The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-09
LAST NIGHTS GREAT FIRE.
~rrvor THE TfRGEST BROIDW4T
wtREH0USES DESIROfED.


sNunb,r Injured ANa-i Loss Of Property
,,,,,, ,,,iu,,te. paa. - last evening fire
o. 49,. - 10, .,, ,nlri story d, 9 Crosby
s'', ,,, a.. 'rI.,n,;. % I'm the engine room
hse' ,r,,..., er,'. .lk and dry goods
,., c.,,o.h.r.t through ,ne large Gle.
uVu''' -, -,,ill, from The cellar to the
"''o'' ,., ,i,,v ,,s n..ues across the
N'' 80" ,.t.-.,.,i ,h, a... .utula out OF a
hf'et' anu 'i''"' ia ..,.,...
H,s-story tenement. 'NiNi - '"' ""'' y" ne7'
~ ,be street. the nrcmcn w't' compelled to
..t,., 40. ,.., .f.tilfnrs onposite
ft'p theT "'''' ,., ,.,o., ,,.so ,h.
=, ,h,, tt. IRON .h.l'.r.. hricS walls, and
- ,,,t emitted Volumes ot a choking
sNs,tn A. one tn' T. VI. HpA-s i've STORY
A..ti.. ,,d tie 3. igian Gliss COmpAny's
boNiiH- A"" 'N -, -,
Establishment VIZ ." '.'"'" ~ ''"-,'
TIE DR. gained rarilN ana seemed 10 dety
,ho er..,sn. and at seven o'clock the boiler
- ,i .,, ,.-. .. ..,,,d ora ,,,uun
b ut, shaking the N''' ~ llu' uhu topphhg
p,or the trembling walls n tho silk warehouse.
Than tho smoke cleared away, and It was seen
s 49,. -. t,.. -, ,.,
tsst Abcrncihy Co.'S budding had cracked,
and their tire building nll ID from cellar to
=, ,vl,h dry goods. ~ a I'm n,n,na. Cr,abv
w -,
street rom Howard 10 "rAnl' on tne west side'
u.s burning Tho goods A ,rel Of A. C. Cush.
s,,.t... ett 49,, - u -.
"t' ''' N"V''-
ndse Co' Samuel i. Phelns's India Rubber
r,r,b +, tory and Powers Gas.on & G, were
n. o.. 49,, r,.,,..,, ,.,. ,ta -, ,A.,
W q" N'' ." :" '"''''' "'' '"c -A' 'ua'
hook and ladder complny's truck BEGIN TO
uns,ll,r. and tho II .rs..4 ,yer, lriv,, nvav 20
-, a, 49,, - 49, -. -, ~
save H. ~ INC SAINT moment Word was sent
Rat COchrane d NcLcan's awtiug at Grand
rreet and broadway was OIL, nrc. and men Uers
- 4, d,,,n
SCI ~ ',a' " u""h'
on the BROADWAY side Of the block the excite
nent wes intense. and for block. outside Of the
poco limos ind G"wn .vsrv strsei ,vsro " lcn', tns
E.
Ssr whitman 4 49, Li't,r, ~, III ,oi,,,ns. 10
n smoke and fla,ne- unures mi win Tho vser
lns Of In. yvind fors ~ Sr -, ',av ,, 80
lerD.s nroadw,v IA l.',,,h thc r',, IN irn
Eth a muried roar. and Tho aamss initsn,iv la, iS
aS6est hnitdi".s 'ue -, s'U,s oi 'ne ne
siih "A rod glsr, for t,ta,,, ,i,',t ,t, i, ~
ke.t.d wills of tGe rf iron and, ,1rl L,,id Ia
loss an thc yxest Ia ~ M, ~ Vs. m ,tn, E ~
ISSved be ensines ,,,i 'I "y ,, NH, i ue Ve
As.SI md set,t n3t "I '"y @ 'no aug metal metal
Of ,DsrIs drifted IN Inc strert IA cotching H.
a.. vvon'f,yCrL ~ ~ -, ,,,i -, % .'s ~ III
,p y"fs ,no, .',,.,'' i =, .il','su hI.s
s.,,i,,r - "a ~ 49, - '"''''' Se"'""utu tue aV-
Sh.VI ~. tHe !, ,Ie'aeh'
,,rsr',h ~ 80 - f,ti,,,,i ,en II Stlnk
tben tbe 'crn'',nt Nh @ % te, ann
as.ryttin, AVN thsU ,,a ~ ro,,, "iiie W
80 ,,', se.' " "i'l"i,'E' i'SLeu w
rora, Irer'b.d i 10 M OMv1Ssv MA men i KY KY
.lotb,e r.n ,vS, ni,, 'ia , ",,n J,'sIieu s
-, 81, H.. ,,,l - "a, 70 - ~, ~ ~ t'lelr
e."ed ,rc tho 80, nn,' ,,i D ~ ~" riiuns III
- t'V Z, l ~ H.. ~ !, "H'i o.. - iSfleu anu
r,oSei the f,li ~ ,hc ,In fSr, anen
sams v, ln", ,is sii ,,n,' i,g,,' , ln ns =.
sA.ng s 9 "VH9 upon ,ue sviiu lIsell.nt .e hir vas
., 'tihn th s,roc, " i.ohe,. iron ,n-I oouhveu
- .ato', % w . s'Tce.. ~ lu.!t VS. nov u sctlnlhe
s,,t r,, NJ ~, 80 v ~ t%VsuN % stIet
~ rni,c, - & " h., man & -. oui o.
