay a Son The loss item
10 about $4,000 They insured 10 The Siuyvesalt
Company and the k Is probably subdyded among number
Of other companies The total loss viii amount 10 al least
S2jOOOO and may exceed that sum.
Third Fourth Ffth Sixth Eighth Tenth and Fourteenth
Precincts under the command Of Capt Joqrdan Of the sixth
and rendered efficient service ~ Keeping bacA INC crowd ana
| in preserving and protecting property.
DESTRUCTION or THE BROOKLYN FLINT GLASS
WORKS
Between and o'clock yesterday morning FIRE
]
Company, in Satest Hicks Brooklyn and despite he
efforts Of the emen the edtce burned % ne ground ~
loss Of s2OOOO s3OO00O The Ere u j. u1Iosed
caused by the leakage Of oil from the PIPES which feed The
The eassworks machinery &C. valned s25o e0O Of
which about so worth Of stock saved The building
insured for S5OOO in the following companies Inter
national Republic Empire City Pb0riX New Amsterdam
Standard Metropolitan iOnkeIs, Excelsior LeEox Contnen.
tai Columbia Niagara Beekman Greenwich jersey City and
Western.
The engine and tools were insured for t the following
companies New Amsterdam STANDARD Metropolitan Yonkers
Excelsior Lenox Continental Columbia Niagara Greenwich
Republic International Empire City, PbGnix Jersey City,
| Western.
The stock was insured for s5 Central Park Ham
ion MOntauk North America Corn Exchange. Fremen =
FUND Humboldt Western Merchants Mechanics and Trader
/ Wiiamsburgh City ST. Marks and Firemens Mutual Com
/ panies.
Hoare Daley gasscu Loss $4,000 Insured for
! $4,000.
the third floor NJ Maret glass cutter loss $4,000
insured for $4,000 portion Of this floor occupied ly
Messrs Beers JudsOn Beers manufacturers o BTiana
ware; loss unknown.
The flames communicated with The adjoining buld9g No &c
Safest and it completely gutted The loss falls prnci
pay upon Glass Company but Messis Presie JOnht
who occupied the third story suffered TO the extent Of some
! $500 insured for g. 600
In running 10 the e George Ionmonccr Engine IT,
and seriously injured He was sent 10 tie City
Hospital
In the afternoon Assistant Engineer George Brown Of the
Brooklyn Fire Department while exploring the ruins stepped
upon burnt portion Of the floor and fell through 10
the ground He suffered serious injury hnd was conveyed to
/ the Long Island College Hospital ior treatment
Bf TELEGRAPH TO
| BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. 81 80 p. m.-The resi-
dence Of e. Fulton proprietor Of The american on Liberty
Road Is now burning
GOV. HAMILTON IN BOSTON
TELEGRAPH TO THH TRIBuSE.
BoSTOS, Dec 3.-The Hon. A. j. Hamilton Of
Texas delivered an address on Suffrage Reconstruction