The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-12
THE BROADWAY FIRE.
SCENE AT THE RUINS YEsTERDAY-THE FUNERAL
OF THE DEAD FIREMEN

SCENE AT THE RUINS YESTERDAY-THE FUNERAL
OF THE DEAD FIREMEN.
The scene at the ruins OF the Broadway FIRE yester-
day was a busy one All day long q small army OF
aborers carried the work OF salvage and amid the
ruins could be seen in different places heaps OF dry
goods stIll smoking The different safe companies
represented by large trucks and gangs Of men
dragging from the bricks and mortar the buried safes
During the day six in all were taken out and rule
their contents found preserved small one be-
longing 70 William Smith Co., dug out and found
worthless, all it's contents having been consumed 1t
was aterward ascertaned that Of tho employees Of
the firm, tho night of the fire, opened it in the en-
deavor TO save its contents but driven from the
spot by the approach the flames before he could save
anything again lock up The quantity of salvage,
In the opinion of experts will be very small probably
not exceeding in goods more than $4,000.
From morning till night thousands Of spectators
lined Broadway curiously watching the workmen and
the police had all they could do TO keep the thorough
open travel The firms burned out have posted
temporary signs the telegraph posts along the ruins
giving the location Of their places of business II
is thought that four 1--WE days win elapse before the
burned place cleared sufficiently admit Of begin
ming the work Of rebuilding
Fro Marshal Sheldon IS still busy at his work Of In
vcstgatng the origin Of the fire aud states that In
few days be will be able TO submit his complete re-
port to the Board Of Fire Commissioners. Investiga-
was due 10 ventilation afforded by the elevator pas
in the of No 444 Broadway, which famed the
clement
The following are additional assurances the stock
OF Guerman Brothers No 454 Broadway
Adriatc. $4,000 Merchants IS, 900
Etna............ 5000 n. York Equitable. $500
Arctic......-...... $500 Providence, Wash
Citizens, Missouri. 5000 ngton........... 10 900
City........ b,OOO queens ......... 49, 900
Commercial Union, Royal. I,5OO
England. ....... 10000 sluyvesant -. -. 5000
Freman's Trust Union Mutual. 1900
lvn WeRlchester 8
Gerard. ........ 25U0
The following are the additional assurances Of John
8 Hun, statoner No 440 Broadway
Citizens, Newark. $4,000 New Jersey Fire.. $4,000
German American. 1000
THE INQUEST
The day after the fire Coroner Woltman proceeded to
the Eighth precinct station house, where the dead
bodies of the brave hremen still lay and empaneled as
lury:-E. NJ. Blum, OF No o23 Broadway; .. L.
Sypin, of No. 593 Broadway II. f. Merriam, OF No.
577 Broadway; Z, o. Abbott of No 554 Broadway;
j. V. Fuller OF No $50 Broadway; G. Shelthar Of No
54s Broadway; J. II. Brown, of No $40 Broadway;
J. f. Fisher, OF No $40 Broadway; B. Westerman, OF
No 524 Broadway; l. f. Georger, of Nos 500 and 504
broadway and II M Smith, OF Nos 4es and 200 Broad
way After viewing the the Coroner permitted
the jury to retire The inquest to be held next week,
Richard Burke aged thirty1ve, OF No. 81 Wilett
steeet one OF the nremen who were 50 severely In.
III last evening that he had to be transferred in the
ambulance TO Bellevue Hospital
FIRRMT.s's FUNERAL
The deceased nremen, David Muldrew and David
Cute, who death in the discharge Of duty at the
late great 1re in Broadway, wcro inferred yesterday
with becoming honors The Rev. Dr. White, OF the
Twenty third street Presbyterian church. pronounced
brief out pathetic funeral sermon at the late resi-
dence OF David Clute after which his remains
taken to the Masonic Temple, Sixth avenue
and Twentythird street, where further relig-
% oas services wore performed perform BY Dr. White ate
f. and A. M. TO which the deceased belonged received
the with due Masonic ceremonies and lodge
of sorrow formed The hall Of the Temple
well filed and considerable number of representa-
tves from other lodges were present Tho W. NJ John
McGeeban 7. NJ George w. Palmer and r. W. and
Rev Dr. Esegood OF East New York, oflcIated at the
celebration of the Masonic rites Whom these
the rosewood casket ornamentod with Masonic en-
blems in silver which encased tho body, was placed in
the hearse and at two O'Clock the procession moved
down Sixth avenue Tenth street At this point the
cort6ge was joined by that which conducted the re-
mains Of Mudrew- At Mudrew's funeral tho Rev.
Mr.. Andrews, OF Washington county, pronounced the
funeral services.
The funeral cort6ge proceeded out OF West Tenth
street in the following order:-A platoon OF Metro
potan police, under the command of Captain Byrnes;
a detachment OF 1remen from Engine No 80 and
various other companies OF the Fire Department.
Among those present were Chief Engineer Bates
| and Assistant Engineers Shay, King and GiQuel
Then came the Tyrian Lodge No. 6lS f. and A. NJ in
mourning and with their regalfa covered The hearse
followed that in which Muldrew's body was laid By
the side OF each hearse walked, with solemn steps,
twelve aremon as pail bearers and long line Of
| rages which contained the friends OF the departed
brave men closed up the rear
All along the whole way from Masonic Temple, over
Tenth street and down Broadway TO South ferry the
passed by the mournful procession we're
crowded by thousands of people Just three o'clock
the procession came in front of the blackened and
smoudering ruins where the unfortunate had SO
bravely met their fate, and while the dead bodies
were passing along in front OF the smoking
| and yawning walls, beneath whose 1re-scorched
heights they fell perceptibe tremor noticed to
! pass through the moving multitude At this point of
! the road the crush and jam among the crowd who
noiselessly swarmed along either sidewalk ire
mendous.
! few minutes before four O'Clock the funerals
reached South ferry at which point hremen and
policemen formed line the west side OF the street
and respectfully sauted the remains OF the dead
these passed along to Greenwood Cemetery, where,
with duo formality, they were committed to Mother
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