New-York tribune., 1879-01-18

\ ire III any other square of the city could
not Aavo caused SD much anxiety among
Insurance agents. IA-y hocKed 10 the scene
~ great numbers aud remained until after
m.cui .ht->omr uf them until O'Clock III the morning
Tne rush of bdnes- from uptown 20 the sem" OF
tur hie Wa noe 50 great - .4say night 20 the
Broadway irr, partly OccAso Tie cYc.iug pLs vel
y3HrrI Jefur- tie y-nt nc rNa" ocatO1 of he i""
w.rr 4eucr3iy kuoWa uptown, the say giving no sga
oi q great c0uh,grIton.
Considerable ddi,uily attend, the PLACING of the Ell
gine- oSuc To tl- deep -uoV-5auE~ "a Ihon.as and
North-,t-.. bat traaks 10 IA. Strength and mrti'c
of the horace ~ the Fr. pirt i~t 1l the aonar',u
was brau-at promptly 10 thc scene ~ "a" NE
At ore time twenty * engine were DiHyu- with 'u
power Id the ado mig -treets. In WDrrh-'r. ther"
we're jlrre eU-u-s below C4Arth-'j tIt tar e.
yr Ine north sitegsk Wis GOV Ell Win
hose tlJt appeared 20 hr t"t+o' to-'''."
T., - mae. ~ .crq-lt-. Toe ravemcut- We're alti.
deep Win -lu.u and rapid uvlc' t-'m
re rr-rin. buildings ru Gown rar .or..
toward Wet BroaGvar, ANA eat ia. Of '..
o. The d.-,.s or ne Ilsurauc" ps-r'l fonId D.. Wy
into adjoining cellars. Elch rnar'"g tn' rHiHy eHgn
scs.y u led i clear pace Ter itself m sue d-cu snow
banks
gIt the crowds of '"ertaors almost "ptre.r
Iis tpi.rr ana several squalls of no"".,1 were -cu
to their .tttlca-l0u-,-. several stores 10 ii'
near vicinity wrr. open ard kHo of proriirtcg-
aud thc.r friends were c-cIs-u- tlc disastrous event
twenty or thirty enp,uYr' 'uJ 'cG'r'iutrHcr~ were
.hrrd 'H II. T.. C'udu Co.'S store. super nj i'hd.i
" .,.a. ~ tuc !n.I. ace Pt.p, Was wanted '
t.e most at the ire, apparently. and could
ue- bs QUAD for t.e r@'s1n tnot p" Wa,
IA tb. WlI- ru.iaac. directing the removal
book ant printed ~ liter aud .otGf from he upper
-ta-- t.-l n"'or cogs- ,o pGr,U. t-s' things vrrr
,Aroya ont y. th, window, into WOrtA--t At
Dirt ..t lantern was Seen -wdYlng ON the
roof .- e gsrn.a.to tlo GrcnI"n below. Then piece
o. IT, cor'c-Tlicr, alth the upper story wa con-
.,,ray uurrad fell. II narrowly missed tTo hrcmeu.
4 moment later. the spectators on the opposite
h,.d t.- breath wlle officer with lantern accom-
pal. Lv oar G.cmru, w.larI out of the door oi the
Iuudl- directly urd.r ihe threatening cornicc.
- oGe shouted 20 them. oal they walked
uuiar'rcd. Pir.r Of tra cOr1lce and
a shower of bricks and apparently rnhb ~ falling close
h.hioI tn.a.. several Insurance agents, Tear-
.rg s's hats. 'ooari /. they had been
hlnIpn, thc nozzle of bose. or had been
standing opposite 20 n5zze. Af1er miin'sn'
there WIS lt-.c show oil 1re Vrrt of the Van NolAen
burg LdIldn- which st.l held WITHIN Is four walls
fierce dtc. the flames Of which d'd not
pa. ahove the roof Fast of this building there
w-ra sign Of sh,cnt Ire to give tue depirtmrnt a
grea dca trouble, and special attention was then Oe
ine pad 70 hat quarter
Al I:Ij a 70. the ire burning Tost hr-slv I'm thn
cellar uauer NJ. o. Tl0ma'-s'. filed wuh the
Irrxr wooen stock Of Woi,eE-naw & N'lght
4 number of -ticln.s plitrd on h4'; aud
two ou the ot Of s.. 6p. A I3o a. L., member OF
Elsu. Company so. - narrowly escaped bc,nS Au,led
INTO the burning uA-, ID TIE cellar. -'I'dm Oi
ul force l.pUl a nose stru k him directly ln
tho middle # the back AID drove MN 20 the large WIN
low p,n.rg ~ the brin. of tlr flames. BY S!asfug
the sides he just saved himself irom falling
he4Gloug into them. The bat.erns ram "19
used st I a. IA. 20 force open the Large ron door,
~ nc building occupied by rohnobri Brothers, Nc. Gt
Worh-t to gain access 20 the irc snouderins IN the
ba-emrnL
CAirf Rhodes -ad at I45 a. m. that probably ten
conn. ME, would DC kept AT work on ~"
ruins AL ght A. that hour the street wal,
were stil STAIR, ng ~iih Immediate prospect OF ta
iug. TIE oue on Wort'st. wa deemed the most dan
gerous.
The value Of the three buildings that were burned
= put Al from Sj0oOOO 10 S60O.Oo0. The
amount II Insurance coIt not be 1scer-
tainea further rhan thar the Scntrlsn Commerce h
~ Insur ncr Company mold rsk- on two u the huiid
ing. on Worth-st <lOOuO Nos. 81 and 64. and flo
300 on Nos 90 and - This company ha- bceh taking
of ln.uranccs On the large buildings IN ms block Pc
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