The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-07
FLAMES In PHILADELPHIA.
NEARLY MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
or PROPERTY CONSUMED.
Five Large BuiIdIngs Hurned and Twelve
Others Damaged, and their Contents De-
stroSed-One Man Il illed aud Two Injured.

Five Large BuiIdIng. Burned aud Twelve
Others Damaged. and their Contents DE.
stroSed-One Man X iiled aud Two Injured.
PHILADELPHIA, April 6.-At about 1
O'Clock this morning lro was discovered in
the basement Of tho fve-story brick building on
the northeast corner OF Crown and Race streets.
occupied by the Philadelphia Burning Machine
Works OF James Smith & Co. and J. X. Proctor.
The rest OF the basement was occupied by s. O..
Gaylor h Co.. manufacturers OF hat forms. The
first. fourth. and fifth floors were also used by
the Burning Machine Company. The second
floor was occupied by Chesterman h McHonry.
manufacturers OF passenger fare enumerators.
and s. II. T. Hansell. makers OF frinRes and
tassels. The third floor was occupied by ]. f..
Wagner x Co.. shoe manufacturers. The build
ing cost 200, and was owned by James
Smith 4 Co. The loss Of the Burning Machine
Company In stock and machinery is between
100000 and 100000
Adjoining this structure IL the nvc-story
building on tho northwest corner of Fourth
and Race streets. the first floor Of which is
occupied by William Waterfall & Co.. dealers
in paints and varnishes the second floor
by l. Kohler. publishers the third floor
by the Quaker City Shirt Factory; the fourth
floor 10y ii. Muhr's Sons, manufacturing jewell
lcrs. and the nth floor by Kuhn 4 Koblontz.
button manufacturers. The lower floors OF the
same building. on tho Fourth street side. were
occupied 10y l. Kohor, George Misch. a beer
bother. and Cox & Sons dealers In gas fixtures.
Tho next building on Fourth street No. 2l2
was occupied ~ bccr saloon and dwelling by
i. NOoleker No. 2li was occupied by the Swift.
Courtney & Beecher Match Company. All
OF those buildings with their contents, were
completely destroyed On the east side Of
Fourth street. the third floor and roof OF the
drug and paint warehouse Of Robert Shoemaker
ans nt1 aNf ions 4Nu
Tho falling Of the wall Of smiths building
caused the flames to communicate to the struc-
lures on the south side Of Race street. The
iour-storv building Mt the southwest corner -
| Fourth and Race streets. occupied 10y A. W.
Stewart Sons. booksellers and stntionrrs was
hhdy burned. and the following buildings and
their contents We're destroyed: Nos. 402 4O4.
and 4O6. a i've story building. unoccupied. hut
formerly used by Thnckaru. Buck & Co i0S.
40, and il2 the warehouse oi Whitall Tatem
x Co., uanutart rtuTCrs Ot druggists glassware: (:
~, beer saloon Of +. Fruh: il6. J. T.. Hoover
y Co.'S INK and stationery store; 4lS. saloon Of
j. Leonard. on first floor shoe factory Of J. Ryan.
and In unper stories shoe factories Of DAVIS
Bros. and B. Beck; 42O. saloon of j. Hammer.
and IN the renr rcedwelng houses. Whiall.
| Taicm * Co.'S warehouse was completely de-
moliShed no portion Of tho walls remaining
The building was owned by the estate Of j. NJ
and |. T. Whital. The stock. which was valued
at $50 600. is covered by insurance.
On the west side II Fourth street below Race
the following buildings woro badly damaged: I:
No. 10, occupied by Aschcnback 4 Hahn. tail
ors; l6S occupied. 10y +. s,hgmacher. shoe
occupied. On tho east sidc Of Fourth street
lil. occupied by John Lucas n Co.. paint man-
on and o % reaT BSfhho 81 wss Ss' doSsdsaB1 daragS
damaged; The roofs OF two dwellings on Areh
street below Third street. were also burned.
Tho total loss Is estimated at s1JOOO0.
Albert Fruh. aged 80 years. y saloon keeper
OF ol2 Vine street. was engaged IN assisting his
brother Frederick I'm the yard Of the attrr's sa-
loon at ili Race street when the wall Oi Whit
all Tatem Co.'S warehouse fell. Both were
la nAp md fpl ri mi iaar
Frederick. who is 40 years Of age had his head
ana right arm seriously cut and was removed
70 mo hospita. samuel DUNLAP IoremRn OF
Engine 10. ~ was severely ,gnd James Bak-
ter Assistant engineer oil the Flrc Department
and insurance.. Building northwest corner of
Crown md Race streets. owned by james s.
Smith & Co.. loss S22n.OO0; insurance i6joJ1.
phis Burring works io-e fi00n0. fully insur,d /:
/ H. and +. llau-eli sjO.uuO. NJ estimate oi IN
surauce: J =. Wagner x CO.. f2i.uOO no ostI-
mate of insuruncs: - G.. TAYLOR 4 Co.. t25OOO