New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-23
Pie Whole City Illuminated.
1--WE Pinmtn Burned 10 lfath, and Gthes SegiGusly
lniUnd...The Bodies Of the Men RaoVortd.
LIST OF LOSSES AND ASSURANCES.

The terrible confagIation which commenced on
AoDdsy night in the Academy Of MGsc and which before its
sstnguis1meBt destroyed mary buildings was stayed
scut daylight yesterday morning thanks 70 tie unTemiitng
s1eTts Of CbefEBgineer Kingsand and tie nobe force
under bis command
Nothing INT the bare walls of the Academy stand
my They OF thickness AID with the exception
small portion Of those tie SIDE and apparently
,coId nnjled Everything il lie interior was burned
OF the University Medical College nothing bat PORTION Of
nc Ede walls remain Esevhng connected with the Col
kge-its library valuable anatomical museam, and other
Of interest and value tie collections OF yeaTsae oil
t.De rapidly did tie flames from tie Academy coBmuni
with this building that there opportunity to save
sDylDg.
Notwithstanding The late disastrous oonfagretion there
~. be interruption in the usual Of Lectures and
CDqoes Before the flames had finished their destructive
work arrangements made to bold the Cnque under Dr.
Gcsy at tue regular TIE wards Of Bellevue Hospital
yet been decded where tie temporary location is TO
be where ne remainder OF the VIII be gwen. new
spd be hoped eprOOf building will doubtless soon
q runs Of the Old.
by this FIRE perisbes Of Tie late Dr. Mott
wen lie smaller collections Of DIS. Bedford, Post, Van
R.leD Paine GOuay and Fnne iLe valuable apparatus OF
Dr Draper with the exception Of the balances.
d. Henry Doper meets with the ANNOYING loss Of telescope
Sino winch many months Of labor. Perhaps the
testee all however oI the interests OF science
total destruction of the vast collections Of The Lyceum
Natural History.
Between the College and Thrdave large Eve story
scube building occupied by Ine Sous pianofore
aiaeiory aud by Frazer The whole of
large building completely consumed, scarcely
bIok being left upon another.
The buildings fronting Tkrdave. in the Of the last
nestcned building badly damaged ~ fire and water
high prevailing at the time carried the flames away
IRON tie buildings the Of the Academy and the Med
,a College be sscrbed their safety.
While FIRE at its hight flames discovered burst
tha 81
piano mandatory Of Worcester Co., situated on the
Tbirdave and Fourteen;hs and from
ss roof the St Church in Fifteenth
sssr Thhdsve, and in the rea- Of the mandatory.
Attention at directed this danger, and
OF poured the lumber and the burn
sus burcb bnt apparent that the latter doomed
sestBctoD The flames rapidly along the roof and up
tbs sseeple presenting Of SURPRISING grandeur
Owing to the hight feere found impossible to
reach fame with the powerful streams thrown by
she beat drove back the ffemeD and
rendered fntie efforts The eeepe confined 10 burn
for over an hour until in fact the whole ediice to which
was ATTACHED Destroyed The whole interior ard roof
burned nothing but the eide walls and stone tower now
remaining The remains o. the burned seeps fell with
Jasb roof the dwelling adjoining doing considerable
Gsnage.
Nearly ell the lumber in the yard in the Of the piano
forte nuactory Of Worcester Co destroyed il
ssed Of mahogany and black walnut and being seasoned
10 degree requisite for the manufacture Of tho sounding
k1hJdt aid c6flngs OF cannot All
She castings Of the windows Of the bding ere ehsred
and the panes glass intense heat Although
on Ere times often exDgushed by the fire.
Pie Academy Of Music erected 1884 by number Of
rtoclbolders comprising the leading Of EewYok at
iot Of The scenery and properties placed in it
aimee that time and which completely destroyed, were
yaJatd at 100000 Mr. Kngsand. one Of tie Board Of
Ieeors states the budug be replaced as 1t was be-
fore The FIRE for $4,000 Ofcourse this does not include the
scenery and properties The following the assurances
lbe building including 10000 Ga sceaey and properties
Which were Owned by the stockholders:
Groeers. Resoute Manhattan, Columbia. Commerce. In
as@Dy ssr Irs9sS RsSf T hdTnS
Hoffman Home. n. H. and Norwea each s5 00Oi ST. Ncho
Mses sss Raigsrs MeeSancs Exchange
Empire City Lafayette, Baltic, Fire Trust fremens Fund.-
buffalo and Northwestern, each s2jO9 making total Of
aIeOOo
The scenery and properties the finest In the country
and cannot replaced for years TO The armor alone
vas imported cost Of s25o 900 about four since by
M Ulmann The scenery Of LAfrcane. the latest new
opera produced by Mar Msreizek cost $1,000 IT com
ppted that appointments for 10 operas were destroyed
Among the operas produced by Max MareEk f which be
has procured scenery and appointments throughout
Don Sebastian Fra Disvoo Crispno e Ia Comare LAfr
came Fora del Destino and others OF course all this Is
jost What be regrets however is the loss OF music
10 almost reparse viii take Of labor to replace
them Msrezeks loss win amount to about s6oOOOi in
sufed for $4,000
MI Grsu the manager occupied the Academy at the
time Of the fire with his troupe eos 900 scenery and
dreses IL understood that he insured for 10000 Ser
srs Of principal singers lose various amounts on costumes
The Busay Bros acrobats who to lease the build
3ps al the Of the the day previous TO
The FIRE moved Academy four trunks containing ward
robe valued at O. 900. This a total loss
Emil Runsn the janor occupied portion of the building
s residence His family had retired 10 rest and had but
ius time % escape from the badDg They saved nothing
whstsyer Mr. RS loss will amount to about 5000 NO
Insurance.
Henry Palmer Co., the publishers OF the opera bTetto
lose about and stereotype Plates Some time
since Mr. London for splendid transforma
toD the grand ballet which to have been
produced September This work Of which pro-
cured great cost arrived day two since from London
and was. fortunately deposited at Nibos Thsaer BY Mr.
Palmer preparatory its removal the Academy But for
this would have been entirely destroyed
Ills stated that the stockholders Of the Academy
Ing held Yesterday afternoon to the conclusion go
rorf At once and rebuild tho edfce IN order have ready
for the opera season next Fall
Ibs the College building No. 07 East Fourteenth
Of will about $4,000 It erected in 1870 a,
eost Of 10000 Insured for 81 900 the Long Island Jes-
,op North American United States and NewYork Compa
MES None Of the contents Insured.
The Eve story building No 100 occupied by Ihne
Sons a. pianoforte msnufsctory. Loss stock about
t2o OO0 Insured for 90 900.
The corner building No. III East Fourteenh.st and Nos
It snd 100 TLrdave occupied by Col james Frazer
yssaorsst and dwelling Loss about $4,000 No insurance
in ,, b tie yrOs he Las a. 900 worth Of silver ware TLn