, 1872-12-25

DECEMBEt t
from 5000, 900 to ssooooo. Barnum is said to be
The ,oss to The Lawrence estate is $4,000; in
Grats'a loss is $500, 900; insurance, $12o, ,o0o.
Reed l. Co., varnish dealers, lost al 1ne1r na-
~ Jackson Co., dealers in fringes, lost al their
stock. ,1+ |
Remworth, manufacturer of piano strings lost
all his stock.
the day. and large force Of police are on dney
to keep the firemeu from being impeded III their |
duty. It is reported that Baruum's insurance
on the animals is only $25, 600. The TWO ele.
phants and camels saved WILL cover one-nau u
It appears that Barnum's insurance on the
building and contents is in the neighborhood OF
$4,000. ,,.,
McSpede called attention to the unsafe cond1-
ton Of Barnum's Museum, and the danger OF
surrounding property from it:
The Grace Chapel destroyed to-day, %as a Tree
church supported by Grace Church me pas
tor, Mr. Kramer, lost valuable library 0y 'n'
A building in Duane street Tas partially
| burned to-day, causing damages to Sperllng's
! cloth warehouse to the extent OF 20,00o; in
| sured. ,
| Several small fires have also occurred in dif-
ferent parts Of the city to-day.
New YORK, Dec. 24.-The Palisade House,
near Englewood, N. j., on the Hudson htyor,
wes burned this morning. Insured Tor 3l6o, 99o. s,
west side of Centre street, betwoen Leonard and
Worth, WAS burned this evening. The flames
broke out near tho boiler in the basement OF the
building 81, IS, and IS Centre street, md speed
| ily communicated with the upper floors, whence
| .41,o r., t1>a o5iosp{ur hrif1inpp S7 R1
81, also to 10 and II Centre street and 190 and
1872 Leonard street. IN 81, So, and IS The fol-
lowing parties are losers; New York Newspaper
Company; Aiken 4 Cremer, of Milwaukee; Dunn,
Barlow Co., printing Office; Anderson; Archer d
company. boookbindery: In 81 james Gallagher,
dealer Lii brass goods: In 89 and 81 we're the law
offices OF Howa and Hummen and Howe, and
Shorter. Edwards and Price, and the liquor store
of George Middleton. No. y was occapl9a G;no ny
and II, by Dye Wilkins as liquor store. N9s:
13O and i32 Leonard street, were occupied py
numerous families, and the first floors as gro
ceries. Two girls employed IN the dae baila.ae
where the fire commenced were severely injured INJURED
also. two men, one OF whom Benjamin Ballard
nrobably fatally. There is rumor that si1 glrls
porished in the fames but the report needs con
frmation. The total loss is estimated al
LA1ER.-Thirty- eight young women, employee
in the upper stories Of ST. SO and IS Centre street
t fed down the staircase and BY the hre escaP
, when the alarm WAS given. Two fell, when seV
feet to the gronnSa SOS Frs
: avenue, and Emma Francis. 149 Mercer street
The building WAS nero shell, filed with IN
t f1ammable material. The flames burst fror
! every window, threatening the cfeRper omce u
: posite, and other buildings.
Joseph Pike, printer, residing 43 Frankh
i street. was struck on the head by falling brio
j. and had his skull fractured. He will probabl
,. die. Benjamin Balton was less seriously II
r Tie building 81, SO and IS, vas owned by III
j. Clayton estate. Loss 3150,000; small insul
g anco, being Of dangerous construction.
The loss Of orarer Akens cramer, 10 for%e Ne
It York Newspaper Company, is $4,000
le Co. Co. lose $4,000, insured; Anderso1 EGt
II Archer Co. lose 530, 600; partly insured. ~
Is building 81 and SO Centre street was owned ~
le the Lorillard estate, whose loss is go, 90
TO Among the other losers, Of whom there Is qn ~
g. aud John L. Allrek, grocer, $4,000. No. 1
Leonard street, tenement aa was damaged
st NEW YonK, Dec. 24.-Luck's box factory al
n. Funks piano factory, in Nineteenth strcat, We
B. burned last night The loss is $40, 900; insure
Is Barbor's elevator, in Brooklyn, was burned La
IS, night, with loss Of $4,000.
a, E1MYRA, N. T., Dec. PA disastrous tire &C
Is, CURED in this city early this morning. soI
ng wooden buildings, twelve in NUMBER, IN !
ed business portion Of the city, on the bank OF
river, betHoen Railroad avenue and Nam sire
b. we're burned completely to the ground: IN
go were occupied as carpenter shops, furniture
ss tablishmcnts, ornamental plaster manutactorl'
d. and a variety OF other businesses. Amo
r. these. the Pennsylvania House, large not
a vas destroyed. In the second stories OF ma
tn Of the buildings families resided, and tn
CO summary turning out into the bitter cold caus
py much Distress. The loss will fall not 1ar an
De of $50, coo, with not over S10,00 insurance.
~ ~ Providence, R. T., Dec. "A large WOOL
"a "a Tas nearly destroyed by fro this afternoon.
~ ~ two lower stories we're unoccup1ed, except
~ storage. The upper story was occupied Dy
"" +. Bishop d. Co., manufacturers, who we're
-. sured for $4,000, which covers one-hal1 OF I'll
- loss.
M BunIrSaro:s, Iowa, Dec. PA ire in Hill
sxt MIA at o'clock this morning destroyed the p
md packing establishment OF George boees: T., -
52s, 600; insured for $4,000; cause Of the
erv accidental.
lay FonT 6corT, Kansas, Dec. N.-A ire
rec Fontana, Kansas, yesterday morning, deBtro
in fourteen houses in the southern part OF
pe town. No insurance.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23-The Standard car
md mills. on Blair street; Allies carpet manu-
the tory, and Rings yarn spinning eatabllshnt
ng. we're totally burned this evening. The loss
md $4,000.
ky ky PERlLS BY WATER.
,at sne The Rise in the Ohio River-Stea
ran eEs An9 u1eo'
oy,- C1sc1SSAT1, Dec. 24.-Captain David Lake1
and the steamer General Buell., telegraphs from \
~ ison, Ind, that the gorge below
ach point has caused an eight foot rise Of water,