The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-25
FIRES.

The Pearl Street Fire-Llst Of assurances.
The following Is a list of the loss and assurances
on the building 255 Pearl street. damaged by fire on
Monday night The cellar, first and third floors, oc-
cupiei by Hendricks & Lssberger, agents OF the
New Haven Copper Company, was $l2,OOO insured
for $45,OOO iii the following companies:-K
bocks $4,000; AstCr Katons $1,000;
The second floor, occupied by Brewster
& Mills. trstle manufacturers was. dam
following CON panles:-Be ekman, 1000; Brooklyn,
$4,000 and Park $4,000 The fourth moor, occupied
by water $4,000, fully covered by insurance. The
building was owned by William Smart, damaged
The stock OF Buck & Schnoltz, corner OF Howard
and Mercer streets was ais, also damaged S., 900. In
s1EeS for SSoo the
Globe, $4,000; Hoffman, s5,ooo and Columbia,
Marcus Simons storage for furniture at Nos o, IL
and ID Plat street and Nos. and John street. also
sustained stock Of $o 900; insured for $4,000
and clinton, S. &c., The p budns e wSc
was owned by James Stokes, was slightly damaged.
a a 81 e ha ar o upon
any amount; and upon the members OF the press
putting In an appearance at the station house they
became so thoroughly disheartened at endeavoring
to induce Sergeant Firth, who was IN command. to
give them the information they required that they
became disguised and left.
In a Second Avenue Grocery StOre-Loss
Five Hundred Dollars.
At haf-past one O'Clock yesterday morning fire
broke out in the grocery store No. 1,O24 Second
avenue, occupied by Max Bier ana owned by
Richard Toton causing loss to stock Of $500; IN
sured for 81, 500 The building was damaged 5000.
Bier was arrested by an Onicer of the Nineteenth
precinct on suspicion OF having set fire TO the store,
ana viii have an investigation before Fire Marshal
McSped0n This Is the third time the place has
been on fire since Bier mas occupied IL.
Extensive Fire in Worth strce.-Loss Forty
Thousand Dollars.
At ten T. M. yesterday fire occurred on the sec.
ond door OF SO and IS Worth street. occupied by
Forstman Il Co., importers of wooens, &c. The
fire took place in the OF the store and up the
staircase to the third floor and would have caused
considerable more damage had not Assistant Eng-
ueer Brandon succeeded In fighting his way through
the fire and smoke, with few men. and cut the
lire Off FOrstmann CO.'S loss Will amount to
S25 OOO The first floor and Easements are occupied
by Banendahl Co., linen goods; damage by water
and smoke about $4,000. The building Is also
owned by them, and Is damaged $4,000. All are said
to be insured.
Incendinry Fire In Fiiiicth Street.
AT halr-past one O'Clock A. M. yesterday fire
was discovered in the grocery store of Max Bier,
corner OF Fftieth street and First avenue; damage
$500, ms red for 81, 500. This is the third time IRE
has occurred on the premises in one year. Bier was
arrested by order OF the Fire Marshal, and will be
held to answer. The building Is damaged $500.
Partial Destruction of Williamsburg Malt
housc-Loss OF Ten Thousand Dollars.
Between one and two o'clock yesterday afternoon
q fire was discovered in the drying room Of the
large mathouse OF Altenbrand Brothers, Sixth
street. Williamsburg, formerly known as the old
gas works, and the fire had been burning a long
time before il was discovered, damage amounting 10
about $4,000 resulted before the namcs were
subdued. There large amount 81 grain on
hand, much OF which was damaged by water and
smoke. The property was fully covered 10y tnsur-
ance the Williamsburg City Insurance Company
alone having risk for the full amount OF the csi-
mated loss.
Lamp Explosion Ia Jersey City-Pr0Sabie Loss
OF Lie.
At an early hour yesterday morning destructive
fire broke out IN the residence OF Samuel Madden
on the old Mill read, Jersey City, which completely
destroyed the building before any assistance could
he rendered by the dremen. Tue fire originated in
the explosion OF an oil lamp which Mr.. Madden
son was about lighting. The boys cries fer help
brought his parents to the rescue who, after much
difficulty and not until he hal been severely " not
fatally. burned succeeded In rem wing ban IRON the
flames. Mr.. Maddens loss will amount to about
1000.
Dr. Hayes, tho Arctic explorer VIII ehlignicn the
attendants at Chelsea Presbyterian church, Twen' 4
second street, near Nnth Avenue, THIS evening Dn
All f,fro