Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-31
New York City Visited by Ore Of the
Largest ConRagratiors Recorded
for Months Past,
Large Business Houses With Their
Contents Destr0yed-The Loss Be-
tween Two and Five Millions.
Ono Fireman Fatally and Several Others
seriously IDjured-Many Marrow KS
capeb-Dttaued losses,
Rig Blaze in New York.

many months, broke out in the store OF
J Henry Rogers & Co., 594 Broadway, early
this morning. 1t extended and destroyed
five adjoining stores. The property &C
Cupiss the west side OF Broadway, be-
tween Prince and Spring streets, and ex-
| tends through to Mercer street.
No. 594, where the fire originated, WIS
& FIVE story iron front double building,
| occupied by Henry Rogers & Co., deal re
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 ID es; Stern,
Felke & Co., boys clothing; NJ. KaemD-
| fer, manufacturer OF waists.
No. 547, five story BRICK building,
! non front, was occupied by T. BsnCh 6
Co, importers Of tiOwers.
No. 553 has occupied By Louis Metz
ger, importer of millinery trimmings;
JaIkOwaski & Ernst, importers CT cloth,
and Mitchell & Picard, clothing. No. 555
is tive-story brick front occupied by
Z. IsaaCs & Bro, dealers il Japanese
goods; Samuel LoWenstein, dealer in
ueckWear; SchWak & Son, importers Of
fancy goods.
NUS OOi huu OOJ mcLG LGlGC NUuDlC
iron front occupied by Henry Newman,
clothing; e. G. Carpenter, stock Ok CriuO-
lines.
Nos, SCI aud sos, double iron front,
was occupied by Stiner, K4hn & Co.,
novelties and swiss goods. TIE smoke
and water rLined their heavy stock worth
S75 600, ard ineGCed.
CylvfIrli G ~ ~ md hODOaf frs
7. L. Bar Der & Sons, straw goods, and
the Holland Manufacturing Company,
spool silks, whose factory is in Will
mantle, Conn also suffered heavily, as
did J. K Lever & Co, importers Of
linen thread.
JerskowskI & Ernst's less is $4,000,
with no insurance.
Tae flames spread with astonishing
rapidly after once breaking GU, snd sew
ersi accidents occurred.
About, 40 President Pur-sy Of the fire
commissioners sad several iremen were
standing on the roots f $40 and 551 when
the walls were felt TO tremnle. An order
to retreat was given and ell rushed for
No. 553. Several of the meE were bruised
by the falling walls.
Mike Kelly fell and was severely in
1ured.
Fireman Sheridan jumped from the
burning root and parts of the wall
tumbled On him. Two Of his men pulled
hin out from the debris. He was taken
| to the hospital with q badly injured chest
and some broken ribs. He may die.
The walls Of 549 and 55I iel The
ruins covered Broadway and travel was
stopped for several blocks. The fire in
sursnce sdiusters say that the loss will
reach 81 500 900. The stock in eight
buildings wss totally destroyed.
Fireman Reilly died st noon fIom his
Injuries.
Welt & Sons estimate their Lose ut $780,
600; Insurance Sl50,00O.
The stock of MslC0mson & Co also Of
Charles a. Yost & Co., was entirely de-
stroyed. The buildings destroyed were
valued at haIfS million. The damage to
stocks isa0W estimated stoveG 81. 600, 600.
rne buildings destroyed and damaged
sud thei owners are:
542 BrosdWsv,l smuel Inslee, of Cal
houn. R )boins & Co., owners, s2OO,O0O
SAT, John Hioahoney, $4,000
$40 and 55l, Henry Sibley Of Rochester
$500. 900.
sos, Backhsm Tate. sI55 900.
sos, John J. Aston, $3.50. 900.
557 and 500, C. Z Dstnold, $500, 900.
56l and SOS, Henry SibleY, $500, COO.
The above includes the less on con-
tents. This is the third time withinIthree
yesrs that Rochester & Co. nave oeen at
tackled by fl e.
The Evening World estimates the loss
at between 81 600 900 and Sc 600, 600.
At Z G. Dun & Co.'S mercantile agency
the losses or the stock of the following
firms are estimated as follows:
X. Issscs & Co, japanese goods, worth
between $500 600 and Ss01 600
mitchell & Plckard, stock, S25, 900.
Je=kow-kt & Ernst, 100000.
SGeip, FAlk & Co., clothing, carried s
stock Of $4,000.
R ,aertsoh & Kaufman, $3.50, 600.
On rle5 YosE & Co, clothing, loss $780,
900.
MslcoImsou & Co., boys' clothing,
stock estimated 81 SI50 OG0
Steiner, Kuhn & Co S75 900.
II. B4chsrch & Co., artificial flowers,
carried a stock of $50 600.
The losses of these firms ere estimated
to range all the way from $4,000 to
Sl0O. 600.