New-York tribune., 1875-11-26
THE FIRE RECORD.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN NASSAU-ST.
.,.x,ve OF rHK FOWLER BUUDNG-rHE Loss
- ..-.-r...rrr, Il AZ 800

.rpSlNG OF THK FOWLER BUILDlNG-IhE LOSS
ESTIMATED AT Sl43,3OO
.bout 1:9O D. m. yesterday an alarm OF hire
-. scondrd from box 20. 4j. At that time the naInea
-, slreeiv bursting from the windows OF the third
-, ~ No IO2 Nassaust.. occupied by Colyer & Jud-
- manufacturers OF silk hats and caps Il being hol-
a. All the places of business were closed, and though
-. st.amers and three hook and ladder trucks re-
,sea 70 the call. IL time before the bremen
=. sble 10 work effectively. John A. Dngan who oc-
d ,he FIRST n0or AZ hat store, was IN neighborng
t.prant when he heard the cry Of fire he went INTO
= or and opened the door leading 70 his elevator As
- ,,d n volume OF flame rushed forth and filed the
- Mr. Dnacsn stated thst he 10 excited that he
ld mol ;ell whether he closed the door or not The
oo. 6od the entire shaft Of the elevator. and thus
- ,icklv spread through the whole building. by the
te fremen had been able 10 bring their streams to
- upoD the building. the flames had spread through
- ,,,-t of H. and were bursting from the roof
sing the extent Of the hre and the large amount OF
- exposed 10 damage Chief Engineer Bates
,rsG second alarm 10 be sent out at 1;4O p NJ ana
-. ,,p1,tss afterward third alarm. This brought
- .tesner. and six hook-andladder trucks 70 the
-, The supply OF water not sufficient 10 enable
IN M steamers 10 throw effective streams, but the hose
,--,ed 70 the roofs OF the adjoining buildings, and
,.,s the weak streams we're OF use. The nre Durneu
49,, for nearly an hour before 1t was brought dnuer
D,rci The floors and ratters OF that portion OF the
A,ulur ecruuicd nY POhiluAs Wtit 'tthdtft WIN VII
- tbe machinery and burned Obstinatey after The
~. tle flames had been su5dued- BY p u the hre
c r,1i-es we're known as the Fowler Buildings. ard
a. b,rd Nos 30 and b Aunst. and No TO- Niisasu-ol'
-, Dr-tu halter. occupied the store on the corner
uabsd . large stock OF 1ue hats on hand, ana also
ftp ~ material for tire manufacture OF nails elueu
" 80 f..,- uOr;ior OF tic building lie was unable 70
+na his loss With any degree OF certainty Dul ~ i
Sisvel rat il will amount o. over ~2OOOn dohu fOi-
-, rrjr,ar occupied the fourth, IN. and slXth
g-s ae was reported 70 have had very large STOCK
- l,u and other printing material on hand ife also
hed barge number 81 valuable presses io OtHC! LIE
b.nsry Hls loss Is estimated at about ~OU'y SoFef
T,c, manufacturers Of hats. occupied tIe tlru Huot
d u w n their rooms THAT the nre started lAtli loss
e stiu9ted N $1,000. The second nOor was o,C'peu
bv I.sac G. Pcs01. enCrdVcr. VINO loses S-'OCUi
ss Eirrsi diamond merchant whose loss = r,'OOOi
r5erFe A Normanfeau silver platter, whose loss II
40 onu Henry Lieyes diMugrOOms were IN the DSse-
aeuf and also MausOus NE vaults lArFts i9~S j. trll
go M - goo and Mau-ons at Nl.thU lhtit Nert
49, sevr-al persons who rent a single rooms III the
bf15,r and their aggrC -ate loss l. ESTIMATED hl aoout
A. No 100 N4sSau--t. samuel stein occupied the
srt foor Is cigar store. and his loss u csiiiateu
- o0, f ppe~ stories ci this building were occupied
Nv n IufBu sian and banner painter; Nnton, lob
g,int.r and other small nau'flt ilrcrA whose azsit
yse s. Il sfmated al 5000. The adjoining store on
the first floor r. occupied hy {. A. J0sephs dlanOho
hroker whose loss Is aDOC 5000. tAe gr5teI portion OI
bis -tsr, being locked up in s SAFE there N6s aiso
ofber mage by water af VIII not exceed SlVVo Inc
daurace to the buildings s estimated az S-2pVo 44e
ir,Tnrr could not he a-certaned. The oriEn OF IN.
se ~ an oyerheafed stove iu the portion OF the Afd
so.r occupied hv COlyer juoson.