New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-17
THE FIRE RECORD
NON ,,prs IN BROOKLYN.

rhetorical LIBRARY Da"N"
.cx Ar THE EMPIRE STORES
A fire broke out yesterday mornihs' DC" "a,
$50. in the rear OF the brown stone eu'".'
an" uawnton RulldinS situated on Court*''
proollyn and extending from the corner Oh 1,n,
:, .,n,hw,rd $50 feet toward Ienlsens' lhe oo" -,
,o,,,ied nv some Of the city departments VIM. -,
=. - aha IN find accommodations IN the Oi''
80 ,ha.e are the office OF the Brooklyn ''y -.
-, and thai OF the Registrar OF Arrears ~ Io,c
:, IN. F,rst Internal Revenue Distric' ""u 800
-, u,.,oical society which suffered se'eieS' ~
800, tina entire upper Aoor and many Ia",o '1.,.a,,
!, these buildings The rooms Oh Uh"N
-. Co,Jeee we're also IN the buid'nH
ira rre originated in the Offices OF X " W. Nj insr'
= I'd on,v lately moved into the building
- ,ad rooms Nos Go and 81 on the main MOOR
- ri NOT nroyided themselves with safe TOT ih
,a,,,y ~ very valuable papers wheh IL If oeheVeu
= the nurpose OF the incendiary TO destroy Incl
,n.. ia in tides abstracts. and deeds, and the los
.i.,ned will be serious The fire was discovered ol
", Hannah the librarian OF the Historical Society "h'
,d been detained by his d1ties on Thursday hgh'' a
vbo had determined 10 sleep In the bnlialhH' avian
nd early Yesterday morning by smoke and name' h'
,nsced 10 grOpe his down the front stairs 10 '''
front entrance and admit the dremen' VINO oy INC
=. had reached the door had arrived at the Dnholng
Tas smoke poured out, and by the time "a'ei was
nght TO bear on the flames the fire had obtained con
.,.r,h,a neadwav The flames soon extchded u .no
,r and fourth foors the lsttor OF when was ocouP
ny . uumoer Of families. and among inc 'oueo
A. CLARK OF the Business College ana
the members of femiy OF Patrick iorne'' 'no
,,meCity Hall. Mrs. Clark and Mrs Torney nario"''
-, ,,,,o,,on II they had not exhibited rare
.e,,e NJ mind when threatened with death their uo
,r,ct,,, would have been certain one OF the la'vS
VA carried from the building IN an lnso"'io'0 -
ZION me energetic efforts OF the nfeinon ''',u
b,ldng. from total destruction. Tho secOhu a'iu '
a.. yer, burned out and the remainder Oh tho ouiiu
ins was flooded. 100,
.ubdued made thorough inVeSnsauon' anu "
,,ined t the greatest damage WAS caused by "a'e''
,,srvih,n, IA Clark & strattons Business College WAS
sestrov,t Mrs Clark sustains II heavy !oSs Sh7 nus
,.rred an insurance policy on her property TOT ohS
time but 4, few weeks ago neglected 70 renewh IT,
The Historical Society loses heavily Rare and anu
mated volumes OF great value were soaked torn, ana III
many eases hopeessy mutated The loss sustained l.
smated at from 5000 10 5000 The entire loss Is es
mated :. from $4,000 TO 100000. The buildings were
damaged $4,000; there is an insurance OF sOoo dlueu
a, follows. Continental $1,000; Lamar, $4,000; Mon'
faux t5ga. Commerce. 5000; Nassau, 5000; Ridge
wood > ~ The losses Of the companies are as follows
Brytut -lrattou Clark estimate their loss atSlOOO;
Insured Tnr RdgewOOd Insurance Company lose soVV'
Nessr- - Semsn Pray Kuahle, and ln2ram lose ABOUT
a OO each (raaf Son lose about 5000 The fuInl-
fue IA sac internal Revenue Othce second Dsrlct was
,,nag,d $40 the records aud stamps Of the office
ain saved out are slightly injured by water Hubbard
Eushn,4s Marion, and others each lost ABOUT Wow
MnnnnS di saAh was damaged about Zoo
insured May Ltte's office Registrar or Arrears ana
Taxes loss 5000 The loss IN the law offices OF psey
& Brown are varOusly estimated at from $500 TO s2VO
Tie ay room second floor OF No A. the quarters OF
the Atlantic Yacht CluD loss. $500. The City Treas
urrr's oacc. the first floor OF No "a. was slightly
Injured ~ water but nO damage done TO books or
papers. al OF which were deposited IN the SAFE: Com
looms No. Sc aud 81 on the thira floor loss furni
sae s5) OF the Citizens. Hanover, Ashbury,
Offices Oh the floor OF No. could not be asceraiDed
Tue Montague Club and the Montauk Lodge who occu-
ped the third floor have been burned out; loss
ioeach ABOUT $4,000 Tine rooms Of the Hamilton Literary
A''oc on the same 5oSr escaped wth 1Tinng
t,ple, sd Oluer furniture; loss $1,000.
The EMPIRE STORES.
At midnight on Thursday the fire at the
Hn,pire stores Brooklyn supposed be virtually
Axttnyuf,led An hour later however. though stil
.noider.ug the bales OF tute IN store No. had
absorbed quantity OF water that tho building
could not sustain the increased weight thus imposed
lpon IT, AMI yielding the pressure the front wall fell
lno he area between the stores and the buRhead with
loud cri4h When the interior OF the structure had
been exposed 10 view it became evident that the flames
lad not been clicked, and additional streams were
directed upon the burning mass. which during the day
continued 10 emit dense volume of smoke and steam.
Inc beams OF the upper floor, charred and weakened
5y drc, unable 10 resist tho excessive strain
upou tIeiu and they gave way, all the floors
ther contents were preCptated into the cellar
Ts created gap between the Old and the new stores,
ani red ICED the pcri property either side. The
hrsmrn thrn directed their efforts 10 drenohng the
smpder1g ns-s and water rapidly filed the cellars OF
tue adj Jmng sections and set everything afOat The
property of value In The cellars Is logwood. which
sussiu- sight damage from the wettlng The firm
o. N,sUthN Sons estimate their loss buildings at
ti,p stores Nos. and are damaged Nos. Z. 8. and
10 ite ay destroyed The assurances are as follows
Store, NcS 6, :. aud g. 500 each (Sore No TO- s20D
IN ihs National, Nassau, Home (Oi COlumDus). and Clt
la Companies. and $500 each (Sore No. TO- &25 IN the
Equitable, Mercantile, Rutgers, aud ST. Paul Companies
total S:.lW.
lbr i~s stock only be partially estimated al
Present Owing To the number Of owners or cOnsgnees
scOi'. much difficulty mas been encountered sofar IN
Stng {" no value OF the property destroyed or the
Insurance Thereon.
The four stores there LIS bales OF cotton. IS
oaas hd"7 Cdlcultal - bales goat skins Calcuttal
iU mas % Daes wool 80 chests lac dye. Al baes ssd
i4' nhs' lSeed 100 bags coffee 200 bales sarssparila
" O'Ar' d'Pddllun, l56 bales goat skins (Curacoa