The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
GOTHAM SINGED.
Six Large Buildings on Broadway
Consumed by Fire.
The Falling Walls Blockade the Street
and Impedes Travel.
Insurance Adjusters Estimate the
Loss at $1.5OO,OOO.
Several Accidents Occur During the
Progress of the Flames.

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 Rodgers & Co., at $40
Broadway, early this morning. 1t ex-
tended to aud destroyed the five adjoin-
ing stores. Three skies were sounded,
and all the engines below Forty-second
street responded. The property occu-
pies the west side of Broadway, be-
tween Prince and Spring streets, and
extends through to Mercer street. The
loss cannot be estimated at present.
No. $40, where the fire originated, was
five-stOry iron front double building.
The first floor was occupied by Henry
Rodgers & Co., dealers in fancy goods;
the second by Weed, Nelson Il Co.,
fancy trimmings; the third floor by G..
A. Yost, summer clothing. and the
fourth floor by Malicalman q Co.,
boys clothing. AT No. 545 the first
floor was occupied by Robertson &
Kaufman, dealers in trimmings; the
second floor by 2. X. Wilson & Son,
importers of laces; the third floor
by Stein, Falk 6 Co., boys cloth
ing; the fourth floor by Nj. Kaempfer,
manufacturers of waists. No. 517 is a
five story brick building, iron front,
and the first floor is occupied by +. Be-
nischi s. Co., importers of flowers. No.
553, the walls of which have just fallen
in, was occupied on the first floor by
Louis Metz, importer of millinery
trimmings: second floor by Jerkowski
s. Crust, importers of cloth, and the
and the rest of the building by Mitchell
s. Ricard, clothing. No. 555 is a five
story brick trick front, occupied on the
first floor by r. Isaacs & Bro, dealers
in Japanese goods; second and third
floor by Samuel Lowenstein, dealer in
neckwear, and the fourth floor by
Schwok & Son, importers of fancy
goods. Nos. 557 and $50 was a large
double iron front. The first floor was
occupied by Henry Newman, cotton
move to their new building on
Broadway between Huston and Bleek-
er but the greater part Of the stock had
not been moved. Their loss is very
heavy. L. J.. Lepman s. Sons clothing
occupied the first floor; G. G. Carcoter
occupied the third loft with a heavy
stock of tournures and crinolineS. l.
Peavy Il Bros. were above them. The
basement and first floor of SCI and 563,
double iron front was occupied by
Stiner, Kahn s. Co., novelties and Swiss
LOu1OhO anu "uGOA
their heavy stock, worth $75, 600 which
was insured. Golthold & Co., hat and
bonnet frames, T. j.. Barber s. Sons
straw goods and the Holt Manufacture
ing Co., spool silks whose factory is in
willamette, Connecticut, also Suf-
fered heavily, as did j. Il. Leesver &
Co., importers of linen thread
! Jereakowiski 81 Crust of $50 lose $50
600 with no insurance.
The flames spread with astonishing
rapIdity after once breaking out and
| several accidents occurred about $40
President PurrOy of the fire com
missioners and several firemen were
| standing on the roof of $40 and 55l
| when the walls were felt to tremble
The order to retreat was given and al
rushed to $50 and several of these meI
| were bruised by the falling brick walls
| Mike Kelley fell and was severity in
| Jured. Fireman Sheridan of engine
nine jumped from the burning roo
of No. $40 to SAT and parts of the wal
| of the latter landed on him. Two o.
his men pulled him from the derbrii
under which he had fallen he wa
taken to the hospital with badly in
| jured chest and some broken ribs. H
may die. The walls of $40 ant
| 551 fell at $40 and the ruins covered
Broadway. Travel was stopped fol
several blocks. The fire insuranc
adjusters now say that the loss vii
reach ST 500, 900. The stock in eigh
buildings was totally destroyed. Il
other buildings facing on Spring, Primo
and Mercer street there is damaged b.
smoke and water. The buildings o.
the east side of Broadway was alSC
somewhat injured by smoke.
Fireman. Riley died at noon from
| Iic TniuTioc Wait g. SnnG actin at
their loss at $500, 900, with insurance O
$3.50, 900. The stock of Malconson
Co. and Charles A. Vest s. Co, was en-
tirely destroyed. The buildings DIES
troyed were valued at $500, 600, and Oh
these the insurance is comparativel
small. The damages to stock is no.
estimated at 81, 00O,O0 The insuI
ances foot up quite that amount, AM
are distributed among nearly all tn
domestic and foreign insurance com
panles doing business in New York, i
sums of from 81 200 to S16, 900.
The buildings destroyed and damage
and their owners are, 554 Broadway
Samuel Inslee of Calhoun Robbins g. G.
5000 900; SAT, John II. Mahoney, $50,
600; $40 and 551, Henry Sibley, o
Rochester, $4,000; 553, Beekma
estate S175, 600; $50. John. J. Asto
$15O, 600; 557 and 500, c. Z. Delwort
$500, 900; and 561 and 563, Henry Sibley
5000, 600. The above includes loss o
contents. This is the third time with
in three years that Rogers & Co. hav
been attacked by fire.
The Evening World estimates til
loss at between 81 ,000, 900 and So 600,
600. At r G Dun & Co.'s mercantil
agency the losses on stock of the follow
ing firms are estimated as follows:
Isaacs s. Co., Japanese. $500, 600
S4O0, 600; Mitchell s. Picard, stock {
S25 600; Jerkowski s. Ernest, 500, O0'
Stern, Falk & Co.. clothing, carried
stock of $3.50, 900; Robertson s. Ku
man. stock of $50, goo; Charles A Yos
s. Co., clothing, loss $50, 900; Malcolm
Son s. Co.. boys clothing, stock est
msted at $3.50, 900; Steiner, Kuhn
. Co., SIS 900; II Bacharach s. Co., art
fetal flowers, carried stock of $3.50
600. The losses of the following firm
are estimated to range all the wa
] from S23, 600 to 800, 600: Louis Met
ger. importer, B. S. Sternham, Nj
Birney s Co., Nj. Kaempter, Wet, So
; & Co.. H B. s. E. Stern, j. D. Colt
chalk and f. Brander & Co.
: TERRIBLE WORK OF NAPHTHA.
! BNGHAMFroN, n. Y, Jan. 3O.-Jn
|, ton Gas Light company, was horrib
/, burned Saturday by the ignition I
! naphtha. The naphtha used by Il
I company in manufacturing gas is COZ
2 Quoted from the tanks at the railws
depot in pipes to the gas house. half
! mile distant. The pipe is laid
: State street, which extends throuf
{ the business portion of the tow
D While the naphtha was running fro
I the tank into the pipe leading to Il
q factory, Sullivan's clothing was act
!, IDENTITY saturated with the fluid.
e order to escape the bitter cold wealth
he entered flag mans house, near Il
q railroad crossing. He had been the
only few moments when his clothil
caught fire and he was snon.s mass
. flames. His injuries viii prove fat;
= During the excitement following
L accident the naphtha from the Ia
e was allowed to run into the street, Al
a finding its way into the State stre
$ sewer, caused several explosions in {
: business blocks connected with t
sewer. In one store John LETTERING
S plumber, was painfully burned ahC
the face and wrists. An explosion