New-York tribune., 1884-01-15
TIE FIRE RECORD.
THREE WAREHOUSES; BURNED.
PROPERTY VALUED AT %2S0,000 DESTROYED
ORIGIN OF THE FIHE UNKNOWN.

PROPERTY VALUED AT %2S0000 DESTROYED
ORIGIN OF THE FIHE UNKNOWN.
The Lawrence Stores Nos p, 2S and %
Easiest were destroyed by fire yesterday. They were
four stories in height OF brick and had heavy iron shut
ters the windows, had frontage OF sixty feet In
Fastest, and eXtenled 200 feet through the block to
Iompus st. They owned by the estate OF Charles
4. Coe aud occupied by Lawrence Il Co. At 7 a. il.
when wormen entered the middle warehouse they found
full Of smoke Flames Of unknown origin had started
on floor. No stoves used in the buildings
and there had been lights in them Saturday evening
As soon the doors opened the fire spread rapidly
feeding upon rolls of iute baggng Three alarms were
sent ont The hrcmen found the interiors OF all three
warehouses abaze when tho iron shutters opened
At first the hrcmen were impedcd by lack OF water
After delay Chief Engineer Bates had several OF
the engines transferred To the piers, where water
drawn from The East River The floating engines Have
meyer and Mills when they arrived. pumped half dozen
large streams each into the warehouses. From the
first however the flcmen that 1t would be imposs
bic to save the buildings. Members of the Insurance
Patrol rescued number of rolls Of baggmg. William
Kipp. member of the patrol company in Great
Jones-st, the roof of No. Easiest. and fell
through hatchway to the ground floor lie WAS bruised
badly end suffered from the shock, and an ambulance
took HIN Bellevue Hospital. Engineer George Sem
bier OF Engine Company No l3. while adjusting screw
Of the engine pump had his hands caught and laceated
badly by a balance wheel.
IL not until nearly noon when the ROOF and front
wall OF the middle warehouse fell that the tremen we're
able get control OF the Portions OF the other two
buildings fell at p. M No. Al lompkins-st, owned by
William LdmbeeT, jr, and occupied by the Manhattan
Tobacco Company, had been damaged tOa slight extent
and had caused loss of about $1,000 In II. Dam
age estimated at $4,000 caused also by water in the
warehouse No 50 lompns St, owned by the COe estate
and used for the storage OF malt by A. {. Pulling Co.
The burned warehouses valued al S3OOUO and were
insured that amount. The loss TO Lawrence Co.
tools and machinery was about $1,000, ana was not
covered by insurance. OF the contents of the ware
houses 10000 rolls OF jute baggng valued at 33OOOO
~, of Nn
Front-st. Mr. Waterbury declined 10 make statement
his insurance The loss lie said, would not amount
TO more than Sl9OO00 and IL fully covered by in
surance. J. /. 4 D. 5. Rker, Of No. AS Cedarst had
burned buildings 2-I casks OF Gartncinc dye
which they holding until it became more in de-
mand. This valued at S3l 800, and was insured in
the American, Continental Liverpool and London and
Globe and the Royal companies. The loss Will be about
$4,000. In OF the houses 10000 bushels OF
salt worth $1,000, owned by Todd Co.. f. ID. MOultOn
q Co, Halstcd a Co and Nash. Wilton ~ Co. The dam
age the Will exceed 81 900 The estimated losses
ia the aggregate are about S2sOOOO. The Warehouses
were built by Charles A COe in 1887.