New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-26
SPREAD OF THE FLAMES.

SPREAD OF THE FLAMES.
PHILADELPHIA, March ga fire broke ont at
020 o'clock, tonight in the third floor OF the PANT
and drug warehouse of w. II. Wampole a. Co., on
| Fourth-st above Arch. strong wind was blow
ing at the time and the fire rapidly spread
! in all directions. soon becoming one OF the
most disastrous CONGREGATIONS which has visited the
city. A general alarm was sounded, but the flames
rapidly spread north to No. 125 North Fourth-st,
occupied by Lovegrove & Co., machinery No. III,
| by A. T. Zeising Il Co.. printers; T. r. a 5. s. smith,
shoe manufacturers, and No 100, by Christian Null
ler wine house southwark the flames reached NO.
12l occupied by James Flynn, white lead ana WIN
dow glass; No. 119, C.. Il. Royal d Co.. morocco
boot and shoe findings; the upper stories by r. +.
A. Harris a. Co.. ladies' and childrens shoes; No.
III by Cahil & Mclaughlin; the upper stories by
Cotton Bros, shoe upper manufacturers; H. >. londy
& Co., engravers and Charles kaufman, map
printer.
At 1Op m. several explosions occurred IN "am-
| pole d. Co.'s paint house, and minute afterward
the front wall fell with heavy rashcausing the ire
to communicate to the buildings the west side OF
Fourthst first catching the roof OF No. 1875 occupied
| bv A. Gentsch, paper box mandatory; thence 10
No 1914. occupied by the United States White Lead
Company; TO No 100, occupied by the Ger
man.American Bottling Company, and then north 10
No l2S. occupied By John r. Funks, saloon; NO.
100. Martin, paints; No. 1872, James, iron show
cases These buildings were soon envelopcd IN
flames and in the meantime the wall OF No. III
on the east side of Fourth-st fell, carrying IN the
roofs of the two buildings below. Several fremeh
In the latter buildings were severely cut abont the
head and face bnt it Is not known that any fatal
accident happened
The conrse of the fire then descended to No. 1l5
North Fourth-st., occupied By W. II. Grove, show
cases. and Charles a. Dugring; No. ll3 by L. Price
| Hunt. blank-book manufacturer, and No. ii Dy H.
A. Burton. wall papers third and four noors by
Gins Renter, lookng-glasses and picture-iIalnes'
and the basement by Stephen d. Cole and Walter T.
! Mills, bricklsyers and jobbers.
From 1918 10 IL o'clock there were several ex-
plo-ions and by the time the flames reached No 10
all the iron front from Cherry-st. to that number
had fallen.
Shark, were carried east ard, and first SCI on me
the houses on Chery-st.. burning The private dwell
ines Nos 3ii and SIS, the saloon Of ChaS. Lees No
3l6. the uuoccupiod building formerly known as
nc Golden fleece Hotel, Nos. $40 aud BIZ. and tie
extensive hat factory OF d. 7. CObberly q Co., 40.
3Os. These are nearly or quite total loss.
Al nhout I'D. H. the flames reached the south
wes, corner of Third aud Cherry -sts, the upper
stories Of which are occupied by Roden6erger ~ Co.,
noner.box makers and the first floor by the large
wholesale grocery Of Kirk, Bott Berwind
Spreading further to the east the sparks ST IRE 10
the roof of the store of III. :. stcuborger dealer IN
feathers No.1I5 North Seconi-si aud spread 10
No Ils. occupied by Thomas Hall, stoves and heat
era. NoIl7, by II. H. Hurlbut lamps, and Nos. ll9'
| 12l and 1913 four story stoae fronts, By Cooper
uoI 4 Co. furniture manufacturers The Camden,
! y. J.. fire department arrived aboui II p. m and
a,e all the assistance possible The II. Elmo Hotel
yas on fire from sparks in tie rear portion, but be-
| vond causing a panic among the boardeIs, htIle
/ damage was done.
Az midnight the ira Is still burning turiously and
Is continually breaking ont IN fresh places SO that
M estimate Of probable loss be made, though IT
! is not expected to be less than Tl,OOOoOo'
the FLASrLs UNpER CONTROL
| pu,, ,nr,put, March 26--l 4. M.-Thc fire NJ
this bour IS under control The last building burned
! ON the east side of Fourth-st. was No lo9' brd-
! cage factory aud dwelling. On the west SIDE oil
Fourth-st all the structures from No. IL 70 Noi'z
were partly or entirely destroyed. On Cherry-st'
the only additional loss Is the destruction OF No.
323. q rag and paper warehouse NO 80, the
plumbing aud oflice-iitlng establishment Oh W. -
Mcpherson; and No 327. the paint-shop OF AleXali-
der Richie On Fcurth-st., above Cherry the ohIy
loss is that of c. Miller's wine-house.
The only serious fire now burning is ut thcpaper-
box manufactory Of Isaiah Roggeuberger, 10. $50
North Third-st. the first floor of which is occupied
by Kirk. Bott a Berwind wholesale grocers' Inc
fire on Seconds is extingu!shed.
LArEsr-InRTY BUILDINGS BURNED-riiE FIRE VN-
DER CONTROL
m.-Owng TO the multiplicity of interests
involved there being III some instances four OF hVe
firms in the same building, 1t is utterly Impossible
70 obtain even a partial list OF the assurances or
Losses The damage TO the St. Elmo Hotel will not be
over SO 90. with the loss eff like amount gu fur
njt,,re; all of which is covered by insurance Build
iucs Nos. 119. 12l and 1913 North Fourthst.' owned
by Henry Winner, ir., are insured for $4,000 each
Greenbaun's notion store. No. 40 North Second,
s,,,a Io,hnn and Globe and the German Bre-
men. The roof and walls of ReihPs pant SHOP
| have fallen in without njurlug any one. hb9ut
thirty houses in all more or less DAMAGED ~
IRE or water and the total loss IL SUI thought To nc
nhout 81 600 900 At this hour the fire is still
bupuing but Is so far under control that there Is no
| n".sible chance OF its further spreading
lINOR FIRES.