The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-23
THE FLAME FURIES.

Further Particulars About the Passaic,
N. a., Fire-TOtal Loss Estimated from
$4,000 to S0O,OOO-Two Men and Six
Horses Burned to Death.
Hardly was the last name extinguished ere the
people OF Passaic N. j., were eagerly reading the
HERALD, containing the very full telegraphc re-
ports OF great fire which occurred in their midst
on Saturday night and Sunday morning. 1t was
by long odds the most disastrous fire that ever
occurred in that place. The ruins were visited by
hundreds OF people from Paterson and elsewhere
| yesterday morning. The air was pregnant with
the peculiar smell OF burned flesh, six horses and
two human beings having perlshed in the names
The streets were literally filed with furniture that
had been thrown out OF the dwellings for a great
distance in every direction, goods from the stores
papers from the Ofiices &C., including number Of
cO1lns lying about, which had been hurriedly re-
moved from the undertaker's establishment which
had burned out. The story OF the fire appears to
have been about as follows:-
About ten O'Clock Henry Gertie, white young
man, about twenty-one years Of age, and henry
Jackson, coored, about twenty-five years old,
employed in Yeareance's livery stable, in Washing
ton place, went to the stable to go to bed, their
sleeping apartments being in the same building.
Both men when last intoxicated, and it is
they accidentally dropped their match and set the
place on fire. In few minutes after the two men
went in the stable was observed to be on fire.
This Is believed to have been the way it started !;
1t can never be known to certainty, Tor both the
men referred to were burned to death, and all that
was left Of them yesterday morning was q little
bunch Of blackened bones.
HOW THE FLAMES SPREAD.
The flames spread with almost incredible rapid
ity, and, despite all that could be done by the soil
tary hand engine and hook and ladder company
OF the place, the names had extended to the Ac
quackanonck House. situated on Railroad avenue,
directly opposite the Erie pepot. 1t soon became
certain that the entire block was doomed, and aid
was teegraphed for at Paters6h IN that city a
general alarm was sounded, and two engine com
panles ana truck company were sent TO their
assistance-one Q! TIE engines going by the rail.
road and the others by horses Tne distance nom
Paterson to Passaic Is about six miles. The Pat
service, and by tearing down the intervening
buildings at last prevented tie further spread Of
nn Tine area by The flames was probably two
a ..usly estimated AT from sixty to ninety thou
sand dcars. The reports that the fire was the
that damage had been done by Paterson roughs,
are untrue. The buildings destroyed were all
frame, the pracipal being the .Aeauaekanonkk
and twenty by thirty feet, the lower floors OF which
were occupied as stores &c. Adjoining were small
frame buildings occupied as stores and tenements.
number OF families were burned out, the loss OF
whom cannot Of course be ascertained now.
The AcauackanoncK House, totally destroyed,
was owned by Mr.. Herman Shutting, and the upper
story was occupied by Henry Leives as hotel.
lars, on which there was an insurance or 81, 600.
The corner store in the Acquackanonck House was
occupied by Nicholas Terhune's drug store; loss
about $4,000; insured for $4,000 in the London,
Liverpool and Globe.
James $. Beddell's paint store, adjoining. sus-
tanned a loss OF about 81, 500 which was insured
for 900 in the Phenix, OF Brooklyn and ST. 500 in
the Manhattan.
Joseph A. Rhodes loss in his plumbing establish
ment Is about 5000: no insurance.
+. A. Doremus loss Ia hs undertaking establish
ment is estimated at 81, 600; no insurance.
The city lookup under the AcquacKanonck House,
fortunately contained no occupants, or they would
have been burned in prison.
Jacob WILSON'S stable, adjoining the Acquacka-
nonck House, was stocked with fine horses and
carriages, all OF which were saved, thus greatly
lessenng the loss.
The Post once in the Acquackanonck House was
burned out, although Postmaster Newell succeeded
in saving quite number OF the more valuable
Henry F. Yeareance's livery stable, in the rear OF
the hotel was totally destroyed. This is the build
ing 10 Whicn me nre orgnated loss about 81 ooo
phia, and $4,000 In the Firemans Mutual. He lost
Elk valuable horses.
by Herman Shutting, sustained a loss Of 81 300, on
which there was 81 900 insurance.
o. d. GOSts DululnB occupied by ScVcra 1aIni-
lies, and small store and shops, was totally de-
stroyed; loss about $4,000; insurance s., 800.
ManSon's frame building, occupied as a tenement,
on the corner or kailroad avenue and Jefferson
street, was only damaged to the amount OF about
$1,000 fully insured.
Z. A. MIXERS stable was destroyed; loss about
$1,000. Mr.. Miler's residence, adjoining was dam
aReG to the amount OF perhaps 5000; no insurance.
Henry feareance's dwelling, on washington
place, was damaged TO the extent Of $4,000. Mr..
Yearcance's family had quite q narrow escape
having mostly retired.
The oflices OF John Dumas, City Clerk and Justice
OF the Peace; Il. Morrel, carpenter; Van Iderstine
Demarest, masona, were destroyed; total loss
perhaps $4,000.
J. 4. Van Orden sustained loss OF about $500 on
his furniture, which was broken almost to pieces
In moving IL out or his house, which happened to
be saved alter all.
The Acquackan0nck House building was owned
by Herman Shutting and was worth about $4,000.
There was an insurance on the building Of about
$4,000.
or the six horses consumed in Mr. Yeareances
barn one was valuable colt, for which 81, 900 had
been refused. The Erie depot was several times
fire. and the telegraph operator tore out his insru
ment and gathered up his papers and tickets and
hurried out. The sanded paint on the side Of the
building no doubt saved 1t.
Mr.. Leive, OF the hotel, when he came TO open
his nreproof sale yesterday morning found the
books In very bad condition, and number OF large
bills were so scorched as TO be almost valueless.
The ruins were visited yesterday by great num-
Der OF people, 10 Is lucky that there was no wind
away. This fire Will, no doubt result in securing
a decent nre apparatus, and the passage OF some
needul restrictions over the erection OF such Q
Under box IN the very heart OF the city,
SOLDIER MURDERED.