New-York tribune., 1873-03-14
THE FIRE RECORD,
N THIS CITY.

~ THIS CITY.
/ The losses by the fire in the ive-StOry build
/ ng no Sss Broadway Wednesday night. we're estl-
mated 10y the business occupants yesterday and Fire
Marshal McSpedOn informed OF the amount OF in
surance. The building was owned by the LorillIrd
tate, and damaged 5000 insured for sJOOoo The
FIRE. which ginaed the fourth door occupied by
Amelia Rosentha manufacturer OF ladies' dress su.s.
discovered among some dresses hung up upon
frames, and Is thought have been caused by some
person having carelessly thrown lighted match upon
heap OF paper after lighting the gas. Mrs ROsen
thai estimates her loss at $4,000 She was insured as
follows London. Liverpool. and Globe sOte; Manhat-
tau, 5000; Springfield, 5000 Adratc 800 hechan-
les Brooklyn 5000 Metropolitan 5000 total s5 Ooo
The nth floor occupied by Lientha Stein. manu-
facturers OF ladies' travelling bags whose stock was dam
aged - insured in the st. Nicholas for soo Mechan
les OF Brooklyn S625; PENNSYLVANIA 500 total. S5j
The front part o the third floor occupied by WosDruck
Mark manufacturers Of oyera whose stock WAS dam
aged by water 81 900 insured for $500 in the PARK Com
pauy and IN the London. Liverpool and Globe Tor
1900 total a. 900 small portion of the same floor s
occupied by E-chebacher& & Co.. makers ~ scarfs loss
500: for s. 900 in the Mechanics and Traders
Steiner Kahn CO.. importers OF European fancy goods
occupy the second floor. Their stock was damaged
Sl7 ol0 and was insured follows Manhattan. n5)o
Pacific 500; NewYork. $500; Lancashire. 500 Lon
don Liverpool and Globe, 5000; stuyves1ut. 5000
Willamsburgh City, 5000; Queens, 500; Commercial
Union 5000: total. s3s 500.
The first floor was occupied by : Benedcks Co,
statloners and bank-book manufacturers Their stock
was damaged $1,000 and insured FOR $500 IN the
following companies: Columbia s2.OOO Bowery. $500
Jefferson s. OO0; Manufacturers aud Builders S2.5c0
PhGnix 5000 London. Liverpool and Globe, 500.
Capital City $500 Queens. 500; Commercial Uhon
5000 German American $1,000 and Globe. t2OD) The
basement occupied by Hendrickson Tyler. commits
sion merchants for the sale OF cOtfOn-Yarn IheT STOCK
was damaged $500 Insured IN the following companies
for sl4OOo Commercial 5000; Etna OF Hartford S''''
and Providence Of Washington, f'on ,,.
gas-niter In searching with a light Tor ieak 10
gasppe the third door OF NO Ia WOoslersi. Yestef'
day, iguited the gas which had escaped causing " ~
expode The room was instantly m flames, but through
the quick arrival the remen the IRE was put out pc
fore the building had been much damaged. Iho occu,
pants Of the floor, Heyman Lewis, mAnuactuIers Vi
imitation hair, had their sock only slightly danasoI,
The building. owned by NJ strassoufg. Was damaged
SIOCO insured for 5000.
FIRE IN the brown stone store No. ls9 Fa,ton ST. last
night damaged the building 500 The rst moor was og
cupied by Hodges Moore. paper dealers snOse sto.h
damaged 1900. The remaining three noofs were
unoccuped.
AT PARKERSBURG-LO5s $1,000.
PARKERsBURG. w. Va, March l3.-About
o'clock tonight fire broke out in the rear OF J. "
Dents feed store in Marketst, and spreading rapidly
soon threatened 70 sweep all before H. The building
where the fire originated we'll a. those ADJOINING
we're Of wood and add 70 the danger no water coud
be obtained for the engine for considerable tine
After burning Tor two and consuming about eght
I
parsonage the fre was finally subdued. The wind scat
tered burning fragments freely thereby isntng 0uid
ngs in other portions Of the city but tho aeors OF tne
citizens prevented great damage The contents of
some OF the stores we're saved in damaged condition
The following the principal losers
J. F. Berry dwelling J. W Dent, grain aud teed;
" Mathew ieweler; Martin & Gilbert, groeers; Miss
Perine, milliner; j. Kinykendne, dry goods W d.
Warne Co.. furniture; j. L. wall, groceries, l. i
Jones, druggist; Miss Collins. mliner'
The Methodist church and parsonage were valued AZ
about $1,000 with 5000 insurance The entiro loss ca
not ascerained tonight bat viii approximate s000'
or sSo.OOo. .ipsrtly insured.
AT LoUIsvILLE-LOss, s5lOgo
LOUISVILLE, March 13.-The large rectliying
establishment Of ". l. Weller Son was burned 20
night The fire caught about O'Clock. from vapoE 81
Gaping from small column Of the stiil coming IN con
tact with lighted lamp. The still exploded and the
flames spread throughout the house almost instantly
The house and contents entirely destroyed ADou
5000 gallons of spirits burned Nj Welers loss
is estimated by himself at $500 on which tAsre . an
insurance OF s57 Ooo half on the machinery anu HA W
/ the stock, distributed as follows:
Royal. $4,000; State of Missouri, slOoO OiG Dainlno
81 500; Virginia Home, 1900; Queen tpO, Eh'erp,so
Of Cincinnati, 5000 Franklin ssD0; A.esnti. s, 49,
1900; Commerce Of Albany, 81 500 Tue res1 : anns @
companies represented by the Under"riers boAfu no'
AT BosTOS-ISyEsTIGATIOS OF TIE hANO-
yER-sT. FIRE.
BosroY. March f3.-The COroner's jury On
the deaths caused at recent Hanoyest hre declare
the building 70 have faulty and unsafe IN consruo
tiOn aud say that the passages for eess from Wero
entirely nadea the protection OF life IN case o
hre there being but narrow aud winding stairway
above the second story In view Of the facts IN the e
the iurv suyge that cv governments and others hav
ing authority in premises see 70 ~ thHt al
used for mechanical purposes IN whcA ooADs.tei -
terfals arr stored or 20 be- stored, be thoroughly
spected provision made for the preservation oi e'
50 that similar calamity may not be tepeA"~
| ELSEWHERE.
The National Bank, the extensive dIy soous
house % Lamb Co.. The Journal Once ana ien OF u
teen other bindings constituting part of the business
,tou n, T,acoi, M we're DESTROYED by hre Tuesday
night. The loss estimated AT over S4o'VJo A"o U-0
/ was caused by the explosion of a lamp
A fire al Ashland, Penn, "Wednesday even p
ing destroyed 10 dwelling houses. eight OF Wn'h We'
ao.,. IT, lo.sr, .rs l. aorgaa. a. Pace. j. Il. PIisea