The New York herald., 1869-12-27
PENNS YLVANiA.
Three Large Fires in Philadelphia-I1oss
About Five Hundred Thousand Dollars.


About Five Hundred Thousand Dollars.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 90, 1862
Last night fire broke ont In the -four and grain
storage warehouse, Nos. Ito, 112 and ia North
Broad street. The building has front of seventyfve
feet depth Us feet and two stories in height. The
building was valued at s25,0oo and was occupied by
Thomas W0rley as o commission storage warehouse.
large stock of -FOUR aggregating 5000 barrels was
in the warehouse. The fire consumed everything
except o few books. Worley loses $4,000 fully in
surcd. In the warehouse was large stock of flour
owned by Mr.. Knowles Broad street comm ission
merchant. Adjoining the building on the north was
the large storage house CT James slut 4 Co. This
contained 900 barrels Of whiskey and quite stock
OF -four. The entire loss will not fall short OF
$4,000. The fire is still burning and 1t Is feared the
warehouse adjoining, containing 5000 barrels Of
whiskey, may 60. The fire companies were sent
there this evening
A fire broke out in Fourth street, above Ma rket,
few minutes before one O'Clock yesterday morning.
and destroyed nearly 100000 worth Of property.
The DANES are supposed TO have originated from the
second story Of No. IA, five story brick building
occupied by Ruder Thatchar, wholesale hardwa
dealers, on the first and third floors Their stock
was destroyed with the exception OF few hundred
dollars worth OF cutlery. The firm loses 100000,
supposed to be fully covered by insurance. The
second, IOurtn ana MIN HOOr5 were occupied Dy Is.
T. sutton, boot and shoe dealer. His stock Is estl-
mated at $4,000; insured for $4,000 in the North
American Fire Insurance Association OF Pennsylya.
MA OF this city. The five story brick buildings ad
joining (Nos. ~ and 10y wero also wrecked. No. IL
was occupied by Mussleman Il Kirk, wholesale
dealers in carpet yarn &c. The stock was destroyed
the of $780, 900; insured for $4,000 In the
Pennsylvania, Spring Garden, Fire Association and
other city companies. No. 16 was occupied on the
lrst moor rs boot and shoe house by Thatcher &
Co. Loss, $4,000. by water, insured as follows:-
Niagara, OF New York, $4,000; Continental, Lorll-
lard and Phoenix, 5000 each; 4Etna, OF Hartford,
ss,000-total, S33, 900.
The second and third floors were occupied by Tay-
lor Gibson h Wilson, dealers In taors' trimmings
insured IN New York companies. II. MIL dealer i'll
shoes and garters, and W. A. UpdiKc, shoe manufac-
turer, occupied the fourth and fifth noors. Tney
lose the greater part Of hsir stock; partly insured
In Philadelphia and Eastern companies. Loss on
building $50 900 to $4,000; partly covered by In
surance. No. Is, also five story brick building,
was pretty badly damaged. 1t was occupied by
Thomas Carson & Company, wholesale notion deal
ers. Their stock was damaged to the extent OF
5000; insured for $40, 900. q. ]. Hunt company,
dealers in boots and shoes, who arc occupants Of
the upper foors lost heavily by water The stock
OF +. IT, watt trunk dealer, in the basement OF No.
10 North Fourth street was damaged to the amount
OF $4,000 BY water; insured The building of the
seventh National Bank, at the corner OF Fourth and
Market streets, was slightly damaged abou. the roof
A patrol wagon upset at the corner OF Sixth and
Arch streets on the way to the nre. Captain NO.
Cusker was thrown out and cut about the head and
face.
The Columbia Sugar Refinery OF Messrs. Rodgers
Il Mitchell, corner OF Third and Vine streets, was
destroyed by fire to-day. Loss s22o 600; insurance
1920 900, mostly in city companies.