The New York herald., 1876-02-10


ment with Foreman Henderson Of another company
20 him Wednesday. and for that purpose had
obtained twenty -four hours leave OF absence
20 commencs wednesday morning When the first
alarm FIRE resounded the large gong in the station
house Of Engine 80 at 25 O'Clock Tuesday evening,
Clute the second floor engaged In playing
billiards the hrst stroke OF the bell told OF the call
for duty, Clute dropped his cue, saying 70 ms com
panion as be hurried on his FIRE clothes In beat you
when ! get back" The poor fellow little imagined
that the game was hrs last The deceased leaves q
widow and a boy seventeen years of age David hul.
drew the other unfortunate fireman. thirty eight
years Of age, widower and had one child daughter,
twelve years old He of the oldest members OF
the department, coming IN the force the day OF It's
organization, and remaining since that time uninter-
ruptedly in the service He connected with Com
paDy 30 three years Like Clute he was esteemed by
his comrades as q man not knowing fear or hesitation
when at fire
John n Bush who was taken from the ruins at the
same tune and sent Bellevue Hospital, was also an
old fireman, having been connected with the depart
ment for ten years At late hour last night he
still living but delirous. and his condition Is re-
garded by his attending physician as exceedingly pre-
cari0us. HIS injuries CONSIST OF deep scalp wound
and internal injuries affecting his kidneys.
Thomas j. Cortssos the fourth fireman, who also lies
at Bellevue Hospital bids fair 70 be sufficiently recov
cred 10 resume duty IN less than week HIS IN
jures investigation while very severe, are not dan
gerous CortssOs has two other Occas ions been an
inmate OF the same hospital both times the victim Of
accidents at hres Al the Maiden lane explosion four
years ago he blown a distance Of several yards and
injured seriously that he confined 10 his bed for
three months
The three other fremen who were injured were yes
terday much better and few days will be all right
At the next meeting of the Fire Commissioners 10 ~
probable that the department pension of $3.50 per an
mum will be granted to the widows Of the deceased FIRE
in addition to s., 600 cash obtained from the
Firemen's Life Insurance Fund
LOSSES INSURANCE.
Lesher, Whitman Co, dealers ID taors trim
mings, &c occupied the first floor and basement OF
Nos 444 and 446 broadway loss stock estimated al
100000; insured for $450,0Oo IN over 100 different
companies
No 446 Broadway second floor occupied by snedi-
ker Watrous Co., clothing loss, $l5O,Oo0; insured
William Smith 4 Co. dealers in linen goods, third
floor; loss, $26, 900; insurance, 500 900
Siedenbach, Schwab Co., manufacturers OF cloth
ing for Southwestern trade, fourth floor OF Nos "a
ana 446 Broadway $4,000 worth of stock destroyed.
Insured for $40 600
CAtLn Brunderett Co. dealers in dry goods occu-
pied the fest floor and basement of Nos 44s and 45o
Broadway, loss estimated at $5o0,o Insured for
1896, 600 IN seventy companies
A. O. Gushing, second floor No AS Broadway, cloth
ing, loss SIC, 600; iully insured.
Horntha, Whitehead n Co., upper hoors No 45C
Broadway clothing manufacturers, loss $3.50 600; in
! Powers, Castor & Co., shoes No 452 Broadway
estimated loss $l60 600; insured for S165, GOO In the
| following companies London, Liverpool and Giobe
| $50, 900; Globe, $4,000; Hamburg and Bremen, $40
$1,000; British North America. $lo,o Broadway
$4,000; Peoples, 5000; Manufacturers, Boston
COO HSnoSer IS coo Com%ereai IS 600 pre Trades
mems 5000; German American, $4,000 Lorilard
81, 600, and two others
Phelps Everdel dealers in combs and fancy goods
No. 452 Broadway loss $35 oO0 insured in the follow
ing companies Royal SIS, 600; Commercial Union
5000 Queens, s. 600; Park, s. cOS Hechanics' an,
Traders, $3 600; total $32 000
George E. Snortridge Co., clothiers No. 462 Broad
way; loss $50 000 insured for ; $l40 900.
