The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-27
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
FIR RS.
The Great Philadelphia Fire-LOss Es-
tfmated at 81, 600, 600


t1mated at 81 900 600.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. March 2s.-At 8 o'clock
this morning the great flre had been brought
completely under control and was we'll nigh
burned district is astonishing. 1t is Impossible
as yet to obtain list of the insurances. The
total loss is roughly estimated at about s2ooo.-
600.
As early as o'clock this morning crowds be-
gan to collect around the smondering ruins Of
was Increased by the little army of men, women
and children employed In the places burned
On Ithory street half way down from Fourth.
the sidewalk and middle Of the street were COW
cred from sight by the debris Of the, fallen
into The Smallest particles @ s brcks ws1 ana %orap
girders ront in twain. scalings from granite
bases. gas and heating pipes. with telegraph
Along Fourth street the debris has been pretty
well cleared away; allowing the passage of the
eass q The tT9 railway lines On the wes side
huge fagstone was broken out and the cellar
AZ hlled with brick, completely DESTROYING
srse he stock one and door ma'fny bse Fog ON oher a
stands, the old Lutheran" Church = edifice
erected oyer century ago, and 3D. occupied as a
crash came. the falling bricks crushed through
the roof. carrying the floors down to the
On the southeast corner Of Fourth and Cher
manufactory Of T. P q g. 4. Smith, and on the
the public that that rm had resumea sl basiyne.s
at 4l5 Arch street. This sign attracted as much
attention as the fallen building, Itself.
appear TO be much less than at first supposed,
1t was snH one OF the most destructive confa-
grations that has ever visited his city. both in
amount OF damage done. The fire. as seen last
night, led to the impression that the loss
would reach probably from 25oo 900 to 81 500 OOO
rQ Q1sa rOn N a Q1 a md
made estimates. they incline to the belief that
II VIII not reach over $500 -00o so Tar as insur-
that much placed upon it. Little by little the
insurance by various people suffering by the
fire will be ascertained.
Large Fire In New York-Loss $500, 900.
NEW YoaK. March 2e.-At four o'clock this
aEGae Su5 ot G4nf BAIT G in e the
immense building. 100 feet wide. 200 feet deep
ann anaa ave n1 s1dnb1es high was soon enveoped in
gutted. The losses viii foot up $500 600. divided
among, the following firms: B. L. Coffin.
dealer in notions; ,Cohn. Bali l. Co.. clothiers:
ufacturlne Company. laces: Hill Bros. straw straw
goods; Thos; Chatterton 4 Co. elothiers;: W
Ing The adjoining budines a. and d the stoeks eIa.o Of
watsr.
ESTIMATE OF LOSSES.
Ngsy YoRK. March 2s.-The losses by the fire
" 1adai sSrees IudS uofnlng. are placed rs fol-
sows ~ a. !: Gnhn BAH ~ Co 100000 insurance
10000: B. u. Coffin, $40 600: Bernard King,
slf 600; Lingerie Manufacturing Company. ]
42o eae: Headly b Son. $4,000; B. Fax. $4,000
Bell 4 Davenport, 5000. The loss on the build
ing is estimated at 500, Co., The entire build |
ing which cost $780, 0o0 is gutted; it was owned
bT Z. s. Higgins. the extensive carpet dealer.
At Hethel, Conn. n.-LOss Unknown.
BETHEL, March 2s-A flre broke out about 10
O'Clock this morning In Nichols & Hines large
hat shops tss,day, DESTROYING the works. to