The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-07
PHILADELPHIA.
~ fIaErntIOn--OyeF MALI . MiAll0n
Dollars worth Of Properly
rDestrOYed,

su1nAnELpHrA. April 6.--shortly before
lGx,k thfs morning d fire broke out In the
nSflse building at the northeast .corrler Oi
~ and Race streets, occupied by James
MI u Cos machine works. The building
u 9aaO 900. and wHs totally destroyed. A
assr wind was prevailing, and the flames
7ss1d rapidiy to the north Uf Crown street
ssTe stood several small frame buildings,
IN were consumed. the occupants being
x5sad I'd make u hurried exit. TO the east q
" Philadelphia machine works on Fourth
~ Wa d large fiye-story building, belong
Ill Harrison n Tate, which was next at.
s'nufee. DIV this time the wind wns blowing
q ss]e. and the sparks mounted high in the
NJ SfaI were hurried over the roofs of adioin-
/ ~ MllIdlnRs, many Of which were OF wood.
! I fS fIre Iad quite run on Fourth street
I lhs1n5e n could he not under control. In the
EnesnNhiIA the wind had driven the tlames
[scfuN Race street W rapidly that the fire.
IA hrildinrs on the south side, and they were
nr1ei. The Rrsat iive-stnry building for
serlv occupied hy Thackara, Buck d 90,
Eeuhi tp fvilite nlI Dit once, and the firemen
~ M drop their hpse and run, 30 Intense
Erat1e the heat. IL was one sheet cf flame
very few minutes; then beer saloon
mt and next To II, on the west. Tatem'e {
irss works. The great book -bindery OF Al
Etuart n TO. on the southeast corner oi
'ftarth and Race streets, caught fire and
5l',s II Wss 1ht daylight before the fire was under
fSsifrul The heat was 90 intense that tht
Iietl1ell had great difficulty LII lighting the
|13tnos, and had not the wind changed at 8 :3(
he flre would have been even more extetislvt
The total loss on the Smith building, where
ke iire originated, is about 100000. The oo'
E6narits burned out are d. IL. II T.. Hansell
EpnOetery and trimmings, j. II. Wagner X
I'm Ehoe dealers. q. a. Taylor ID TO-. hat
Makers, Henry u ChestermaIl, Enumerator
hompany and several firms who had offices
Aers. 1n the Harrison building were VIM
3Naterall N Go, paint dealers, whose stock
|sided fury to the fire, Ell. Muir a Son,
|Kxelars ignatius Kohier IL Co., books,
HUM N Gobling, buttons, John Thornton a
{NnIbuttOns Tnceller, Thret u CO., hottlers.
Uh the Fourth street side. the property
4xTOyed oil damaged Ii No. I70, occupied BY
lahenbaek Kphn, tailor; No. 16s, Rothschlld
kfb. shoes; No. l6e, Geo. koeul, saloon; No
ri unuccupied; No. 162, Calls y Lees
xkters' supplies; No. f6O, unoccupied: No
y h. Koelker, shoes; No. 2I4. Swift u Court.
n matches. The fire caught this building
{5ICh is live stories high, first OF those on the
{tQfth street side and Its intlam mable con
nk poured forth q deluge Of flame anc
&Dke No. GIG William street. Field u Bro.
Altnat makers; No. 2ls, A. WhittenhoH, cut.
III saloon; No. 124, Thomas r. Brock
number. All of these were on fire ut once.
Among the buildings which caught fire wal
Y leonarti's store, Alb Race street. Tht
Amily resided In the upper story, and three
2stle children were rescued by Fireman Alfree
zngh "A saloon keeper, at 112 Vine street
Mzs M buried under the falling wallis and wa
! kIlled. Altogether about thirty buildings
E&xra nn ffpn M difFatAnf tftnna QnH Ahntl1