New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-18
A VERY DISASTROUS FIRE.
TWO LIVES AND $4,000 LOST.

TWO LIVES AND $230,O00 LOST,
THREE FURSITuRE VICTORIES AID SEVERAL SM
BUILDINGS DEsrROYED-rwo MEN BURIED IN
THE RUIvs-THE INSURANCE..
The tire on West Eightcenth-st. yesterday
morning was brought under conuo until after day.
light The entire loss is estimated at S23o0OO The In
snrance than half that amount The origin or te
fire Ia unknown and the only information IA to where
started has been furnished by the niE watchmin In
the furniture factory Of Roux Co.. Nos 1853 aud 135
West Fighteenth-st Tbs m1n, whose name In Koch
saws he was sleeping the third floor OF the factory
when hc discovered the ines through cracks IN the
floor He Immediately ran out to give the ALARM and
before he could get back the flames had gained such
Roadway that no coull enter the bulldog
Bv the time the frat engine arrived the flames had en-
welcomed the furniture factory of Hardy & Co, In the
rear Of that Of Roux Co, fronting West Ninoecnh-
ST. AID had communicated to that Of Ge1rg' Huzlnger
at Nos al AID 1i3 Seventh-aye For som reason me
bear HIGHER Jlan the tlird-storv windows on
s MS side Of tua ST a s ang Noi
withdrawing the exerti,ns Of the rcmen, II was cy ent
a. early hour tha' tho cond moi nr save
who'll West side and tnr bat was 80 Intense thlt re
peone were driven from ther honses on me snnt 'us
Ing tenement house W ~ goat ytrrrl a. 1nl one o,i
woman roaIet Darling. of No 1876 West Seventeenth
At no. 1877 wes Eightoenh-st, jIst east Of Ronx \
Coz tacTL C y s on fhe seon w or and had in his
stiic seven horses, and number of WAGONS and
sleghs The roof Of the building took hre Iont a NJ
end a time his engaged In dragging ont
the wagons and slelghs. The horses were H. stalls
N the centre OF tine block and two of the
men, Tn Stapeton and another named owen.
succeeded in ting five Of taem safely out owen
was member If the Goth Regiment, also returned
for his uniform. Jus rs they had entered the bu NJ
the walls the furniture factory fell through The siahle
root and neither of tue were seen 10 come out
Both the slept in the stable and boarde with NJ
Bradley. No been abe To Ind trace OF then as
vet owen was emnloye snd Mr.. Bradley did rot
know his full Stapei0n has sister living in the
city. but when called u'on LAST evening sn sd sue 81
not seen her brotner for veca dWs. There seems to
be no doubt that these twn men are buried In the
ruins, aud search for the bnd es VIII he begun to-day
When the stable roof was cru he'd m ny tie railing walls
horses We're buried underneath but 6otn OF them
found alive at moor yesterdiv one was found wing
down in sal, unI jured wh portion of the roof
comrlely covering the stall The otner horse: the pro-
pcrtv Of Henry Rourke n hackirver. when foun by
the hremen. was nearly sun Gated
Between Roux Co.'s aud Bradlcys stable was an
other stable. owned by A. b. 'nsing OF Firt-ave. aud
Twenuetusl Tnis contained several fine horses. all Of
which saved.
The heat from the burning buildings caused the flames
10 burst out from the upper thy , OF No. l62 ihe
tenement was soncw nat dam eed
r. twcel the establishment II Rnux Co. aud Iunzln-
all Of which sonewhat d. aged in The rear. Hun
fingers l,rr owned 10y p. j. hary. VINO also had
ag. stock Of goods alnd lId los nearly everything
Hiriy's mick bull ing OH West Nneteentn-s was oc-
cuvpd by dfftrent pcrs us. Hardy 4 Rot used the
lover floors a chair and furniture acoy j. Zogbaun
occupied fourth or for the manufacture Of accor-
shops the o,her Il ,ors.
