New-York tribune., 1877-03-09
DIGGING OUT THE SAFES.


USCovERED-THEIR CONTENTS NOT YET EN-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THR BURNED-ooi
FIRMs-FURTHER INsURANCEs.
Public interest in the BOnd-st fire yester-
day ebbed and flowed with the tides of travel During
the greater part the day or two policemen "ere
able to keep back the crowds but In the morning anu
evening, when the misunderstanding ana hohle"a,u-
bound people grew numerous, few extra men "erc
needed 20 enforce perfect order and keep without al
yho had no business inside Of the lines The safes OF he
burned out firms Of which there said to be 2S Win
their contents in the runs the ceners OF interest
Yesterday Especially were they interesting 10 aoo"'
so who r2joiced In CALAMITY '"a'
enabled them the first dollar for many cheer'
less week.
At an early hour the workmen began their laDors
among the ruins yet hot and in many places yet blazhg'
and before o'clock after severe labor with chalhS'
ropes and derrcs assisted by the two streams OF water
from the engine OF Third Battaon-an engine WHICH
has worked ceaseessy day and night since the re-tneS
had succeeded in hosting upon cart belonging to Her
ring & Co n safe belonging to Baldwin, Sexton Peter
SON. which, by permission of the Board OF under"rtcis'
WAS taken 20 the Herring factory in FOurteenthst III
was found be in what the foreman called handsome
condition. no damage being sustained except the desuc-
tion of the handles II was placed under the care OF an
insurance watchman, who will guard II, Win thc o'hr
Herring Safes until 1t is opened to-day OF toihoro"'
THIS safe is said TO contain watches and Jewehy'
OF the great fires for number OF years.
are confident that the contents will not be
at all injured Safe No. g belonging to the same nrm'
and OF the same make then received the attention Oh Tue
Herring Companys men, the Marvin Companys men III
the mcun working upon small safe III the hot''
west corner Of the ruus which proved to be very Old
Wilder safe, belonging to Robbins Appleton. Inc
work OF recovery was quite tedious As soon rs safe
WAS discovered the two streams OF water which cor
tnucd to be thrown upon the RUNS were directed o e
spot where the found until the place had peeh
cooled sufficiently for the to handle tie heavy IRON
work which pressed upon the safes. Then with dcrrcH
ard wndlass. the safe deposited in the street.
The aborcrs succCxded at about O'Clock, after l@Dor
ons effort i'm getting out No ., large Herring Patent
Chaunln aiming 81 900 diamonds aud other
precious stones This safe was found just DeiO" 'he
sidewalk where, from lis position. little water touchei
IT, and when it first brought to view tbc iroh'
which lay uppermost was red hot and evidently had
been for 30 hours IL was taken 10 the lirrhE
factory, and as soon possible was covered "lth
an air-tght coating OF plaster OF Paris II being scc-
tile fact that damOuds when heated will hy into frag
mems if touched by air or water. Great interest
attaches this safe, it probably one CT Inc most
sOrcy tried the fire. In ordcr that no lsA 10 'he
diamonds may be incurred, ii will net be opened Tor
several days, until the inside mas cooled beyond doubt
About an hour after Il sealed, small hole was made
through the plaster aud the edge OF the door when
damn VAIN air coed out with slightly alkaline smell
bat without any faint OF fire In the scent IhiS was de
cdIcd to be a good sign, AMI the safe was believed To
have withstond terrible experience The Nidcr safe
vas next taken out and c1rtcd away To the Marvin
manufactory where it will be opened to-day. small
SAFE built y william a. Iicndrlrk,on OF l,i0oSyn was
nest XLu;Bcd aud on being opened Ill the .'ECc' was
found to contain valuable papers Of Carer, iiOWhlAs
Siuau NOT at all scDrchci by the fire.
