The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-10
FIRES.
A Number OF Lawyers Minus an Omce-Nar-
rev RscRpe of n Boy-Throe stores on North
Second Street DAMAGED.

A Number OF Lawyers Minus an Omce-Nar-
rev Rscape of n Boy-Throe stOres on North
second Street Damaged.
At about o'clock this morning fire broke out In
uding No. 1856 S. Sixth street, and before any
to the roof, and, in consequence of there being no
bs ttlement walls, and the shingles being covered
with TIM the adon9g houses s TO the north and south
first floor by Daniel Donohue as a drinking saloon,
and the front second story room by Charles Henry
Jones, the Park Solicitor. Mr.. Jones is fully in
sured. The rest Of the building used board
iDg-house by Mrs. Abigail j. Drake. She acoommo-
severely by water. The building is owned by John
J. Roger. The nre originated ia the attic occupied
fellow who was asleep In the apartment was AVA
kened by the singeing OF his hair.
liam M. Bull, Henry T. Coleman, Benjamin Daniels,
Thomas Wagner, Jr., and George w. Arundel, at
by Mrs. vantree as dwelling. The whole building
was completely hooded. There is no insurance.
The lower door OF No l32 was devoted to lawyers
Offices, and was occupied by B. L. Temple and w.
H. Redheffer: Water was the principal cause Of
No. 1sO was occupied on the nrst floor by Horn r.
Kneass, Christian Kneass, 2. I. Ransford, and
Elijah Thomas, lawyers and the Manufacturers In.
surance Company. The third story was occupied
by Mr.. Welsh and family. Mrs. Welsh only yes
terday had given birth to girl, and It was with
I" Nos. 1888 and l4O on the SOUTH used on the lower
floors as lawyers ofices, and the upper floors as
boarding houses, were considerably damaged by
water
During the alarm for the fire on South Sixth
street anotner 0re was discovered on the 1Ourth
floor of the building No. 5s North Second street, Oc
cuped by r. b. Wardin d Co., manufacturers and
wholesale bdealers in tnware. The alarm was
promptly sounded and the 1remen as quickly re-
sponded.
The fire had made considerable headway before
the flames were discovered, destroying the roof and
communicating to the third noor The origin OF the
sames is not known. The third and fourth doors
were used as workshops, and there was large
stock of material on hand. The flames also eommu-
ncated to the third and fourth floors OF the build
ing No. 60, occupied by Nusbaum Bacharach,
clOthiers, and the fourth floor OF No. So, on the
south, occupied by j. c.. Moore & Co., dealers in
coal Oil. Warden & Co. g entire stock valued at
but it is, however, covered by insurance.
The fire destroyed considerable quantity OF
clothing the third and fourth floors Of the cloth
ing house, and portion OF the stock on the lower
noors was greatly damaged by water. The fire in
surance patrol succeeded in rendering valuable ser
vice in this building by means of their oil cloth
covers. The firm OF Nusbaum & Bacharach est-
mated the value OF their stock at $4,000, upon
which there is insurance OF $1l 900 in the Della
ware Mutual and North America Companies. The
insurance will fully cover the loss
j. G. Moore Il Co. sustain only slight loss by
fire. while their stock OF oil is damaged to extent
OF few hundred dollars. They have an insurance
OF $1,000 in the Spring Garden Insurance Company.
Messrs Eli Keen * Son, dealers in hats, caps, and
straw goods No. 50 N. Second street, sustain loss
OF about $500 by water in the basement OF their
building.