New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-04
THE FIRE RECORD.
HEAVY LOSSES IN HAGUE STREET.

HEAVY LOSSES IN HAGUE STREET.
A BUILDING USED FOR STORAGE BY SCHULTZ,
soUTHwICK 4 CO.. DAMAGED-THE DAMAGE
$4,000.
AS Officer james Murphy, Of the Oak Street
Police was returning from hls dinner yesterday ABOUT
7l5 D. m, no saw. he walked down PearFst' names
issuing from the fourth story windows Of building De-
longing to Schultz. southwick Co., at NOS ana IL
Hague-st After giving the alarm he hurfled 10
large teneme directly opposite at NOS = ana
Hague-st TO warn the inmates VI their DANGER.
AS he came out OF the teDement-house ne was Jol'u
by Waterman Mcbride who is stationed the Brooklyn
Bridge together they burst open door OF tne DuU
ing and ran up stairs Murphy first entered the room
where the FIRE was. The smoke sitting ana he
rushed 10 one OF the wndo 10 open II. Instead u
reaching the window the moment the officer 'c'
himself falling through the air with lightning raputN
His aerial flight ended with terrible jar as he struck
on the a1or Of third story. Hls clothes wer" toi
while his left leg. which was terribly bruised was peeu
ing Shouting to Mcbride to stand back, he got UP
with difficulty ana hmped down the stairs ""oe
he was Joined by Mcbride.
Nv mis- time me smoke had pen trated the stables OF
Schultz southwick & Co.. which are Just back oil the
burning building and the twentyfOur horses belonging
to the firm kept there. were beginning u sho'' anu
prance around their stalls Ia a very lively manner
Three or four of the employees OF the nr hod coieo'
near the building and they led them to the hide ami
leather house OF tae hrm just across CHs' D"e 0pe'
ing on Vandow9ter-st. The building IN wAch "a" ar
broke out is A stOreh0use owned by 7chll = QUIZ IN
IL Co.. at elf and Hague-sts Next to th!s' at Nos
3. and Aague-s;s., Is 9uIlIins, t,r ." ,bo
sbiD or which Is beng disputed NJ present III INC
courts No l Hagut-st II larg" tenement uouS'
Tie hack part and fourth story Of 'ne stoie-ious ~
NGs nnd ii Uague-s. is used by schultz south"lch
q CO. storing oair and hides l. Roberts, nnnr
facturer Of betting, occupied the gTeuer par
~ the first floor and basement ana
a. HrtZOg nanufac;rrer OF rrhNLn
instrlmepts had he second and iairi n0ors Inc Hon
budlng next the stOre-nouse. IL SlOea+eu 10 nun
nrr of TENNIS. These Walter ". "ooiey, mth1
fqctnrer Of wire screen ". Isy or manua trtr o.
prtut,uy presses Charles q. walton. nandiact"ItI
la-is; J. Nichols. manufacturer Oh H"'"Ns', -. -
Ulllcv a halter, and Edmund Newton a WdnullctuIer
nj vaucs who also mas q store at No. J1l feAfl-sl
1le fire burned brsky iGSt ant was soon cOmiihl-
Gated 20 the iron bull ing adOinng. 10y tls uHl
hundreds OF pcOOle had COLLECTED To Wles5 lHS VnH-
II grafton Tie hrrmen their hose M tnrod-n 'lf
tenement house NJ Nos =, 1 and Ha4ue-s ana we're
te mes we're confined TO the trd and fourth stories
OF the TWO buildings. The sparks and en- ltl- ~
slovrr. i'm tie coilrr the stable aEdtc ouf IL
hui diug Tu.s court however, had Drl' a loOrtu-,
and tie windows OF tho stable We're lUthI4f p'e'''
heavy iron shutters that the IRE was nor c"nlnu T.
ued 10 these For considerable time the fr So l'u
10 be making he1dy and Il ioosel a. II a. '!c .''"
c0ild cr rhe hremcn hrGly succeed drl i'"'f'. 40
prtt'ng b. the rear tn store btU,e anu l OF iN
streams lrer.,d from that POM soon c'cAF'i i' III
The we've DIS iono"s; ScDt1tL rouIu' ga 81 a.
damage 10 stCcs, $4,000; % bEuol1g -l-,vVVi lh
-ured. J. Robprts--lan.ge 70 Stock, eoOVO; 4iHut
L. Sewfo;.-damage 20 stock, SD tO; 4Asui, ~ \.
Tavlor-dama.e % stock. $1,000; Ls1rcdi l. "o.'ll
damage TO stock. $1,000; Cotton x Co.-diIl'3 t
Il, stock Il 900 Insured; j. EOAv-lhHagI I" s'o'"
- OOo: Insured. The damage 20 The iron pal !u1 a.
Nos g. , ana liza guest. Is estimated at ABOUT f40VVV
The cIl-c OF The hre was lot d,ccftalncG