The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-19
ClIARRED WALLS AND RUIN.
DAYLIGHT ON THE SCENE or FRIDAY
NIGHTS GREAT FIRE.

DnN-the narrow Escape Ot %
Squad OF firemen-KnockinE Down Frna-
nhents-The Estimntea of Losses Increased
Volumes of black smoke from the fire on
Gincs that were working in Thomas and Worth
streets yesterday forenoon were blown into
Broadway. and hung in clouds over that sec
tion of the thoroughfare shutting out the view
from above and below. Out of the ruins OF the
burned buildings volume OF heavy white
steam assembled on the heated air. and spread
out over that part Of the city. The remaining
Are engines stood where they had been work
ing all night Their FURNISHED brass WIS
dtmmed by damp and spotted by falling Gin
ders. and underneath them tho snow was
melted to the pavement Engines and II wero
working near the corner of Broadway and
Duane street. Engine 80 was in Broadway
near Pearl street. and Engines and were
working in Worth street. At tho corner Of
Church and Worth streets Engine Was on
duty. and near tho corner OF Thomas street and
Trimble place Engine % was stationed A Fro
Insurance Patrol engine was working at the
corner OF Thomas and Church streets. Engine
20 was standing in broadway. Just above Worth
street Hook and Ladder Companies IL and 1G
were on duty. The nremen were working un-
der the direction of Chief Of Battalion Bonner
md were thoroughly jaded by their long siege.
Chief Bates was present nearly all day. A
hODlt span Vi udpplf'u kIulS ntlOnklnA 10 HOOK
and Ladder No IL were hauling coal TO the
engines from Friday evening till yesterday
afternoon. The extra force OF police comprised
all the available mon Of the Leonard street sta
zion. and details OF i've men each from the
Prince street. Charles street. Mercer street
Twentieth street. and Thirty-seventh street
stations. under the command Of Capt. Eakins.
During the day the scene Of the fire was visited
by Gen. Shalor Fire Commissioner King Mar
shall sheldon. and Superintendent Wilson Of
the Fire Insurance Patrol. Large throngs Of
persons were in Broadway. at the corners Of
Thomas and Worth streets and in Church
street. where those streets intprscct and M tho
corner OF Thomas street and Trimble place
other thrOngs were constantly pressing against
were scattered along the streets bounding the
burned district. In the enriy part OF tho day
the street carS running along Church street
but later thew were running through Church
street rs usual.
The scene OF the fire was one Of complete ru-
IN. Blackencd walls lowered 10 the height Of
the neghboring buildings. and from the tops
Of the walls chnrred fragments of the heavy
cornices depended. Steam and SMOKE were
pouring IRON tho window openings. Irrlcs
hung from the ornamental work ~ the fronts
md foil to the ground as the sun lOosencd them.
~ noon the sun could bc seen through the
windows fronting on Worth street, ols,ured hy
The rising smoke and steam tlll IL looked like %
blOod-rcl disk. Tho white walls were black
encd and the banks Of snow In tho street were
poured out Of the railways and flowed down
the cutters. Over the hallway Of 81 ami SO
O1lres "" I.t III. s s'r't wir,s INV S1ug6
street were fringed with small iciclrs which
made brilliant show when the sun shown
upon them. lnrge wire sign. high up ON the
walls Of 10 ana ~ Thomas street. had been
folded over until 1t looked like net. and WIS
also fringed with ice In the rear Of Tho store
occupied by William Simpson. Sons 4 Co.. Il
clock was hanging against the wni. winch
stopped short, never To- 70 again AT an hour
TINT could mol hH itfprfuiNHl through the
lng smoke ani steam. Looking through the
up against the wall on u level with the second
floor before Il had fallen through. But lul"
could be seen. on account OF the smoke. Of tho
spaco enclosed 10y the cnarred walls. Crum-
bling division walls doomed up out ~ tho ruins.
and party burned floor timbers pointed down
into the smoulicring debris.
