The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-12
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE ON WORTH STREET.

HEAVY LOSSES TO THE wooLLEN TRADE-DAM<
AGE BY SMOKE, WATER AND FIRE ESTIMATED
AT FROM $3.50, 900 TO $500, 1000.
very destructive fire and quite disastrous
one in point OF pecuniary loss to the insurance
companies, broke out al about seven O'Clock yes
terday morning In the sub-cear OF the i've storI
and brown stone building No. so Worth street.
This locality the centre OF the importing woollen
goods trade and the buildings are As rule mas.
sive structures OF stone aud iron, supposed TO ba
tre-proo. No. 80 Is occupied in the basement and
first floor Dy the importing dry goods arm oil
William TurnDul Co.. the other TOUR
stories being occupied by Wendell, Hutchin.
Co., also importers OF woolen goods.
How the fre originated is not known. but from
appearances 1t Is supposed to have ted In the
suo-cellar. The alarm was given by one OF the
Automatic Telegraph Company's dre alarm nstru-
ments on the first door, which slgnalled. when the
heat had attained the temperature 70 which the
machine mad peen set, TO one OF the onices OF the
above company, aud from thence an alarm wai
sounded 10 the Fire Department. headquarters. In
Mercer street. When the engines arrived the
spot the flames nad attained considerable head
way. and it was found necessary 10 sena second
alarm, which was Immediately done, bringing q
further detachment OF engines. The hremen,
realizing the extent OF the work before them, bent
their full energies to the task and dozen streama
OF water were soon playing into the building; but
Notwithstanding their vigorous efforts tho d amea
extended and the adjoining building commenced
TO burn. A third alarm was then despatched ana
achievements promptly responded. owing to
the density OF the smoke. which poured out Of
the front OF the building In great BLACK volumes,
the nremen were unable 60 penetrate the interior,
and &c became evident that the only place OF sue.
cessful attack was from the rear. The building
extends backward half the length Of the block
from Worth TO Leonard street. where It is met,
ony a lew lect OF space intervening by the rear Of
the i've story brown stone ar goods louse Oh
Parker, Mnder Co., No G. Leonard street.
Tne doors VI the first door OF me above building
were broken open ana me nremen dragged their
hose 10 Inc real, and placing planRs irom~ The
No. 59.wortn street. effected an entrance and COM
menced the work OF extinguIsnmenI. Al apout
con ;roI. ana an nour later Il was entirely out
An investigation into the damage uone reyealeo
greatest loss, although tue damage ny ire waa
very largo. In many OF tue adjoining buildings
tue sub-cellars were packed Win eoogs, and .ns
depth Of iour ana i've leeF caused heavy lossesi
and although me nre was confined 70 the twe
water . shared By the occupants Of several o.
the neignporing houses. Among the latter are tht
". L Strong i CO., importers OF woollen GOODS,
No. e. Leonard street, whose sub-cear was nes
nearly 10 It's utmost capacity with goods In cAseA
lose Dy water from $4,000 70 $4,000 covered ~ IN.
surance.
whose cellar was also wen nRed with stock, ali Of
winch was damaged oy smoke and water 10 very
great extent, tue wafer being at Ooe time ov0I
I'VE ieet 10 depth. Their loss IS July covered 81
insurance 10 New YORK and Boston companies.
Gardner Brewer Co., domestic goods. OF No
90 Leonard street. suner rom water and smoke q
the estimated extent Of 5000 70 slO,oOVs which
covered 10y insurance.
PANE. GOODWIN a Co.. or No. 6S Worth street
had IN theIr cellar COO cases OF woollen goodA
which were damaged by water 10 the extont0
NJ Arnold & lIoIhneld. OF No. Cs Worth street
importers, also suner from water In their cellars
70 the extent or some thousands OF dollars; IN
sured.
Charles E Stewart Co.. No. IS Worth street,
lose 20 small extent ~ water III their suo-cef
lar, where taey mad goods on storage.
The principal loser by the connagratlon - tns
firm or William lurnDnll & Co., the occupants
the q fst door and basement OF 10. 80 worth street
whose loss IL y0r1ously estimated az IRON Sl5O.OW
10 S9V0.0OO. wnlcn ~ believed TO be fully covered
by insurance, but On TINS point no definite inlol
nation could be obtained owing 70 the aosencea
the members or tue nrm. Nearly oil their sIoce
oil which they had large quantity on hand, 10 %
strOyeu.
Wendell, Hutchinson & Co., who occupied Ia,
upper part OF No. SO Worth street, lose from $1,000
10 40, O0o, which IL projected oy insurance.
The fourth and nth stories Oh rue bnhdlng Wera
but llttIe damaged, the Ore beng confined 30 the
lower part. 1ne premises are owned BY George
Hoyey or Boston, who loses from $4,000 70
AN day yesterday the engines we're engaged.
after the IRE had Deen extinguisned, IN pumping
the water out OF Inc cellars. aud = Continuous
stream flowed down Leonard street Tor sevefN
hours. Tue safes aud their contents were pre-
served intact. It Ia believed that tho entire iosi
names and the amounts could NOS 20 aseeEtAinea