New-York tribune., 1875-01-13
TIE FIRE RECORD.
LARGE WAREHOUSE BURNED.

LARGE WAnEdOUbE DUhNED'
DESTRUCTION OF cRocKERY AND GLASS WARE
HOUSE IN DUANE-sT.-Loss, $l5oo0o.
The crockery and glass warehouse OF James
NJ Shaw No. rs Duanes, was destroyed by Hro yester-
dsy morning. TRe building 10 tall nvessery iron
structure situated between Sweeny~ Hoei ana oaine
Andrews Church, and extends about loo aeet oaeA
from Dnanest and touches the ofNo- 70 Chatham
It, story brick building which 10 also occup'eu
nv Mr. Shaw ss an extension OF his man warehouse
Both these buildings were completely burned ou'
although the structurcs each side OF them "e'o
hardly moro than scorohed The warehouse was opened
at O. m by one OF the porters who, few momenH
er discovered the In waste straw In the SUD
cellar The porter dad give the alarm at once eo'
seized Babcoek ExtD gusher which was In room on
the main aud attempted to extnguish the names
with It, But the straw fresh and dry, and the are
had gained such headway that the EIngushef was In
effective and the heat drove away the man who beid H.
He then ran to the Metropolitan Engine House, at
Chambers and Centrests., and gave the alarm In ten
minutes five engines and hook and ladder company
were hard at work the fire. By this tme however,
the fla had made their out OF the suDceihr anu
we're blazing ereely the first noor, where great
quantity of crockery packed In straw was stored
Thence they advanced along the wooden beams support
ing the floors aud made their In the extension
building on Chatham-st. high wind was blowing and
there was strong draft through the building from the
doors on Duane-st. those on Chathan-st, Gil peinR
| wide open.
Chief Engineer Bates OF the Fire Department had ar
rived on ground early. and comprehendng the ser
GUS look which the fire had assumed, he ordered sec
ond alarm This brought ten minutes later -FOUR more
engines and two and ladder companies but In spite
of thig increase of force the fire continued to spread
flames shooting out from the third ana fonrtn story
windows, both DuaDe-st aud Chatham-st, and caus
ing the occupants Of Sweenys Hotel, which was In i'
minent DANGER to begin hurried preparations for es
rr1,o hofs knlrp
| with wooden spire In so Immediate peru
that two engines detailed TO Keep
| deluging 1t with water The direction OF the wind
which was blowing easterly helped TO save the church
| much more than the fremens Efforts. aud even the
| wooden steeple was kept intact Tue Chief Engineer
concluded tnat third alarm was necessary, III view OF
three more engines with an additional ladder
truck aud with aid OF these the tire was got com
sufficient to keep down the fire ater That lime Ine
nve floors OF the Ddanes store we're destroyed ana
| OF the Chathamst. warehouse Is burned away. 1he
front part containing considerable stock, was ruined
bv water where It mad not been cached by the names
Portions Of swe-nys Hotel are slightly damaged tue
ca.pets ana curiains on some floors being Injured by
Waer aud small part OF ST. Andrews Church is also
injured. The efforts of the hrcmen TO Keep the names
confined 10 the buildings where they started
Seriniy successul under the circumstances the fierce
ness the names the nnlmmable nature OF the mate
rial the strong breeze tAat blowing, and the diff
cult of bringing to bear upon the rear OF the
| buiidings. all being obstacles IN their way. .,
Capt. Lowery OF the Sixth Preeinctwas present win
detail Of to preserve order during the fire. These
with the fremen served with lunch by the pro-
Drletors OF Sneeney's Hotel after the hre was over
he horse Chatham-st. were blocked Tor
three nours lines hose, until orders Issued
for the TnIrdave cars TO follow the Fourtnaye route,
and the ist Broadway were jumped oil the track
and driven through side Tie iron front OF the
Duapest building presented novel appearance later
in the day, when the water dripping from II became
frozen and etteuDR array OF iccles entirely covered
the front. The iron beams inside the building ana AT
the rear were bent and warped by the heat.
Mr. Shaw proprietor OF the burned buildings
came to his his regular nOur 0! and then
first became aware OF the re He estimated his loss
Yesterday $4,000 stock ana $4,000 on buildings.
Sweeny's HoIci damaged $3.50, aud Saint Andrews
The following is partial statement OF the insurance
companies interested and the amount TO winch each
on Stoe1-Erehanse S ~ Fremens Fuod, Montaut West
chester Globe Cnesgol Marine Mississippi Valley
LohIard Commercial a. W NewHanpshre, Atlantic and PaeS
obe Peoples s. ~ Peoples ennl Pslne, Brewer ats
Nalse, Czens (Mo Merden Commercial lAbanI Fairfield Co..
I.tt, EstIop QlarIford) Ena g. W Hamilton. st. Nicholas
~ Amrcau Cena Baders Security New
Merchants S ) Pennah fot $<oVV Ae ana
lC.l) or .OOO- total $50 5UO
on Hflr.areS-Girsrd. $1,000.
on Bald,no-Eauble tIenn $1,000; Frensns Fund tCsi)
$1,000; Cty. 1000 Ainsue 5000; Mechanics
So KniekeIbeke $1,000 and Metropolitan, S5,OOU-oa
$4,000.
There was a fire on Ranroad-ave., between One hund
aud ty ninth ana Onehundred and ss.,
Yesterday, story frame stable owned aud oc
cuped 10y Albert Davis destroying three cows and
horse. Inc the entire property was estimated
at 500. 1t insured for si1o
A fire broke out in the basement OF No. las East
Twenty -hrstst, occupied by Dr. DcBremen last night
aud the property WAS damaged tl6o