The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-23
GREAT COMPLICATION IN MERCER STREET.


One Building Burncd-Three Others DAM
.xed by Falling Walls-Loss About
At eleven O'Clock last night of1cer OBrien OF the
Eighth precinct discovered IRE In the basement OF
the nve story brick building No. 91 Mercer street.
The location was at once sent to the Central once
and the bells pealed out the alarm. All the IRE
companies in the neghb0rho0d were promptly
on hand and several streams OF water were turned
on, but nor until the flames had worked their way
out OF the basement and crawled up to the second
floor.
The basement where the fire originated, probably
from the engine room In the rear, was occupied by
Jacob p. Setter, manufacturer Of piano and packing
boxes, who also occupied part Of the frst floor.
MT. Setzers loss on machinery and stock win prob
ably reach $4,000; insured.
The second floor and part Of the first was occupied
by II. v. seger manufacturer OF picture and mirror
frames. HIS loss win likely reach $1,000, upon
which he Is said to have 5000 insurance
The third moor was occupied by Wolf Morse as
fancy scroll mandatory. Their loss will be about
$4,000 on stock and $4,000 on machinery; insured
for about IN the Brooklyn and Globe insurance
The fourth floor was mandatory OF oval frames
occupied by John Ferguson. whose loss was fuiiy
1000 on stock and machinery. lie s said to be
The fifth noor was occupied by Holystein Zim-
norman, cabinetmakers, whose loss Ii abonf $6,ooo
insurance not ascertaned.
The building was owned by william Graham.
Loss about 1000 which IL said to be well insured
The entire building on Its various floors, was filled
with combustible material and the devouring ele
ment ran through 1t with remarkable rapidity. by
twelve , O'CLOCK the building was mass o. flames
tepts the heavens were lighted up with the renec-
The foremen worked indefatigably, under the d.
recton OF Chief Engineer Kingsland, to condne the
fire to No. 81 but the wind was SO nigh and the con-
tended through the walls, which became cheated,
cracked and fell upon the adjoining buildings, Nos
so on the south and ss ON the NORTH carrying in the
roof and doing serious damage.
No. so was occupied on the upper story by
Schwatz 4 Boss, manufacturers Of morocco jew
ery cases whose loss BY water and the breaking in
$4,000. Insurance not learned. a.~.s@v H. -
The third story, building No. % on the north side,
about 81. 600 damage by water. The two upper sto-
res were occupied by - Wlnstger and Others as
workshops The loss on stock VIII be about 1000.
Insurance not ascertained. Total loss TO No. 93 OH
building, $4,000; on stock and tools, $4,000.
At the rear OF No. Of were two tenement houses.
The following the estimated losses In the rear by
water with the insurance as near az could be ascer
talQed:-Jacob Johnson. loss 5000; insured In the
third door loss $500 insured ii the Peopes in
surance Co for $780, Loss to building 81 900; owned
by James Burns.
Eliza Conklin. loss $4,000; insured for 81, 200 IN the
Bowery Insurance Company Patrick Hickey, loss
$3uO; IIlSureu isaac JOinstOn loss S4uu, insured.
Mrs. Brewster, loss S3OO insured for $500 III the
Germania Insurance Company.
At two O'Clock this morning the fire had extended
to No. 9 and 1t Is probable that the total loss will
exceed 1925, 900. Owing to the late hour when the
fire broke out none Of the principal sufferers were
present. and these estimates are made nom informa
ton derived from persons familiar with the amount
or stock on hand
Captain Mills, OF the Eighth precinct, and large
detail OF men and three sergeants were on the
ground and rendered valuable aid to the fire.
men In the discharge OF their lab0ri0us du-
ties, and the insurance patrol In saving prop
erty from the houses IN the rearN Captain
Caffrey OF the Fifteenth, was also present with de-
tail OF men. Very little OF the insurance could he
obtained. The lire WILL In ali probability, be con-
fined TO the building No. 81, already consumed and
the three story brcK. No. So that was still burning
when our report closed.