, 1870-05-30
YESTERDAYS FIRES.
Destruction OF q Picture Frame
ManufhctOry.
Machinery, Patterns, and Other Prop
erty Burned-Iosses and
Insurance,

A few moments before O'Clock yesterday
morning Boz No. 775 was turned In, anu shortly
utter another alarm was given from the same box
These wire occasto1ed by the bursting forth Of
flanes nom the windows Of the large four-atory
brick building, Nos. los, 1o3 and 107 South Cana1
street, between Madison and Monroe. The uuper
moor, where the. nre WAS frst observed
contained aea as,I geI ta1smmable material, and
story below, and In fact, the whole building Eas
Threatened With destruction. The btexmets pourr1
M god many gallons q liver water Into the stTuc-
nggregate loss Of the occupants Of the building
viii reach about 81, 600. .e
Tae acS aaa .ea5 1st 2, tne third
p1astureEa Of machinery and patterns. Their los
5 sS TnIs5 ,nsaiaase t. %siehiassy oi sys
sePpsniss: Moth Amc1cas, @ oi fe New !9ngH'6E TolSE
9ss; 9esldsnta Of ssa Francisco. Tsu.
s soss and aaess a asss0; 8 Bucke2s ysspoe 81
Cleveland, s., $50: Associated Firemen's, Of Bati
Uasa ssatss e q
ss 90; Home, LOCO, State, 5000; Continental,
st NsT e York, Albany City, 900; Equta
The front part Of the third noor was occupied by
Edward Bclling, manufacturer Of macaronf. Loss.
500, by water; no insurance.
aato s ooe of cS 9Sr VS. a9s ptufs sms
machinery, which was worth $4,000, was totally
destroyed. They have an insurance Of $1,000 ii
city and foreign companies =
Co. It has front Of 60 feet on Canal street, and
Euns back $50 feet to an alley. The roof was
burned entirely Oh, The fourth floor rendered use
estimate the damage sustained at s., ,se0, and have
policies OF insurance for the following amounts in
ne companiss mentioned: Merchants, s2.beo;
Il sass frecnaf c 81 S?%s5sa
B Beston, .sSoo % Total. i;y; Gs''S0 Sso0nA OF
:. Inc origin Of the fre ia not known, bat
u B attributed to N lncendlhtr. On
the south side Of the building, running from
S7nHaG Ta,s The so, ssw,sePnE +, f. %ayng % pushed
Moor. The flames, a. stated, were 1rst seen tssu-
ing from the top story; but As It WAS observed By
persons Mho got upon he root Of the adjoining
presumption Is TINT IT was set on ire at the bot
tom, gradually worked its way up, entered the
openings alluded TO, and tgnited the woodwork
about the Establishment ayers that he SAW q man
looking oyes the fence ahot time previous
70 nan The on hs out beat ct the sd % NJ The snsd
smoke about 3 O'Clock In the morning, aad en-
t1eayorcd to md out where it came from, hut could
Before tne M alarm vas turned n rhis % wss sssers SET
ed by many persons who reside In the neghb0r-
hood. TWO separate boxes we're struck, but would
not Nofk; nEuCG lie lel&y. De[eCuEe AACAuley
visited the place yesterday afternoon, but was en-
successful In his attempts to discover the origin Of
tho fire.
About twenty minutes before o'clock yester-
dag afternoon, q pile Of sraylngs In barn in the
rear Of No s75 West Taylor street. owned by Red
mond Sheridan, was set on IRE BIZ some children
who we're playing with matches. A "sttll" "
alarm WAS given 10 the steamer Chicago, but be-
fore her arrival some citizens subducd the flames,
Damage nominal; Insured.
The alarm from Box No. 131 at half.past s
o'clock yesterday afternoon, WAS occasloned BY
the burning OF x lot Of straw aud rubbish on the
lake shore, between Ohio and Indiana streets
AT twenty minutes Of 10 o'clock last evening,
the cottage, No. - Bremen street, owned and oc-
cupted hs Annie LavgRn, was damaged to the ex-
tent Of 800. She has an insurance Of $500 IN the
.Etna on the building, and Of 1900 in the came
company on the furniture. The latter was bat
Known.