Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-01-24
A Destructive Fire in New York.

NEW YORK, Jan. IL.
A fire broke out this evening at No.
62 Worth street and spread rapidly.
The flames were first seen on the third
floor, and before the fremen could get
fairly to work they spread to No. 68
Worth street, and in a short time the
buildings right through to Thomas
street we're in blaze. There was some
difficulty at first in getting water, but
in short time a large number of
streams were poured upon the flames
from the Thomas street side. The sec
ond and third alarms were sent out, and
ten engines were soon at work in Worth
street and five on Thomas street. The
fire is said to have originated on the
third floor of No. 62 Worth street, oc-
cupied by Walkinshaw & Voight, deal
ers in wooden goods; Tristman & Co.,
woolens, and Wolf, Meyer & Co., mems
clothing.
While Fire Commissioner Bonner and
a number of tiremen were on the floor
where the fire originated, the floor be-
gan to give way, and they were COM
PEELED to beat hasty retreat to the
Thomas street side. They were not a
moment too soon, for just as the last
man escaped the floor gave way with a
crash and the flames burst out on both
sides
The police reserves were called out
to keep back the great crowds that
were attracted to the spot. While
President King, of the Fire Department,
was standing in the front of No. 62
Worth street cry was raised that the
wall was falling, and number of fire.
men rushed to his rescue. They had
scarcely got across the street when the
second floor fell in with loud crash,
and, despite the combined eff
forts of the firemen, the flames
spread with terrible rapidity, and soon
communicated to No. 64. Here every
thing seemed to burn like tinder.
Stream after stream of water was di-
rected on the buildings, but to no pur-
pose, and floor after floor fell in with a
tremendous crash, spreading conster-
nation among the crowds that extended
two and three blocks away. The fire.
men worked hard and willingly, but
they began to get tired out. An addi-
tional force was then sent for and a
large number of fresh men were draft
ed from uptown districts and put to
work. 1t was too late, however, to
save No. 62, and the whole building
was completely Quilted. The flames
then took hold of Nos. &c and 68 Worth
street, and from that time the firemen
seemed to give up all hope of saving
any of the stores and began pouring
water on the adjoining buildings.
The flames suddenly burst through
to Thomas street, and the whole vicin-
ity was made bright as day. For some
time there was much CONSERVATION,
caused by report that a fireman was
missing and was supposed to be in No.
68, but that report proved to be untrue.
The flames still gained headway IN spite
of the efforts of the tiremen. All build
ings were occupied by dry-goods mer-
chants and importers, and at about 10
o'clock were in blaze, and as wool
ems, silks and prints caught fire, the
flames shot up from the cellars
to a great distance above the roofs
of the buildings. All of No. 62 be-
gan to sag, and the firemen abandoned
that side. While working on No. 68, a
heavy iron cornice fell to the street,
but without injuring any persons. At
eleven o'clock there was nothing left
of the three buildings but the walls, yet
the flames from the burning mass of
goods now and again darted up, but the
firemen poured in a copious supply of
water, and soon had the flames COM
pletely under control.
The following are the estimated loss
es: Van Valkenburg & Leavitt, ST.
900, 900; Walkingshaw & Voight, $780,
! 600: Schuabel Bros, $3.50, 900; John
Slade & Co., S150,000; Henry w. T.
Malley & Co., 100000; VIM. Simpson,
Sons & Co., $50, 900; Nonotuck Silk Co.,
$4,000; B. S. Smith, S150,000; Forts
man & Co., S250,000.