New-York tribune., 1879-01-20
DETAILS OF THE LOSSES.

THAT THE AMOUNT WILL NOT FALL BtLo"
s. .C63 900.
The actual losses sustained by the fire VIII
not be known !or scvertl days number "i M Mis nave
lost oil their stock. but thrr books suh lie W l '"''
hured N the runs TIE amount ~ their stock IN t"e
stores varied constantly, and until tie BOOKS are ~.
gained they cannot tell low much stock was burned
The stock OF other firms was damaged 10y W"'r'
and It VIII have 10 be Unpachod aud examine" "'l"
the amount Of Salva-e can be determined Aei-".' ''
the several Il ms Re uc.8ut 10 estimate '''"
roughly the amounts Of their loss said one oi lAe A'i
chants To- reporter Saturday, You cn eNe"" v"''
n ruess IS can. Until INV boCks aIo rccDtcIci I'M
the runs can only form opinion 10y thc amount q"
insurance which you know. cannot tell ye1 no" La
The insurance covers the loss"
Mr. Van Vokeuburgh. Of the firm o. Van NokenhW'h
4 Leavi,t. Nos o. and Gl Wor;hst.. WHO are tAe
heaviest losers said on Saturday, 'I woGli Hoj
ureterd TO estimate the amount OF loss now.
could not guess within $4,000 OF the amount "
tried We have other stores IN the ety. ana our EO'''
are being moved from stOre to another To s"''
the demands o. business could not ro'@'Y e9"
mate tac amount Of stock the store which mas ot'h
burned think. though, that tie stock was very h'FF
covered BY insurance" Estimating the loss OF the MN
from the nsurances stock and building - Is pr'-
sumed 70 be about 100000. The finn has taken re"
quarters at No. 49, Church-st.
A member Of the Erm OF WaiknshaW * NOiEht, ol NOS
g. and 81 Worth-s said be believed that the stoch OF
tie firm was insured to nearly It's fun value ana Ina
the loss would not exceed 100000 The interruption
business however. would be an item o. No small
amount 10 be added actual loss sustained L'oluS
at Nos - = WUrthst are btlnG htted up l"I He
use Of thc irm.
scLpaLel Brothers Of Nos &C and CO Worth-st who
have also taken rooms the street from the fire.
said that no part Of their stock was saved Unu tAer
safe was taken the ruins they could not estimate
their lo,a which would exceed the insurance OF $40
OOO 1t would probable reach T3OO,OOV
Inn A. Go Occuucd Nos. &C and GS NtTt!-,t.,
and have renewed Temporarily TO No. 81 L'o'arl-ot
IT was stated Icy of the firm that they made habit
of keeping insurance mp the amount OF stock
lie did not tuuk they had saved any En9 % the STOCK
and therefore thought the loss would about equal the
amount of insurance, which IS 500 500.
FoIsmau & Coz OF Nos. s. and 80 WOrthSt, had found
atempcrary office Saturday al 40 s. Worh-st They
believed their would exceed tGeir insurance, and
might reach 100000 1t was impossible To estimate
closely until they learned now much OF Their siOcA oil
Spring goods had been placed III the store
Neuss Hesscn occupied the lofts OF Nos G2 ana oi
Worth ST.. and have opened new place at Nos 81 ana
50 LconsrSt Their Oss is Thought to amount TO about
$4,000.
Two members OF the firm OF Henry W. T. Mai CO..
Nos &C ami Is WOrth-st, were found on saturday ar
ranging some samples the third floor OF No73 Worth
ST., where they have engaged an Office Ihey Thought
their would exceed their insurance OF $l2OoOU
and that 1t might not he over 100000.
