, 1873-09-19
About $46,000 Worth Of Property
Burned Up in Twenty
Minutes.
The Old Andrews Furniture Manufac-
tory, Washington and Jeffar-
son Streets, Reduced
to Ashes,
Buildings Adjoining and Across
the Street More or Lesa
Damaged.
Estimated Loss, 843,6OO; Inst1r-
ancc, About $10,4OO.


A3s.1iiis'teA Aoss, T4ts,DOO; lnSur-
ancc. About Il .4OO.
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It socma to 10 settled fact that thu Fasca mn ds,c
mined to w'ro out by combination Of con,,grst,o,
Tho West Division Of this flre-str,otan cttv n u,.
tho starting p}aco Of tho grcstest ro in h,sto+-,
hns been tho econe of n1aor,ty ~ ~, -aaa,
trous local catastrophes Of that nstnrn win 1,,oh
| We have boon visited What tbr,o h,vo 1or, 49,
touched seems destined 10 In svont avn, r.. ,s.s
menl II not In one Grand burn-,n lint vii, ,a 49,,
to tho ono of almost two ycars oRo Yoscr1,v,e ~
pnra contained detailed accounts Of fro Tint dcs.,ov.
cd several 4crcs Of houscs md eerioslv
entite city, It occurred In tho yerv heart ~ N, Wont
6ide and, but for tho erois Of lrcmeu and cttzena
who had bcon muto energetic By torrlb1a oxpotenco
would In all human probability hsye estcu its wnr
over ground that has beon atrcay stro,rn with rrno
The Journals Of to-day havo to record another ro that
tho less dangerous. oven though Tho f1nan.
cial loss was uot 30 considerable.
At II O'CLOCK 1Asr N,orr
alarm WIS sounded from Boz 3t7 at III. corncr ~
Clinton and Washpgton etrcos AMI thu .o,,nd ~ I'm
boil had pca,coy died av.v -, lin
last round Of tho a1arn, bcfor. tba Nv
was IL ur With brlahtneas t,at Indicated taro. A.,
When tho frat dctachment at nrcmcn ,rrircJ th.v
found largo franc building on tho southwest corner
Of Warrington aud Jefferson streets occupica Nv
rarbock Marie \ ~ .onno, s.s s. e%1 s..ap'ou W
iacturors almost brne IN tho ,rnnua atTh "a.
wna turned In by Oflces atoclc, of tho Sixth Precinct
Station, who patrols in tho yitfnttv In atn+o. tat
,,,. a'ons 'oncsson s!rees no observed an
luminous i1shtin the basement Of thebui]ding which
was used MS furniture factory. md contained
moro or less dry wood and ahavt,rs =.
fmmn1into,v nv, - .,a a s. ~" ana'1ueS. As
,aa..os, ",; .an ulo eosnos' Whofo tho ho1 tn
to tho corner Of Jefferson sreot hb namos had spreaa
a over tho building. and tho bcat na ~ tn,a,.a t..
ho .vns ,or,,,a1 ~ ,..,. ...,. o 'AH'
~ ~ .oA'teAco ~ hecA 0neltcr. 1ha snddonnosa
with which tho fro took possession Of tho oniro asrc
tn n thn nx nm n = II ,ook nm opls few seconds
tbs blaza IN the asan'na ~ H. ~ ,aesofy
t,r '.e Ss'o0a 70 10 OF no parcu-
IT LEAFS Acaozs r1fz srnrEr.
Before tho steamers Ind sot fairy to work, I'm ro
which wa. then nt its hottest bud umbed tof-
tsssun street, aca " northeast Wind TINT va,
and naa .zoa upon another
,hefauslfsro md wa.h1ngton street, occupied by
Tho entire west trout this establishment VIVA epeeai
ly in lan,cs and, owing to tno oro on Tho ,nno,.c
corner, tho aremen experienced great difficulty IN
pfnsn8 tncr streams to bear Some Of them procured
panlons, we the tser % e In n", .. ~ lnsnr com,
H., ~. ,ts ~ w Aa'1e4 "e'o 'no ppcs, anu directed
.no water where 1t would stay tho progress of the fro
y willie Tho men were sheltered behind them, but tioy
.an h,aen maesny n carving out the designs Of the
tho burning stcam-ntttng structure.
WHILE FifS WAH Icing DONE .r'''~
oon arm nad leon turned In and, when tho ad-
- t ~ lug tHo torce8 wore brought
.,s On the soa.l ena wost Tbs building te sout
presented r. solid brick wall to tho aames That On
n"u tr Tas o "ao o. ToW OF twossory frame dwa
nf tas f9rn!tnro 4 contained utterly ruined au
,1ns nian in ~ ~ Mtsana1g tWo hotsea Of tho row
411g " rem reoFn "s apa wstsF =
S%ansea Mnrs 81 ta'in stm'aiina Work. and III card
nesl1uchon @ III .hG alley between shs and tho Corn
1ns uu,oang @ a s.upoorn hgh "as maintained by the
haagln9 aud blazing stde he frams structure, and
@ sens stream OF water Int tho acching aauos. Every
s es s III 1loa n' wss Saanx es 5
1ne M -, damage t tho NehsTds' IRON i'seSasa: WofSs
aoEs, we.tlng Of tho maehnory and stock and burn
,tc 1' thn,o Ino roo amounting IN all to about y 600
PUMP usually kept IN order, these premisss was
~, oat o. gear ust tTo days before the fire. crcu-
Tie sug say noraa T.
'3 ~ noase-io.or engno, and throwing couple Of
thn hrrann mt nj " w.. Maa ~ ons5auon shortly aftor
tIaaJ 6 o'' " 'no nfe' aha a1a 'orJ good service
brcIboI in In ea II fsetorr nH naSs ic was apparently
b. eI w yarns a a sne9 @ o "a Tsportea to
fI5r1n1 n11u11- frx
nronns' "uo 1o' 'on8 uno aened Tie enorta OF the
At''"o1'' r,,. -
,v.. r,s % ~ lug g ng'Lo1Hu 70 - DESTROYED
n mas n41 ~, a., ana AZ jefferson street. Square
;,s s ~ AZ .nsee stofes ana BASEMENT 1t
iosany a nas made are risks yery hsh It had
i ~ ~ factory up to May
10 IN ~ -. y, ate"s q Co:, whon u NAE rented BY
s,tsa o ~! ~, -. auuen; A MasKs Co anu most Of tho
~ ~ W. rurelaheo " then They carried 1t
ta, III Oh ~ t,t q nno furniture Thess gentlo-
% IVA h @ 4 i ny uestruetioh OF the property
@ n, t ,a nu. ne nsceftalneu what thoy lost
thev estmated tcIr sSy easeu @ va ssassd
S yoita xis,S99 apsa rheh, I'D gentism.n a. vhe
a. IN .up.as u tne!r business, there vas about
jna1 m IT, ~ - sesy neavy my totat loss was
~ ~ ,e .n1 ~ tao aes&fnetloh Of largo pilo
u H. W % Mieh "as Stored In tue ynrd In
t,at NY as"t ~ - ~ tn1 n..hg. lno urn 90 ma been
IL naa ~ my oeen iohe esAoshGl In tho building
raa sttiI nseo ~ np 10 40 ne Wofk me building
foas n@a "a" "a * n@ ~ a. Anarews whose n
IN TreadwRy, 4 Jeve!l4 agency. Aftcr It be.
~ tb,s trat anat ne nanes would 10 confined