New-York tribune., 1879-01-18
DETAILS OF TIRE LOSSES.

DETAILS OF THE LOSSES.
superintendent Wilson. Of the Insurance
Patrol, was found hall an hour after mi-n'sh'
in the tlckest OF the work on Worth
ST. He said that inc total loss might
safely be placed at S+50O0OO Of the amount Of nsur-
ance In detail he could make estimate at tnat time.
Several Insurance agents gathered together at he cor
ner OF Wortn and Church SIS. and we're unanimous ID
placing the loss between SiOOOO0O ana S6,O0o.0oo
minority holding that SJOOoU0O OF property
at the least estimate, would be found Destroyer
when the reckoning of loss and damage was made. II
was estimated that S2OOO0o0 had been saved IN the
corner building. occupied By James 7. White & Co..
dealers in imported linens AMI 10y L. Il. White Go"
importers Of French dress goods The fire got INTO tue
upper story OF this building. hut was cXuDghshcd be-
fore much damage done. The goods IL 'he cellar
were seriously damaged by water, IS also goods IN 'He
cellars Of stores adjoining tie opposite Sde Of Church
ami W0rtn-sts
great deal Of water penetrated into thc cellar
OF H. B. Cad.n < Co.'S store. Insurance agents
present were II the opinion that the insuT-
ance would cover about = per cent or the
loss There much talk OF the probable suspension
q, ak or eight small nsurance companies ana it was
believed that every substantial insurance company III
the country involved in rhe loss The oIocA IN Wh'H
tue fire occurred said to be valuable IN the goods
stored there, as any single block III the city
II wORTH-sTREEr.
Walkinshaw & VOight who occupied the hrsi-foor OF
Nos 81 and "a Worth-st, running through 80 NJ. -
TAomu4st are among the heaviest losers The irm are
the AGENTS OF Haliger Bros OfLennep Rnenlsh PRUSSIA
md carried heavy stock. Mr.. YOtSht IN conversation
with a reporter eseimated its value at 9too-
ono II was insured for S4i2,O00. dlstr'b-
,,t.,l anong seyentyeight different companies Tor
eign and domestic. None in this country hold rsAs
Of over - OeO or $4,000 The Imperial and Northern
Fire Insurance Company of England, IA interested 10
the extent Of $1,000 The Liverpool and London Com
.l,.t tFrr,T awws n..rfF In TNlD
,e wore notes " various firms in Tie trade TO large
amount but no cash.
ver V,lkenblrgh & Leavtt whose stock is estimated
TO he worth nearly. II not quite. S5000o"' took tom
porarv offices last night al nos Il ami - IAond---i
while the nre stIl burning. The hIn occupied
the basement first floor and subeear - Nos % ana "a
Worth-t an Nos ~ and y rnom1s-st Their Insurance
- paced AZ high figure. the exact amount could
not bc ascertaIued Mr. Lcayirt declining 70 siaie hls
loss asst INT estimate the insurance.
Jonn -lodc OF the dim " john ode CO., occupying
ia. FIRST hoor OF 66 and 6- Woria-st. ar-F"d
shortly after the lire broke out he -ad
mat he left his Office quarter oe-
.ore g. stopping the way. he had Isl reached
home. when seeing the fire, he mIaa inquiry IN regard
to:t Hearing that il was the house OF ClaE D & CO..
he returned lind that his own store WIS a.r-adr in
aamrs He stated that his stock Was uii. Dsiiei bur
he declined to give either the amount or the names
~ rho comD1nics The loss Of the n.n however
fl.i "a
which was stated 10 be well covered with iusurducc
NJ Mall Of tie firm Of Henry ". T. Nal ~ CO, AZ
rived about an hour alte- the fire broke 0u he sad
that be did lot know now m1rh las stock Wa
worth but Pc estimated i, from ~lo" 90" 10 e2oo"oO
Il ,ros however fully insured This dm stores .a"-e
,v,ourfs IN warehouses # stated t.aL 5000"
ADDITIONAL Insurance Wa placed 70" rae SiocA Oh mar
T..v Charles Mai "a tnr BGi-lan toi-u.
