New-York tribune., 1873-02-15
THE FIRE RECORD.
IN THIS ClTY-THE NEw-HAvEN FREIGHT DEPOT
IN FLAMEs-LOss, 500

IN THIS clTY-TuE NEw-HAVEN FREIGHT DEPOT
IN FLAMES-L0Ss, S6IVOO.
The old New-Haven and Harlem Railroad
Depot a four-story brick building which occupies an
entire block between Centre, Franklin, White anu L
st was discovered 10 be fire az 3I5 a. m yestefu"y
. ,r,v.,o 1yo,cbman cav flames issuing from windo"
nj Franklin and Centre sts and at once gave the a"
BEFORE the fremen arrived, the flames had gaIhou go
headway and the entire building was 'h'e"'@"
destruction The flames pierced all the noors 4" 0
ner OF the building where the fire broke Out anu io
in ereat masses above the roof. second aiarn ""
Immediately sent out and second diVi1on VI n,0
oncines went 10 the scene OF the fire. Meanwhie tne
g., detachment of fremen had succeeded IN connhlng
the flames TO the part of the building where tne hIe
originated With the increased force OF nremeh a' "oA
the flames were quickly brought under CONTROL ana III
two hours the last ember was put out
The basement OF the building is occupied by inc rail-
Uay company being used freight depot. There was
only small quantity Of freight stored in the building at
the time of the fire. few boxes of dry goods we've
slightly damaged by water. The building Is owned by
the New-York and New-Haven Railroad Company. 1t
was damaged slOOOO insured for $3l,25O.
g. L. Jaeger, manufacturer Of cardboard for paper
boxes occupied part of the second floor fronting upon
Centre and FraDkn-ss. The fire discovered in Mr.
Jaegers Office but its origin could not be ascertained
His stock and machinery damaged $4,000; insured
for 5000 by the Peoples Metropolitan, and West Mis-
souri, Companies.
portion OF the second floor is occupied by ]. II.
Darlington macbiuist, whose stock was damaged ssOOo
insured by the North Missouri for 81 1OoO Arctic $1,000
Globe 900; Hibernia, Cleveland, Ohio, $1,000 total
Thomas Jones' glass cutter occupies part OF the third
floor. His stock and machinery were damaged $1,000
insurance unknown. John Kent, manufacturer OF Knit
ting machines, occupied part of the fourth nOOr Ills
stock was damaged $4,000; insured. -
A portion of the fourth floor also occupied by Will
liam UngeT manufacturer Of telegraph Instruments
who had stock damaged $4,000; insured by the North
The fve-story brick building No 1e9 Canalst.. owned
hy John :. Giles, which damaged by fire on Thurs
day night could be repaired, II was estimated yesteI
facturer of furniture whose stock damaged $1,000
is insured Gr S225OO the following COMPANIES: Man
e. zoo. gina of Hartford 5000; National, $500
brewers and MaltsteIs' $3.50; Adriatc. Sl5oO Com
mercial OF Albany, $500; Manhattan, $,5OOi ana Ly
IN BROOKLYN.
John Casey's turpentine works, at Columbia
st. and Varonaplace was damaged $1,000 10y ire yester
day Insnred by the AlhaDbra Company Of Cleveland
and the North Missouri Company for 81 900 each.
FIRES ELSEWHERE.
VIM. Browns woOdenware factory, at ST.
Louis was burned yesterday; loss $4,000. Insured IN
the North British and Mercantile $500; in the Amazon
Of Cincinnati $4,000: Home, New-YOrk, $1,000; PhGnix
NewYOrk $4,000 St. Louis Mutual, 5000; the 81 10
seph Fire and Marine $1,000; and the Merchants S,Wo
The loss by the fire at Hicks 81 Co.'s clay
retOrt and fire DT1ck factory Baltimore, lDhsuay hgh'
on the building, stock, and machinery, was between
$4,000 and $COOO and is insured for $3s5OO Of which
s6 600 is IN the Lancashire $500 in the Royal $500 in
the North British $3.50 in the Westchester and the bal
ance among other companies not exceeding s2,oVV AL
each.
The Erie KnittingMill, at Cohoes, owned by
william Moore, burned yesterday morning. the
loss is estimated sOOO The insurance on the build
is Sl2OoO and on the contents S254Oo in the following
companies: ..
German American e4hsO Home 0 North American $500
Phqn1 OF Hartford OO; of Albany $1,000 Hanover
s2O Imperial $685. Hartford, $780, NagsIa, $2 and At
lSutc $3.50