New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-27
THE philadelphia FIRE.
LOSSES OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
A "F FiREPRooF" BUILDING GOES Up IN TWENTY
MINUTEs-FRIGHTTNED GUESTS.

| MINUrEs-FRIGHTFNED GUESTS.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26 SpCcidb.-The fire Ill
destroyed one-haf OF the business BLOCK
between Seventh phth ss. together with the third
fourth ana fifth Of the St. Cloud Hotel enailng
loss OF over $500 600 Ten minutes before the fire was
discovered the street almost deserted ana no siGh
OF fire was visible 1t first seen on the third noor
OF the sixstory building. Nos 49, III and 7l9 Archst
directly adjoining the ST. Cloud Hotel. and occupied
| by Monroe Bros. & Co., wholesale shoe deal
! ors. within Gitcon minutes the entire structure
| from cellar to roof was mass OF name"
| The entire Fire Department was summoned to the
ground When the OF the engines arrived both sidrs
OF the street In flames and the block became I'M
passable from falling walls and glass. Tho iremeh ny
bravng every danger succeeded IN saving the buildings
on the south side but the loss VIII DO heavy from ire,
| water and smoke.
The firms partly burned out on the south side are NJ
]. Fahy furs; Z. c. Fulweiler cigars f. Gutekunst,
photographer In the sIstory iron front building NOS
us to 72l, the large plate ilass WINDOWS
| arc all broken the front damaged by the
| intense heat and the stock OF the following oc-
cupants destroyed George g. Harris Sons. printers
engravers and llthognphcrs the upper foor OF No.
| 7ls; Glllinder & sons, glassware, No. 72O; d. A.
Hunter 4 Bro, millinery goods, Nos. TO and I'll l. e
Custer Son Il Co.. SILKS and millinery. The trns In Inc
| Monroe Building, where the fire started, were W. H.
Butler, bosts and shoes and Lehman Bolton printers
| and photographers the Crosscup X West Engraving
Company, and ID. ii. Partridge. phOto-hographer The
flames extended six tenement houses III winfield
Place small thoroughfare directly In the rear oi the
| Monroe Building and all destroyed. Tho occu-
pans were compelled leave their homes by tho p0nce
| and had sufficient time their effects.
During all this time the guests OF the
ST. Cloud were huidcd together tho first
loor solie with scarcely any clothing on Thcy had
been hurredly aroused and lett almost everything In
| their rooms. Ladders run up and botn hremen
and policemen searched the upper floors for any person
who might still he asleep None was found aud fortu-
| natey with the aid OF the northeast wind the flames
wcr4 kept back long enough to allow the removal OF
most OF the furniture and baggage above the second
floor the last article was taken from the hth-
story c entire upper part OF the building burst into
flames. The guests orderly and were removed To the
London Hotel No 7OJ Archst and houses in the vicinity
II is believed that the fire caused by an explosion
| The Monroe Building which supposed to be fire
proof succumhed the flames in less than twenty MN.
| n e. Abont zoo men and women will be thrown ont Oi
| work by the frc The s. Cloud Hotel Of the
Oldest Lostercs III the city ana was Formerly known as
The Ashland House. Il had 300 rooms and accoumoda-
tions Tor $50 person. 1t wa, kept by Nullin Bro.
and wa owned ty Thomas W. Price; For many years
tho Republican tat Committee had lts headquarters
| there. The snow upon the roofs OF the hoh.oS ior
squares IN every direction nnHouo'rdy pftNg]nl.% ] y u
much more serious conhHGr2u0n Iieces 81 % %1uI,IhS "
ani Marketst was ied with them.
The 10 scs and INSURANCE " lar as cou" Ee Grnou %
are follows: Monroe Brothers, Sloo'Vo0
insured for So 900: Lehman Bolton sisO.OOO fully
$4,000 Cfo-sup6 West. 100000; -. Cloud Hotel In
4
almost wholly rnipcd was valued at $4,000
| Ibr Insurance ~ $4,000. The stock Of
OF Julius Gcr-tle & CO.. who In hc May building,
il injured for 900: u. 4. Hunter Brothers, No ~
Arch IT.. had their stock OF ribbons. e'c, valued Al
| 100000, badly dHndgcd Insurance $4,000 ;
| ticor4e I. Harris & sons, NO' 1lt 10 ~
Arch st. printers. eugravrrs aud llthoEihhers
are insured Tor rlOOOOO on stock aud S1OOuO on the
building 1lclr loss Will he about $4,000 Tie loss OF
| 4. Gutekun-t $l5.Oou. with $1,000 insurance; A.
Rice No 10 Arcist.. = 900; Gallagher Ctsay NO.
! ~. $4,000; London Hotel and rear build!ng-'
| 81 1000 +. h. Wourath, No 40 Arch-st 5000; VI j.
I,hy. 7lI 5000; L G. EulWciler, No. 10 ~ ,JVu
sx trick dwellings iu Winhcld-st $4,000 scho-d er ~
| Hiary. $4,000 May Brothers, No. ~ ATch.eL'
| sIrOUOO insured for 10000. a. = custer. Son & Co.
90 80 fuy insured. inc Monroe building. who're the
| ur. began, yaluci ~ $4,000 bhd insured fui
| 100000 james 4 john Hunter, lthogrAphcrs, Lost
| $4,000 insured for that amount
Tho large quantity OF water thrown on tie IRE occa-
stoned pressure the sewer AZ Eighth AMI mi
bert sta, aui chu-cI II to burst The basement or
Thomas Bclcher- drJguOis store was Hooded 70 IN @
depth ol siN feet aud most Of The stocL, VIII d wts
yaircd 40 $4,000. ruined Later in tic LAY the
street cayed IN. making hole about t"eAy-fet square
| and ten feel dccp.