Wichita eagle., 1888-01-31
NEW YORK VISITED BY 4 RUIN0US
CONFEDERATION.
Eight Large Store Buildings and
Many Mammoth Stocks Of
Goods Consumed.
Millions of Dollars Worth Of Property De-
stroyed in Few HOurs-LiSt
of the Losses.
One Fireman Killed and Many Persons
More or Less Injured Other Fires
and Casualties.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3O.--One Of the largest
fires that has occurred in this city for
many months broke out in the store OF
Henry Rodgers e. Co., at $40 Broadway.
early this morning. 1t extended to and
destroyed the five adjoining stores. Three
skies were sounded and all the engines be
low Forty-second street responded. The
property occupies the west side of Broad
way, between Prince and Spring street,
and extends through to Meyer street. The
loss cannot be estimated at present No.
$40. where the fire originated, was five
story. iron front, double building. The
first floor was occupied by Henry Rodgers
& Co.. dealers in fancy goods; the second
floor by Weed, Nelson & Co.,
ancy trimmings; the third floor by
C. A. Yost, summer clothing, and the
fourth floor by Malcolenson & Co., boys
clothing.
AT No 545 the first floor was occupied
nv Robertson & Kaufman, dealers in trim
mings: the second floor by P. X. Wilson &;
Son, importers of laces: the third floor by
Steinfolk g. Co., boys clothing; the fourth
floor by NJ. Kump, manufacturers of
waists
No. 517 is five-story brick building. iron
front. and the first floor is occupied by +.
Beinach L. Co.. importers of flowers.
No. $50. the walls of which have just
fallen in, was occupied on the first floor
by Louis Meter, inspector OF millinery
trimmings: the second floor by Jerkowke
g. Crust, importers of cloth, and the rest
of the building by Michel & Ricard,
clothing
No. $50 is a fve-story brick front, occu-
pied on the first floor BY Ricaaros & Bros,
dealers in japanese goods; second and
in neck wear and the fourth floor by
Schwab g. Son, importers Of fancy goods.
Nos. 557 and $50 was large, double iron
front. The first floor was occupied by
Henry Newman, cotton goods. They be
gan Saturday to move TO their new build
ing on Broadway. between Huston and
Blocker, but the greater part of their stock
heavy Ashman & Sons, clothing, occu
pied the second floor. c. c. Carpenter oc-
cupied the third floor with a havy stock Of
tournures and crinOlines. o. Heary &
Bros. were above them.
The basement and first floor of sol and
563, a double iron front, was occupied by
Stiner Kahn g. Co., novelties and Swiss
cornings Smoke and water ruined their
heavy sock worth $4,000, and insured. II
Getthold g. Co., hat and bonnet frames,
T. 3. Barber & Son, straw goods, and the
Holt Manufacturing company, spool silks,
whose factory.is in Williamantic, Conn,
also suffered heavily, as did J. r. Lessver
& Co., importerters of linen threads. Jer-
eochO, Wiski & Crust, of No. 553, lose $50,
with no insurance.
The flames spread with astonishing
rapidity after once breaking out and sew
eral accidents occurred About $40 Res-
dent Purroy and the fire commissioner
were standing on the roof of $40 and 551
when the walls were felt to tremble. The
order to retreat was given and all rushed
to 553. Even So several of these men were
bruised by the falling brick of the walls.
Mike Kelly fell and was severely injured.
Fireman Sheridan, of engine No. 9, jumped
from the burning roof of No $40 to 54I and
parts of the wall of the latter tumbled on
him. Two of his men pulled him from the
debris under which he had fallen. He was
taken to the hospital with a badly injured
chest and some broken ribs. He may die.
The walls of $40 and SOL fell at 5:35 and the
ruins covered Broadway. Travel was
stopped for several blocks. Fire insurance
adjusters now say that the loss will reach
80, 100000.
Inc STOCK III elSHU DtlllulHkS WIS tOidllS
destroyed In the other buildings. facing
on SPRING Prince and Mercer streets. there
is damage by smoke and water. The
buildings on the east side of broadway are
also somewhat injured by smoke.
Fireman Kelly died at noon from his in
juries.
Neil g. Sons estimate their loss at $780,
900. with insurance OF Sl5O.0U.
The stock Of Malcolmson d Co. and
Charles A. Yost G. Co. was entirely de-
stroyed.
The buildings destroyed were valued at
S5Op.GG0 and on these the Insurance is
comparatively small. The damage 10 stock
is estimated at 81, 100000 The assurances
foot up quite that amount and are distrib
uted among nearly all the domestic and
foreign insurance companies doing bust
hess in New York, in sums ranging from
81. 200 to $4,000.
The buildings destroyed and damaged
and their owners are No. obs Broadway.
Samuel Inslee. of Calhoun, Robbins & Co.,
owners Sa0o.0 No. a., John II. Mahoney,
$50, OOOr Nos. SO and sol. Henry Sibley, of
estate. $4,000: No. a55. John J. .istor,
$4,000: Nos. 551 and $50, c. f.
Detmold S5o0.000. and SCI and 56S.
Henry Sibly $4,000. The above includes
the loss on contents. This is the third time
within three years that Rogers & Co. have
been attacked by fire.
The Evening World estimates the losses
between 81. 100000 and 81, 600 900. AT r. &.
Dun s Co mercantile agency the losses on
the stock of the following firms are esti-
mated As follows:
r. Batker 4 Co., Japanese goods, car
ried very valuable stock, worth between
1905 900 and 100000 Mitchell & Hicard,
stocks OF So. 100: Jakowski & Ernefh, $50.
coo: Stern Folks, clothing. carried stock of
Sl50, 900: Robertson II. Kaufman. stock of
$4,000 Malcohnson * Co, boys clothing,
stock estimated at $l5a.000: Steiner, Kuhn
& Co, sl5001O: II. Bacharach s. CO., arti-
fetal flowers, carried stock OF $150ooo
The losses of the following firms are
estimated to range OF the way from 5000
TO 10000: Lewis Metzgar, importer. B.
Sternham. N. Barney & Co.. NJ Haempter,
Eirtzon & Co, II. Il. < F.. Stern, J. ..
Gottschalk, and F. Brander s. Co.
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