New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-01
~-u,,. - Morroe-st were saved from injury.

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The fire was under control at p. IN, ,,.or how
%rs Marshal sheldon was unable TO discover now
The fire originated. Some sad tna' lile ~ ~ 81 -
,rork ON the roof dropped hot solder hrou3 ny
rcbt IN the dry -four dust on the floor MI he'Sef
declared that he had received the positive icn "
one of the tinsm MS that at the time OF the hte ne
oiio " 80 hot solder Another report was TO me
effect that the gas meter had exploded on inc S''
enth floor - .,,,.,s
The building occupied by George v Hecker "
To was bounded on three sides by Cherry ST., flhe
ain and Water st. 1t had been built at dli'elen
times to suit the growing business of the hrm iho
mills were divided into five sections, separated u.
solid walls OF prick with doors between Iu"' W.
To Pike-sllp was used the Office luo
section was used for grinding and was oa'V 49,
mill Next to this came the storagefoon''' ar,L
Fourth section were the boiler-rooms ana TUG ~.
division was occupied by bins tor "u'"'. =,
bnnared and fifty men and boys were emp oS'o
the mill and FROM 500 to I.ooo 5 GaidT' 70 tins
we've turned out daily. IN auui.uu G. in
NJ unntsr was engaged extensively III
the preparation of farina ba KING po "o onuds Of
&C "A Goyrrumenr contract Tor !3,Vou poHhu s va
bat,nc nowder had been partly file ny inc utin
when they were burnt out, About lo'ooo pou nhi
were boxed and ca>ed ready LOT snupn0",, hand
many private contracts az Wen, pnt ~,
Hecker IN q conversation WIN ~.
reporter expressed his aoilty 10 n "o a. his
and continue his business un'hIerInP'tou ~ had
METROPOLITAN Mills ut No. 26o Merry ST. 1 t%n
scarcely landed FROM the Long BraIcn oo"c linn, r,
Soot of Rector-st" sal. he g when saw c.lu .
of smok rslng from the east side. us Tue i".o I
Nils / know / sand 10 nv sell, ana li ipI
an eau , H. INV sspeions were confirmed. Whom
COT within twenty yards OF them Tue WAL no O.
Water-si tell ana then turned ana caiIe w 49,
Iy-st. 10 the Metropolitan Miis ""0i0
ali during the nTe." n,-,- ono -, tbo
stock and machinery and @lZo'ooV on ,uv
ing ali oil when is covered by AHou,'.' -;
The safes winch contain the books ana accounts
the firm buried unUer ne debris Oh TUG l"i t
wall They are supposed 10 be secure but cannon
he reached before TINS evening because OF tho III
tense heat of he bricks. The four boilers anu Ne"
5OO-holse power engine, valued al S0Oouo' are
Supposed 10 be entire wreck Inc ehSino
was built 10y Delanaler, Oh lhls wv
and had only been running year. Mr.
lecker SAID that no Que Insurance. company nau
DolIcy tor more tban 80 900 on the losses ms Is
the second time ia the history OF the iirn tha' tci
mills nave Deeu burnt out Ia leto me urn s'Siu
a houring nIiI a. No. 239 Chciry-st IL tutuou Vuo
twenty barrels OF Hour day. he next year 'ney
aenoyed " Nos. 20l aud 2O3 Cheny-s'.l
The present site of the CrotOn Mills, ana
srected 1, tyc-story mill with capacity lor lou
barTels a day. In le46 this null was totally a.
stroA cd Dy are, bUj the leIs reDuliI IL 'no SAM
NEAR making II cover three los lhIN tAho anu IA
Stolles nig.i, win "A capacity OF 800 DdI1e.5 uay'
As theIr business tnrove they emalgeu ,hen nii'S,
until they loOk ia the nuInoers ia "aleI-S'' NV
10 41O inclusive, anu IN Ono,i 81 go.
