The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-15
THE GREENE STREET FIRE.
Schedule Of LOSSES and Insurance-Estimats
Total Loss S123,OOO.

Schedule Of LOSSES and Insurance-Estimated
Total Loss S123,O0O.
Shortly before three O'Clock yesterday morning
hre was discovered In the first floor Of the five story
brick building Nos AZ and a Greene street. adjoining
d. Appleton q Co. - publishing house. on the corner
OF Grand street, and partly occupied by them. The
flames spread with great rapdty, bursting out of
every window and through the roof in great vol
umes quickly wrapping the entire structure in their
fiery embrace. Owing to the occurrence of the fire
In West Eleventh street but short time previously
the apparatus stationed most convenient to this
locality was absent, and In consequence q longer
time elapsed before O stream was turned on the
burning building than would otherwise have been
the case. When the lremen did get to work-it
being at once apparent that all efforts to save
the building In which the IRE originated
would be futile-they directed their ener-
ges to combining 1t within the party walls
separating the building on either side from Apple
toms large new building on the corner and John f.
Trow's printing house respectively. The heat I'm
mediately In front OF the burning building was in
tense and the houses opposite glowed In its scorch
ing rays. number OF streams instantly
directed here, the water as 1t dashed against the
'front.' OF the buildings Kissing and steaning as though
surrounding and adjoining buildings were similarly ~
treated, the fremen working with an energy and IN
difference to danger deserving of the highest admir-
alton. Shortly before half three the front of the
burning building showed signs OF topping over by
swayng gently to and fro In mid air, being alter
natcly borne outward by the weight OF the cornice
top drawn again from the force OF the cur.
rent created by the great heat Gradually It inclined
more towards the opposite side Of the street.
anxiously watched by the fremen underneath, until
finally, about the hall hour, it came down with O ire
mendOus crash, blocking up the entire street. This
viously playing on the buildings opposite were all
now turned upon the flre, and soon the dying away
which spread over the scene advised OF another VIC
tory OF the remen over their old enemy. 1t burned
sulleny for hours afterwards and occasionally shot
up into light flames, but its power OF destruction
worked out and by daylight the watchiInes were
more than sufficient to stay Its further progress. The
roofs OF several OF the buildings adjacent TO the re
caught In places either from the heat or falling
sparks, but the liberal and prompt use of the axe,
with generous supply OF water, soon removed this
Nos. IL and Il Greene street were both DESTROYED.
They were TWENTY-FIVE feet front by about seventy
will amount to $4,000. They insured for $40 OOO
as foows:-$5.oo0 in the Niagara, $4,000 in the
bocher star SOd TrassTs
$500, Pacific, and $4,000, Atlantic.
The buildings were built recently by Fl. J. Howard,
by whom they were leased to ID. Appleton Co., the
at the time OF the re the FIRST moor for printing pur.
paper ana machinery ne us Is estimated At on
which they are insured IA follows on stock, &c.:-
$500: Xensington, Of Philadelphia, $4,000; North
American, Of Hartford. $500; Standard. $500
Albany CITY Total slssoo >, on machinery;
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Lorlllard, $500; Atlantic, OF Brooklyn, $500. Total
$3,21O
The basement was occupied by the Metallic Keg
Company. Their loss IL aoout 1000 by water; In
sured for 1880 In the Liverpool London and Globe
Insurance Company.
The second third and fiftn noors were occupied BY
Licbenroth h Won Amer blank book manufacturers
Their stock also destroyed; but they are unable
10 estimate at present with any degree OF accuracy
the extent Of their loss but II IL az least e22 600.
They are insured for $51, 1913, "a follows:-Qnecn,
f8.3J3 33; Liverpool. London and Globe, 5000;
Girard. $500: Sterling s2,500 Gcrmania, IL, 500;
Exchange, e. 900; Arctic, g. 500; North American Of
Hartford, 81, SEQ; Associ led Farmers OF baltimore
g., 500 Union, Of baltimore, 1880; National OF Bal
timorc, $500; Washington. Of Baltimore, $1,000;
Maryland, OF Baltimore, $4,000; Baltic, Of New York
81. 500; xtna, Of Hartford, $500; Premens g. 5O0
Relief, $500; Humboldt $4,000; Metropolitan,
81, 900; Western, OF Buffalo, $500.
The fourth moor was occupied by Maber, Todd h
Co., manufacturers OF gold pens and pencils. Their
loss Is estimated at $250o0 insured for sl50o0-s600
on safe, 81, 200 on oil goods and stock manufac
tured or in process OF manufacture In such safe, and
80, 200 tools and fixtures, including gas nxtures
ehanng, &C., In the following mpanies:--Coum-
bia, SIS, $50; Williamsburg City, 81, 750; Adriatic,
81, $50, and Mechanics and Traders, $3.50.
The fire, very luckily was confined To those two
buildings, except small damage or about $500 to
the building 40 Greene street. Some damage was
also done TO the buildings Al and A. opposite side of
tho street; but $3.50 Will cover the loss.
The publishing house OF u. Appleton Co. sus.
tanned slight damage say about $780, There being
q strong separate wall dividing IL from the burning
building saved II from further injury.