Just Of tus bull ling one owned and occupied
nv Mrs Schmidt hsI smoking establishment. Tuis
was only partially burned when crushed by IA ling
walls. and the saved nothing but the CLOTHES
Tlic next hiding was owned by the Livingston estate
and was c,uped 5r Peer Mur ay "a an iron railing
iou. NJ. Murray present fore the building was
crushed but tia, the pol &c w0ud no. lrt nm 90
In got his books, tie accounts III which. he claims
were worth than hs insurance.
In the rear Of NJ. al ~eventhIvc John OBrien lived
I'm "A small tce,to frame house. which was destrOye ed
"A \ x
children without home or means
The losses and INSURANCE =, as far as can be a~certaned
arc Al toll iws:
Nos 1911, 1863 and lG5 West Elghtecnthst owned and oc
cur- by exnde5 hoaN e CO. lnri ia m,anniac,nrer'
%rs iii and 40 seventh-ve owned by PJ Hardy Loss
$4,000 bui Jing. insured Tor +lso0l The occupant
Gror &c unzag o'es go 0O snfoi i9T t20o21 IN cty
Fund. $40 o Milamsbnrgh CIV $50 iiman. 200
nmereiI Union; flOl0; S'ar $1,000; Nortnern $1,000;
N"S ii and / West Eighteenth ST.. also Mr.
sr L91 o sa I1. 5 T 900 IN o ssen ara msc
ilet Brchers IA tie sne 1ni iae ose 1000 on stock
james Br1dlcys loss his stable buildings and
5000; Merchants Insurance Co Tor $500 aud
ior II 900 u The Flrenen's Insurance %.
f.. rst S mai oy him at o5o 9 sared ed
No lGl West - 5heIIh.st tarc s'try brick eueme
iurnit and TAFT Of the other tenewrnls
JaHe Do%d o~sns md Peeepgin9 as an anderiasns
ElmeenIhsi lost his buidne 800 and stock 81
l6g tenement tie opp Siie Of the Street. also
owned by DOwd Nds damag ~ ent Of 300 Ills
for $1,000 IN the Peer Cooper Insurance Com
paly. ,
entue Drrike, ed by m packing hOlsc.
bu din 1nery an stock IL 500 H. Insured as
5000 $1,000 Hani ton. $500 t,tal
$4,000.
reestOry frane OF l4l Seycnthaye owned
" ~ LDss i,0Ot; insured H. lion.
owu,d the vHsstOI estate Loss 90: Ia tenants.
Nos lss ami Nnctecntl ~. story brick
tenomen owned by a. Schul Los s@OO lly INSURED
owned by Mr4 Schmidt. Loss 0,OOU 10 Insurance.
No. IN Scye tl-avr twoEO BRICK buihing owned by
: ay,y Loss building sd j. hcl0y's ht st0cG.
500; Insurance. These with few " losses
estimated. will max the total loss s23 3. 90.
C.ief Gicqurl OF the Fifth Battalion in company with
CAPTAIN McCabe, of EIgiur Company No y. tuesday
Afternoon, by request Of l. authorities, made
side. Among otIer places visited the furniture
manufactures bdned These men siI yesterday. tnat
In -Oing through these Adjustments, they uOiIc,d moth
my more d. gcrOus In tntif appointment On ~ qran
iity OF snlvinss about the onrwnat open floors TJe
foreman for ROuX Co. informed tnem tat
they used fire at ali IN tue building, ana said that
they had "a BIbcO"k rXtiDguIsner. Upon eXamnat on
this was found out order, AMI scarcely any Dtlcr
appau ccs available OF fire Tie Ort oi
scarcity Of water denied bv the Vncn morally. TIE
wind WAS strong frou the uOItuw II, and lers
ca rled Gown town far Spriug-st TIE dremcn
we're busy Yesterday throwing down walls, and Last
evening three nrs were st playing upon the ruins
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THE OBkLISH.