The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-16
WASHING DOWN THE RUINS.
WHAT REMiINED .fFTER THE GREIr
FIRE or TUESDIT NIGHT.
\ Loss OF Mere than 81 100000. md nm In-
surnnce Of Si.3t5,OOO-The building 20
he Pulled Down The Dead Fireman.

n Loss OF More than 81 500. 900. md mn Tn
surnnce Of fSi,3i5,OOO-The Building TO
he Puned Down The Dead Fireman.
Firemen worked hard all day yesterday
at the ruins left on Tuesday night Mt Broadway
and Grand strort. and curious spectators
crowded up TO the lines and poercd for hours
at the smoking pllr. On Broadway
arose tho unbroN"n wall ot tho building.
covered with ice. whilc littlo tongues Of fame
shot out from the yawnlng windows Ms the fire
ntc AWAY whut little woodwork had not already
been destroyed. On Grand street. for forty
feet the wall stood. and thence 10 Crosby street.
and in tho street lay pile OF bricks. stones.
warped anl twisted iron rods. and all thr debris
that resulted in the falling Of the huge building.
4 cloud OF smoke arose from this heap and
through the smokc were visible nimes. that
hurnod lerrcly. Much Of this camo from
melted gas pipes
/ Five fire cngincs played steadily ON the ruins
/ tho men working under the charge oi Chcf
Bates OF tn Fire Department Fire COmms-
/ sioneis King AMI German. the former suffering
from a sprancl ankle. the result Of fall ms he
| hnstcncd 10 escape the tumhng
walls tho night before. were pr, sent
most Of tho day. "a wcrc Superintenl-
| ent Wilson Of tho Insurance Patrol and
Oniccr Miller Of tho Fire Mashals oil e.
Fifty police officers, under Capt Drosan. kept
tho throng away From Grand to Broomo
street broadway wUs shut in by the ilro lines.
The firms within tho lines did littlo or no busi-
ness. The broadway stages went through
Mercer street and the Grand street cars trans
fcrrcd their passengers at broadway and at
Crosby street. The fallen walls covered tho
Blocker street cnr track which there passes
through Crosby street. hut il WAS cleared away
eu,s In the day. and tho "1rr ran regularly
agnin.
Tho firms who werc burned out by tho DO
stiuciiuu II the building soon Obtained tempo
rary Offices nudhaSicned to n, 'crtan how much
they lad suffered. Nothing WnS saved from tho
Sample hooks NJ Nuumberg. kiaus. Iauer Il
/ Co. Howard. Sanger 4 Co., who occupied tho
FIRST story and basement ot tho burned building.
Our total loss" Mr. Howard SAID. " We csti-
mate at. 5000 900. on THIS thcro is total insnr;
nnre of Sis2OO0 $40 900 being on stock AMI
tl2OO0 ON hAiutes. Our in~urnnci Il placed
| with cvcry CON pany in the city and with almost
every "onpnny ia the state: also IN some Cin-
cinnltN and st. Louis companies. We have al
wnys fl1Si il rvtrcmcly iifl'ult tp insure in
that huildinc. Companl's considered u AN eN,
inside ID was -ur' 20 sprcal. Tint is why W.,
/ have rur insurance scattered $50. just ~ soon
~ W. rnn get 4 store W. shall go right ON with
Num6crs. Kraus. Inuer & Co.. the clothicrs
first story. got % temporary Office az ljS Broad
way. and there the hgm spent the day in 'ou-
suNnlon' wh4' ia a i"rse urntupl' ROOM
GrS '
Mr. Sanmbere said. " oar stock We estimate
at sjtO.OoO or 500 ani It was
Insured for si7junn There wns mn
Insurance of Sunln ON nNtnrcs Of
rour-, we cannot tell now exactly how We stand
Our books we're an in ttr sai,,. nnd they are In
the buillns. one of,hrm. q ltte one. stands
a litiie porii"n 9f thai which has not fallen. W.
can get 40 10 TOMORROW. | ann told. We have OBJ
tained quarters 10 I'll AMI 63 " oostcr street and
Edwin Bates 4 Co.. clotiirr-. who occupied
tho northern tarfnu Of thu hullilug. W ere about
10 move o. 57 and JN9 broadway. In the 81.
N'hol,s lioiri h,or.. some 81 th,ir goods wore
out lrttar h.tls with thnir now Guliirrs IN
grave on them. " tcTlay their onlcu was IN
tie -. = hp H- Hotel.
" N"shouid nAye boon IN the now store lo-
psut.r-.' Mfr B.t"s said. " II .wrv'r W. shall
-to Is the place iuiI4 dItniy. amt go on ne '-
. ! fore. There WIS tN'll In-urnt" ut s--' vl'
ou sfus. uud lNIur.s s3 NNu .ciug Ou iilp Latte r.
Itunk W, slul JOS, something. ou our stock
D lu' -uutt,ll how much go
Tho burned building WIS ownol hy Brooks
, | Erfhrrt gal ".-t t-.5.'il. " Wa insured
, / ior sllIuII. SIR. 81. PISS. So. ularl mourn
, / ml, u, l- lu--t-. and .o5.l not s.D WAHtl .
J. O., Nru Wnu1 rrIu. .ll ur p g. Iao lu.lIiua
, lSl uud 1876 Grnui -'l''t. corner of Crosby
tnut was s'rl b. hy tine iU lug wa! % t!' brooks
p i aIrr- In Woorns. occupy Inc dr-i story an,
. la-omruf. and thrir s'o't ia injured hy smgk
' ana wntrr Mr.. lluk could n1i say what Offs
y iu-.rl!.c of O.nul on th. -tn'k.
y nh. in~urun' 'e h-.ns widely altered fall'
p heavily nu s. ou "a f,: cOili liHuir~. The lmpor.a
. pud Norlhsru of louion Is. t4r heaviest loser
900 IN Nnumlurc. krau- a Itlcr o. The Hom'
of Now Y0rS viii pay ti3 600, the LIVERPOOL
London und Gl 'br, il5.ouu; the PhWnlN %