5 -hn4e a.}a a86rs 6o%se Of Sa So. 81 ara o. |or6
AMI wero importers az V0pirn -'"''- '-t ".
li ,, and t.lat their loss vcrid ZACH sb"ut orr
hundred thousand dollars. lie could H'i sat g." i-
,urancc. hu, Thought D. Was lulY covered"
Ne;--, Heus,e.n x 'qi, o., ~. 'iyr ~ ,M. a. H. ,
The loss @stlmaed ~ @75Voo' aHi "'> .'id no dee
vel covered with insurance.
H. IT, -mitn q Co. occupied IN" hr'i ~ r 'i 500 -
t "a Worth--t and where the- couduc. ri r"u'u'--
sion Try goods business The estimated l''- rl'o-
'o1 Ira. w.. r WHIT 4 Co. owned the builau- 10 Wo.fa
and Churchts.. which stool as BARRE ort"'cl 'l.
49, ,u ta1iu * They had two cellars, BE ~,i door
and " loft stocked with white goods which were weI
e5o0o0 Mr White. who present Iast ni-u;. sad
ne .,oIt tvc no DstIrnate of Ioss or insurance.
r. y Wuitc * Co. dealers IN silks ana ~li" a. ocou-
NED lie second door. The damage To tueir -'och Was
IMAM & Co.. dealers m domestic wooons, Wi.
prosn5iv lose $1,000; well insured.
r,'m~ in No 90 worth-st Their o-se. are uo' e.!-
mated. ,,. . NM.
William simpson 4 Co.. dealers IL prints
-A..tu.q ETC. occupied me ground moor and q" lars
~ No.. - and - in Thouas--t one OF their
cmDlo,rs sad that They had taken account
~ -tock last "Wednesday aud ihsu thy
had ,Ivar, Of 700 Of goods IN the sorc which It
estimated ~ worte 300 each TINS would make tAg:r
sto,s worth - 10000 which, nr SAID, he tl0Cgh. was
1,grly n NOT quiie covered by insurance.
Tn Nouutnck SIX COIDanV occupied one hali OF the
Ar, roor of Nor ~ and -. ih-r stock consisted
ire y of sv ug six, and gentleman connected WIN
'hr rrrupaUr put % rough estimate IN TIE htOcS
600 900 which he thought was vel lnsur'd
lho Florence Manufacturing COMPANY occupied tIc
tbrr hall or the tJor WIN STOCK Of halr brushes
Mirror, AMI buttons valued at $4,000 OF WEIGH there
wa, an lusui ance o. 5000
S.r-fad y Bros, california Bousr. dealing IN mems
,.-u,.h,n, goods. occupied part ~ thr second iuUr
rn.,r socA Was valued bout l5,O0G which one ct
~. n.a thought Was pretty nearly covered by .usIr
con. ( Klein. clothing nrm occupied part oi the
s+eoud 40 information about ths stock could W
Rrri Crolly & Sons dealers English needle, orcu-
ur, la-, 81 the OJr No estimate On th-!-
obtained
I bu = Holden 4 Co. and Charles H. Townsend occu-
p,ri ~. tn.rd YUr ana iOt WIKI very Leayy stock .
t,uvcIul.ut goods. listing ~ blankets, boots,
shoes harness. muskcis. ctc A clerk of Hodea "a
a., wac seen tlelr Office M. 90 IhOmda-st but he
q ~. idea rhe value oI their stock.
,rn4f .lnoiat insurance neither hc familiar
roougn ,ltu Mr. TOwnserds stock - 9ui nuy estimate
e. hlr stock.
rI- n-incinal damage 10 Eos. 81 and 81 Thomasst.
Va rom sAtrr winch down through every Moor.
1 NJ Bodman n Co occupied the ground hoOr OF Nos.
~ and 81 win = small stock OF wOocn samples esti-
mated 10 Dr worth from $1,000 10 5000.
The uUpe uours II this building divided Of
icrs oc.ipcd hy the following nrms Yale & Bowley.
/ Nex-Orleans; COwdry a FrsOkln, W. II. hmcknsn
Prank a Co.. Meubard Bros. Co.. John
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