The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-31

NEW YORK, January 30.-One of the
largest fires that has occurred in this
city for many months broke out i'm the
store of Henry Rogers & Co., $40 Broad
way, early this morning. 1t extended
to and destroyed five adjoining stores.
Three skies were sounded and all the en-
gines below Forty-second street re-
sponded. The property occupied the
west side of Broadway. between Prince
and Spring streets, and extends through
to Mercer street The loss can not be
estimated at present.
FIRMS BURNED OUT.
No. $40, where the fire originated, was
. five-story iron front double building.
The first floor was occupied by Henry
Rogers & Co., dealers in fancy goods;
the second floor by Weed, Nelson & Co.,
fancy trimmings; the third floor by c.
A. Yost. summer clothing, and the
fourth floor by Malcolmson & Co., boys
clothing.
The first floor Of No. 545 was occupied
by Robertson & HUFFMAN, dealers in
trimmings; the second floor by p. X.
Wilson & Son, importers Of laces; the
third floor by Stein, Eall & Co., boys
clothing; the fourth floor by NJ. Kaemp-
fer, manufacturer Of waists.
No. SAT is . five story brick building,
iron front, and the first floor was occu-
pied by F. Bianchi & Co., importers Of
flowers.
NJ tI.n x~ralls ~ x.rl.t.l, haxa s.,ut
fallen, was occupied on the first floor by
Louis Metzer, importer of millinery trim
mings; the second floor by Jerkowsky &
Crust, importers Of cloth, and the rest Of
the building by Mitchell & Ricard,
clothing.
No. 555 is a five story brick front, oc-
cupied on the first floor by r. Isaacs 4
Bro, dealers in japanese goods; the sec-
ond and third floors by Samuel Lowen-
stein, dealer in neckwear, and the fourth
floor by Schwab & Sons, importers of
fancy goods.
Nos. 557 and $50 was a large double
iron front, the first floor was occupied
by Henry Newman, cotton goods. He
began on Saturday to move to another
building on Broadway, between Houston
and Bleecker, but the greater part Of the
| stock had not been removed. The losi
is very heavy. L. Lipman & Sons
clothing, occupied the first floor; c. C
Carpenter occupied the second foo
with . heavy stock Of tournures ant
crinolines: j. Peavy & Bros. were above
them.
The basement and first floor Of 56i an.
56S, double iron front, was occupis,
by Stiner. Kahn & Co., novelties an,
Swiss carvings. Smoke and water ruine'
their heavy stock, worth Ga, 900 and in
sured. Gotthold & Co., hat and bonnie
trainers; T. 8. Barber & Son, straw
goods, and the Holland Manufacturing
Company, spool silks. whose factory
in Willimantic, Conn, also suffere'
heavily, as did J. r. Leesnor & Co., i'm
posters Of linen thread. Jerkowsky
Crust. Of No. $50. lost $4,000, with n
, insurance.
CASUALTIES AT THE FIRE.
The flames spread with astonishin
rapidlty after once breaking out, an
several accidents occurred. About 81
. m. President Purray, Of the Fin
Commission, and several 6remen wel
J standing on the roof of $40 and IS
. whea the walls we0feit to trembl
: The order 10 retreat was given, and .
: rushed for No. SIS. Even then sever
. Of tie men were bruised by the failin
: bgicks Of the walls.
Nike Kelley, anistant foreman ,
Hook and LAdder Company, No. 8. Il
: snd received . hsd scalp wound. ~ ~
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