The Marvin men next brought MP Davidson sac pc
longing 10 Robbins & Appleton, which Will bo opened AZ
the Marvin factory to-day. This concluded the list OF
thc safes which came ~ the surface bat nuIer ni
Others we're uncovered before the stopped work fof
the night. Among the safc9 uncovered is one 6longin
stood rd floor. In this, the evening before tlc
fire. were packed watch cases and movements which the
firm had received FROM TIE factory IA rude Tin boxes
ana which tie employees repackns FOR cNportatio
TIE FIRMS AND THEIR INSURANCE.
The burned-out established teir Headquarters
the morning after the re at various places in the yc
ity several Of them securing AT the Grand Central
Hotel; Carter, Howkns n Sloan took an Office In the
Whiting Manufacturing Companys building at Broad
way and Fourth-si, two others AZ No. Bond
St., adjoining the site Of the Waitan building At "a
l,cc;g on Wednesday evening IL agreed by nearly
g O, those who had occupied the burned structure
take temporary headquarters at No.9 Bond-'t. and
hr EcIniIs & Appleton. Thomas q. Brown Taylor 4
Irother Domrck u iiaif Baldwin, sexton ~ Peterson.
E:cenc Robert Carter fIowsits soau and the Adams
X SAaw Company Though Their names are not AZ
taccd the circular, Jac0t, Gerard Co, and probably
Jesse CheyHcy, viii ako desks II tic place. !.
wa, stated yesterday that all those firms which had
cuplcd the Wa.tam Bul0ns were de'r"is to Keep To-
gJtheT ard nt aside from the convenience OF The build
inc at Ne Bond-st, IT thought very desirable tnat
there should not be temporary sclafdion Seyertl 1i
these gentlemen expressed thc hOTa that Robbins *
Appleton would rcud on the same site y" one OF he
losers WAS better aDlc 10 cstlhac hs losses Scscrui
tEan the preylons day. An accurate knowledge al
agreed could only be arrived az after the condition Uf
the safes lad been GSccI I;aiECd.
member oi tie 0iu OF Taylor Brother cad that be
had uecn annoyed by the statement mat tie FIRE
supposed 20 have originated through tie carc!cssness q!
their employees, ana IN their portion OF the bld-
irg THIS Lad been proved untrue lac sa!i aud indeed
W., Impossible. He thought there wa, 10 doubt that
the Ire caused by he steam pipes. The hooEinSs
were pine. which when dry became tinCr, and upugh
supposed to have been protected, mrst Enyc caused the
trout e. II aa fact worthy o notice tnat thr clock ~
front Of the barned building did stop u1, bali pat
10 oceck The wcrLs of ,ne clock a?r ia tic Lasemon,
of TI ior Brothers rooms, where. according 10 s0hc
theories, the lire or -inaed 1t is claimed that it tho fire
had started there the clock would have stopped earlier
aI" additional news concerning losses and Insurance
carng tEa, until they ascerained the condition o. the
goods stored IN the safes cy would b. unable to give
T'IFuNE held To- be- 'alr and equitable, while The
tables o insurance elected great praise Tor their
plctcncss aua arrdngSr,oni. Taylor Brother ytscg-
day gave the lists o. policies covering S72,5OO, taken
Out by them.
on STOCK N sTEs.
American $500, Imporrs and Traders - 900
on sIOCK AND oUs OF sAFEs
.'............. 2,jOO Jencr.on - ~ Oj1
Equitable ... .- 3%oo ,cgo,S ............ 5000
f1,@5ns lNcwarsj. $500 Ssw Produce Ex.
oy STOCK orr Oh sNEs.
''''' VI ''' GS fralnrir ,sD ri>unl
NcwJ,tscy 5000 Pacific 300
oN ruut~ AND stuCK.
NIIamshurrh CIV 900
Iuc ,tch .ud furniture col J. Eur"nr Robert was GOV
cr by insurance as follows, the rulDrs amounting Co
$50 .IDu.
ana ulart'orD...... $4,000 Mercantile tceycl $4,000
H"ttIUu Nio.iblI 1fuu Na.siu ............ 5000
I'm, A..,,uou rmlj 1900 GGs, ....... &sO5
i"uI Safeguard ..suu
NiuAs county ....... .... AuuO
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