New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
THE FIRE RECORD.
OVINGTON BROTHERS STORE BURNED.
AN EXTENSIVE FIRE IN BRooKLyN-rHE LOSSES
ABOUT 100000

OVINGT0N BROTHERS STORE BURNED.
AN EXTENSIVE FIRE IN BRooKLYN-rHE LOSSES
ABOUT 100000
The store and stock Of Ovinxton Brothers, deal.
ers In china and glassware. at Nos 246, 24s, $50
and Z52 Fultonst., Brooklyn were entirely de-
stroyed by fire Yesterday morning the loss being
SlTo.oOO. nearly or quite covered by insurance.
Inc names spread to the Clinton House, No. 254.
256 and 25s Fulton-st, to Van Doorn's photograph
gallery AMI the Church OF the New Jerusalem. The
total loss was nearly 100000.
About 1870 u. III. John Calan. jauitor for the
Ovngtons entered the place With three men to clear
the store Tor the days business. He had not been
there long when, Oh going to the stairway leading
to the basement, in which goods were packed he
was met with sheets OF flame issuing from the base
ment. He from the store TO give an alarm.
About the same tme L. Once adruggist in the Clin-
ton House. saw flames breaking through the 'front.'
of the building the first floor aud almost immedl-
ately the whole front lighted up it'll the fire.
Mr. Quee got the fire-key from his store and sent
out an alarm. Engines Nos. and 6, stationed near
were promptly on hand and they were followed by
engines one by enc. until tue whole Fire Depart
ment was fighting the flames. The lire spread very
rapidly, and the building within ten minutes was
mass of flames west wind was blowing, which
Richardson. the proprietor, fought tho fire at win
dow On the fourth floor, but was driven back. The
roof of the hotel nearly destroyed and that part
the building adjoining the Oyipgtons' store was
flooded with water and the furniture was ruined
before the fire IN the hotel was put out On tho
other side of the Ovington Brothers store was Van
DOOrns photograph gallery, n three -story brick
building, at the corner of Clark-st, Of the same
height as the other structure. The root aud top
door entlIely burned, and the stocks Of Albert
Edwards, an uph0steTer. ON the second tOor, facing
Clark-st. and OF Cook Il Robinson, dealers IN books
and Stationery. on the first floor were badly dani-
aged by Hoods OF water.
Ovington Brothers building was a three-story
structure of brick. with three-story ana basement
brown stone l. extension running to Clark-st., be.
hind Van DoOrn's building The fire from the main
part nj the building spread TO the extension aud
endangered the Church OF the New Jerusalem and
the private houses III Monroe place. The flames
fierce and Assistant Chief Shirley feared that they
would extend to the brUwn-stOne front houses IN
Monroe place, and he accordingly warned the occu-
pants to leave them, removing what furniture they
could. Lines OF hose were laid through these
houses the rear of the fire, and by the strenuous
exertOns of the iremen, and IN consequence OF the
snow which lay on the roofs ana melted under tho
heat, sending down streams Uf water the houses
were saved. the only noticeable damage done there
being at No. g. the homie OF William Duval. The
fremen obtained control OF the flames within an
hour but by that time the extensive stock Of
OyingtOn Brothers, one of the largest assortnents
of china and glassware III the country. hai Deen
uary had been fused into an unrecognizaDle mass;
ornaments, plated ware, table sets, aud brio
a-brac OF varied and beautiful designs, had been
melted into sluOke-begrimed ana water-rulned
heaps which had tumbled into the basement. Tho
whole structure was complete RUN, the bare
font walls standing, and the rear walls having
fallen, while on,y parts OF the partition walls re-
NAMED.
Following are the losses: Ovington Brothers, on
stock $4,000. insurance P17O.OOO, p25.OCQ being
10 the London and Liverpool and Globe the III ank-
lin of New-York. and the COnJir entail InsuI ance
Company OF Philadelphia, and the remaining
- uD haiug distributed aDOut twenty
five companies; Oyington Brothers, loss on building
SlO, 1000. insured. H. Richardson, proprietor vi the
Clinton House, loss on furniture 5000. lnsuredj
Joseph Bryan, owner. OF Madlson-ave., this city
loss on Clinton House, $1,000, insured George w.
Acret. of Acrets Truss company, first ho0r OF Gin
ton House. $500. insnred +. Quee druggist ~ tho
hotel, 81 900 insured; q. Evan Doorn on building
81 900, ON stock $1,000, insured; Mr.; MCCALL,
r. Langenau. barber and cigar dealer. first door,
$500 insured Cook * Robinson, stationers. hrst
hoor 81 900. insured Bazar Pattern Company,
5000 Insured Albert Edwards, uphOlsterer at No.
III Clark-st 81 .0OO insured; ChuIch OF The New
Jerusalem. at Clark-st and Monroe-place, $500 by
water insured; William Duysl, at No. Momoe'
place. $500. insured total, Sl97,OOO
A feature of the fire was the blockade in Fulton.
st. The police stopped the cars, and, owing to the
hour. great numbers Of people were compelled 70
walk to the felIY. The Fulton Street. Greene and
Gates Avenues. tlatbush Avenue. Putnam Avenue,
Court Street. Myrtle Avenue, and Greenpolnt Lines
were crowded together In fulton-st., on each slde
OF the lire. Tor over an hour. Arrangements were
finally ade by which pass myers were transferIed
TO the De Kalb Avenue Line at the City Hall. Tho
fire. II supposed, caused by the ignition OF the
woodwork D., the furnace IN the basement.
Uvington Brothers Degan business at No 80 Full
tOn-st IN 1916 and have changed their quarters
twice since then, moving up Fuitou-st srd taxing
M tile place lust burned in 1861. L. /. OyingtOn
said yesterday that the firm mad not yet determined
whether they will rebuild on the old site or else-
where Temporary quarters will be taken nlmedl"
.tey, possibly at AtlantiOage. and Clinton.st,
The number OF employees thrown out OF emplOynent
is 100 The firm have branch in Chicago
n...eh ..rl afa traa low
ment for lease with the trustees of the Second Pres
byterian Church. at Clinton aud Fulton ts Book
lyn, anu will occupy the building Tomorrow morn
ing They hope to he ready for customers hltlo
lafar in the week,