The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-31
Rogers PIPER. household builders and pattern

ON woRTHEoToN STREET.
Aboe's lumber and coal yard, once and lene-
ment house.
street.
Next TO hcse are the oflices or the Sunday Tele-
gram anu Nep England Homestead, published by
Mr.. Henry N. Burt.
Mr.. Burt also owned the building which was
burned. His loss is about 900 above insurance.
Scarcely any OF the material was saved in the
printing ofice. Mr. Burt was out OF town az the
time and returned at q late hour to md the &C
cumulation OF thirty years. work swept away.
Also TWO houses on the south aide OF the street.
Tne insurance on Z. B. Aobs's two dwelling houses
on Warrington street. which were burned, was
$4,000 The lumber yard and buildings were not
insured Mr.. Abbes safe was got out OF the ruins
and MS books were saved. bur in . decidedly
dam aged condition.
The nrs extended from Hurlburt's block to the
second story OF Bnps block, but was quickly ex-
tngusned.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The principal damage in Dnps block was by
water.
Chaplin, woster q Co.'s loss in the block viii be
about $4, 0oo
on Main street, corner OF Bridge street, the two
story granite front block or G. S. 4 !. L. Hurl-
burt was burned. Loss on the block $4,000; In
sured for s35, 900.
Dr.. c. S. Hurlburt escaped from the building by
jumping from two story window.
Mcknight Norton 4 Hawey lost $500, 900; In
store in the. Union ONCE block.
Livermore, swan Co. lost $4,000; insured for
about $50 900.
ii. G. Gilbert lost heavily. He has leased the
vacsnt store on Maaden's block.
Water street, from Court street to Bridge, is
lined with piles or household goods. strewn in
almost inextricable confusion.
ON BRIDGE STREET
Curtis block, on Bridge street. IN the rear OF
Hurlpurrs block, was saved almost by miracle.
the wind shifting the names away nom it. The
occupants OF this block lost heavily in furniture
by the indiscnminate efforts OF volunteers.
ON Vernon street W. D. Kinsman No. So loses
$4,000.
Bethel church second Advent loses $4,000; in
surance. $1,000.
Moses Goldthwaite, loss on house. SIS, 900; In
surance, $4,000. A part OF his furniture was
saved furniture not insured.
w. L. Shepard, No. Gs Vernon street, loss
$4,000; insurance, $4,000. Nothing saved but
the silverware.
Estate or Joseph shaw, Nos. 70 TO IS Vernon
street. loss $4,000; insured for $4,000 in Captain
Warmers Agency.
These tenemenus were occupied by J. R. Childs,
Leonard Bond, boarding house; J. II. COOK, and
MRS. Brewer boarding house.
E. II. Phelps house was saved by q mighty
effort, and that saved the rest OF Vernon street.
SOUTHERN LIMIT OF THE FIRE.
The extreme southern limit Of the IRE was at
FlagG,s barn. on the Southern Railroad, opposite
Trask's brick block. BY the river bank. There
were several horses and carriages In tue barn,
which were saved.
small house occupied by 3. F. Bennett, close
by this barn, was also nearly destroyed.
H. L. Belden's house, No. los Water street, was
burned; loss about $1,000
one OF the Western Union telegraph wires was
torn down at this point by the falling OF the
building.
L. Aale's house. No 100 Court street. caught
fire on the roof at one time and was barely saved
by the use OF pals and wet carpets.
A. j. Pease's barn on Court street was saved
only by great exertons and Nils coal shed, near
the corner OF Court AMI Water streets, was at one
time on are, as also Burnnams carpenter shop,
in the same vicinity.
BATTLING THE FLAMES.
westdeld steamer No. assisted in holding the
corner OF Pyncneon and Water streets, which
was the limit OF the ire In that direction.
Springfield No. s, from Indian Orchard, came In
on q special train and worked at the same place.
THE LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The losses are estimated all the way from ave
hundred thousand TO two million dollars. II is or
course impossible to give :un list or the insur.
ance at thIs time, but the property was generally
fairly insured
The Springfield Fire and Marine had policies
amounting TO about $4,000, but part OF tneso
were re-insured, so that they win lose only about
$4,000.
me companies represented by Holmes Gil
more figure up $4,000 In policies.
". A. Fuller has $4,000.
Ladd Brothers have sGs,Ooo.
Judd Gray nave about $4,000.
Among the burned buildings are nine residences
on Vernon street
Two on Water street.
Ten on Wight avenue.
Two barns on Bridge street.
Wight avenue Is absolutely Quilted, and one can
stand on water street and look through TO Main
street, the scene being IKE that some parts OF
n..a.on-, Ga hnrnad dlatrIcta