New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-19
THE CLoTHNG-HoUsE SUSPENSIONS.
"BAIDwIN, TIE CLOTHIER," NOT INvOLvED-THF

FIRM HOPING TO PAY ALL CREDITORS.
The business of Baldwin, the Clothier," at
Canal-st and Broadway, is not affected by the sus-
pension of CaIhart, Whitford q Co, the wholesale
clothing merchants. o. s. Baldwin said TO lRIB'
81 BALDWIN. the Clothier,' is trademark and
belongs to me. 1t has been used in the interest OF
Carhart Whitford q CO.. whose goods nave 9e zen
vove Baldwin, the ClOthier,' in any way: The
business will 90 on as 1t always has done WITHOUT
any interference arising from the suspension OF tat
firm All my property is intact, and in my own
name not in my wifes. own the brooklyn pulId-
ing but rent this. / am a commission merchant
solely and prefer to remain so. There is not dol
lar due to me in my business which nave carried
on for seventeen years with a loss OF only SLOW
I'm that time and that has been from counterfeit
money through parcel delivery clerks In both my
stores 5000 in the New York store and $500 in the
BROOKLYN store l want to say this that from my
intimate connection with Cafhart. Whitford Il Co.,
] know that this is as square q suspension as mas
been made in this e le tae' 66%t hf 6e
various members of the firm for twenty-five years
and have been connected with them IN business tor
sixteen years, and do not know of any more con-
scientiOus men, men of better motive. l see no
reason why they may not 90 right on because they
are well fortified in the good opinion OF the mer-
John B. Van Wagenen, who was in his Office on
the second floor Of the building, SAID ;, ,
The cause of the suspension was principally the
complications arising from the death OF A. L. liam
ilton in May last, which followed so soon after the
death of Thomas f. Carhart, in December, oS2
Had It not been for this we could have tided over
the difficulties. When Mr. Carhart died he LETT
S3O0OOO IN SPECIAL paT5nershp iCr I've years
ton of "a partnership IN July. Under MI Gar
harts will we couldn't well form new partnership
and thought that We ought TO stop ana settle up
Our statement will not be ready for fortnight yet.
The creditors are all favorably disposed TO us.
MANY of them have been in this morning and have
EXPRESSED themselves as-perfectly satisfied with
our course. ] believe that we VIII come out al
right and be able to pay every one in full. but in
settling up such an immense business thefe must
necessarily be a great deal OF wastage."
Another of the partners sad: o,. .rou,los =;
l.1 t.,fa In
Wall Street and the death of MIR. Hamilton this
thing would not have happened. There Is hardly
haSS o"V are %i'J giving no discount We do not owe
nearly as much as we did at this time last year,
we kept on hoping that things would improve, and
maid our notes up TO the last day. have no doubt
that our stock Will all be sold of to the best adVant-
Mr.. Baldwin sells for us ana ms SAFES SAFES IRON ron
june to September will amount to over S3Oo,OOO'
Our creditors know this and the assgnees, Nathan
lei Whitman Leesher, Whitman & Co., our largest
creditor, will be sure to dispose oil our goous 10 te
One of The consequences of the failure of Carhart,
WhitloTd ~ Co IS the ASSIGNMENT OF 2es' 90 o. 0 oO
o. West Twenty -third-st., made Yesterday without
preferences TO Henry Reddeld The general partners
In the firm were Albert Best and John A. smith and
John b. Van Wagenen. One OF the general partners
In Carhart Whitford Il Co. was special in the sum
1855. The firm began business IN the fall OF 1879
in SiXth.ave., and was then composed OF Best ana
Smith. The former began his business career IN
Newark n j.. IN the dry goods business. For sew
era wears before he started his present business Best
was a travelling salesman. Smith had been in the
employ of A. T. Stewart IL Co., for several years;
The firm made speciality of children's clothing ana
obtanesd a considerable part of the goods which
they handled from Carhart, Whittord q Co., SO
that The failure of the latter finn made their assign
ment a matter of necessity -
Fernandez n Castillo, commission merchants, NO.
IS Broadway made an assignment yesterday TO
Walter r. Leggat. with preferences of @2o 800, the
largest of which are To JOseina Castro de Llano
500 900 and Jose Caesar LlanO $4,000 The firm
was composed of Miguel Fernandez and Jose Perez
del Castillo and was formed i'll Nov ember, 1882, to
succeed TO the business of A. Aranzo.& Co., OF
which firm Fernandez had been member for sew
cral wears Mr.. Castillo one of the organizers
Of the Spanish American'Ligh and Power Company.
which obtained practical monopoly OF the gas
business in Havana, Cuba by leasing the two rival
gas companies there. The firm sent various art-
Giles of American manufacture 10 different ports III
The West Indies South and Central America and
received consignments of sugar. rubber &c, IN
return The failure is said TO be due mainly to over
advances ON cOnsignments OF sugars.
MANY CASES OF MEASLES IN TENEMENT.
An outbreak of measles in the sx-story tenement