New-York tribune., 1879-05-27
LARGE W4REHOUSE BUREED.
FIRE IN sTATE-sT. IN THIS CITY.
BAIEs OF COTTON, CORK AND HOPS IN FLAMES
loss SI5O 600

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| BALES OF COTTON, CORK AND HOPS IN FLAMES
LOSS, $150,0O0.
| A few minutes before p. III. yesterday fire
was discovered OH the upper floors OF the storage
house OF John s. Richards In Safest, extending from
Bridge-st on the north Pearl-st the south The
| building is five stories bigh with a frontage on
statest of 100 and Brdgest of about 75
feet Pearl-s the frontage is about 25 feet and ad
joining the building are number of United States
bonded warehouses; in which large quantities OF liquors
| dry goods and general merchandise are at present
stored The building occupied by Mr. Richards is owned
by John Stewart. IT,, and valued at $4,000 Its
contents consisted OF about $500 bales Of cotton 800
bales fcork, and 900 bales OF hops
At the the fire discovered drayload OF cot
ton was being taken into the building by the hatchway
al the state-s entrance, while another dray being
loaded at the Irdgest. side As tine latter moving
away the driver noticed that Of the bales smok-
ing and lie immediately detached his horses, and the
load was thrown Off About the time the employees
in the building discovered the fro in the warehouse and
informed Officer Woolrich, who at once sent out
alarm. Engine No. 10 was the first to arrive,
but the great volumes Of smoke that poured
through the doors and windows gave evil
additional alarms sent out aud within short time
twenty engines and five trucks were on hand. IL Is
thonS6t at The fire originated in the northwest corner
OF the building. though the cause Is unknown. The
flames gradually spread along the west front TO
by varnnr they were forced apart and fell to the pave
Il
ment II time feared that the great qlanti-
ties water falling upon the'cotton bales would
them swell. and force the walls outward but moth
| ng Of the kind occurred
The fremen had great difficulty in reaching the flames
owing 10 the fact tnat the cotton bales were closely
| packed upon the floors entirely obstructing the win
| doWs Chief Rowe, arriving, accompanied q number
| OF men TO the root, where several holes were cut
through which streams of water were poured. The
| thickness Of the walls between the burning
| building and those adourDing prevented tho
| fire from spreading, and the current OF
| the wind carried the flames In opposite di-
the Park The fire under control at 10
O'Clock although from the nature of the material II Will
probably shoulder for several days About 10 O'Clock
William Brodhead, proprietor of the Stevens House,
| Broadway, invited the iremen to q supper
Among those who had cotton stored In the building
were d. q. Watts, 140 bales Williams. Black q Co..
! 900 bales Ware Murphy. 800 bales b. r. Smith,
| lOO bales; Faciier Brothers. 100 bales; Hopkins,
| Dwight a. Co., 200 bales; ana Gwathemey Il Co., 300
| bales The value of each bale is about $50.
Not more fifty bales In all removed from the
burning building The probability is that twothIrds Of
the stock was destroyed making total loss OF about
Sl50O0O. II s understood. however that the owners
OF the cotton, warned by the fire III Brooklyn.
took additional insurance on Saturday and that as
consequence, the stock In fully covered The building
Is insured for s.3OOUO.