The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-17
THREE LARGE STORES DESTROYER.
Loss Estimated Al Three Hundrs6
Thousand Dollars.
FIRE IN WEST THIRTEEMTH STREET.
Additional Particulars Of the CreAo
Fire at Quebec.
IN. Ac An
The West street Fire.

Tho Are bell struck for an alarm OF Are Al cuvvtr
past ton O'Clock last night and after re ives sss
bursting out or the ave story brick building No. sos Hs
rect The nremen were promptly q the promises ~
from tho indammabls character Of the oontsats a ~
building the flames epread rapidly from floor U ass
The two upper stories communicating with the ave sso
building No. 80T very FIRE 70 that buding go
the two on Ore 81 one time. ,
The walls of tho 6rst building fell 10 about tweaev
minutes after the siarm crushing the roof and hoos.g
OF the two story house No. 800. portion OF the wall
appears fell extension OF the large storage ssU
immediately 10 the rear fronting Washington stses<
Nos sos and $40, thus setting fire 70 that budisgt
main building stored on two floors with cotton. ss1
the other stories with general assortment OF nss+
chsndise Notwithstanding the energy Of the nsDs
reached the roof The CHIEF Engineer, having orersz
his men 70 look out. fearing OF the
brought TO bear frcm tie Street and played into tSS
windows and at the time our reporter eft tho scene q
store was all Hrc believed the whole Of t.
building aud its contents would be destroyed.
nS mrs. anq SecOna noo.s s 2, .ne 90 ~
West street occupied by John Baxter Son. sh0
on which he Is insured for $1,000, in the Harnosy.
The third floor occupied by Bowen 4 Ramsey, r
gers Their loss may DO estimated at about So ooo sa
ah floors, and the two top lofts Of the adjoining bulA
ing, was occupied by John Curtin sail maker His lo
No so7 West street The first and second aoors wss
occupied by John G. Ferris liquor store loss estimas
about $1,000 said to be insured Tho third floor wsj
| occupied by tin manufacturer whose We az
not learn The loss estimated at about $1,000 No 90
West street. two story house. occupied on rst floor
John Hendrck ~ liquor store and several fauaiiRs
or two Of the noors doing damage Of $4,000 4
No $40 occupied on irst floor by John. smith, Iiqss
store and several famiea They have suffered also -
No sOe West street feed store kept by John cassss
The roof and flooring crushed in by the fallen wall Loo
No. 0S West street; occupied, first floor, BY syaq
Crowel liquor store and families UP stairs; the ~
and flooring crushed by the fallen wall. Damagse
The two ave story brick buiidias, Nos ss7 and -
were owned b. Mr. George Crogsn The sssinatsG
rs So s ss S
kept by Cyrus Olmstead II contained, NJ roporeAs
Two s cotton the s, luther 81 'I E. ..
this store is . moro conjecture, ba. from ~ g
pea,acs IL = supposed 70 30 valued . assse
used as pork packing establishment II b dny fss(
and ave stories nigh Il Is owned BY Mr. George O.esa
II valued ~ shout $50 600 about oneha In ssd 70 -
were occupied By Different families they moved -
ell they could fearing that the walls would fall and eus
the housed, tho warehouse being some three secss1
The origin Of she nre seems to De mysterieuS ~
Baxter informed the Fire Marshal that no hrc had b.
destaiy break out in their premisss wsss mystery =
him.
Fire IN West Thirt eoatt. Street.
shortly AFTER O'Clock lest night IRE occurred ~ Tho
pottery OF Morrison son, situated at No aIa Wsss1
Thrtssnsh street. the reath avenue. The Gre. "
scems caused By the burstng Of Of tho kiise
The damage done 70 tho building and stock estimated
At about $4,000 insured In tho following conpanie1
Mechanics and Traders $500; American Exchange
$4,000: Atlantic, e2500; Brooklyn, s2,s00; Close.
81, 500; and RELIEF, 81, 500
Fire In East Eleventh street.
Between three and four O'Clock yesterday sftss
noon . IRE originated IN the cellar Of No. IL
East Eleventh street. premises nusd up a. distis>
Iery bus a present not used Il appears Augus-
tus Cane, the owner, vas sbout rcsuming bus(f
ness, and he had two coopsn engaged In the oelees
altering soma tanks and that By The oan19
used by them for . light feu upon the moor and -
some whlskey, when the plscs Immediately teok m
The alarm being promptly given The nrsmsn were poel
at the premises and exsnguishsd ss are befors mus
damage was done Ths lsss tne fixtures will b abs~
800 Insured fof So 600 The building - owned "