New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-29
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.

LIMA EDwN's THEATER BURNED
As soon as the determination Of the police to
break up the Broadway concert saloons became evident
the propretOr5 OF the two largest saloons sought by
turning their houses into low variety hcaors TO retain
large proportion OF their former customers The stage
In the Arion Concert Saloon No. 100 Broadway, was
completed on wednesday forenoon and the propretors
Campbell & Kneubel, announced that there would
DO theatrical performance In the evening. During
the performance Mr.. Kelly Of Kelly Icons Minstrels,
occupying the theater above, entered the hall and
noticed that the lights dangerously near por
tons OF the scenery He alarmed for the safety OF
the building sending for the lessee pointed OUT to
him the bad arrangement Of the stage lights. Mr.. Kelly
told the lessee that II the lights not covered with
wire screen he would not give any performance in the
theater above Thanksgiving Day, nasmuch as II tho
Aron Hall caught fire the lives OF all the people above
in the theater would be greatly endangered The ,essee
promised 70 have me dangerous lights ATTENDED his
non ended without any accident, and the hail
49, anaiIv closed Tor the night MT A. M Yesterday
morning a few moments after . o'clock. Detective
Henderson OF the Fifteenth Precinct, III passing dOTn
Rraadwoy noticed smoke coming from beneath the
ors of he Arion saloon Shouting fire." he
tOned by Detective Carr and ROundsmen bradley anu
Euckev The door OF the saloon was broken n and the
Officers ran back TO the hail. where they found the stage
on Are The flames had gained such headWay, however
mar n was impossible 10 kim gush them and the officers
were quickly driven back The street by the herce neat
They at turned their attention 10 warning the In
habItants of houses in the vicinity Of the danger.
An alarm was 20 sent out from the nearest box
but the hremen were sngulary SLOW III coming, poo
ably owing To the fact that there had Deen seFe ts
during the evening previous, and the men therefore
were prepared for another signal Meantime, tue
fire spread with amazing rapidly the theaIer aPQye
the Arion Hall. varously known AS Kelly Leon Lima
Edwns, and Emersons Ministries, was soon nred from
below, ana before tne nTeeh hau arIIFcu Ino en'Ao Ia
The re spread on either side to Nos 49, 71s, a. and
100 Broadway, all large and deep buildings building
i'm Iaayettepace also fired, and II was with great
difficulty that the iremen confined the con1agrat0n 10
the aforementioned buildings ChiefEngineer Perley
The or the ire, ana Tearing JUS
magnitude for the saetY or uiat section OF Tue Guy,
sent out three kilograms sumnonng very nearly
All the engines in the city 10 the spot. The
third door Of No. 100 broadway was occupied
nv te family OF Richard Warner who absent from
home Roundsman Bradley aroused the family soon
after the fire discovered ana rescued MIS- warner
and three children Patronan Reilly OF the Fifteenth
Precinct hearing that infant days old had been
u{ bastened through the house and with great
dicuty reached the room. which already in flames
The child was asleep and was quickly carried 70 its
The bremen exposed themselves 10 great danger in
their anxiety 10 keep the Dire from spreading and several
severely hurt by falling beams ana DrcRs Assist
ant Foreman DonOhue OF Engine No. IA fell OF ladder
naced against the side Of the building In Lafayettepace
and received Internal ures and had MS legs bad
Nv bruised BY great effort the re confined within the
limits mentioned but most OF the buildings which the re
reached were ruined The theater and the Arion BAL
remen worked until nearly noon, yesterday, and at
The building where the nre originated. No 100 Broad
wny was owned by the estate OF deceased Frenchman
whose could not be ascertaned yesterday it was
damaged $4,000 insured Campbell KneuDel had
furniture burned worth sl2 coo insured for $500 in
the German OF Buffalo; the second noor was vacant
Richard Warner occupant OF the third hOOr had furni-
tnre DAMAGED $50. On the fourth floor, occupied
residence by Sir. Snyder, who also kept lager beer
aged 5000; insured for $500 in the German
American Company The next building, No. 7is Broad
ay also belonged the estate OF the deceased French
man. II damaged $4,000, aud was insured for
$4,000 The basement was occupied by II de Angelo
In the Exchange Company. The first moor was occupied
by A. Markert shoe dealer. whose stock was damaged
In fba
The second. third and fourth floors occupied by
T Allston Brown dramatic agency and residence. Mr.
Brown had furniture and other property destroyed worth
$4,000 insured for 5000 in the Firemans Fund and the
The theater Kelly & LeonD in the rear Of Nos. Tis
ana TO Broadway was completely destroyed. causing
s. Fitch occupied No ia Broadway. The building
damaged 5000, and furniture, $4,000 There was
S e. 600 on the = furniture The next building
No. Tl6 Broadway. was owned and occupied by s. j.
Lew L II2n,tnr 5ooo Tere was an insurance Of
$40 900 the building and $500 ON the furniture IN the
Broadway we're badly damaged by water. and the fur
nure stock OF George L. Kelly on the irs oor OF NO.
721 Broadway, was also damaged Oy water. The build
ing No. . Lafayette-Dace, occupied by Mrs william
Chauncey, was damaged $500
Tie hall occupied for few months past by Emersons
Mnsres at No. 100 broadway was built years ago and
was cnrisened Hope Chapel FOr several years religious
services held there on Sunday evenings Dy the
spirituasts-then new sect fO rev years tue nail
was vacant, when IL was reartanged as lecture ROOM
there however and the hall fell into dlsse. Later
Boone Children drew good houses there for one
son, after which it fell into illrepute.
The first regular performance gwen In the theater was
that Of Kelly & Icons Mins:es. They had the hall re-
modelled aud all marks OF thu old chapel destroyed by
erecting gallery and building handsome stage. After
several years great the public being attracted
by buresque OF the then popular French bouhe,
the troupe abandoned tue nall and went To London The
theater then leased by Lima Edwin, who achieved
some success with regular dramatic company.
Miss Edwin gave the theater to Miss Laura Keene,
played the chief part IA her drama OF Hunted
Down" for three weeks. The house was then
again taken by Kelly Leon, who used t for season
and then abandoned Il. EmecsOns Ministries have occu
pied 10 FOR several months past closing their engage
ment on Saturday evening last. Kelly Leon opened
the theater for third time Monday night, anu haa
drawn good houses until the night OF the nre.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE ON THE FIRST AVE.
DISASTER.
A fire. originating on the second floor OF the
large double building, Nos 1856 and 1877 Frsave late on
Wednesday night swept through the other floors ana IN
a few minutes utterly ruined the building. 1t was
owned by Horace f. Clark, whose loss amounted 70
1850; insured for $1,000 Tho second and thTd n0or'