New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-30
THE FIRE RECORD.
HEAVY LOSS ON THE EAST SIDE.

HEAVY Loss ON THE EAST SIDE
BUILDINGS oS CHERRY ANpMoNRoE-sTs ID sTFoYED
-TllE DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT OVER QUARTER
OF a MILLION.
A fire early yesterday morning destroyed
property valued at over 100000, including Two large
brick buildings on Cherry-st. and one On Aouroest
near Montgomery ST. The fire originated on the third
floor OF NJ 33l Cherryst, which was occupied as var
n,shing room by Brown d Bliss. manufacturers Of
dnng 90 o. furniture whose factory. at No lGs Monroe
st. was connected with this room by bridge Inc Dud-
ing includes Nos. $50 TO 535 Cnerryst and contained
several occupants. II built in 1872 ana was IOr-
merly Methodist Church. In lE6l 1t was covered
into cracker bakery by c. T. wilson The other occu
pants were the American Vermlcelh Company Or Das-
saul the j., Alera Soap Company. and Bel Mitchell,
machine oils.
The fire vas discovered about . O'Clock by Mr.. Bern
hard a wa!chinan for NJ AZ IL. Schrenkelsen, manufac
timers Of ,rlof furniture occupying the yeory brick
building including Nos. 100 to 166 Nouroe-st Bern
hard sent Inc alarm. but unable to hnd Brown q
Kiss. waichman Koch. T @ II Aimmabie material III
the building caused the fire to spread with great rapid
itv and il soon extended TO the cOnnectu: building IN
Monroesi Battalion Chief Miller was the frat at the
tcene and soon sent out second and third alarm Six
special alarms also struck by the Department
Chief aud seventeen engines aud five hook-anc-adder
.ounsnies respopded. LATTE cOu1 be done except TO
preyent the flames from spreading 10 Sohrenkeisen's
building. In each story there were ten wihdows
omen 10 the attack OF the flames, and the rooms
were filed with costly carved uriture. The situation
of the buildings compelled the hremen TO divide their
forces and II was two hours before they made much
headway il putting the fire. BY Ga m the fiie was
under roll but up late hour yesterday the flames
stlll smouldcreG under the runs.
1ne walls of the burning building fell on shed IN
SkidmOres coalyard Cnerryst. doing damage TO the
amount OF - 900. The scnrenkesens estimate their
loss by fire ana frOm $4,000 10 $4,000. on
stock and building They bad employed from 175 10 200
men, who Will thrown out o. work several weeks The
building on Cherry 1T sowncd by Mrs. Ellen simpson,
OF No 3O7 Madisonst. Brooklyn. Her son stated that
he ud not estimate the loss the building, but De-
Ieyed that II was full insured. Brown 81 - estimate
their loss az $4,000 on stock, SlooOO on
building, aud $4,000 machinery They are INSURED
as folows o. building, Sl3 600; on STOCK and md-
Chinery, xl6625 stock IN Cherryst ouiuinS =
So 800 Bell 4 Mitchell, manufacturers OF machine OH
IN IN. naseDeu. O. the Caeryst building, lost $1,000
no insurance. Tbe VermIcol Company. which 0tcu
pied The fourth AID the sixth floors, Of Nos 33O33i
fost S45 600; insured. Tue DE Mera : ap COMPANY
Wbic ad recently taken possession OF me lrst Moor OF
Nos $50 334 lost FROM $4,000 u $4,000 None OF the
tenants saved sIock. No 32s Cher1y-St wa occu
plea by Evans a. Co.. and Low GbDons. spices, A. 3
1lce r-uaker, ana A Nic"lg sbrts WHOSE s'och
was slightly damaged by water.