The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-27

The biggest and fercest FIRE New
Workers have witnessed in this genera
ton on the 10th swept the east bank of
the North River clear, from Fifty-ninth
Street to what would be Sixty-fifth
Street, If that street ran to the river.
1t destroyed more than million and a
hall OF property belonging to the New
York Central Railroad and half a million
dollars worth of lard, -four and the
like belonging to other persons, notably
\. X. Fairbank, the great Chicago
lard merchant. The flames destroyed
the two big elevators "a" aud ''B'' of
the Vanderbilt system, big brick
building stretching from Fity-ninth
Street to Sixtieth Street, and occupied
jointly by the Fairbank Lard Refinery
and the Rossiter stores, and wiped out
the dock property of the New York
Central Railroad system from Fifty
ninth to past Sixty-hith Street. At
least one man was killed III his
headlong flight from the fire ct
the first outbreak. \ number were
injured jumping from windows of the
burning building, but in the wild terror
OF the contagratlon no account was
kept of them. The police have a rec
ord of the following casualties: Henry
Benning, single, 694 Tenth Avenue, q
workman in Fairbanks refinery, killed
by jumping from a third-story win
dow; John Johnson, 5l7 Vest
Forty-second Street, likewise
workman in Fairbanks, severe
ly injured on the back by
jumping from a window; Charles Brown,
603 West Forty-third Street, severe inju-
ries about the head from the same
cause; William ]. Noble, fireman of en-
CINE No. ,, prosrated by the heat while
at work at the foot OF Fity-ninth Street;
Edward III. Tobin, fireman, likewise
Drostiated by the heat. Rumors were
lie all the evening that number of
Norkmen had been caught and burned
IN the FAIRBANKS refinery, but it has
been thus far impossible to ascertain
the truth of them.
The elevator "a" had scarcely 100 900
bushels of grain, chiefly oats, at an av-
erage of 40 cents a bushei. The two
elevators, with capacity of 100000
bushels, had barely 80, 600 in them,
worth less than $l00,0 ,0O0. Elevator "a"
was worth $3.50, ,000. 1t was built thir-
teen years ago; "B" was worth 5000, 900.
They were of brick to the third story.
"B' was built three years after "a"
a large part of the expense was
in the solid foundation. which may be
saved. The New York Central also
owned the building in which the fire
broke out. II was leased to Fairbanks
year ago. 1t was six stories high, 2U0x
200, and was OF brick. hundred
thousand dollars may cover the loss up
on that. What the losses are on the
Fairbanks building and Rossiter stores is
conjectural. Putting the formers loss
at S300,000, Rossiter x Co. lose indi-
vdually little or nothing. The mer-
chant who used the store-rooms had
goods there, chiefly -four, lard, straw
board and such, worth easily $3.50, 600.
The individuals insured their goods,
and at least this loss was covered. SO
it was said was Fairbanks.' The rail-
road less is at least 81 300, 900, also COW
cred by insurance, it is said.
Another estimate of the loss in detail
is given below: The Rossiter stores,
contents, 5000, 600; the Wilcox Company
stock, $3.50; elevator "a, I" $780, 600; ele-
vator "B," $4,000; dock "D" ICON
tents), 100000; dock a." $25,O01; the
Wilcox building, 1920, COO; total, $780,
OC0. The loss to property OF the New
York Central Company is covered by
insurance in the London and Liverpool
and Globe Company. The Wilcox Com
pany's stock was injured for 100000
New y ork CentraPs loss would be about
50 ,00G, 500, with no insurance to speak of.
While the fire would inconvenience the
company, there would be no delays in
the conduct of business.