New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-28
FAILURE OF BLOOM & BROTHER
SUDDEN DEATH or THE JUNIOR MEMBER of hhh
FIRM AT A HOTEL

SUDDEN DEATH or THE JUNIOR hEhbEh oi All"
FIRM AT HOTEL
Tho fa;,rre 81 l. Bloom & Brother, dealers In
| fancv goods at No AS West Fourteenth-st., was
announced Yesterday and in the afternoon the irln
made an assignment 10 Joseph Danzg, giving prefer
Dapsie & Feuchtwanger 50 539 so; Nettie Danzig,
81 ,2O2 AZ; Julia Dauzig $40; d. haass Ell
1891 20 Clara Bloom $2.325 5. II. stone Ga1I
pany, 81 900; Philip Schlors, ~ 900; Schlors
Brothers. 1910 67 Schultz d Co. vs. 40 90 Sc 5nn
d Kross $500 50; John Vile BIotner ri TIs
MAYER Schultz $11 ,000-tOtal $ls,6G2 49, ri ! he
firm is composed of Isaac and Joseph Bloom IncS
have been in business many years, anu M NJ
formerly at Nos. 33s and $40 BoTery "here ,nVS
were supposed TO have made good deal OF money,
and where they had capital stock OF over T2o'VII"
two years ago. Since then trHde fell on IN the tine
Bowery and they moved to No. 4S West Four
teenth.st. last fall. About a year ago they were
damaged by fire in the Bowerv TO considerable ex-
tent They did large business in their new store
during the holidays, but their expenses were very
heavy, the rent alone being $500 a year. Their
failure is attributed to heavy expenses, dulness
in trade and competition The liabilities are not
definitely known. hut are reported TO ne rom
S75, 900 to 100000. They have large stock OF
goods on hand and they also own the premises NO;
1913 Bowery which there is mortgage OF
$4,000.
Joseph Bloom the junior member Of the firm, was
discovered dead in the fremont House, az No. 900
Broadway, late yesterday afternoon. lie went TO TO
the hotel Tuesday at p. m, and was assigned 10
room.No. 1853, on the third floor. lie paid for the
room after registering as Rob Brown Boston
Mass" Alter he went 10 ms room ne was Ho' syn
again alive. Yesterday a chambermaid male three
attempts to open the door, and each time
found it locked. At length, about ,;
H., she informed Mr.. Hashrouk and he opened
the door by force. The body OF NJ
Bloom lay undressed in the bed. II quite cold.
showing that death had occurred some time during
the previous night. The app carancc OF the features
| indicated that the man had tlcd without
struggle. There no marks OF violence on lne
| body, and there were no signs OF disturbance ~
| the ROOM Mr. Blooms clothing together with ms
| watch and uOpE book, Law chars IN inc Ih'lh
| The pocketbool contained hoth money ana checks
| Three of Mr. Blooms friends identified the corpse.
| permit to remove he body obtained from the
| Coroner last evening. Mr. Hashrolk and the
friends of Mr.. Bloom SAID last evening that ihcn'
was nothing in the sudden death of the merchant
had been in poor health for several weeks
| hut he was man of good sense
and steady habits. and he lad ."
| cause for srlf-murdcr. II was believed that he
| had gone to the hotel. feeling tired. and hhd IN
tended tn take short nap. The fact If his having
| registered undcra falec.nline was not regarded a.
suspicious his action being consld red aS the result
| of passing wlnu.
! Mr. Bloom was forty years old He was OF Hebrew
| descent and was a native oi Germany. lie was
| married. and lived with his family AT No o. west
| Fifty-thlrd-st.
| Buckingham & Paulson. dry goods commission
merchants. have obtained an attac mcnt Tor ~ fOp
against the goods in This city of l.. W hitc sons.
woollen manufacturers of Philadelphia. the news oi
| whose suspension WAS published Yesterday -
| Samuel SChOulank ciGar manufacturer, ar No.
! 2O3 Avenue-C, made an assignment Yesterday To
] Jacob Scinhlrdt. giving preferences for . DO.
Miller * Co., shoe manufacturers, OF IrnokIYn,
| made an assignment Yesterday 10 Adam Messenger,
| giving preferences for $500.