- ~, a. 4, - 80 , men it uIlst iFnn tue
-. - ~ " ~ ~ ~ ~, "uiln'n- az $40, anu
- - a. - a, .- Nfrle - '''''ih ~, were ate
49, I TN -, quo %, enei 'onsue5 OF nto
ins I'm haIs dny ,t.o 49, ~ pu'hu- ii
- I'm, I'm uSit uoz u plpes hal nt;
Abort 81 tbe miner s,oit.s In iL"'.' ,bei ,en
iwen,y minutes the inside Ind teen destroVesi uah
p en-. ks ana ure .nI III tn ~, ',,ti ~ ~
rssrr'naiued. Aio.in im t.lne@ ,n s,b
- 80 .h'e ~ o. ''I i '..'iiet le 'iiI ia ~
~ - ~ -, 80. a., "A ~ ".S 49, ,,N.lS
top and non ,,fter,v,,i ti. ,,,tirs ,''S
ussSI,ry shook nnd Hon fi v'it6 ,,r5 rr5s ~" ,n,
ecIned far d'vn H. "a .trest H. falI go 10 20,
ne of N III ma rtrt - -, a 80 ,re srs
hurled with such force aesinst The side 81 The
hctal that large brsachss wero r,,s th,o,,gh
the wall Tho fl. nj wSs pnv irft without am
port 1ud arst il cracked in IN - IN III. tniddIs
Md formed alright anso trIAn.lcd as IL lung
iuitss ureyent,ns tie men fr,m sDnrn,rb .,S1y
log TO an advantageous position in which 10
Work. At length the last stays gave way, and
the mass Of ron heated white bent Syer eradn
Ally. and fell With a Kissing crash. piling the
street high with glowing irtrmenfs Wv
Tho bremen had been worklng nearer than
was safe, and as they scattereJ, running Tor
their lives, many had marrow escapes. 4 part
fSr al Instant over the head of one. and A dex
ferrous leap alone savel tue mans life. Follow
q
Ihe fall u the front Of 44s rneu tie fre steam
than half hour ali the ipietlors Of these hula
Ings was pile Of smouldering ruins. The cor
hices of the adjoining buildings were frsnuen.iv
On are. aud strealus u water were uourch noon
them constantly '
TIE flames were STAYED at "a and AZ 10 o,clock
vero urder cor,,ei W ~ NV aiiu Ut iVO cioeA
fhe losses, as roughly estimated NV rnamhar,
sf ths nre Insurance. natroi viii r,,"nt ~ 10 81
70 bstween f3Uaa. ana e 10 dai ~ " ina .
probaile insurnnce SIpl0tl fsecIer Ivhi,
uau Co a loss ia NM down 81 s4In nS. ,r,J III
Fr sGout Ialf I'M an1o"rt s'tlln in.,t rii5utvt
CO lose about e. OO 0Oo. ins1red ~ 80 e. oro
bp The totn insi,rance ~ a, n,t go on0 az, ~,
ptber lo,ses could nnt he correcttv ss,epy.,naS
In The confusion last ntoht ''
The lremen dlsplnv.d many axaunl.a q,
hArinR Al one tim M tho Ieipbt of the cn, a.
ITati IN. several mounted 10 the roof 81 The birb
E,lid,,'.s -, iss a,,t ~ - ~ 80 i"ei y tHe hl-u
Ires direct upon H., yI5' si'I AZ ibsr teat
plner men clung To lie verge ~ ths rnof. ~
tLe great buildings across Ilrnot ,vav nm. f1avai
burk 'N
Cue second story Of Lescber. whitman & Goa
Fafehouse. az lii Broadwnv vas o~r,,n1sd hv
D. +. Beekmau. dealer in nrtinr,,l nnvnr. ~
kbe building win Stelenh rI srnvat, 4 ~ o.,
Va 81 adway were Wilii.nis snith 4 - Ijnsn
Rcods, and Snedeker W,trous G. unvntnn
Blothiug .None saved ANYTHING A wonllen arm,
~ A. Bro dway with "A from II Il { 'ro nv sfrsst
tkG uait " the same ron ffout bullIing. ana
lheY st everything. No a. tG and 4ls TroaI
way were owned ~ Edward Msttbew4 81 in
I1ftA avenue. Ihe Coutiucstal Hotel 81 AZ ,vaa
behind the fre as II bur,t tntou from tir'tv
a.