The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
NEW YORK.
Snow storm-MaiIs Delayed.

NEW YORK.
Snow storm-MaiIs Delayed.
New YORK, December 27.-The snow
storm continues to cause an almost en-
tire suspension OF business. All the
mails are greatly delayed. None have
been received from the West for the
last two days.
Sale OF Coal Postponed.
The regular monthly sale Of
coal of the Delaware, Lackawanua and
Western railroad was postponed until
Friday next.
At 6 o'clock this morning fire was
found raging in the first floor Of the
premises OF No l60 Mercer street, which
together with Nos l56, l58, and l62,
are owned by the Stuyvesant estate,
and were occupied by Henry Moillard,
candy manufacturer. Although the
Fire Department was on the ground at
the first tap Of the bell, the condition
Of the street was such as to render it
impossible to get the water on the
flames promptly, and by the time the
engines got to work the flames had at
tackled Mr.. Moillatd's four buildings,
and were creeping swiftly to Moillard's
elegant restaurant, on Broadway. A
second alarm brought valuable aid, and
Fire Commissioners Black and Shaler,
the Chief Of Police and the
engineers. Shortly after the out
break through the energetic al Of
the officers, the fire was got under con-
troll and the flames coutined to four
buildings in Mercer street and Moil.
lard's Hotel and the adjoining building,
No GIG Broadway. Soon after the
fire broke out, the windows ofthe rooms
on the upper floors Of the Broadway
buildings were filled by persons who
occupied them as dodgers, some ofthe
women shreiking for help under the
impression that the means of escape
was cut off. The majority escaped by
the stairs, but some, in their fright and
bewilderment, did not avail themselves
of this means. A German girl named
Algagelenock, aged seventeen, who was
EMPLOYED in the Moillard restaurant,
stopped in room on the second floor,
aud in her terror she jumped
into an alley on the east side of the
building, and was dangerously injured
and taken to the hospital. Two men
and three women were rescued from the
upper floor by means OF ladders by
Foreman Rowe, Assistant Foreman
Healey, and Firemen Reilly and Nc
Gibben, all of Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. 9. A man and woman were
found on the stairs rear the third floor
nearly suffocated. Solomon Madon,
OF No. "a Beach street, who lodged in
one Of the upper floors, was also res.
cued as late as IL o'clock this morning
in a condition approaching sutfocation.
He was taken down a ladder by Fore
man Healey. The fire communicated
soon after it's discovery to the double
tenement house, 156 and l5S Mercer
street, owned by VIM. and j. OBrien,
of No. 5S Wall street, occupied by
numerous families The only regular
means OF exit from this house was one
narrow stairway, covered with ice and
sncw, leading from l54 Mercer street;
These families lost all their household
goods, and many were rescued half
clothed, and their condition to-day was
truly piteous, and their lamentations
while shivering in the snow almost as
painful as if they had suffered by hre.
The loss is estimated at 800, 600 par
tiallv insured. II. Moi!lards damage
to stock, furniture, &c, $35 600; A.
Hale, Tailor & Co., GIG Broadway.
$4,000; II. Davis, tailor. No. l5o
Mercer street, $500; minor losses $1,000;
The ruins OF the building were still
burning at five o'clock this morning,
sending up dense clouds of emoke.
Engine No. 33 was kept at work IN d.
recting a stream of water on the mass.
Inquest Ordered.
Superintendent Kelso has directed a
letter to Coroner Young to take imme.
date steps in regard to the investiga-
,ion of the death OF persons by the fire
at So and 90 Centre street, last week,
and to have the bodies dug up and a
full Inquest held in the case.
Elevated Railway.
The report OF the Commissioners ap'
no;nted to select a route for the pro-
posed elevated railroad is expected to
appear in a few days. Colonel Henry
G. stebbins, General Dix, General Q
A. Gilmore, Sheppard Knoph and
Chester Arthur are on this commits
sion. The act OF the Legislature pro
bib;ts them from deciding upon a route
west of Third avenue on the East Side
and east Of Sixth avenue on the West
Side, A meeting Of the Commissioners
vas To have been held on Saturday
last but was postponed, owing to the
absence OF one of their number. 1t
vas ascertained, however, that it is the
Intention OF the commissioners to build q
Jonble track on both sides OF the city;
9th the lower ends at the City Hall
and the battery and the two upper ends
At the Hudson river. The general line
w,Il he in the shape OF a horse shoe,
and each train will make the circuit OF
the city instead Of running on the same