The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-07
THE BIG ELECTION FIRE.
List of the Injured at the New York Blaze
Summing Up of the Losses by the Contia-

Summing Up of the Losses by the Coniia-
grafton.
New York, Nov 6.-Crowds to-day
viewed the smoking ruins of the big
election night fire at corner of Broad
way and Blocker streets.
An area $50 feet square on the south
side of Blocker street was burned over
wholly or in part, the corner building
consumed and three others, like that
running through from Broadway to
Crosby street. wrecked. On the north
side of Blocker street the Manhattan
Savings bank, an1eight-story structure
built wholly of brick and iron, was
partly demolished The upper half was
burned, the lower half Quilted. A mill
lion dollars worth of property was de-
stroyed and scores of human lives i'm
perrilled dozen times during the
night. .tev
There were enough who were hurt.
Chief Lally and Chief O'Malley We're
laid up with bruised bodies. Assistant
Foreman Southey, Lieutenant Stone of
Engine company 81 and Foreman Ball
man of Engine 10 had been dragged out
of the lines, cut, famed and otherwise
injured. Foreman Donovan of Engine
rs, Fitzgerald Of Hook and Ladder COM
pany 5, German of Engine No. q, Jo-
seph McGloin ana Joseph Walker of
Engine No. 49, Liuetenant William
Stone of Engine No. 81, Foreman Law
Ter of Engine No. 10, and Assistant
Chief of Department Reilly, had been
carried away in ambulances, more or
less badly hurt Half dozen citizens
were in the hospitals, too, but none, so
far as could be ascertained, were in dan
ger of their lives, and seemed little less
than a miracle.
The heaviest share of the loss by the
fire falls upon the Manhattan bank
building, which, besides the banks Of
fees. harbored the following tenants,
some of whom carried heavy stocks but
lightly insured-the supposed f1reproof
character of the building persuaded
wise not have taken:
Bierman e. Heidelberg, clothiers; JUL
Jus Andrews, w. l.. Hess, real estate;
David Henry Sons, flowers and feath-
ers; L. D. Brown & Son, sewing Sikh
j. Rosenthal &c Co., the Clothiers' asse-
citation, H. G. Curtis & Co, shirts; J. A.
Flommerfelt, jeweler; Joseffy, Son &
Simon, insurance; j. M. Van Note, hats;
Guarantee Silk company, ]. e. Halo
ran, Northwestern Straw works, Pra-
ger Brothers, Goldstone & Steinberg,
Nutley Manufacturing company, A. A.
Hynemann, agents for the Trout Brook
Mills; Henry M. Lisso, T. Mas, agent
for the Plymouth Clothing House; Ga
Textbook Brothers, spool silk; Salisbury
Manufacturing company, w. D. Grant,
furs; Duffy & Co., stockholders; Strauss
Brothers, clothing.
The tenants in the Empire bank build
ing, besides the bank itself, were the
New York Leather company, William
Lauterbach, silk; L. Repeloo, shoes;
Hoebt & Co., ties; Whites express and
William BourlSe, ties.
The adjoining, partly wrecked build
ing, 636 and 63S Broadway, was occupied
by Alfred L. Simon & Co, feathers; Adj
Ter, gloves, and J. F. Goodrich & Co.,
carriages. In 634 Broadway, also wreck
ed, were the firms of J. E. B. Goodman
& Co, flowers, and H. Hofheimer & Co.,
and in 632 Broadway were j. H. Cohn
& Co, Marcus Saanuels and L. Rosen-
baum.
The Empire State bank building is
stated to have been worth 100000. The
loss on it is probably not 100000, The
Manhattan bank building, wrecked as
to the upper half, can be restored for
$3.50, 900. Its vaults and funds are safe,
as are probably those of the Empire
bank.
The latter are buried at the bottom
of a fiery pit, which the firemen are yet
filing with water. Efforts will he made
to take out the safes as soon as it is
cooled off. Meanwhile Captain O'Brien
sent force of detectives to guard the
wreck and also the Manhattan bank 5
vaults.
a capitalist named Lichtenstein own
ed the Empire bank building. He made
a fortune not long ago in cigarettes.
The Manhattan bank was robbed sew
enteen years ago of S3,O00,000. but the
thieves only got s11, 900 in cash. The
rest was in United States securities.
which were replaced by special act of
congress. It was out of this great rob-
berry, the last bank robbery in New
, York. that Byrnes. the detective. came.