New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-20
THE FIRE RECORD.
THE DESTRUCTION OF A PIANO FACTo

THE DESTRUCTION OF A PIANO FACTORY.
The fire which broke out shortly after l.
O'Clock yesterday morning in the plano factory Of Hard
man, Bowling Peck. at the southeast o. Tenth
ave- and Fiftyseventhst spread with such rapidity,
feeding on the nhammaole material with which the large
building was filed taat before It could be subdued tbs
entire structure in ruins The factory o' brick
hne sLo1es In height extending from No 5jS tn No.
So IehtaYe and In FHyseventh-st. from No. 400 70
NJ" 49s There was prompt response the part Of
the Fire Department but from the first evident
that the factory could not be saved and the dremen IL
rected their efforts and with success 70 c1nfnng tho
flames 10 the binding in which they originated Twelve
engines and half that number % hOok-and adder com
panies hand but With this large forcedirected
by Chiefs Bates and Shayit was o'clock be ore the
fire fairly under subsection. The hanes repeatedly
caught the roof OF the brick adjon-
ing, No $50 Tenhaye., but were of'en beaten back
and ouy after hard work this binding saved from the
fate of lie neghbOl The usual o. excitement and
terror among the tenementuOuse occupants we're not
lacking bur there was 10 loss Of lie serious nirnes.
Win The exception OF The fourth floor The entire fac
tory occupied by Hartman DoWing Peck. The
fourth floor was occupied b, Oakley 4 Heating manu-
factureIs u washing machines. aud ihelr loss ~
estimated AZ 10000. TIE da T. the ten ment house
adjoining owned by John BLAKE, l. estimated at $780,
while small Losses were sustained by several OF he ten
ants The factory a. bult IN 1876 but the firm have
losses IN round numbers at $4,000 100000 on the
building, ant $4,000 on ue contents.
Ine building and stock were well covered by
insurance, dltided among haK hunirrd com
panies but the list OF assurances cannot DIS
obtained unul the sac il removed fcOin the
debris and opened The origin OF the hre is being nyest
eat' dpleD DID NELSON'S were 1ye yesterday
Pstlr Garnry tn watcnnaD VINO discovered TIE nre
,ad 10 broke ou' n tns polishing room on TIE second
hOo". IN the northeast corner OF the buug. Another
statement the fire started near
the sfor,roou The nrst floor, the Tentlage side
About $40 men are temporarily furDwn ont of work,
anu tAc O.s of their pay viii seriously embtr hose
with families. All lost their tools. aud only
about mai them have their losses by lAsur-
tnct one Oi ne wOrSleu sail nat the average value
Oi me tool, Owne4 py each man was 500 10 el)O.
member OF me nm SAID That thtir principal loss
wound b- from Ire INTERRUPTION 70 Duslnr- They we're
turning out about uUy Instruments each week. and
from LOO 10 abOuf Loo process 81 cOlsTuc-
uOn Ihe nrm viii rrOulld anu pending he c"hstrao-
ton OF new factory VIII occupy temporary qu4fers
where
All Jay yesterday the Aremen eth
playing he flames, wAlc larxe
crowd wa kept back At sale distance ~ the police
men. rcmaA Michael Curley. Of In line Company No.
q, received scalp wound on the head rom falling
BRICK, ana taken 10 the Roosevelt Hospital flre-
man william h. D0d-e. o. engine Company No. 80 also
received sigh. j ure-, aud taAcn TO Als home az
No. l,OiO Inlrd ave- me removing OF de hFlns saie
from runs, anu tie putuns a. ui tec ,rapn wires
which Lad been tor down, were Tic principal work done
yesle