Daily Republican., 1879-04-07
FOURTH EDITION.
THE FLAMES.

A $3.50. 900 Fire In Philadelphia
Ono aaE Killed aud Several In
Jared.
About one O'Clock yesterday (sun-
day. morning, a Ore lroks out in the
basement of the fve-story brick build
ing northeast corner Of Crown and
Race streets, occupied by the Philadel-
pbia burning machine works Of James
Smith 4 Co. and J. K. Proctor. The
rest Of the basement was occupied by
s. g. Gaylor 4 Co., manufacturers Of
hat forms. The first, fourth and fifth
floors were also used by the burning
machine works, the second floor by
Chesterman & McHsnry, manufacsur.
ers Of passenger fare enumerstors, and
s. R. X +. Hansell, makers of fringes
and tassels, and the third floor by ].
F. Wagner & Co., shoe manufacturers.
The building cost $220, 900, and was
owned by Jas. Smith & Co. The loss
of the burning machine company in
stock and machinery 10 between $4O,-
900 and $50, Adjoining this
structure is q five story building, on
the northwest corner Of Fourth and
Race streets, the first fosr of which
is occupisd by YIN. Waterfall L Co.,
dealers in paints and varnishes, sec.
ond floor J. Kohler, publisher; third
floor by Quaker City shirt factory;
fourth floor by H. Muhr's Sons, manu-
featuring je xelers; fifth floor by Kuhn
4 Koblentz, manufacturers Of buttons.
The first floors Of the building on
Fourth street, were occupied by J. Koh-
ler, GEO. Misch, beer bother, and Cox
& Sons, gas fixtures. The next builtl
ing on Fourth street, is No. 2l2, oc4
pied as . beer soloon and dwelling ty
" jVoelcher, No. 2l4 by the Syft
4 Courtney 4 Beechsr Match Company.
All Of these buildings and their cn .
tents we're completely destroyed.
Tas falling of the wall Of Smiths
building caused the flames to oommun.
icate to the structures on the south
side OF Race street. The four story
building at the southwest coner of
Fourth and Race streets, occupied by
A. W. Stewart & Son, booksellers and
was badly burned, and the
buildings and Their contents
we're destroyed: Nos. 402 4O4 and
a06, five-story buildings, now auoccu-
pied but formerly used BY Tbackara,
Book & Co.: Nos. 4OS, 4l0and 4l2, the
of Whitall, Tate,n 4 Co.,
nan ufac!urers Of druggists glassware;
No. 4l4, beer saloon of +. Fruh; No.
il6 J. X. Hoover x Co Is ink and sta
ionary store; No. 4lS saloon Of J. Leon
ard on first floor, shoe factory of James
ayau upper stories; No. AIS shoe fac
.ories OF Davis Bros. and Is. Beck; No.
l20 saloon of J. Hammer, and in rear
hree dwellings.
Whitall, Tatem & Co.'S warehouse was
demolished, no portion Of
he walls remaining. The building was
owned by the estate Of J. M, Il J +.
and the stock, which is valued
It 30, 900, is covered by insurance.
Albert Fruh, aged 32, saloon keeper,
t ol2 Vine street, while engaged in as
listing his brother Frederick, in the
ard of latter's saloon, Ala Race street,
Vere both struck by the falling wall OF
Vhitall, Tatem 4 Co.'S warehouse. Al
'ert was removed to his home and died
arly this morning. Frederick, who is
o n, h,,old, had his head and right
rm Ii%Ss.sly cut, and was removed to
Ne kimir.al.
SRlel Dunlap, foreman of engine
10. ~ was severely, and James Bax.
er, assistant engineer in the fire de-
'artnent, slightly injured. The total
Oss is estimated at about $3.50, 900,
hree tourths OF which it is said is
overed hy Insurance. Amongst the
property not insured is that of the
wifi, Courtney & Btecher Match Com
amy, whose manufactory is in Will
lington, the loss of which is stated to
g $1,000.