New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-09
A GREAT BUILDING BURNED
MANHATTAN MARKET DESTROYED.

A FIRE. THAT LIGHTED Up TIE CI1Y-THE IN
TIRE FIR DEPAKTuFST CALLED oUr-oNLY The
sKELFTOS OF rHE srRUCTURe LEFT STANDING
LOSS OVER oEE MILuoN DOLLARS.
Flames were discovered in the Manhattan Mar
ket az Eleventh-ave. and Thriy-fonrth-st.,
shortly after midnight and before o'clock
this morning. the immense building. which COW
cred the entire block from Eieycurh-aye. to the
river, between thirty fourtl and thirty -Gith-sts,
was reduced TO a skeleton.
The fire was discovered by Ohlrer Welsh, OF the
twentieth Precinct, who sent ont the hrso
alarm. II bad evidently started the north side
or the building ID a part occupied by Rome Brothers,
dealers in pork aud hams. strong sOuhwesteriy
wind was blowing, and the flames made rapid head
way.
Three alarms were sen, ont 10 the Fire Depart
ment IN rapid succession, and then spccia calls sum-
moned all the tre -ngincs and hook and ladder COM
panes in the upper part of the city 10 the
fire. The freme LOW cyer were uot able To conf
bat thr flames wiki any Success owing 10 the force
Ci the wind and the 81. Of the burning binding.
At 1890 a. III. the roof Of the market was
all abIazs. The flames mounted no the many
pnnaclcs tina, adorne the roof and Hade q scene
Of grandeur such rs has uot been v messed IN the
cisy rmauy years The western sid. Of city was
made as ught a. dav by -he riar. iiuiutudes Of
persons flc1ed TO tn scene OF the i-r. and we're
KEEP. out Of dlngcr with great dhc..Jy by the
poIca.
Tie roof and part Of the sides Of The market wer,
made # mater.ii which burned ike Under.
aud Is The cillers fell iuto hn in.rr o. I'D . lndi
on the broad floor were set a1iaz.. Tao Aremen
made their wy into tire building at one
time, but they were driven cot again
by the intense heat which prevailed tter. As tho
root and ,id.s Of th. building wer. consumed tho
er,r.. .,rl
wind drove shower, o. splrAs across
Thirty-fourth-st and set FIRE long row
Of buiidings known as the Hayuaraet"
Ar a. m. nearly half block of these Daiiiings
was on fire. Tho Haymarket Hotel was in
narnes and the guests were being driven out
by the police T. +. Clark and CO.. immense Dro-
duce establi Ament was thr'atenedaud the tr men
believed that the entire block south Of tine market
wonli bedestroyed also.
The cause of the hre was not asc 'aned this
moDiug.
closed at p. m, and no one
could be found who were near the place WIN tho
fire started at midnight. The loss by tie fire
will probably exceed S1.000000.
John Fee. who owned four stands in the
market SAID 70 a TRIBUNE reporter thi- morning
that the loss to these stand owners would
reach nearly 81 900 600 The stands, he said. were
held at an average price Of 5000 eacr. and
there were nearly 2)O stands in tle building.
OCCUPANTS OF THE ,RKEr.
Manhattan Market was opened for permanent
businesses at o'clock on Tuesday
morning. June Q. Tie principal occu-
pants were G.. Brown, lutcher; Eugene Back
lord. fish dealer; Rohe Br taers; Miss
Tea Company, +. b. Chase & Co., KNAPP
& Van Nostrand, Thomas Anderson, +.
Barnett. Acker, Merrall & CondIt Ma
than & Barnett, Middleton & Carmen, A. Berry.
! Stephen Brown, Mrs. Davitt, p. II. fleming aud
Drohan & Co.
! The building was 500 feet long and 200
feet wide. It's interior reminded one Of
the Centennial structures at philadelphia. The
stands were grouped the >.,h-ave. en-
trance. although there were few
scattered tlro ghout the bu.ldInv The first
stand to the right OF the main entrance
was that Of William Ot'man, butcher
and across Tie aisle was tie Largo
stand of Eugene Backforl. the Fulton harSet fish
dealer In tie southeast corner wa the stand
! of Nathan s Barnett. H. the same locally Thomas
! Anderson bad large crockery store and two tea
and coffee stands Of Chinese design. Further
Oh vas Miss Dora Stegmaus fancy
grocery stall. Near the centre aisle +. -. Chase 81
| Co. had q foreign and domestic fruit stand,
| and almost In the centre Ot the mlrNct was
! Role Bros. 4 Co, provision stand. On
! the south side, near the centre, {. p.
! Hitchcock had an oyster and dining
| saloon Middleton Carman i Co.. KNAPP 4 Van
Nostrand, and c. \. Lewis occupied large stands.
| ACTIVITY N TIE MARKzT YEs lENDAY.
Charles b. Palmer, president Of the Metropolitan
! Market Company, said to reporter Of The lRIB-
UNE yesterday:
Manhattan Market is now 4 success beyond any
contingency which may arise. We have rented
go stands. with refusals for 100 more. and by tho
lst of October we shall have leased 100
privileges. The new ferry from the market
TO Jersey City ia doing large business.
| We are now making streuuIus efforts t. facilitate
| and increase the business If the market by having
ferries established to Union Hill and from last
with tie belt lines OF cars which will
he run to that side of the city,
! Work is already begun on the street railroad.
er- marketing which VIII, II We succeed with the
! ferry, be brought here
E T1e scene at the Market was basy one. Old
| sands were being removed Tor renovation and
new ones with all the improvements for
keeping and display wing their wares. William Ott-
man, of Fulton Market was erecting an immense
ice- hox at his stand, IN which can be hung 10
quarters OF beef and InuumeraOe smaller pieces of
| mutton and veal o. chickens.
The fact Is" said Mr, Palmer. that the
| time Is coming when the markets II
! this city will be owaed and conducted
;hey viii he kept ckan and in
! proper condition. me Ci;y, too can
| realize more rent from its market property wien
put to other uses tnan it now does