New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-02

40 70 tho ,,oner amount Of rent was not adjusted.
1t is probable that the heirs Will TO-DAY h sbov
the Supreme Court to make Thomas as. - FOR rent by
cause why the offer of $25,OOo year A'i ' "
other persons should not be accep'cu'
sEoUELs TO THE CHERRY STREET FIRE
Since the beginning of the Cherry-st. fire on mon,
mcored at Pikeslip and has had two lines of hose
throwing river water on the tre. Inc r rulhs
Yesterday were visited by many people. na' ~
d, for the safes one of which uncovered about
2 o'clock and drawn out of the mass OF
bricks o,,1 1t T ws,e very long 'arH time in
the wG 81 oeded ON truck It Was taken 70
The Metropolitan Mills OF Mr. Hecker where II VIII
be opened to-day. The men employed digging aDous ~
the safe were those who had been thrown out o. o.
employment by the fire. George V. Hecker s Ind
last night TO reporter of The TRIBUNE that ne nad
that in a few DAYS he would be able to nave .h1n,
ali at work again in the Metropolitan Mills oy
running with night force. lie could not state any
thug more definitely concerning DIS GgnTes
published in THE TRIBUNE yesterday: Linen 4se
were engaged all the forenoon III uttered in
broken telegraph lines which were sea &C. line
every direction by the falling walls. ,o
had been formed early in the day whcn wa" ocn who
by many policemen. Two OF t te;r ocahing sat on
the sidewalk IN Monroe-st. al day, pictures u u'
spair. A. Gro ware examined by
10 Warsbai Sheldon The most Important one was
Iohn V. Hecker the superintendent Oh INC HILLS
who testified as follows: 49,.
hol,eve that the fire originated in the Harris smut
NE evcnth floor directly under the dust room
5,ufter, are generally considered thc mot
49, of The machinery Of mill, on account Oh the nc
ou xbie may he produced by any foreign substance
getting and striking IRE between the renV'ns -
der and the surrounding IL lnese % hHeis NJ
of and the castings were Oh o oaieu LII ,ar
"smutters' maze from 100 10 3Oo re'o.ulUis rp
minute The dust Is sucked from the sinutColn ,
ara forced by tan into the dustroOin through HPou
abnnt ten inches SQUARE think the fire was c-useu
Inv Ian
tie dust, and passing tnrou the spout mo .no @
room, and gniting me dist thelei Ia of nails
fy from smutere," aud nave round pieces VI h"S
which nave passed Through the " sinultcis
Charles Dorsch the painter who was on the root
,,6en the alarm was sounded George Miller, car
nenter: George Hubel, who Is employed Ill Tue
hacking dep rtment and George iecker, one on tle
nrIn, also testneo cohCo1A"'s O"N 'ie w Wv
fire. 49, an. ,oa
terday the total amount of insurance on inc burned
bunting was found TO be go 900, DIVIDED as i1l-
lows: On HeckeTs mill, $50. 800; or the sto' H.
sol 600 and on the machinery, 9Io,oOO; tnerc
Is also an Engish policy oi $1,000, but II was not
known upon what IL had Deeh
nlac"d The building at No. 195 Cherry-st. was
iinSnIed for So 900 and the stock for $1,000; No
1o7 Therrv-sI SO 900 on the building and %l3,oO0
ON he sock. Nos I9S. 202 (herry-st. $4,000 on
the building ana $4,000 on It's contents me Spce
mills of sanger 81 tisnor at No 1913 CheTry-St. had
~ In 600 on ne building and $4,000 on tue STOCK
Inc uuildlnq at Nos. 46S and 4IO W3ter-st. was IN
sured ior So 900 anu its contents Tor SI,oOo, ana
the three buildings near the corner OF Oheily anu
Pike-sis were Insured LOT PIO,VoV cohi"A 'Vo0
was appointed to ADJUST the losses. Il,
Of the Insurance companies having risks
ON the -four mill aud the Neigh
noring buildings only one has lost q
large amount There were more than hlty companies
repTesented, bat most OF them had small risAs;
NE more iInportant companies ana the amount oi
their risk are given III the following table: