New-York tribune., 1874-01-27
THE FIRE RECORD.
IN THIS CITY-LOsS $4,000.

The large fve-stOry brick building, No. ,1G8
Wasbington-st. near Corandt, burned last even.
ing. TWAS occupied by the frm OF r T.. Gilbert Il Co,
coneconers. and owned by Daniel Roberts. Tue flames
were hrst discovered by Officer COnn0rs Of the Twenty
seventh Precinct at few moments OF O'Clock. pro-
ceedng from the second story windows, and alarm
was given ut once. The engines arrived on the spot
soon AFTER, but the flames bad made such threatening
advances that 1t was deemed best to sound second
alarm when a full force summoned to the scene
President Perey VI the Fire Department superntended
tho WORK OF quenchng the fames aud Capt Lowrey Of
tho Twenty-seventh Precinct was on hand to secure
order with detail Of poloo the Second and Third
Precincts Notwithstanding very desperate efforts the
whole building ono Of unusual depth extending feet
from front to rear and 50 feet wide destroyed and
tho adjoining building. bonded warehouse kept by T..
h. Roberts. was slightly damaged The loss on
building Ia estimated at $4,000: machinery.
$4,000. and stock. $4,000 The insurance the
machinery and stock ia $4,000 divided between tho
Homo OF New-York. the ftna OF Hartford. and tho
Guardian OF London. The OF the nre is unknown
member OF tho firm states that the superintendent
walked through tho buidinx at O'Clock and found
everything safe. There then Indication OF the
ame which pierced its way through the crovices Of the
iron window shutters forty minutes later.
There great excitement among tho tenome mt
house occupants in tho noghborhood, number o; the
most densey inhabited Of these buildings being
enough in all directions to be bstered by the heat
belief gained currency that cotton stored ia the
adjoining bonded warehouse was nrc, and
this increased the dsmay. as o huge tongue OF
1ame. such a large quantity Of cotton might
send forth. would most probably have showered sparks
enough in all directions to have ignted one or two OF
the tenement houses The police were busy employed
keeping the excited tenants out OF their endangered
helping them In the removal OF their furniture,
which lined the sreets AZ soon IA IL was perceived.
however, that the ire under way, and all danger
OF further spreading ayerted, Foreman Bradley OF
Engine No. exerted himself successfully to quiet
tho fears Of the people, IL not until the fire was 40
fnr conquered however, that it mere smoldering
heap. ncoscd the still standing four walls that the
hurrcdy removed furniture again restored 10 It's
proper place. The CortlaDdt-st. ferry
DlOcRaded that passengers TO Jersey CITY we're com
PEELED 20 pass many blocks out OF their way.
The pattern shop OF the Qiinard Iron Works, NO 74I
East Eeventlst discovered TO be on fire last even
ing 3o and the flames rapidly exieuded to Nos 74J
and 75. the adjonug buildings. also occupied BY tis
the loss "a estimated at 5000.
a numbeI OF other aud smaller fires occurred about
the same hour. frame building on ST. Nioholas-avc
occupied by Michael Godfrey. received trln8 damage
three.story brown-stone dwelling, NO. East
caught fire by tho bookcase beug heated
by furnace in the next house The hvestory marble
building Nos sol and 5S3 Broadway. occupied by Mver
Plant lace goods importers. portion Of Que npor
bciug used Office by the Manufacturers aud Mer
chaBts' Bank, was damaged slgO