The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-31
GREAT FIRE IN NEW YORK
Eight Large Wholesale Houses and VAL
liable Stocks Of Goods Destroyed,
Involving a Loss of About ST. 400, 900, Which
Is Believed To Be Fully Covered BY Insur-
ance-One Fireman Loses His Life.

New YORK, Jan. 30-One of the largest fires
that has occurred in this city for many months
broke out in the store of Henry Rogers s. Co.,
at $40 Broadway, early this morning. 1t ex-
tended and destroyed the five adjoining stores
Three SKIES were sounded. and all the engines
below Forty second street responded The
property occupies the west side OF Broadway,
between Prince and Spring streets, and extends
through to Mercer street. No. $40, where the
fire originated. was five-story iron front double
building. The fret floor was occupied by
Henry Rogers & Co.. dealers in fancy
goods; the second by Weed Nelson & Co., fancy
trimmings the third by C. A. Yosr summer
clothing. and the fourth by Malcolmson 6 Co..
boys clothing. No $40, first floor, was occupied
by Robertson & Kaufman, dealers in trimmings;
second floor by P. K. Wilson & Son. importers
of laces third By Stein, Falk & Co., boys cloth
ing; fourth by NJ. Kaempfer, manufacturer Of
waists. No. SAT is five-story brick building,
iron front, and the first floor was occupied by F.
Beianchi 6 Co.. importers of flowers. No. $50,
the walls of which have just fallen in, was
cupied on the first floor by Louis Metzeer, i'm
porter of millinery trimmings; second
floor by Jerkowski & Crust, importers
of cloth, and the rest of the
building by Mitchell & Ricard, clothing. No.
555 is fve-story brick front, occupied on the
first floor by r. Isaacs & Brother, dealers in
Japanese goods; second and third floors by Sam
uel Loewenstein, dealer in neck-wear, and the
fourth floor by Schwak & Son. importers of
fancy goods, Nos. 557 and $50 large
double iron front. The first floor was occupied
by Henry Newman, cotton goods; they began on
Saturday to move to their new building.
Broadway, between Huston and Blocker,
but the greater part OF the
stock had not been removed. Their loss
is very heavy. L. L. Lipman Sons. clothing.
occupied the first floor; G. c. Carpenter occu-
pied the second loft with heavy stock OF
tournures and crinoues. l. Peavy 81 Bros.
were above them. The basement and first floor
of SCI and 563, a double iron front, occupied
by Stiner, Kahn & Co., novelties and Swiss
goods. Smoke and water ruined their heavy
stock worth So, 900, and insured. Gotthold 81
Co.. hat aud bonnet-framers; Il. L. Barber 81
Sons, straw goods. and the Holland Manu-
featuring Company spool silks, whose factory is
in Wlllimantic. Conn, also suffered heavily. as
did j. r. Leesver g Co.. importers of linen
threads. Jerkowski & Crust. of No. 500, lose
$50. 900. with no insurance
The flames spread with astonishing rapidity
occurred. About $40. President Purroy, of the
fire commissioners, and several firemen, were
standing on the roof of $40 and SOL, when the
walls were felt to tremble. The order TO retreat
given and all rushed for No $50. Several
of the men bruised by the falling bricks of
the walls. Mike Kelly fell and was severely in
jumped from the burning roof of $40 to 547. and
part of the walls of the tier tumbled ON him.
Two of his men pulled him from the debris I'M
der which he had fallen. He was taken to the
hospital with badly injured chest and some
broken ribs. He may die.
The walls of $40 and 551 fell at 5:45. and tho
ruins covered Broadway. Travel was stopped
for several blocks The stock in eight buildings
was totally destroyed In the other buidnge,
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 and flying bricks.
Fireman Reilly died at noon from his injuries.
The following estimate of the losses is believed
to be as accurate as can now be arrived at:
Losses by Fires. Bianchi. flowers and feath-
900; Belt. Son & Co. millinery ornaments.
100000; Charles A. Yost g. Co., clothiers. $780,
600; J. L. Libby & Co.. shirts. 5000; Malcolm
nest, clothing. 800 900; Louis Metzger, millinery
$50 O00 Beck & Nichols. clothing, $40, 900;
Mitchell Il Picard. $4,000
Losses by Water-Wm. Ronyau, braids, $50,
900; j. Humberg. straw hats, $40. 900; Samuel
Loewenstein, neckwear, SIS 000 Schwab e. Son,
laces, $40 900; R. Isaaes, fancy goods; $40 600;
O00 P. K. Wilson & Son. $50, 900: Robertson &
Kaufman. $40, O00 Adding $50, 900 for damage
to firms overlooked or not specified brings the
ings can be replaced for $500, 900, and the dam
aged buildings be repaired for $50, 900. This
makes the total loss about 81, 400, 600.
The insurance runs up into the millions, some
of which is as follows: Louis Metzger & Co..
$685. 500 Mitchell & Picard $27, 750 Belt Son 6
Co., $l42, 800; the building, No. 553 Broadway.
owned by the estate of J. ". Beekman, 500, OOO
Nos. $40 and SOL, owned by Hiram Sibley, $685.
OOO
While the fire was in progress another broke
out in Charles Piesers mattress factory, No. 16
Pell street. creating panic among the tene-
meIts in the neighborhood, but it confined
TO the building where it started. Loss, $4,000;
insured.
FIGURING Mills Burned.
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