The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-07
Relief for the Sufferers Pouring in
From all Quarters.
PROCL AMATI0N OF MAYOR HOFFMAN.
Public Relief Meetings in New Yorl
and Brooklyn.
"a. &C. Go.

psaceS hney were greauy necded. MOST OF the pro-
Sision stores had been burned There was hardly any,
Bling left to be bought, and people mostly
living bread alone
The Athen@um Library was totally destroyed.
The City Building and Custom House bazed up again
mis- morning and occasioned another alarm.
The city was in darkness last night owing to the gas
being cut of
rain Is falling now, but It is scarcely needed as the
Aames were SO fierce that everything burned or
Five hours after the 1re could walk through the
ruins In many places.
The First National Bank funds and securities are all
sved sure and there is doubt regard any Of the
ethers
Ira Harrington should be added to the list Of cloth
ing dealers who have suffered.
The brassworks establishment OF l. Crockett was not
burned as reported.
The tremendous exertons to save wnslow b Doln's
planning mill successful, which saved Commercial
street and the lower side OF Fore street.
PORTLAND, July Ga NJ.
The National Traders Bank papers and money all
sac also the papers OF the Ocean Insurance company
workmen busiy clearing the ruins, and everybody
Al work getting in temporary residences and places Of
business !
: Our shade trees are mostly ruined
The newspaper offices issuing Slips and will proba
BY 90 out Of town to print for the present
Owing 10 the noble charity Of other towns and Cities
no one Is suffering for food
The property Of the Second National Bank is all SAFE
All the court records OF Cumberland county safe;
also tho registry Of deeds All the probate records are
gone The city records and papers are saved
LOSSES AND INsURANcEs. =
Deerng, Miriken Co., dry goods merchants, lose
nearly $500, 000 Insured in the following ofhces:-
norllard New York, IS, O0o Phoenix Brooklyn, IS, ooo
Springfield 1000; Niagara, $4,000; North Am erican
Philadelphia, $40 200; National Boston, e10, oOo Drigo
Portland, sloo Manhattan, SIC, 600 Peoples, wor
{s,ooS; international $4,000; Home, New Haven
%OOdman, True Co, wOollens and clothing, lose
about $3.50 600 Insurance ss2 600 viz-prso Port
shire, $500; Springfield, 81 600; International, New
York, 81, 900; Standard New York, So 900; Manhat
$4,000 Merchants, Providence $1,000; Atlantic Pro
violence, $4,000.
Ensured in ::Manha.an for s. 600. Lorlard $1,000
Charter Oak, $1,000; Thames, Norwich, 81 900
Harris Warehouse lose sl1 600 Insured for 81 500
IN the Union, Bangor, Relief and North American, New
sturkcombs Co, iron foundry loss $4,000. In
-sured for 81, 600 in Charter Oak.
Charles b. varney real estate. Insured in Home,
New York for 81, 500; Gorham Mutual, 5000
no ooo %osy nef Ho S q New York 'As''1 ~
j. Lewis n Co., clothing, loss $4,000, all covered
In Loriilard, Narragansctt, Phoenix and Niagara
Ensured for si5. 900
James RackleG real estate loss s25 ooo insured for
%, 200 in Dirigo and Portland Mutual
Danfcrh Kicker, loss on goods, $4,000; insured for
$4,000 In the Arctic and 81 500 in the Fulton ~ .
intact as Is supposedly $4,000; insured for $4,000 in
Etna and Others.
insured for $4,000 in the Dirigo, 600 IN the North
western g. 900 the Hartford, 900 in the National,
~, 600 In the Connecticut and IS 900 In another.
James Farmer, real estate loss $1,000 Insured for
%, 900 In Portland Mutual
Elias Thomas and wife, real estate, loss $7so 900. No
Evans Block, loss SIS 600 Insured for $4,000 in
Home, Lorlard Arctic and others.
Nathan Cummings and family. real estate loss $50 ooo
W. G Millken, real estate, loss $4,000. Insured
XSs shurtlin shoe dealers, loss 5000 Insured
g, 90 600 N Dso IN Lorars ooo IN Albany
John Fox estate, loss $1,000 Insured for 5000 In
S O n D ". Nash stove dealers los. $1,000 In.
sured for 90, 200 in Hempden and Holyos e $500 :.
Davis Brothers ssM,oners, loss $4,000 Insured for
Bailey Noyes, s.atoners loss $4,000. Insured FOR
W. clapp real estate loss about SEQ 600 Insured
sOr 600 In Howard S. 900 in Lamar $4,000 in Drgo
j. Ii Carroll real estate, loss $40 600 Insured for
$4,000 in Metropolitan 81 900 In Columbia
H. NJ Payson, ioe I'll, 600 Insured Tor 1000 N
Merchants Bank Building, loss $4,000 No in
Cumberland National Bank papers and valuable. al
The Ethss OF Hartford, has $4,000 on the burnt dis
Captain Webster, Of revenue steamer Mahoning; loss
$4,000 on effects in his house.
David Tucker, printer, loss 500 900 on once and
Daniel Fox estate $4,000 Insured for IS 900 In
khs Security, $4,000 in Putnam, $4,000 In Manufac-
Colby and Twombiy, AGENTS for the Relief Standard
SHOT, Howard, Excelsior and Suffolk Insurance Com.
pan their total losses at $500 600 and the agents
Sre ali here ready 70 pay as soon az proved
Captain Gerz real estate, 40 loss S. 900; insur
fpoe sl,loo IN Portland Mutual, $500 10 Park, New
owen and Barbour, fruit dealers loss $1,000 insured
f'J Ds @0o Sa ~ p,.s'i ic.. $1,000
James Lsk, clothing loss 90 900 Insured for o. oot
A. Roberison. fruit and vegetables, 81 500 No iusar
Jane. Ternsid Son, los q, 600 fully insured,
Fitzgerald Hodson, fancy goods, loss $4,000; In
snrse Tor 80 900 10 the Fulton, North American an'
arctic
JsCk Insured for 600 in Home, New York an
Sarkot, Philadelphia, and other Offices
Every body 10 cheerful and hopeful. No very hcay
failures viii occur aud no, many Of any kind The CT
Gill pe rebuilt in better shape than before, and q
slsarsd securities were mostly Deposited in the bank
and are safc aud viii be quickly put into brick AM
por,ar The insurance companies, with few srcsp
soDs, are responsible
onIerS or rHR rrRr.
Tie ere caught from cracker thrown W q boz
smons some shsvings In Degno's cooper shop. IN
rrom Gre AZ any building the kind could be- being bull
VI brich in sections, with slated roof Beyond TN
With very old wooden buildings watched thi
vuarter carefully, and think u really burned les
xoroely than any other section Beyond THIS IN
holdings safe and well protected, spparentyi bu
sothing could withstand the tremendous gale OF win
tlowine The strongest and thlekest building, wen
Jlse tlnder TIE fronts OF the best buildings on Middle
,1yest did rot stand i've minutes after the flames can
through the other aide OF the street before they were o.
.haxa The flames rolled across the street Ike huge
pvs on the ocean beach either through or over every
A. ~ IN ils wsy, out " The direct track much NIGH
H., ,en AVID but the whole Ore force obliged u