The New York herald., 1876-02-11
THE BROADWAY FIRE.
WALLS TO BE PULLED DowN-FUNERAL OF THA
TWO FIRKAHN.

WALLS TO BE PULLED DowE-FUNERAL OF THA
TWO FIRENEN.
The last stages OF the great Broadway fire were wit.
messed yesterday IN the clearing away Of the and
steam aud the resumption Of travel along its bounda-
RES Early in the morning the police force on duty
during the preceding night relieved by Captain
Aare with a section Of men, and soon Chief Engineer
Bates appeared ready 10 begin another day in directing
the movements Of the remaining Hremen. There were
but two sioan engines playing yesterday forenoon on
tho dy,ng cmberA The heated bricks and smoul-
derlng debris engaged the attention OF tho
nremen who kept upon them constant
streams Of water, irom which pestiferous smoke
arose A. twelve o'clock travel became permissible,
aud vehicles and pedestrians passed down Broadway
Without hndranco from the police. The walls Of thu
Continental Hotel, which seemed rather shoky during
tho day win be taken down by direction OF superin-
teudeut Adams of the Building Department A mum.
Der OF safes we're taken from the FIRE. IN Of which
as contained over sl00,000 in notes and
money which had been preserved intact
non the aamcs Many Of the proprietors
oi ne stores On Grand remained In their pacea
of Business until daybreak yesterday morning arrangs
ing books and papers which had been rescued Me-
Brezexnski a fur merchant, arriving at his stort
On "Wednesday morning. was agrecbiy surprised to dis
cover hat his valuable stock Of furs we're unnJured
FmKgEN
Coroner wohman will not bold an inquest on thc
remains q the brave nremen who died IN performance
of their t1ty until firo Marshal sheldou has made
comrlote investigation OF the causes Of the catas-
upfhe severe comment has been made on the thin
ues o the wal1. parts Of which remain standing
There hAs been rreaf havoc made In the handsome
raie rass vrcows IN the buildings opposite The sito
tame- or broken IN by powerful volumes Of water from
the steam cngnes thrown upon them with the nention
q keep.ns 4em cool This afternoon the Board q
ana corrected Ast OF the iusuranceA
rtvEEsL ~ rnK KILLED.
Fairly this anorroon tue funeral OF The heroic fire.
men eho sacracrd thcr lives In performance OF their
tuiy an taks place Masonic services viii be held
over toe remains of David Ciuie the Masonic Tem-
pe corner OF sixth avenue and fwentythrd sireet aA
ona uciock kav. Dr. White Of tho Twcnty-thrd
street Rartsi church win preach the funeral sermon
ana she services all Dc conducted by The Master ct
fyran iolEe large numbers Of the brethren IL Ia
cafecici VII attend NE ceremonies.
David MuItrrm ul o. buried from the residence OF
hs mother No-s07 West Thirteenth street. aud tho
c.rr.ges vii lon iho funeral OF David cluie sixth
assuae BeN Ms.' enth street., where sAe procession
nard Clute leaves vito ana one son TIE latter eigh-
tcen years o age David Muidrew leaves one chd and
tle oid Volunteer fire Department and Cute lately
rescued moahcr and Der child a. tie risk q hs own
ius lrom tenement house on k'snh avenue.
fhc hlncra besides az escort Of Masunic brethren
there wi he del4cawnnts from the diucront COM
panles 0f the Fire department and sx palibearors
for each of the aoeeaact together with the members
81 inuDe Company So so % which ihcy belonged
Ihe route ~ the PROCESSION wh be from sixth avenue
through Clinton place % Broadway, down Broadway
20 south ferry, and from thence 90 Greenwood
number of tae pranriefars OF business houses on
Broaiwny have sgnitcl thcir Intention 90 bang tho
American eoors a. hamast during The passage Of tho
PROCESSION.
TIE rule of the Fife Department orda.us that tho
wife ~ next o. An oi deceased nrcuan shall receive
81 o0) 10 cash, that being tho irra a monthly
subscriptions ior thIs purpose from the mompcrs of
The entire department The bcreaved families also
ccivc pens ou oi fll0 year which, a b SAID, viii DO
increased ~ f209 ly prospective act q tie Legs-
onrars % yrr vmr
letter % the Herald from the superintendent OK
the American DlsrCt Telegraph Company states that
thu ratroluAn U thai company examined che rear OK
No fl1 broadway twenty seven miI utcs amer
slx n ", aud found nrc issuing under abe doors but
none ln tlN upper lart ~ the building fitncn MN
utcS later ihc Nhola house wrapped iu a4lnca