NO 1875 ~ No. 200. They put TWO Stories
ON tnelr old mill, and erected an
additional nne-StoIy building Desue IL. lheSo
,xar. me- /, rotor Mills w.lIcu completely tie
struyed yesterday In 1904 the lTm oecahe Ueolso
" hecker Il Co., MI. hecker taking MS sous IA pu;i
ness WA nun IN that year lie bult Touring H.iA
at the loot OF Brdge-st biOOAlyh' WHICH "l'uo
$50 barrels of flour day 1T Was DurnI uoW ,h ~
Octouer 1850 Mr.. Hecker then bought the
grounds of American Cor~Ag' Company, al NO; NO,
20 Cherry-ss., and quilt the present Me'iop'ii'"
Mills ., ,;o,,i,.,, u.cl,.,,s
xtn,ciure AL No 45o ater-st., consisted Oh Tour
story brick Store winch excluded tdIouSh tne oOcA
TO No. 1873 Cherry-st IL Was occupied y o"hsoI
milf irrIlil
tara exc. The engines were situated III the DaHe-
meat and the milling machluerJ was
on the first and second floors. lhe up
nar floors we're used .or storing goods and
The root fur roasting coffee. ADout twenty mon
were employ eu III III. rh, nnnEs o. I,e nr,n we're
saved and the SAFE locked 1ue OulIdlng causht
fire non decker mil as the ldtiel DuIIed uo"I
and was "A to.al loss together win It's contents
Mr. SINGER e,,lmatcd his On SOCK al II o,VuO,
on machinery @ZO,OOO, ana on INC ouii"Ins
xrncI, m II riu D 900. Insurance. ne Sdlu
covered the whole iOss, Dut ne Wouiu uol S'Ne I"o
names Of the cUmpAulcs MO we're IhIeles Co.
There were a nu.nOer oI theIh' the poheies pells
f,t,., Al No. 81 ITUDt-st lhey VIII P'oDaOIS re-
Suld tneI mil the same itc AdJOih'he 'He
spec ml,l. at No 400 Matei-st' was = tmo-osoiy
buck building used As wagon P'iHt''s
sh,p by Z. NJ. Price Inc StocA "ao
owned by Jonn Z. baltimore, blacA-
smith VINO hal suOr ia Gao saane bock. Inc
sfo.k including some trucks ia the pant sAos,
was va.ucd al 5000. Inc ""heI es'iuiateu ms
loss al $500, Wnlch was NOT o'' oS il'Su4 "Oe
The building, owned o9 OooiE0 " AAONAOi' '"'
damaged about %oOO - No 10, c,r,
St wa, owned Dy Hylnen heuDennlclh, hoDic"
tailor. whose snOp anu lNlns iOohio "oI vi wv u
floor several poor IaInliieS occupied rooms III ihe
upper portion. The building "aS damaged aDOu'
$1,000, and the sOntents aOoHt @I'ooo
No lJo ,neIrS-SL, 1Uur-StOIy Duhulhg, was
owned by Mrs WRIGHT OF No. IOo NesI Eleventh
- 4, >ys,s o,cu.itu Dy MIS-. AIurpdy, VINO
Eepi a grocery store Oh tn nTet moor ahu renteu
furuiSed rooms To lOugers Oh The upper ilOOrN Inc
bn,InImp ana conteAts were destroy 1t was SAID
lltS.I
nronrr.y wOr1 II about pl.UOU on wnch thete was
40 Insurance iIcckers Stables al NOS. -Ou ana
DOI Cuerry-st. were "a low, antlqud'eu Dul4dlhs'
valued az ABOUT @-'oOo AZ M"' eos'' - ne
with "A quantity % Lay worm a,out Pl,Ooo' Ah
Che horses in the stables were saNtu
with shops Oh the nrst moor occupied Dy joan
Tine bulidings al Nos. ZU4, zoo ANA 2Oo Cher ST.
he owneu by the heiIs OF the dto ho0crt Oai uh Ol
Sing sing and were valued tOsc'ner dt @'o,OOO'
They W, re insured IN pdrr No. ZO4 was occupied
nv Eonp Yum, a Chinese landuI ylntn, ana several
house. Nv, D.,
h,rh.r No -OS Was "a OOdrdIns-uOuse, hbOwn as
The rotor House, ccupied D5 ". A SCHROEDER.
~ ~ Plke-sl "a small One-s,Ory frame nOuse,
owned by AmDrOse l.. Barnes, ana occupied IA an
ofiice aud. 1t waS reported "S POLICY shop 49,
was reduced 10 "a battered he9p Vi doDilS'
An adlOlulng shantJ, no. - Ilhe -st'
was occupied by Ii. l.. Ussishy as a staOle AZ was
.samaeed To he extent OF 300. No. 40 Plhe-st,
occuI5 al by Louis Trey a bakery, was injured by
water 500.
THE LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The following table contains the principal losses
with amounts of insurance.
Loss. Insurance.
George V Hecker & Co. $0OO.OoO 100000
Estate of Rob ri Callum- $1,000 10000
Sanger n Fisher .................. $4,000 $4,000
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