New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-11

down the interior. walls of the Continental HOTEL ana
aerous norons % the outer walls though II IL hoped
thar the front and north wall may stand AMER he nre
men have finished the Department OF BUILDINGS VIII "a
anime Me houses and give orders for tne tearing uo"h
OF any walls that are unsafe
Many Of the tenement houses on the east t'e VI
crosvs were considerably scorched were also some
n, the huildngs on the west side OF Broadway Many OF
the inmates OF these houses had removed te gooos
ont 70 paces OF safety at distance from tie Ore, ana
were busy yesterday In bringing them back MANY Oh 'e
nronrctors OF the stores Grandt in their places
OF business al Of Wednesday night one hrm nad .e'r
hooks and papers carried out and brought back nrec
times before they were finally locked up In the safe
Fire Marshal Sheldon continued bis investigation INTO
thu oion OF the fire. He said that it impossible TO
give any new figures in regard to the losses aud nsur
ance ms wa. very difficult TO obtain amounts either
from the sufferers the companies uDtl more tne '
eanaed He Thought the Losses were properly es
mated at from So 100000 to S3cOOooO nut from lne
information he was receiving lie thought that the amount
OF insurance would be lees than was supp0sea pony
under go 100000 He viii continue taxing teslI,4ony
for two or three days Several meetings OF nhdei
wrre held at Indcrwrers Hall at No IJ6 Broadway to
adjust growing out Of the hre IN oleiai hs' VI
the assurances will not he ready Tor some GA! ,,
The firms can only their losses when tnry
arp moi total aud IL will take some time 20 ger ~ le
Ihs Insurance companies taking the stocks Of goods ana
selling them at auction Ia indemnify inchssN'5 i ~,
man a Co differ very much On the basis OF state
mrnt that was made by gentleman connected WIN th
t value of their their loss stated al Shooo
Mauv prominent merchants and Insurance men dneeu
this aud their opinion was that inc MN "sS y
abuut Si5OOO0 and their Insurance nearly cosf-
also stated by prominent merchants dt tn'G
believed that the heaviest loss Will fall upon iiurnthh,
Whitehead 4 Co. whose stock recently linp0iit ana
wa in dyance their insurance over r'ouVo. ~ W.
stated also that the buildings between Nos "a am 10
Rroadway inclusive, not owned ny EuWHh 'dt
thewe hut by the LorillaId estate. The property WAS
leased by Mr. Matthews for term OF years ana hnoIc'
by him To the firms that Occupcu ihe P'nso.
The trands properly il owned by Mr. Mligin, and tue
nrupertv that vas damaged below the Continental hnl
was owned bv the Wymau estate. The hruls are an
taking nc counts of stock. and committees rom me oiu
Of fire Undcrv have begun their Investigations III
regard 10 the iirt. . -, 81, ,,a,,,,rd
Con . lose comparatively little. Ihc 4ttna I's's
$1,000; Atlas $4,000; Connecticut 5000 lihft-
FORD $1,000; National, 5000; orient, rIooo;
plmntx 80 900 The Buston companies Will lose
"a" 500 nm, ne the following companies: BoNls1n,
10000; Firrnrns and Prescott, Sl5.OD ehch FRANK
lin So 500; Alliance 5000 EOt, Neptune, shoe aud
L-atier and Washington Sj,foO eachi anu fauccuiii
Hall, Manufacturers. Mercantile and shawmut 5000
n nh,
Assistant Foreman John II. Bush and HERMAN Ihnlnas
Ccrtiseos. dangerously injured hy the ialug
of fnc wall near the northwestern corner OF tue 'ou-
tipcnta Hotel were both >til living AT bellevue Hospital
yesterday. Bueh had moi recovered S senses ana WAS
of able - questions tnt"lli.rnlli.
The funerals Of Dayid cute aud DAVID huiie" VIII
TAX place this afternoon at ococh, io.ui,r az '
Masonic rrmplo and the latter at No ~ West Itnihft
ter the Masonic ceremonies tnc lIocssion VIII ~ tch
down SlTthave. and iuiu that Of Nuidcw IN l"nihTi
the bodies viii be taken Greenwood Cemetery fGr
ntcrmcnt. The c-cort from the Fire Department WIZ
consist Of i've officers and 20 men tl"-rh from uh'''n
companies. with - hr0Incu a. pal b'al'fn