G. W. Tutte h Co., cloths and woollens, No. 45-
Broadway, nrst floor and basement stock damaged By
fire and water 10 the extent OF about ten per cent Of IL
full value; insured for $685. 000
Brakeman Brothers dealers IN shawls and scarfs
second floor No 454 Broadway, stock damaged TO th
extent OF SIS 900; fully insured.
b. Sondhem 4 Co. third floor No asa Broadway
dealers IN fancy goods, stock damaged by FIRE ant
water So 900; insured for SIS, ,O00
Adams Bendix, taiors' trimmings No 4H Broad
way; loss, 81 000 fully insured
f. g. Weichman. southeast corner OF Grand stree
and Broadway clothier; loss by water, $40 000 fully
insured
Joseph Beckel, hair and corsets No 44O Broadway
stock damaged by water $40 O00 insured for $35 GOO
Continental Hotel, No. 442 Broadway H. l. Merri
field proprietor; loss $25 900; insurance $50 600
Ferrgan Smith, No. l25 Grand street, liquor store
loss $3.50; fully insured.
b. Bozensky, dealer in furs, No, 125 Grand street
second floor; loss BY water $500; insured:
Elkin Hyman, cloths, No. 121 Grand street. frs
floor; stock damaged by water 5000; insuranc,
4 $4,000
faciurer Of silk scaris loss by water 81 000 insured
for SO, 600
Third floor No. l27 Grand street. Morris silversteir
/ Co, manufacturers Of tassels stock damaged By
. water $40 900; insurance $40, 600
Kaufman Bros Bondy, smokers articles, loss b.
fire and water estimated at SIC, 0O0 Insured in tn
following companies Liverpool, London and Globe
Sc, 600; Mechanics and Traders 81 500 Glen Falls
500; Royal @ Canadian $lO GOO; Queens % GOO; III I'm
iamsburg City, 500 and Westchester 81 500 Total
SOS, 600
Foeller Beyer l. Co., first floor and basement OF No
13l Grand street. importers and jobbers OF clothes
wooIlens stock damaged by water, $4,000; insuret
! for $1l5 COO
Albert Meyberg, third floor No los Grand street
dealer hats and caps loss 5000 insured 81 200
! J. H. Ransom Co, No "a Howard street; shoes
! loss, $500; insured
/ E, Byrne, woollens, No "a Howard street, loss
8, 600; insured.
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ladies' Decktes; damage 70 stock and machinery
| $1,000.
J. S Hulin, No 44o Broadway statoner; loss, 81 600
Insured IN the following companI -Citizens OF New
ark, $4,000; New Jersey Fire, $4,000 German Amer
j. c. johnson h Co. copper and hardware. No 81
Howard street, loss stock and Office furniture
/ 81 200.
McCarty Hosbers, fancy goods, No 40 Broadway
The buildings Nos 444, 44e 44s, 45O and 452 Broad
way, all owned by. Mr.. Edward Matthews, and valued
for siS5 600 in the following companies CO.. Williams
burg City $4,000; Merchants 5000; Gebhard
5000; National, 5000; Imperial, $4,000; Black
5000; Atlantic rents) $4,000; Hope, S. 600; ster
ling, 5000; ST Joseph, 5000; Northwestern Ma
chester, S. 600; Providence, Washington, $40, 900
Firemen's Fund SIS, 900; Phenx, S. 600; Greenwich
5000; American s., 600; Citizens, $1,000 London
! Assurance, 5000; Farragut (rentsl $40, 600
! Not a house on the block bounded by Howard
Grand and Crosby streets and Broadway escaped unn-
yured Inc Whoie centre OF the continental HOTEL NO
442 Broadway, Is burned out, az well wing Of the
building fronting on Howard street Tho damage will
amount probably TO about $40 0O0 Buildings Nos 127
129 and l3l Grand street, owned by Mrs hligan,
damaged 10 the extent OF sl2 600; fully covered by
The damage TO the fronts OF buildings Crosby
street broadway paint blstered and plate glass
windows broken by The heat will $l2 900 al
least
THE TOTAL
The total loss is estimated at about So 00 o00 which
is pretty well covered by insurance. Among the COM
panes losing heavily the London and Liverpool
and Globe, $50, 600 Imperial, $50 000 Home $35, 900
Etna Hartford, $40 600; Phoenix, SIS 600; Niagara
1000; Sterling, $4,000, and about kty others irom
s., 900 10 $40 600
THE FIRE RECORD.