New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-31
LOSSES BY TIE FIRE.


The fire had a costly feast inside the theatre. y
little over year ago Mr.. Abbey had re-
furnished the interior with the richest ma
terial at q cost Of about $4,000. Mr. Abbeys
private Office had been fitted up as toilet
room for the ladies' to use during Mrs Langtrys
engagement. It provided with elegant
mirrors. easy chairs and other conveniences.
number Of bouquets graced the ROOM and one OF
two pictures Of Mrs. Langry and several OF other
actresses or actors were on tie walls or tables.
Nothing was saved from the Offices on the second
floor In the Office of c. II. Matthews, the private
bookkeeper. which was next to Mr. Abbey's We're
the ledger cash and other books used by
him. aud a of pigeon-Aoles fuA OF
contracts with a hundred or more actors
and actresses Most of these were old contracts but
there were also Others for the coming season. Ihe
safe was not large enough to contain these and IT
was thought last night that all had been destroyed.
The scenery burned OF the finest description, as
were also the costumes Of the company Mrs.
Japrtry's toilets narrowly escaped being burned,
no they would have been sent down from her
rooms TO the theatre i short time. The
other actresses Of the company lost the dresses
which they were to wear last evening Among
these were three costly dresses owned by Miss
Kate Pattison. Mr.. Abbey said last evening that
the total value Of his property which
was DESTROYED was about 100000. HIS
insurance amounted to only $4,000. The
theatre building proper was owned by the McComb
estate, of which Lew =. Morton and William Jay
are the trustees. Il was valued at about
$4,000, which was, the original coSt.
Only the four walls of the buildring remained last
evening. and they were damaged considerably The
loss Oh the building was estimated at $4,000 ana
il was said TO be covered tu.ly by Insurance. he
tllee-srorV building fronting IN Broadway was
owueI by Mrs. Fame, now travelling In Europe,
Horace :. Ely, of No. y PIne-st.' De-
Inn the agent 1t claimed that this
bnIlding. occupying four Broadway lots, was quite
As valuable a. the main theatre building. Inc
damage to the structure was estimated AT
$40 900 and il was SAID TO be insured Tor
a sum much larger than that amount lie
theatre entrance was at No. J3Z BROADWAY.
Close 10 the entrance the first floor was the store
of Dr. D. h. Lancaster whose loss was estimated
at 80 900 Ii was said that Dr. Lancaster was IL
sured for only a small SUN comparatively. L. II.
Goldsmith kept fruit sore on the urst moor al 40.
q34 broadway. His loss was abOut Sl,OUO Inc
amount OF insurance WAS not known.
L. H. George, importer oil paper AahslhBo ana
roonnfacrurer of mura. decorations, occupied the
first floor of No. 936 and 33S Broadway. lie had
a stock valued at 90 600 and insured Tor - 300.
The damage III his wdrerODlus was caused cltItIy
bv water. and was estimated at $4,000. Most OI
the second floor above Mr.. Georges store was
occupied by Pearson 81 ScaIlett, merchant talloTs,
formerly IN the employ OF j. W. BEL,
Filth-ave tailor, and said to have
invested S3 600 in their new enterprise.
Their loss ABOUT o., O0J and thuy were not liz
sured. Above their rooms were the storage rooms
I stage scenery. The roof OF this portion Of the
building was burned away and all the scenery IL
the rooms destroyed. The losses and lnsur-
auces, IN tabulated form, are as follows: