New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-18

Connett e. Co.. hatters. was seen TO be blazing
Between that building and the Cohnfeld building
stood narrow four-stOry structure, but the naines
had gone around in the rear. wing OF the
Hamerslorgh building extended TO Mcrcer-st., De-
hind the new ten-story freproOf building on the
corner The wing was in flames in a few minutes.
and the building No l02 Bleecller-st, hemmed III
between two large fires, quickly caught hre also'
Then the fve-story building No. 40 Greene-st'
adjoining tie Cohnfed building, began TO purh'
1t began to look as if the flames might sweep
the block The tired firemen exerted themselves
to their utmost to stop the c0ntlagratioh' anu
streams from twenty engines and a waterIt0wer owe!
soon began To tell on the flames. The buildings
at Nos gs and 100 Beecker-st. and 10 Greene-s
were sa we'd from destruction, but they were Sultu'
while the building No. l02 Bcrcker-si. was partly
crushed hv the falling east wall OF the Cohhielu
building and was wrecked completely Oy the
fire The walls of the biz hreproof building az
Bleecker and Mercer sts. were strong chouem 70
stop the fire at that point and the north wali ol
the strong building No. los Grccne-st.. extending
through the block to Merccr-st., prevented tne
flames from going furher-in that directlon: Aoou,
m Chief Bonner gave "ntro SiS but the be engines
continued to throw water upon the hames "h'I
long after midnight. Al, ; ro,rb, q,
by the fire will involve a total loss OF more
than 81 500. 900 The Cohnfeld building cost
$3.50. 900, and was built SIN years ago. ~ Vas t
sold by lsidore Cohnfed 10 u. W. Mehde,ii ,nG .nf
Bowery tobacco merchant. for that amount. Alfred
Reniamin * Co say they had stock amounting
TO 81 900 in the building when tie flre DroHe
out This loss i sad to nave ncs ' "f rem mem
brrs: Eugene Benjamin, who. since MS iatle'
death, has been practically the head OF + the con.
Adolph r. Albert F. David and Morris +; lloch-
stadter Isidore Joscfc. and samuel ana Jess Jesse
Rosenthal The building also was fllIy lnsaren.
The house Of Alfred Benjamin q 60. IS sppheh
Al in
sale clothing trade The spring season. always
the busiest of the year. is just now eNceptonaliy
heavy and it is estimated that the loss IN hnndre9S
of contracts. which cannot now he iuInlted' Will
not fall short Of 100000.
The siy-story brick and stone buildiny. at No.
40 Greene-st, occupied by Sylvester Levacher
Co., dealers in wGoeH fe n%ey Sy To0 +
SondheeIn. and NJ B. Schwartz 4 Co., wholesale
button manufacturers, loses IT'S fourth. NTH and
sixth floors by fire, the remaining flooEs nein@ ,;.,
which IS owned by DR. Erastus f. Marcy. VIII
amount TO about $4,000. Sylvester, Levacher
& Coz vino occupy the whole of the four upper
floors. place their loss at $4,000 in stock. when
is covered by insurance. and about 100000 IN
unfulfllcd contracts. " b. Schwartzs stock.
which is not all gerisdhn9dble' IS injured BY water
The old. small fonr-story brick building No.
100 Breckcrst. sandwiched between the two
giant Cohnreld structures and occupied ny NJ. II.
Ros'nstrn ostrich feathsrimake; Is c9mPIiie %niIdie
next door. it is owned by \. VI. Parsons. and IS
worth probably about S3o,oo0. its value being
greatly enhanced by the ground-rentaL
So 100 Bleccker-st is the siX-story building
occupied by the clothing firm Of El2nmersl0ugh.
SAX, & Co.. and +. V. Connett q Co.. wholesale
hatcrs The IIammersough h-SatS firm occupied
the whole upper part Of the GlHding. leaving
the gronnd-h0o 10 the McsSrs. Connect They
estimate their loss on stock at 100000, while
their existing contracts amount 10 another Sloo,
600 Mr. i'onnctt's stock Of hats Is rnined by
nd bp lose about \
ing for the entire obstruction by fire of three
floors and the southwestern annex, the loss or the
huiidinc will not exceed $50. 600. Tho stocks of
tho two firms. together with the building were
protected 10y rmrancr.
The mammoth firc-proof warehouse Nos s6
and 9s Bleecler-st which few months ago was
transferred by Mr.. Cohenfcld to his wife Rachel.
passed through the flomcs tripmphnntly. aud $500
would probably cover any damage II has Sis
taincd from the fire. Many of the warehouses
facing tho burned buildings in Greene and Bleecker
SIS were more or less injured by sparks from
the fire or by water, hut in each case the cost
Of repair will not exceed few hundred dollars