New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-10
NEW YORK.
Particulars of the Fir

New YORK, February 9.-Addi.ionai par
t.cu,acs OF the IRE las night snow that !:
was discovered on che ooc Of the iive-sto,y
building No. 10 Crosby stree-, cccus ed by
Leeher, Whitman Il Co., importers OF TIM
n:ngs and fancy goods.
Ire building extends through 20 Broad
way. on which tlorOughtare we're Nos. 44i
ani 40. The flames -nen extended 20 tre
adjoining six-sTory building, Nos. 44S aid
40
At hal.-nast seven O'Clock the roof cf Nos
4il and t+o Broadway fell IL win load
crash, and 1e1eed cut the tror- and rear
walls. Soo1 after TIE walls Of Nos 44S ard
$50 .e.l.
TIE front walls. which were Of iron, fell
into Broadway and covered the pavenen.
with the oeb1.s. Huge masses OF he l1on
t.oot Of the building were thrown 20 a coz
siderable distance and encountered The op-
pos;te sidewa-k.
With The fall of these walls the fcenen
gained their first advantage. The hea. be
came less, and 1ne fremen were enabled 70
approach closer 10 the ruins and renew .he
attack al close quarters.
TIE result OF the csnfagration e as fol
lows: Buildings Nos. 444, 44S 44s, $50 and
Az Broadway, extending through TO Crosby
street, completely destroyed, with valuable
contents: Nos. 440, 4t2, As, and 456 Broad
way, badly damaged, and rear Of several
| buildings on Grand street partially de
stroyed.
Lester, Whitman Il Co. carried stock
| of S600,o00, which was totally destroyed
Car.in, BruIGette 4 Co., dealers in and
| manufacturers of clothing Nos. AS and 40
Broadway valued their stock a. 100000,
| winch was destroyed.
| TIE insurance Of Lester, Whitman & CO.
| is $s50,000; of Carl,n, BrunGec,e ao Co.
| 100000.
! Additional and later details of the fire
| las, night give the losses as follows Les
| Ter. Whitman & Co.. 81 600 coo: insured Tor
about 100000 in $50 companies. Catlin.
! Brunde,te & Co. from 100000 to $t5c,0o0;
| insurance $395,000. Hornthal. Whitehead
| Il Co., clothing. loee about $3.50, ,000: in.u--
! ance about $l75.O00: Powers, CASTOR l.
| Co., boots and shoes. lose $ll0,O00; Insured
TOR about me sane amount: Phelps & Eve:
dale. COMBS and fancy goods, lose from
| $50 600 70 $1,000; insured for $4,000. IL
cluding $1,000 in the Franklin OF Phlladel-
! ph;a.
The stock of Guttermau Brothers laces,
was damaged by smoke $4,000; fully in
| about $50. 900; nearly covered by insurance
Eskin Hyman, cloths, loss s4o,0 coo; fully in
| surred. Moryes kilberstein. dress tr;M-
mings. loss $3OO00 to $4,000; insured for
| $l0.0G0 Other losses are given as follows:
! Snedeker. Watrons & Boynton, clothing,
| <l2u.t .tWU; A. =. Cushlng, clothing. $-0.oVo;
G. E. Snortridge & Co, clothing, $4,000,
E. L. Merrifeld, Continental Hotel, SIC, 0C0;
Joseph Bickel, hair and corsets, $4,000;
B. Sondheim & Co.. fancy goods, $1,000;
| Adams Il Bendix. $4,000: E. 6. We;chman
& Co, clo-he, $4,000; Patrulo Hem, res
tauranr. 5000; Roll Il Meyering, ha-s aud
| caps. $4,000; J. Brezinsky, furs, $4,000;
Foreller, Bver & Co.. wooens. Kaufman
Brothers, Bondy & Co., smokers articles,
| $4,000.
| The loss on the buildings is fxed At
100000.
| Several days VII be required 20 accu-
| rately determine the amount Of damage.
| The total loss is estimated ev good iudges
! at about $3 600 900. and the to-al insurance
| at $4,000, 600. In addition TO the above
| losses, several persons suffered WHO are lot
| able to estimate their damage.
Two tremen. David Muiden and David
| CIu.e, were killed. Both leave families.
Suspended.
The coal commission houses OF z. A.
| Packer Il Co., E. B. E.v Il Co. and Bcsn-
| man Il Hartwell. all IN University building,
No III Broadway, and the extensive coal
| firm of S. r. Smith & Co.. OF New Haven,
suspended. Total liabilities involved,
| $500 900 Packer Il Co. have made an ss-
signment. They expect to pay il fill.