New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-03
LOSS IN THE DRY-GOODS DISTRICT.
FLAMES BREAK OUT IN WHITE-ST.
THE DAMAGE WILL PROBABLY AGGREGATE SIOOOO
--NAMFs OF TINE sUFFERERS

THE DAMAGE WILL PROBABLY AGGaEGATE SIO,OOO
--NAMEs OF TINE SUFFERERS.
There was another big blaze in the dry goods dis
trct evening" aud only the energetic action of the
fremen under the direction of Chief shay prevented
a general conhagratlon and the destruction of prop
erty worth millions of dollars. The fire was discov-
cred by citizen, who called the attention OF Poce
Officer Grady to II, and he sent an alarm from Broad
way and Whitest. The engines came rafting over
the slippery pavement In few moments and then
began hunt for the fire. Whtc-st was filled with
dense black smoke and 1t seemed to be coming from
a dozen places at once A bright burst Of fame that
shot from the first floor of No. 81 Whte-st sent
food Of light through the smoke and showed where
the trouble was In few moments the water OF
half dozen engines pouring into tho building and
the fire was put into smoudering condition.
For fully half an hour there was no blaze seen
from the outside. Suddenly and without any warn
ing terrific roar heard and white sheet of
fame carried without seconds interruption 10
the roof The glass I'm tho windows was blown into
the street and several fremcn were cut by the flying
fragments The flame had hardly reached the top OF
the building when tho roof fell In The structure
was of brick and five stories high From every Win
dow on the front tongues Of flame dortcd out and licked
the big marble building across The street.
When the building was all fire and 1t began to
look as II the whole block Broadway would surely
be DESTROYED Chief Shay sent out three alarms, or
special calls for engines and one special call Tor
truck The streams from three Of the engines were
concen into one stream from the water tower
and the great body of water was thrown INTO the
uppcr part OF the structure. Finally the water
got the better of the battle, the hamcs gradually DC
lower and then went out altogether leaving thc
building totally wrecked ,,.
The building occupied by simon d stientlcr,
commission merchants Posncr Bros. = Lapowsll tS
Bro. Mailer a Meyer, and the Caxton Bookblndlng
Company. Tho latter firm had the four upper stores
and their place filed win stock aud heavy ma
cblncry. Their loss Is estimated at 100000 The
OF her tenants had only small amount OF stock ana
altogether their loss will amount to $1,000 Nothing
buf the front and rear walls Of the structure were
left standing and IL IS estimated that IL VIII teho
$4,000 TO cpair the damage To IT,
When II was seen that No. Fl could nor DC saVcd
attention was given to the adjoining buildings: D
rectIy across the street the siXstory marble ed
flee occupied by f. s. Higgins d Co., No - ana 80
Whitc-st as a carpet salesroom, and by Topping &
90. a,ctlonecrs at Nos. 80 and 81. This structure
caught fire several times and the window frames IN
the front were burned The fire got into the sixth
story but was speedily checked. W. Topping q co.
had so5OO00 in stock but 1t was only slightly dam
aged by water. Flying sparks set 70 to the WINDOW
frames al Nos. 70 a3 and S5 VII ;st ana me ifo
went through the third story at NO. ~, ocullea @ Dy
Edward Barr, bOofbinder. and did about S2OoO dahl-
acc. Speery & Bcallec and the Bradley, voorhees, O.
pay Manufacturing Company occupants oil Nos ~
and So, were slightly damaged by water