Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-06-11
Fire Notes.

The Loss ON the Pictures-The Loss ON
Building Adjusted Yesterday : Mr..
Thills Temporary Removal-The ORR
gin of the Fire.
The fire at Mr.. A. Thill's merchant tailor
ing establishment in Center street, Thursday
night, upon investigation yesterday was de-
cided to be.of accidental origin, probably
caused by lighted cigar end or lighted
match. The fremen are highly praised by
gentlemen who visited the store yesterday,
not only for their promptness, but their great
care and excellent judgment in the use OF
water, thereby saving much of the merchant
tailoring stock in dry state, though it all is
more or less damaged by the smoke. Hun
dreds dropped in yesterday to sec the dam
aged store and particularly the damaged
pictures, all of them works of art, Mr.. Thin
being well known connoisseur and large
owner of fine and valuable paintings. He
estimated the value of the pictures hanging
in the store at $4,000, ON which his insur-
ance is but $4,000 while nearly all of them
be saved, the rest being badly damaged,
cracked and bistered or charred by the heat,
or defaced by smoke. Among the paintings
destroyed were Joseph interpreting the
dream" and ''St. Luke giving aims" by
Benedetto Gennari, IT'S, worth 81 500. The
former work of art together with portrait of
D'Laverty, author of inscriptions by Largil-
liere, valued at $3.50, hung directly where
the heat from the flames was intense, falling
over the frames which were black as char
coal. Another painting by Wander Does,
CtSbaal, OF ack &16n q 1fHa OF
Other pictures spoiled and their value are as
follows: 10
"In Durance," 5000; 1.-THE Bivouao" and
1.-THE Retreat by Hippolite Billange. Al
though small pictures, the replica of the for
mer recently sold for 900 and the latter
for 1910.
Evening" by Albert Klomp, 5000
Portrait of female by F. Pouribus, 1910
1862, intended for the Art School, 300.
Marcus Curtius," by John Wyck, 1910
1902, $3.50.
village scene (2) by J, Lys, 16Oo-1657,
$500.
1.-THE Council Chamber of Fontainbleau,"
$3.50.
Landscape" by r. Shener, 1925.
"The Boatman's Rest on the Rhine" by
William Hahn, 81 900.
$500.
Portrait, by Velasquez, $500.
"Tiziano," an ancient painting, $500.
One of the pictures was preserved on &C.
count of its being covered with glass.
The stock of Mr.. William F. Dickerman,
shirt manufacturer. who had desk room in
the store, escaped with small damage. AS
already stated, the total insurance of Mr..
Thill was $1,000; OH paintings $500, stock
81, 500. The building is insured by the es-
tate of the late Henry White for $4,000.
Yesterday Messrs. r. Treat Merwin and
William r. Hubbell builders, appraisers ap-
pointed to fix the damage to building, met
and adjudged the damage to building to be
$275. The sum is divided among companies
as follows
NortA DrlClsn pLo "
httna. 70 Oi
RReen1x, LONDON 70 o.
shoe and Leather OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 ~
Iotal. 'Szfo W
The insurance on pictures and stock is in
| the North British and the Commonwealth.
Mr.. Holt, the builder, began yesterday after
| noon removing the counters and desks pre-
paratory to repairing the damage to building,
| and Mr.. Thill secured quarters at Is Center
street, where he will be found by the pu bic.