The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-03
NEARLY MILLION In DAY
TrE EXTENSIVE FIRES fN ROSE AND
WOOSTER STREETS.
The Iuhabitsnts Of Tenement Houses In
Rose and vnndewoter streets Turned out
In the Dead Of Night A Grcnt sugar RE-
hncrv De-trovcd-Four Buildings Con-

In the Dead Of Night Grcnt sugar RE-
nnerv De-trovcd-Four Buildings Com
sumed In Wooster street.
Shortly before o clock yesterday morning ire
was discovered In the basement OF Ockershausen
Brothers sugar refinery, 10, e, and IS Rose street
The Ore Is supposed to have had Its origin In the
kns. In less than half hour after the arst alarm
the lromen had lost all hope Of sa,ins the building
The narrovness Of the streets not only placed the
neishoorns buildings In jeopardy bu, also prevent
ed the nremcn from working to advantage. The
building was seven stories high and the flames leap
cd through 1t from sub-cellar to gsrret, and when
they burst from tho roof the whole ncighborhood
was illuminated
second and third alarm were sounded until all
the available Gre engines were brought, out jus,
before O'Clock the as FELL blocking up the street
ana
CRUSHING IN BUIADrSa
on the south side. The falling brick. struck the
rear part Of tlhs roof for although the attics we're
crushed In, the lower front rooms were not injured
while the centre OF every rear room, from roof TO
cellar is destroyed 1t is remarkable that although
the middle OF the floors gone, the pictures and
furniture against the walls remain In their places
Tie owner, c. McMsnus, estimates his loes at
$4,000. The roofs and aide windows OF some
small houses adjolning,tbe rear were damaged by
Ore and water. a. are also several houses on each
side and opposite all OF which were however saved
by the Fire Department. although the poor tenants
are comparatively heavy losers on their furniture
and stores The loss sustained BY ockershau.eu
Bro Is estimated h about t315,ooo as follows: One
stock, $4,000: on machinery. $4,000; and on
| building 10000 They are insured a. follows /:
flts.0OO, on STOCK tSs,5O0, machinery and s26
oco on building. Several deussly populated
TENEMENT HOUSES
sdjoined tho sugar refinery. and the occupants had
he nVgA A( skal.. -.
Notwithstanding the great danger OF remaining in
their rooms, many had to be driven out by the
to be greater ioss to them than the refinery to the
OekerhsuseL Brothers, as the poor people were not
| insured
rHx rrRz IN WOOSTER srnErr.
| Just after 5 A. NJ yesterday the second story Of
III and ia Wooster street. occupied by the Metro
boltaR Paper Collar Company, was found TO be on
hre The interior Of the building was soon burned
, ont, and at about A. NJ one Of the side walls
| fell and
CRUSHED IN rms pwhLtfso,
No. 10, which had been partially gutted BY Gre.
Shortly Afterwards the remaining wall tell, crushing
ii4 was owned by Bruner 4 Moore Of 10 King street,
and were originally built foI cabinet manuiactory.
tan Collar Company on stock and machinery Is esti
mated At about $4,000. The stock was insured for
Tor $500 As Will be seen by tie ioliewinS chi,
| bit the New York companies suffered very slightly.
Hartford Co.'S. 50 rs New York Cos. 1000
|
Total ti2s sOo
| No. ii6 was occupied AID owned by Mr. C. Boiler
on the 6rst and second foors. ~ cabinet wareroom
and IN the upper part as d. elling. Loss-buildins
sSS Sas iGs saaTs' sS s.m'ss scsP 70
building $1,000 stock $500 10 Rehef Of New
York building 500 eonntry companies, and fuini
No. iis. occupied by Messrs. stock a Haverman,
dealers IN nardSasS 6 " Loss D on ,,Oos By s.',r e.
sured. The third and fourth foers, occupied by
families OF the names Of Rick. Meyer, and Bel.
NJ iiO, owned by Gruner a Moore, estlmsted
damage t5 so; insured in the Merchants. OF Hart.
ford for 1000 A family living in front room
the second storN, saved rome OF their furniture.
Mr Meyer loses 81 500 on his turniture Insured for
.i,WU The lager beer saloon underneath Is VERY
much damaged ny water
No los occupied bv families ofthe names OF Hath.
away ANA Farrell. Wa damaged 10 the extent of
tlOio by water. TIE building was leased to Hath.
| away by Mr. Rome The furniture OF occupants wss
damaged to the extent of aoolt 5000: not Insured.
During the IRE. Gustavo Williams, OF engine No.
~ trll down h'ghi Of stairs and had his shoulder
| FIRg IRON pRrSKgN row.
| The Gre lste on Monday night In the tenement
house 3)3 East Thirty hth street has assumed mr.
more seriou, complexion, on investigation. Tho
| origin OF the Gre VAS neither accident nor design,
but drunken ARRAY between several persons IN the
apartments OF EDWARD Gaynor, who lTed on the
| second floor. During fight the kerosene lamp was
| knocked over, and before anI one Gus Of
| the danger the room was in blaze Gaynor MAS,
| il is feared, fatally burned. The flames extended
through the house, and as seven families sse-p
in the house, the loss Of life must have been very
serious, had not the police under Capt Thomas
rushed to the spot with ladders, and rescued them
| their night dresses.
ANOTHER FIREMAN BADLY INJURED.
| Last evening FIRE was discovered In the boiler.
room 10 the basement Of Advc-story brick building
go w. and bsi Vest Forty seventh street owned by
| Charles Bucking, and occupied BY Robertson a
Howell, wOopuIier, esusIng damage of ESQ
to the Dire It was upset at Ninth avenue and Forty
seventh rect and Joseph Blnder was seriously 10