The New York herald., 1878-03-27
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
CANAL STREET MERCHANTS BURNED OUT
LOSSES ESTIMATED AT HALF MILLION

CANAL STREET MERCHANTS BURNED OUT
LOSSES ESTIMATED AT HALF A MILLION
DOLLARS.
Three alarms OF fire In quick succession werc sent
over The wires at half past four O'Clock yesterday
morning from tho alarm station on the corner ol
Canal and Centre Flames had been discovered
on the fourth of the story marble front build
ing Nos 26l 263 265 and 267 Canal street, and de-
struct,ve conhagration was expected. The nre had
gained considerable headway before was discovered
snd the Efforts Of tho hremen were of little
use beyond confning the damage as much as possoie
10 the burning building IL was not until alter Two
hours hard work that the hre was pronounced unoer
control An hour later 1t was out.
The building had frontage OF 20 ieet on Oanai
street, was about 100 feet deep with wing ooxioo
extending through 10 Howard street. inc main
structure was entirely gutted from the roof oown 70
the ground noor ana what was not burned there was
buried IN The falling timbers ana SO oe'ogeo Win
vster az TO be OF little value.
TIE LOSSES ASSURANCES
rhe drst noor OF NO x6l Canal street was occupied
nv a L. t;odin dealer in hosiery ana whie goods.
MS loss is estimated to be $65,0o0. insured ior
$4,000.
Tho arst door OF Nos. 263 and 265 Is occupied oy
Hill Il Bros, millinery and straw goods and extends
through the wing OF tho building TO Nos. Il ana %
Howard street. Their estimated 10 oe 100000
on wb ich rhero is an insurance OF $75, oOo
The arst floor OF No. z67 occupied by William
O. Hcadley h Son, trunk aud satchel manufacturers
No estimate could be had OF their loss but II Is en-
urely covered by insurance.
Tho second n,or OF Nos. 26i and 263 vas occupied
,v cohn Rail & Co. manufacturers OF boys clothing.
They mad hand an unusually heavy Stock and
their loss placed at sl500o0. on which there ID an
,reurance Of $4,000
Tue upper floors OF Nos. 265 and 2o1 were occupied
nv Thomas Chatterton Y Co. as clothing warehouse
They estimate tneiy loss at $50 0V0, on wnion tney
have an Insurance o $2U,OOO e.,
The other nrms who occupied doors Ia the building
and whose stock is Il Total loss tx Eas q Co..
shirt manufacturers; Bernard King dealer ID ladies'
ana chiIdrcn's wear; the Lingerie Manuiacturlng
company makers Vi neckties, lace goods &C ana >.
" W,lIcits dealer in mems furnishing goous he
wing OF the building, extending through 10 Howard
street. escaped WITH bat little damage, princpahy oy
The upper floors OF No. 81 Howard arc occupied by
r. Lseschorn Co, dealers IN dress goods ana trin,
m,ngs and loss ny waller aud smoke Is estma'ed
10 be ABOUT s., 900 rhoy are Insured Tor $4o.ooo
Tho upper portion Of No. % Howard street IL occu-
pied by g. ". Weinberg q Co., dealers IN zephyr
Worsteds The stock was slightly damaged Dy smoke
md walter. Insured ior SOC, UOO
The building is owned oy f. +. Higgins. carpet
manufacturer whose Office IS al Nos "a and 80 white
ptreeL Tho damage 10 the building 10 variousy esti-
mated from $780, 000 TO $l50000 There Is an insur-
ance $l01 0Uo the main structure ana on
inc adjoining building, No. 259 Canal street. owned
by Charles Fox 4 Son, was damaged ABOUT $llOo ana
ts insured. -
The first floor was occupied by John s. Willard.
looking glasses and mirrors; damaged by water,
ST. 200; insurance, $4,000
The second floor. occupied by Bills Davenport.
Wholesale clothing; ioss So 600; insurance, SO OO0
The third floor, occupied by MAX LasEer SUITS ana
cloaks; loss. aoout 81 800; insurance. $1,000
ho fourth filth and SIKH floors, occupied by Sacks
l. Masius, and CLOAK trmtn,ngs loss, S., 600;
insurance, $4,000
Il was impossible 70 get anything like complete
list OF the losses and insurances The total loss,
which Ia we'll covered by insurance, Is believed will
reach $500, 900.
No theory vi the origin OF the nre has yet been ad
vanced. watchmun Ia tho neighborhood, who was
ppe the first arrive at the states that ho
heard noise like that OF an explosion, but u was
probably caused by faiing tibers crashing through
Hill l. Brothers.