The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-17
EXTENSIVE FIRE In NEW YORK.
Three Large stores Destroyed Loss
Estimated at Three Hundred Thou
sand Dollars.

Estimated at Three Hundred Thou
sand Dollars.
The FIRE bell struck for an alarm of fire at a
quarter past 10 O'Clock last night and soon
alter fire was seen bursting out of the 6Ve-storv
brick building No. 309 West street. The fire
men were promptly at the premises but from
the lnhammable character of the contents of
the building the flames spread rapidly from
fotr to floor. The two upper stories cOmmu-
niCatng with the fve-story building No. 3O7
very soon set fire TO that building, and the two
were on IRE al one time.
The walls Of the trst building fell in about
twenty minutes after the alarm, crushing the
roof and flooring of the two story house No.
800. portion of the wall, IL appears, fell on
the extension of the large storage store imme-
diately in the rear, fronting on Washington
street, Nos sos and $40, thus setting fire to that
building. From this extension the flames soon
spread INTO the main building, stored on two
floors with cotton, and the other stories with q
general assortment OF merchandise. Notwith-
standing the energy Of the hremen, the flames
kept gaining rapidly until they reached the roof
The Chief Engineer, having ordered his men to
look out fearing some OF the floors might give
way, five powerful streams we're then brought to
bear from theh street, and played into the win.
dows, and at the time our reporter left the scene
OF confaeration, at one O'Clock, the interior OF
the storage store was all on fire, and it was be-
lIeved the whole OF the building and its contents
would be destroyed.
The first and second floors of the building
No. 30S West street were occupied by John c..
Baxter u Son, ship cbandlers. Mr.. Baxter estt.
mates his loss at about $25, ,OOO on which be is
insured for $4,000, in the Harmony, Lenox
Relief, and New Amsterdam Insurance COM
panies. The third floor was occupied by Bowen
d Ramsey, riggers. Their loss my be estl.
mated at about $4,000, said to be partly covered
by insurance. The fourth and nth hoors and
the tWo top lots of the adjoining building, were
occupied by John Curtin, sail-maker. His
loss may be estimated at about $780, partly in
snTed.
No. 3O7 West street. The first and second
un cd hv I'm a. Eo,. .;.,l
store; loss estimated at about $4,000; SAID 10 be
insured. The third floor was occupied by tin
can manufacturer whose name we did not learn.
The loss estimated at about $1,000. No. 3O4 West
street, tWo-siory house, occupied on its first
floor by Johu hendrick as a quor store, and
several families living up stars; the wall crus he
in the roof and one or Two OF the floors. doing
damage OF some $1,000.
No. $685., a three-story house, was slightly
damaged.
No. $40, occupied on FIRST 6oor by John Smith.
liquor store, and several families. They have
suffered also by the removal OF goods.
No. 800 West street feed store, kept by John
Chatten. The roof and flooring crushed in by
the fallen wall. Loss about $1,000.
No. 800 West street; occupied, first floor, by
Sas Crowell, liquor store, and families up stars:
the roo and iioor crushed by the fallen wall.
Damaged about $1,000; insured.
The two five story brick buildings, Nos 307 and
30e, were owned by Mr.. George Cregan. The
estimated loss is about $400 000 said 10 be partly
insured.
The free storage store, Nos. sos and $40 Wash.
ington street, was kept by Cyrus 0lms cad. It
contained, as reported, on two stories cotton
the other floors an assortment of merchandise.
The value OF the contents of this store is a mere
conjecture, but from its appearance it is sup
posed to be valued at about S250O00 The
greater portion is said to be insured The
building was formerly for many years used as
pork-packng establishment. II is fifty teet
front by some one hundred and twenty-five feet
deep, and five stories high. II is ogned by Mr..
George Cregan. 1t IS valued ut about $50 900:
about one half is said to be insured. The houses
on either side the storage store were occupied
by different families. They moved out all they
could, fearing that the walls would fall and
three stories above them.
The origin OF the fire seems to be mysterious.
Mr.. Baxter informed the Fire Marshal that no
fire had been used in the store that day, and
how the fire could accidentally break out in
their premises was mystery 10 him. Y
Herald.