New-York tribune., 1875-12-10
TIE FIRE RECORD.
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT THE FIVE POIN'

EXTENSIVE FlKE Al HE FIVE 1OlNlS.
DESTRUCTION OF DONALDSON BROTHERS PRINTING
ESTABLISHMENT AND SEVERAL ornrR BUILD
INGs-IOss EXCEEDING $500, ,O00-DANGER TO
THE FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDUSTRY AND
MISSION HoUsE-FIRsr USE OF THE AERIAL
LADDER AT FIRE.
About a. m. yesterday fire was discov-
cred by officer Barry of the Sixth Precinct, in the hall
way of Mrs Mary Ann Tayor's paper stock warehouse
ON Worth-st.. the Five Points The flames gained
rapidly, and at 5:l5 m. second alarm was sent out
aud IL minutes later third alarm was deemed neces
sary. The fremen worked vigorously, and In few
minutes the fire was considered under control, but at
about $40 n the flames gained fresh headWay Ihe
are spread from building in which 1t started around
the corner OF worth-st. into Park-s and Donaldson
Brothers photographic printing establishment was con-
pletely Cnveoped In the flames. The fire also communi
Gated with number of dwelling houses on the opposite
side OF Park-st.
Capt Lowery Of the Sixth Precinct with full force OF
police WAS early hand and rendered effective service
in awakening and cscung the inhabitants OF neighboring
houses In the Five Points Mission House there were
IS children and % adults all of whom were asleep whch
the fire broke The door was broken IN, aud several
remen awakened the seepers and hurried them into the
back yard Of the Mission Home, which very long and
deep where they remained until all danger was past In
the Five Points House OF Industry WOrthst. there
we're 400 children and 100 adults, who also were sleep
ing. Capt Lowery aud sergts Gaynor and Moloney
succeeded In arOuslng them all and conveying thcn
safely by the employees, 10 the Italian schoo
on Leonard-st ROundsman Curley took Mrs. Sullivan,
an old and tick woman, out of the basement of No 90
Parlst in a chair. She was unable TO move herself
Can't Lnwery tOok Mrs. COnnOr, another old woman
out of No. 81 Parkst She did not wish to leave hef
furniture and household goods and at first resisted the
Captain. All the inhabitants of the adjoining buildings
which were considered to be in danger were aroused
and removed When the wall of Donaldson Brothers
.taIt1 }, Tho nlnfN Nh
st. which occupied by Daniel Mcfarland an express
man. totally destroying several express wagons valued
at about l 900 lie was not insured The building was
badly damaged and belonged to "A Mr.. Klmbal. The
printing establishment totally destroyed no portion
of the building but the southern wall being left sandnr,
aud that liable fall at any moment MS scott
Udas aerial ladder used ~ this fire for the hts
tune and il Is the testimony OF Chief aud the fire
men WHO we've present that II was used with great effect
iveness After all the walls of the D0naldson Bros
building had fallen, except the southern wall the laddtl
was used in order 10 pass rope behind 1t 81 prevent II
from falling outward This could have been done Dy no
Donaldson Brothers lost $4,000 on stock with
$4,000 insurance ana S42Ooo on see en y ed
in the following companies The Queen Of London ana
the London Liverpool and Globe, $4,000 cacn the
scottish Commercial the Coumercal Union, the Royal
and the Lancashire, all OF Great Britain. $1,000 cach
the Western at Toronto the Royal Caladibn the mart
ford and the National OF Hartford the Manufacturers Of
Boston, the Springfield hire aud Marine OF Splluhcid
Company of North America OF Philadelphia the Column
bia, Resoute, Adratlc Montauk, safeguaId, Clinton,
each the FIemeUs Of this city, Sj,OaO the Connectieu
of Hartford - $50 and the Fremen'- Fund OF Caliio-
MA 81 900 The other losses az follows barrow
q sons bookbindely. Nos and Misson-place; loss
S2j. 600 insurance 5000 George Dcbev0isc, iron
works Nos - and 90 Park-~t; loss $1,000; Insurance.
~ 600. DANIEL Mcfarland, express ofcc, No 5l PARK
II; loss 81 900 not insured Five Points House OF In
dustry loss 800 by water insurance, $4,000 Five
Points MissOn loss. 81 coo; fully insured New-York
Newspaper Uuion, No II Worthst loss $1,000 nsr
ance, $4,000 Dwelling no. 53 Patk-st occupied by
Thos Wade loss, 800; Insurance, 5000. Dwelling NO %
Prk-st occupied by several families; aggregate loss
5000; not insured. Dwelling NJ % Prbst' oceIpied
by Bridget OCOnnor; loss, 500; insurance II O0u
James CIaOrd's shop, M. 50 Prkst loss, 500
Insurance $500 james Shea's Isig shop, No. JJi2
ParkSt; loss $3.50; insurance II 900. Tue losses on
Dun Barlow Co.'S printing Office at No 1JO Wortl-st,
IL S Archel's bnokbiudery at No. 13S WOTtbst. and
Mrs Mary A. Tty lOrs paper-stock store. at No 112
losses will exceed $500 COO which is covered by
insurance but sole poor families lose Their hOuseholf
goods and furniture. npon which there WAS no nsuralt'
one of the LOSSES incurred by the the destruction
of 600 OGO clrOnOs, which were being manufactured
by donaldson Brothers for DuudaS, Dick & CO.