The New York herald., 1867-07-18
Destruction Of Distillery and United
States Bonded Warehouse.
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A Large Quantity Of WhisH. .ey
Destroyed.
Loss Estimated at UPWARDS of
$500,000.
EXTENSIVE FIRE Vi JERSEY CITY
Nearly Two Bloc KS Destreyed---Loss
lpwart 8 OF $500. 900.

Shortly after eigt & O'Clock last night ne broke out
IN the United ~ bonded warehouse Nos 322 and
"a East fwepsy sixth street, kept by r. A. Cunning
ham rne nr burnt with astonishing rapidity the
names oors"~ out Of the windows quick succession
illuminating he whole neighborhood.
The war1 .ouse it seems stored with alcohol and
wh'skey ~ ID the fire swept from floor floor the
wbiskey arrcls opened which threw from tho building
an imms body Of blue Fame. II long before
tne Ire forced seifn the premises OIL Bochm alcohol
dsuh and rectiGer, aud less than minutes from
'he the nre first made its appearance tho whole OF
hou buildings were cnveloped in fames The contents
the premises being spirits aud alcohol there but
Nv no smoke, the heat, however was intense and the
= grounding buildings stood in imminent danger The
iremen however, worked with energy and prevented
the spread OF the Ore twenty sixth steeet Three
horses tho ~ rwenty.ffth street were almost
totally destroyed
The building containing the reosffying establishment
aud the bonded warehouse goods was in fact, ono
building, and Was formerly us ID a pork packing
house by Mr. Ratbford who built it for that purpose
It OF three Stories brick extend ng .some one
hundred and twcpty-Av fee. rwenty-sxth street.
ana about une hundred feet deep Tho bonded ware
house occupied two numbers, the communications be-
tween the two premises being doorways, boarded up.
The whole Of the building IS now one mass of ruins,
ana Ihe ioss rs estimated at about $4,000 OF which
there II about one half insured
rho stock OF asoohois and whiskey including tho
machSbrv ana fixtures OF tho rectifyiug establishment
OF Isaac Boehm estimed at $500 600 which
there Is $4,000 The bonded warehouse is
said 10 have contained large amount OF whiskey 10
value Of upwards Of $500 000 about half Of is said
10 DO insured There a rumor that this whiskey
was nndor government seizure and in the hands OF
detectives
On Twenty-nfth street, No IsI. q two story frame
house, owned by Bartholomew Gainey destroy cd ;
loss about 81 O00 insured in the North River Insurance
Company for that amount Mrs Gailney q widow
wemaa lost all her goods valued al $500 insurance
Charles Corigan, who lived the nrst door, got
most part OF his goods in damaged state. In the
rear of No l63 sheds also de-
stroyed, owned by Mr.. Kenderfen Rear OF
No. 1865, three story brick house, owned by
Margaret McQninan the interior Of which pretty
much burnt out; about $1,000; insured for 81 200
in The Peter Copper Insurance Company The tenants
got out the most part OF their farniturc No 1877 ear
a three story brick dwelling owned by David Kiimsr.
This building was pretty well burnt ont; loss about
81 500; insured for $1,000 in the Howard Insurance
Company.
Tne origin OF the fire is at present q mystery. We
understand that the fire first in the bonded
warehouse How Ere khould be there at that time of
hight still further mysterious matter. The Fire
Marshal has The under Investigation. Captain
Cameron, or the Eighteenth precinct, attended the Ore
and kept excellent order.