New-York tribune., 1877-09-04
huiIdlns is 5000. which is fully covered by

The last of the burned bindings on INat sluc VI
the street were Nos. j43 and 5i5, occupied ana
owned by J. J. Booth as a machine shop Beiore
the fire he'd done much damage to this building 1t
was under control, so that the loss Will not pe
very great.
The remaining buildings. which were occupied by
many poor families were not damaged, but the
occupants sustained great loss in endeayoring To re-
move their household goods. Subsequent search
showed that many articles Of furniture were lost,
broken aud otherwise damaged
ON the opposte side Of the street the corner tene
mcnt fronted on lentl-aye. Next to the corner
were two vacant lots. Then came several shaii
brick buildings, covering the lots from No. oot 10
No. SO inclusive. They were occupied by James
Devlin as a stable for horses and carts. The mousse
adjoining was a brown stone dwelling The FIRST
Aoor and basement was leased by Christopher bath'
He was away from home when the fire occurred
and a. soon as he received the rushed for his
home lie found it a mass of smoking ruins. FOR
a long time ho was almost frantic to learn
where his family was, not knowing whether any OF
them were buried among the debris. MteTWard ne
found them and learned that little or nothing hau
been saved in the house. He declared to persons IN
the vicinity that everything he was worth WIS
lost The second and top floors were leaseu py
David Shannon and Richard w. Goodchild. \ part
of the stable. No 80, and the brown stone mouse
were owned by James Deyln. lie estimates loSr
of 81 600 on the dweng$3, 900 and on the stables
lis only insurance is an $4,000 policy IN the "er-
man-Anerican Insurance Company
Nos. jI4 TO 52l inclusive, were owned ana oc-
clpied by John Graham & Son. The first building
was onc-story brick building. The remaining
portion was large thrcc-story brick factory. The
business carried on was making upholserers and nm
derakers trimmings. Nothing was saycdin the build-
ing except few pieces OF SILK Francis Graham said
ba was sitting in the Office and first the fire op-
poste about $40 a. m. lie Immediately rt'heo
down in the street and the flames became 80 intense
and spread so rapidly that only lew minutes
claus,d before the coping on their factory ignieo
Fx,ipruishers were Immediately obtained and nuin-
hers of Ulon were sent to the front Of the building
10 cool the walls. 81 last 10 was found that all thcr
efforts Were in vain. Abou. 1G) men and R'l' were
employed I'm he factory. hc men who worked Wiih
the fire cXtiugui-ner, Vcge OBLIGED through
tbe roof 10 the adjoining bsilding in Thirty
fourtI-.t NJ Graham is of the opinion
tlat i. loss ,,il amount 20 about 100000 which Is
fully insured in idr.y-i different companies. lie
saws his greatest loss Will De the delay in executing
lis contracts Numerous orders have lately been re-
cclyed which made business very brisk. lie was
engaged nearly all the day in searching for some
place where he could Lire couple of floors and Re-
.uuc work in a week if possible. Yesterday he
gave orders for entire new machinery lie mtenas
to rebuild the factory as the de3ris can De
cleared away.
No. 52G was a one-story frame building owned by
Elrs. Huut II was partially occupied by Edward
Connolly ior a stable. The pickle preserving bus'-
ness was also carried on. Ihe buiduS is completely
destroyed, tie loss being 5000.
10. 52s was owned and occupied by Police Sergeant
james. 1t was frame buildiog, and is thought to
be partially insured. The loss was 5000
KJs.s3O and J32 were handsome iiye-story brown
stone structures. occupied by very poor families.
No.fof the people In these houses had some warning
Of the impending danger ana hasteued 10 save tier
proucrty. The streets thTcuged with
people carrying bedding and all SORTS OF household
articles TO stores in Elcyeuth-iyc. and pIhng
them wherever q place could be found. Compare
tivcly little however, saved, rs the bulky aIti-
clos rouId not be removed. There were a large
1,,r,b.r of families in the two houses. but mott OF
Them were too poor t0 be insured Nhle the runs
were yet smoking many people were seen about try
ing 70 dig some articles out. Mr.. NcMa'ters was
the owner of ihe bu iings, and his loss VIII proha-
Llv lac $40 600. lie holds two policies in the 81.
Nichola, Insurance Company amounting To $4,000.
M. 53I was a Gyc-5toIy brick tenement owned
bv Mr.. Mccoy. The lo-s was estimated at $4,000
No. 1895 was a thrse-story brick tenement owned
bv 4. Waolsood. The store was occupied By VIII
liam Iaaadorn "a q grocery store. Nr. liaeadorn is
in r,,r,pr HIS loss viii lac about $4,000. HE
stock is insured in the Germauia for 81 'OoO.
Henry Diclancycr owned and occupied the one
etor,. frame building No J3s. Tho loss Is ahout
$4,000. lie is insured for $500 in the Hanover
Company.
The last building burned on this street was No.
40. Il was a plain wooden house, occupied by Ooh-
rad Tehl As a blacksmith shop. The loss Is es'lmat'
ed at $50 AID is fully covered IN the GennanIa
Company. ..,,,.,. ,,,.,.,, .orpr,r,r
The first house from Tcnth-ayc on Thiriy-sixth-
CT ON tlc south side was No. 504, belonging to
Jol,u H. Tietchen and occupied by the families 81
f.. +. Lawrence. E jerks. J. G. RlckSay and MIS-
Dalrocb. who lost nearly all they possessed None
could make any estimate Of their loss except Rick
way. who's, loss is 500; insured tor 500. Ilet-
chcns loss by the building he estimates at S2,OOo;
insured for about half that amount.
Nos. 506 and 5Os were owned by Henry Kiernan
tbe former was occupied by himself, and the latter
bv Michael Fitzgerald and other tenants. Mr.. hler-
nan said that he was away from home when the
fire broke out and when he hurried TO save ms gooHs
fine police and tircmen refused to let him pass the
lines. lie had in his house at the time -, 900 III
money and furniture worth S2,1OO. All TINS was
lost excep two carriages in a stable on the ground
floor. Fortunately no one in the house was injured
His fatal loss including the buildings, lie estimates
,t $4,000 on which there Is only pol
lev for $4,000 in the ST. Nicholas Insurance
Compauv. John Grant was standing on the
sidewalk in front Of No. sos, with his wlie
rccp,ng at his side. Said they, We have lost
evcry cent we had, and here are We with seven
children and nothing more than what is on our
hacks. Our goods were worth $500, aud were not
insuredp