Throughout tho forenoon the flremcn were
PLAYING upon II" heated walls aud into the
still burning mass within. Several men oi In
glhe W hhd "a narrow "Schp, rom thr ial.ing ~
portion of one of the division walls while they
were in the stairway; chief OF Battalion Bon,
ner saw that the wall wns about 10 fail ami
warned the mem. All gol ont Of the way with
the exception Of Firem"n Reilly and Monahan.
both % whom We're somewhat injured IN" ior-
mer about the head and the latter about the
legs. Really WAS carried out by Foreman Mo
Gill. bleeding from two large cuts. In the AZ
ternoon the engines were pumping water from
the cellars OF some Of the burned buildings AMI
adjacent ones and the nremen using Hdder.
rs battrrng rams. and working from tho tops
Of the adjoining buildings knocked down over
hangins fragments 9l c93rnices and DANGEROUS
Friday evening. at the quarters OF the In uran
Patrol in warren street. for every man who
and nearly all the force was on hand
shortly aii"r noon shingles and pieces II
past honrd began To APPEAR ON the walls oi the
nuthud pullulnsS, ANNOUNCING te removal oi
the hutned-out firms To other quarters. Among
Were Van Noikrnhurg 4 Lsavtt who have rr-
moved 10 l32 thur'h street. MikinsliAw 4
Nolsht are temporary at 70 and q Worth
street: SennnGsc Pre- ar at 81 and i. 90 worth
White street; The. FlJrence Manuiacturins
Company and the NnnMa.k Sllk Company are
at 10 Mercer street; b. n. Smith 4 CO, are m tho
cornor Of Leonard street and West Broadway I:
Forstmhn d GO. ara ~ IS Worth street: NeusS
Hesslcn & c.. are n, 81 and 50 Leonard street :
chapman * Martin are at the corner OF
Leonard street and West Broadway Nrusiad.
YER Bros. are At ~ Thomas street; james T.
White / Co. are at H. corner Of Duane and
Thomas streets. The offices in Whites build
ing were thoroughly dr,ueh-d and their ocru-
pants nave sought other quarters
Owing to the TACT that the books ~! most of tho
mr. IN the bottom OF the runs, the losses cln
only he approximately given. They are csti-
mated rs follows:
Van Nolkrnhurs1 Leayitt ............ .. s1o'ou
MI /. |. ]. II.
ficnry z Mai Co .......... 1864
wn, SIN son son S,n CO concurrence. 5,gn
FLORENCE silk Company Observation-Disclosures. 5ouo
Forstnan 4 ca. ................. attur
On bindings ........ ..... 41lr.u
oIher losses. ......... ................. arpp'
Total ....... A. 5olo5J
Gan Nalkenburgh d LeaVitt had their stock
insured in nnetv-siN different companies in
policies Of from - 900 o. $4,000. 10 an aggrn-
gate OF s492 800. james t. White A Co. had an
Insurance Of $4,000 on build ng aud s2O5 600
on stock. also widely distributed. The insur-
Rnce OF Henry W. T. Mali q Co.'s stock il Sl2O..
bO1. Forstman 4 Co. had an Insurance of Sl7j.-
BOO on their stock. NHlkirshaW& Noights stock
Is covered By policies aGgregatlng SijOOOJ.
bchnahel Brothers. sl75,OOO and u. ii. Smith
A Co.. $3.50 900, all ON stock. The buildings M
IS aud 60 Worth street were insured for $4,000
those al go and "a Tor $4,000. and those at GG
md Gh Tor 100000. The total Insurance on
stock and buildings Is II 932 500. The comUa-
MES holding the largest risks are the Liverpool
and London ana Globe. SlijOOO; the Impiriul
and the Northern Assurance Ot London. $4,000
equally divided between the two cumpanirs ma
$50 600 Of which Is rrinsured: the Home 900
900; the Queen Of London. ti7 800; the Man
haitian, $4,000; the Commercial Union II Eng
land. S5DhnO; Import r. and Traders S?j 900.
The risks OF lao other companies range from
IS 900 ~ 50 500.
Boston espoch gives n list NJ somo Of the
assurances IN Boston companies and agencies.
among which the following are the heaviest:
Manufacturers, S3juOp; ShaWmut S15OuO:
American. tl5OOO: Royal Cnnndnn $4,000:
Eru1lf lin N1O R,vI-f,tu