b. H. Smith & Co., OF Nos. js and 90 WOrhst, have
oil Office az West Broadway aud LeOnartst. They de-
Cncd 10 give an estimate Of their losses which they
said were covered by insurance 1t believed that the
loss VIII not exceed 100000
John \ Holden at No 90 ThOmas-st.. lost goods val
ued al - OOO and had stock OF dry goods worth about
SjOO1O in the basement Of the burned building
william simpson Co. occupied the stores Nos C6 and
&. Thumas-,t They opened store on Saturday at
Nos. I 1 aud lG Whe-,t. 4 number Of the firm sald,
when asked IN regard to the losses that 1t would be IN
nos.ihe o calculate the amount until they c0lld refer
10 the stock books. 1--WE are constantly chang
ing our stock" be said, land it would require
an almost daily record to be taken IN order
10 remember the stock hand. Every day we receive
goods II / attempted to make a guess 1t might
be thousands of dollars out OF lthe way. What
ever the amount OF stock it is certainly an entire
loss, for do not think VIII save anything think
thulgl we viii not lose thing insurance, for
we InadeIt practice TO keep fully insured Sometimes
our stock would increase very much and we would then
take out a new policy" fresh supply OF goods came
20 the firm at their uiace on SATURDAY. Ii Is
thoucbt that their stock was worth over $4,000
The Nonotuck SILK Company, az No. 6S Thomas-st.,
lost a valued at $4,000 The clerks or officers OF
the company could not be found yesterday.
james r. White d Co.'S costly building suffered dam
aye of about Fl 900 by the Iemen and their stock OF
wooleu goods damaged by water to considerable
extent MI ArrOwsmith. clerk said that the entire
loss t. the ftn would probably be above $4,000
Wortlst has taken an office al No 10 MereeI-st lis
Irtn, \ M krr K 60 occIlpied The store and cellars
Of No. - TbonaSst. the building at when tue hIe
etonpcd "I guess We must DE lTe-prOOf," said one OF
the hrm. AT the great Boston hrc, which burned
large district the fire stopped inst Two doors IRON US
H. hrcause we can't ten how many packac1s
IS beIIry,d that 100000 VIII cover the loss.
Chapman 4 Martin. who were in the same building
with g. IL smith a Co. have gone also West Broad
way AMI L-onarts Their loss was estimated at less
Whitr Payson Co. had stock Of dry goods stored
in the cellar No % Thomas It., which they think vas
dam sed 10 tho extent Of $4,000. ~
Gau, & Kcn had goods ia the loft Of Nos. &c and Gs
TL4mgs-t Their loss although not accurately deter
Iuu,d. - believed 10 amount 10 FljOOV.
Uo-ie. Maxwell occupied rooms III No. sc Worth st.,
the contents Of which destroyed HIS lOos VIII
,,rohaiIy exceed 5000
TGon,S,,p iangdon x CO.. who occupy the third hoorOf
Ne - Wortnt t. at their stock OF hue cOr'cts damaged
C,>c ir.ard K co.. nj Nos II aud 20 Thomas-st,
Wrisa, Bh>, a Iabyan. al No- II 73 Ihomas-st.
and G. II. iNrnd. ~ No 90 Iholn"s ST., al iose ~
William II. II. sanger, Of the clothing house Of iwoll,
Mayer & Cr of Pu!iadc pima, had Office IN No. GO
WO.il->i, Dut ms damage ls not believed 10 exceed
Err iadtei Brothers lad rooms in No &C Thomasst,
whi'u was burned. 1dcir loss viii probably amount 10
Ia, ,,ocl OF ateI sons Oh the second floor Of No
20 Wotth>,., damaged Dy smoke about $1,000 or
Ioit. o,., d. , ,,
salOc DlnIdIu-, met Win similar damage. -
j. 4. Botuiau Il Co. uscI the store aud cellars OF No
81 Iuon.a--.' 4Or samples only. Thor regular store
hou,a - go Grccuwlclst. II il thought that 900 VIII
Coy,I tIc loss. hey are iully insured.
Na,c, smith q Co, OF 80. 63 LeUnatC->t, lad goods
stored ou ILo and SIKH hOors OF Jnc, h. White
CO. budiug. HE goods %ere IA boxes and the damasc
ln ,,liri IS believed 10 pclcss tnan $1,000
NfIr. roiA,IS. o. ~. - MOrjA--t, used small pOl
tio ol the forfL foor" ~ Gl lhom"s--i as an extra
rh1usc. water lcl upon the goods, but the damage
c. : N.l-errsu in charge Of branch Of tlIo Bostou
drn, Ci A. H. White d Co.. Dix importers, cccupHd
room o. the second hVOr Of Jamcs r. Nh.te q Coz
buIlJiDc SunaH STOCK OF goods was remover D''"i'
they we're damaged than SOO. la another "eth
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