New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-14
INSURANCE ON THE BURNED STABLES.
CROWDS ABOUT THE RCiNs-CAUsE OF THE FIRE



UNKNOWN.
The fire in the Forty second and Grand
Streets Ferries Railroad Company stables at tho foot Of
West Forty-second-st, which broke out about IL
o'clock Saturday night, burned until everything
destructible about the building consumed except
the bldckenei walls. portions OF which werc standing
yesterday. FIremen at work all day throwing
streams of water on the snoulderiuS rains THO ad-
Joining buildings not injured, oven the
frame tenements in Forty-third-st. Immediately
adjoining the stables. having escaped un.catnei The
materials for large connagratlon were 1t hand. and
with favoring ealcs and less active fire department
the flames would certainly have devoureda large portion
OF the block bounded by Fortysecond and Fortythrd
ss Eleventh ave. and the North River including IIig-
gnss large carpet factory while the works close NJ
hand might have been tho means OF carrying the fro
still further Everything in the building was destroyed,
except the horses the and tho harness. and SOM
OF those gone. Four cars nearly new. which were
in the repair shop sick horses. in sings in the
hospital, consumed. Probably some portions
Of the harness among the mlssng-elther
burned or stolen. But nearly 800 horses sixty cars
besides taken out in safety. The cars
yesterday stood In Forysecondst in two lines cxteui-
ing from Eleventh ave
superintendent John NJ Calhoun was busy all day So
curing shelter for the horses or these $50 turned
loose pen vacant lot belonging to the railroad
company after they taken from the stables and re-
msned there all night ?esteray some Of the horse.
stables and the rest were acconmod ed emporarly IN
the grounds OF the Metropolitan Gas Company IN Forty
6rst-st.. Eeventhave. Over 5000 bales or nay
valued at about $1,000 stored III the second story OF tho
building. destroyed and small quantity
OF feed besides. The safe containing the
books and papers OF the company,
including policies OF insurance Ia buried beneath the
ruins.
Whether the fire OF incendiary origin or to what
cause due yet planned IL broke out In
the third story the hay, over the paint shop
which IN the second story OF the Dniidhg III hat
portion OF IL remote from the river Charles Cur
tss OF the COMPANY said yesterday that IL
was imposs BILE present for HIM TO tell what was the
that he unwilling to say thdt the nre was
pnrposely klntei or was thr result ToI acchrnt uh
he had time TO make Investigation. There were three
watchnen and about the building whom he believed
to be faithful and competent men, but hs had not seen
them fire. The value OF the building ami other
coveIed by insurance OF Slsoo0o IN hftyive com
panies. The insurance was placed by Pell, Walack
Dwight. insurance agents. as follows:
LIVERPOOL and London Globe, s 0.000 German Amen
81 500: Niagara. 5000 Impcra SJ,OOD Lon o. ait
Lancashire 5000; CITY oi Lon lon $5nOi Gcrnania WIZ
New lork FIRE Insurance Company Fire Association OF
Philadelphia Commercial mon o London R'yal OF Liver
Continental OF York all ornia Of san Francisco ounv
of Philadelphia Spring Garden OF fhiadeiphia boon on
Pitsburg Fremens Of Baltimore. Peoples OF PtIsburg
Sterling OF the Fire insnr-nce Assocation OF
London and other conipanles $2.50Odso. 900 each.
Crowds OF people gathered in the vicinity OF the re
all day Yesterday and but for the presence OF the police
would have blocked fOry-secondst aud hlled Forty
these two streets Elrvcnth-ave.. and no one was
allowed to the scene OF tho conhagra-
ton th. except living in the neghbor-
hood going the ferry the foot OF the street.
either walking or in the OF Daniel ID. Conover's
railroad. which were running regularly. Inc
people orderly and gave the police no trouble.