The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-22
Destructive FIRES.
rwo EnEMES NJuRID-Loss ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS

THOUSAND DOLLARS.
About three minutes before SIX o'clocS yester
dag evening, az the night watch Of tue Fifth pre-
einct were about turning out TO relieve the patrol
men who had been on duty during the atern "a,
q column of smoke was seen Issuing from Z small
shed az No. IS Worth street, near the corner q
Hudson. IN an Incredibly short limc the ire Was
communicated 70 a i've story nri!dlng adjoining,
occupied by Mr.. D. A. Young - packing poS
factory. A nerce wind was blowing toward Ness
Broadway AZ the tlle ana before re afflFai ~
Ihe ire engines the Names had gained such heaa-
Nay that IL seemed az THAT moment next ~ an IN
possibility TO save any portion q ne olock. nos.
H. IA ana 10 Worth street constitute an extensive
brick shed-llke structure, watch was used Tor me
storage OF IRON and steel rails 0y Mr. 9. a, Mhlt-
ney. On the easterly side q foung's box iactory
ma on the corner Or West Broadway, stood four
story brick building, the FIRST noor 81 winch was
occupied as a liquor saloon, the upper part being
ivlded on into apartments and rented 20 several
lamiies
Tnat portion or the street where the ire orig
mated Is very narrow, and the hremen, notWlth-
standing their earnest Efforts mad 50 many DIM
culties TO contend against that Il was only after
stubborn struggle with ladder and nose tnat tney
we're enabled to gain the mastery o. the element
The ire attracted al immense crowd OF people,
and 1t was win difficulty that the police, under
Captain Canrey, cleared sufficient space LOT the
bremen TO WORK in.
Considerable difficulty was encountered In COM
pening the poor people % move out q the house
On tue corner Of Worth street and West Broad
way. All OF their worldly possessions were there,
aud naturally enough tney clung 70 the dea y
saving their goods even Ia Tie face or great
danger. Captain carey finally found u neces-
sary TO send ID ave Of his men, The
~ .Oaepl
AaggertJ and three q his patrolmen.
Scarcely mad the last policeman lett the tenement
house, driving The ha-crazsd inmates before them,
when the wan fell over on Il, completely demol-
isning the western corner Of the building. ire
man named McGowan, member OF Company No.
s. narrowly ped With his lite. He sustained
soncussion 81 the spine the result Of As having 10
imp rom the roof 81 the burning Guiding 70 the
;ooi Or tenement house adjoining.
Jonn Nolan, fireman, also member OF No. 8
company, had MS hands and face badly burned
while helping MCGOWAN 70 the pine. lie was
brought 10 the PARK Hospital where MS burns
we're attended 70 ~ Or. smith.
Iae bulplnss, Nos. ~ ana "a Worth
street. where the IRE broke out, are
owned am occupied oy Mr.. y. 4. Young
as box manu- actory. y - said that ne i luiiY
Insured. Two weeAs ago MT. Young leased the
premises TO Messrs Reed CO., u Washington
street, between Jay aad Harrison streets, VINO
we're 10 commence ! lard factory there. About
100 outer anu lara nrkins, belonging 70 Messrs.
Reed were in tGe buii0lng III the tlme 81 the lie.
.ausIug the intense neat Mr.. Jonn Purcell OF
No. 49, Broome street, owned tine Tour st,ry brick
Dulldlngs No 90 ana a. West BROADWAY ana MIA
soss cstmared ut $4,000, toe iallng wall OF the
burning building having thrown down 40 least
One-nalI OF 10. g. Mr. purcell - insured ior
$4,000 IN the Continental Insurance COMPANY.
James LoWery, tlu rooier, No. o. West
Broadway. loses 500; insu ed Tor $40
In North RIyer Insurance Company. Richard
kearney, liquor dealer occupied the corner store
and first door. Loss $1,000; insured lor 81 500 ~
the Peter Cooper Insurance Company. Michael
KING, No. GO West Broadway. loses 500. not IN
sured. Nunnery a Ford, plumbers, No. co West
Broadway, lose $3.50; insured Tor $1,000 IN the
Hartford Insurance Company.
Nos. So and So West broadway, owned BY Mr..
Clare, were slightly damaged oy water. ne rear
oil No Sc a hour story tenement house, was very
mucu injured BY the ialilnz wall, Tue loss being
about IS coo. D. r. Kinney, ID. 5. salmon. +.
AouIaban. Timothy }. Kane, Mrs. McGonlgle aud
Others residing AZ NO. %, lose nearly al they pos
sessed
The rear buildings OF Nos. 40 and AZ Thomas
street also seriously injured. Nos. is and q
Wor q street, occupied as a iron and hardware
store, were sngut4y damaged.