Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-03
IN THE MILLIONS.
New York City Visited by One Of the
Largest Conhagrations Recorded
for Months Past,
Large Business HoHses With Their
Contents DestrOyed-The Loss Be-
tween Two and Five Millions
One Fireman Fatally and Several Others
seriously Irjured-Many Narrow Es-
capes-Dbtailed Losses,
Big Blaze In New York.


NEW YORK. Jan. 90.-One of the largest
fires that has occurred in this city for
many months, broke out in the store of
Henry Rogers & Co., 594 Broadway, early
this morning. 1t extended and destroyed
FIVE adjoining stores. The property &C.
cupies the west side of Broadway, be-
tween Prince and Spring streets, and ex
tends through to Mercer street.
No. 594, where the fire originated, WAS
q FIVE story iron front double building,
occupied by Henry Rogers & Co., deal rs
in fancy goods; Weed, Nelson & Co.,
fancy trimmings; C. a. Yost, clothing;
Malcomson & Co boys clothing.
No. 545 was occupied by Robertson &
Kaufman, dealers in trimmings; P. K
Wilson & Son, importers Of laces; Stern,
Felke & Co., boys clothing; NJ. Kaemp-
| fer, manufacturer Of waists.
No. SAT, FIVE story brick building,
iron front, was occupied by T. Banch &
| Co., importers of flowers.
No. 553 has occupied by Louis Metz
ger, importer Of millinery trimmings;
Jnkowaski & Ernst, importers of cloth,
and Mitchell & RIcsrd, clothing. No. 555
is five-story brick front occupied by
R. Isaacs & Bro, dealers in Japanese
goods; Samuel Lowenstein, dealer in
neckwear; SchWak & Son, importers OF
fancy goods.
Nos. 557 and $50 were large double
iron front occupied by Henry Newman,
| cotton goods; L. L. Lipmon & Sons,
clothing; C. C. Carpenter, stock Of crino-
lipes.
Nos. sci and 563, double iron front,
WAS occupied by Stiner, kshn & Co.,
novelties and swiss goods. The smoke
and water ruined their heavy stock worth
$75, 600, and insured.
Gstthold Co, hat and bonnet trainers;
T. L. Barber & Sons, straw goods, and
the Holland Manufacturing Company,
spool silks, whose factory is in Wilt
mantle, Conn, also suffered heavily, as
did J. r. Lever &; Co., importers Of
linen thread.
Jerskowskl & Ernst's loss is $4,000,
with no insurance.
The flames spread with astonishing
rapidity after once breaking out, and sew
ersl accidents occurred.
About. 40 President PurTsy of the fire
commissioners and several flremen were
standing on the roofs CT $40 and 55l when
the walls were felt to tremble. An order
to retreat WAS given and sn rushed for
No. 553. Several Of the men were bruised
by the falling walls.
Mike Kelly fell and was severely in
1ured.
Fireman Sheridan jumped from the
burning roof and parts OF the wall
tumbled on him. Two of his men pulled
him out from the debris. He was taken
to the hospital with badly injured chest
and some broken ribs. He may die.
The walls Of $40 and 551 fell. The
ruins covered Broadway and travel was
stopped for several blocks. The fire in
surance adjusters say that the loss will
reach $1,000, 900. The stock in eight
buildings WAS totally destroyed.
Fireman Reilly died at noon fIom his
injuries.
Veit & Sons estimate their loss at $780,
600; insurance $4,000.
The stock of Malcomson & Co, also of
Charles A. Yost & Co., was entirely de-
stroyed. The buildings destroyed were
valued at hslta million. The damsge to
stocks islnow estimated atover 81 ZOO, 900.
The buildings destroyed and damaged
and thei owners are:
$40 Broadway, Samuel Inslee, Of CSl-
houn. Robbins Co., owners, $500, 900. .
547, John Hinshopey, Sl50,000.
549 and 55I, Henry SibIey Of Rochester
$500, 600.
sos, Beckham & Tate. S155 600.
555, John ]. Aston, $3.50, 900.
557 and $50, c. E Dstnold, 100000.
SCI and 563, Henry SibleY, S260,000
| The above includes the loss on con-
tents. This is the third time withinIthree
years that Rochester Co. have been at
tackled by fire.
The Evening World estimates the loss
st between $4,000, 900 and $4,000, 600.
At R G. Dun & Co.'s mercantile agency
the losses on the stock Of the following
firms are estimated as follows:
r. Issscs & Co., Japanese goods, worth
between $500, 900 and 500, 900.
mitchell & Plckard, stock, $4,000.
Jerkowski & Ernst, $4,000.
Stein, FAlk & Co., clothing, carried q
stock Of $3.50, 900.
Robertson & Kaufman, $3.50, 600.
Charles Yost & Co., clothing, loss $780,
900.
Malcolmson & Co., boys clothing,
stock estimated st $3.50. 900.
Steiner, Kuhn & Co, $75. 900.
II. Bachhrch & Co., artificial flowers,
carried stock of $50, 900.
| The losses Of these firms are estimated
to range all the way from $4,000 to
500, 0o0.f