New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-31
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.

LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
UNABLE TO FORM MUCH Of AN ESTIMATE OF TIE
DAMAGr-sOME OF THE C"MpANIFs INVOLVED
II was with the greatest difficulty that estimates could
obtained OF the losses stock In the oudhgs wh'oh
were DESTROYED. All the houses have been recently
stocked with new goods spring trade and few OF
tho propretors had any definite knowledge of the cash
yalue of their goods The stock in Nos 5i7, 5i9 and
55l Broadway, and Nos. 11s, 100. 122, ia and l2C
Mercer ST. complete loss
Henry Rogers 4 Co.. dealers in toys and fancy goods
occupied the Grst floor and basement of Nos $40 and
55l Their value Of stock estimated at 81 80. 0o0 be-
sides the goods which came from John Thompson d Co.
His original stock was fully insured.
Wet Son Co were the floor above, and also used
a portion the third and fourth floors as storeroom
for their stock Of millinery goods This firm had recently
purchased large line of costly millinery goods ana
trimmings valued at about S250,OOO They are insured
for $4,000.
cborles A Yost & Co. had stock of clothing worth
600 on the third floor They not insured to the
full value OF their stock owing 10 the high rates ana VIII
eventually from $4,000 to $4,000 on the 1ourth
and nfth floors were MacomsOn Co, cOthlers, whose
stock will equal Sl25000 which there was an insur-
ance Of 100000 This binding was owned by Hiram ram
Sibley the well known seed mar or Rochester u was
valued at 100000, and was Insured Tor nearly lts u
value 49,, ..u ,...o,oa ,ro.
owned by the Lawrence estate. and j. a. Mahcney, OF
East T%enty tne ase r Baneh used
the building. He Is dealer In ana manuiactter
Of
machinery in bis establishment which was DESTROYED
MI Blanch estimated his loss on machinery ana STOCK
Sl75OOO and said that he was not insured for more
than 100000. He had in his employ over go hands,
all OF whom will be out of work for some tne
AN AsToR BUILDING BURNED.
The other building which entirely burned was No.
553. 1t Is owned by John ]. Asor and was worth
$50 600 and was insured its full value On the first
floor were Louis Metzger Co.. dealers In and importers
of trimmings. Mr.. Metzger but recently returned from
Europe he purchased large and costly stock OF
goods, which had just been moved into the building.
This line cost him 100000 the other side of the
ocean, and he had goods to about equal that amount
already on hand He also brought back with him
valuable loom to be used in the OF cen nn
frnges The loom cost him Ssooo. VIII. 1 . Imsr 70
those made in Germany and France Hands tc work on
Hiram Metzrer is the senior member of The firm lie
said that his stock worth over S3OOOOO ana on ~
was Insurance to the amount OF $2s5.O0o feel as
though bad lost everything tina have got" he said,
and cannot possibly duplicate my stock IN time ior
Mitchell Picard on the floors above with line
of boysclothng, which was valued at $40 @nicn
had insurance of nearly that amount On TIE I
third and fourth floors were JakoWsM Ernst aIs9
Wholesale ,nss Se"sg 10 y
The building north of this was only signify damaged
by fire. but loss occasi0ued by falling brck
and walls An iron bridge connects this building with
the structure directly back OF It, In the hrst moor and
japanese and Chinese goods The stock has been added
largely Of late ant member OF the iirm SAID tnat
insurance this line will not amount to more than
100000 The goods, however are damaged only oy
and the this firm could not be estimated 1t viii
not be over $4,000 at the utmost The stock OF H.
schwab Son in the same building was slightly dam
aged The firm failed about three weeks ago. after the
death OF the senior IN 'mher, who was killed by railing
packed in boxes to he moved and the smoke and water
did not get to much of it, Sap%si far
insured as is also William g. Humbery Co. the tsp
floor manufacturer OF hats He loses about $3'ooo ana
IA iv.p farS
1t is Estimated that $4,000 will cover the damage to
No toe top oor which Ras a ana1np In
the first floor and basement, dealers In trimmings carry
heavy line OF goods, but were not injured more IMAM
$4,000.
LACEs AND CLOTHING DESTROYED.
p K Wilson, importer of Iaces, puts his loss at
S25 0OO Stern, Fak Co.. on the third fourth and hth
floors, Will lose $4,000 on clothing and Max
Kaempiers stock of Innings. valued at $25000 will be
total loss All Of the drms In this building carried insur
ance to nearly the full value OF their goods.
The large double building Nos 537 and $50 Broadway
was not injured by fire smoke. although the contents
were injured by smoke Henry Newman, who had the
first floor basement and subbasement, was moving 10
his building In Broadway between Houston ana
goods still fifty on the main moor
Their loss will $4,000 Anove them are T. Lipp
by smoke $1,000. c C. Carpenter vas on the upper
floors He Is q manufacturer OF crinohne goods ana
$4,000 will his loss by smoke This building Is
When the wall OF No. 551 fell into Broadway 1t
smashed the front Of Frank E. Jacobss eating house
opposite, breaking furniture, ETC., worth $4,000
The double building Nos $40 and Dol Broadway stood
on ground that well known 10 old New Workers
ma the site of one of Barnums museums After the great
showman's first museum lower down Broadway was
burned up moved into the Chinese Assembly Rooms,
large structure which stood who're the re was yester
day His second museum was burned down on March .,
1863 compelling him to move further up town The
building that was burned yesterday was known Tor
many wears as the Appleton Building An ong the New
Workers who watched 1t disappear ware Ex-Governor
Hoffman, Commodore Tookcr, John Motifs, PRESIDENT
Forster OF the Board of Aldermen; FPlummer Police
Commissioners McClavs and voorhis Judge Brady, e1-
Mayor Grace Martin B. Brown and John Graham
PARTIAL LIST OF LOSSES
The getting Of full lists Of insurances on the property
damaged or destroyed out Of the question yester-
day These lists will probably be rapidly got into form
to-day at the meeting of interested companies to be held
at the rooms Of the New-York BOARD of Fro Under
writer's 1t 10 likely that good many policies wsre
issued on burned property by companies not licensed
to do business In the State OF NewYork-" under
ground companies, they called Much Of the In
formation about such lines OF insurance must come
through brokers and public adjusers and day two
will be required to get 1t all In
The assurances the goods oil N)e son q Co. are as
follows:
American. Penu...... $500 Liverpool and Lon
Amencan and Fire. don ana GLOBE. Eng. $lo.OO0
mems J., 500 Lancashire. England. 1900
Royiston. $500 Merchants, Prov. 1000
Boston Under ~riters Mercantile. Ohio. 300
Makasc 10 600 MerohantS, n. J.... 1900
BoatnAp'a PittsburG $500 Merchants and Man ~
Bowery, NewYOrk.. 1000 ufActursrs', Ptn.. xoOV
Equitable. Providence $500 Macon ga. ol6OO
Equitable, NswYsrk 2 300 Mutual n. f--.---. 5Vuon
Eureka Cincinnati. $500 Norwich Union, Enc 2oOO
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