Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-14
I'd EDITION.
MERELY WALLS LEFT.
Several Disastrous Fires in New York
This Morning.
TLEGRAP PIERS STRIKE PROMISED.
Montana Republicans Propose a
Compromise.
VIRGINIA'S TWO DIOCESES.
ONLY WALLS LEFT STANDING.
Vvsr 100000 Damage Csused BY the Burn
ing OF An Elevator.
vIRGNIA'S TWO DIoCESES.
ONLY WALLS LEFT STANDING.
Ovsr $4,000 Damage Caused BY the Burn
ing OF An Elsyasor


NEW YoRK, Jan. l4-At lilo o'clock this
morning fire was discovered in E. NJ. Van Tas-
sells grain elevator on the North river and
burned so fercely that before daylight, in spite
Of the work Of a large force of fremen. IL was
completely destroyed. only the walls being left
standing. The loss is roughly estimated at
$500 The cause Of the hire is not known.
AT one time IT seemed as If nothing could pre-
vent the flames spreading 10 a number of ad-
lacent sheds, but by sstursting them with
water they were kept from taking FIRE. The
burned building was seven stories high and
hlied from roof 70 cellar with -four, grain and
meal IL was 80 feet front and $50 feet
deep, At the foot Of 18th street and the North
river. One hundred and twenty horses of the
hnickerbocker Ice Company, whose stables
are in the rear, became panic-stricken and
stampeded through the stable. They were
eventually rescued and taken to another stable.
In the meantime four alarms had been
sent out and eighteen engines, six
trucks and two water towers were
soon at work. The firemen turned their atton-
uon to the knickerbocker stables and the Ex-
celsior stores for oiled meal and hay, which
adjoined the burning building. The roof Of
the granary fell in at about 2:30 O'Clock. Sparks
from the fallen roof caused small fires in the
neighborhood, which, however, were soon ex-
tnguished- After this the south wall Of the
building fell, nearly burying number of fire.
men. One Of them. named Fitzpatrick, was
slightly injured The falling wall carried with
II nearly 100 telegraph wires, which were
stretched near the wall
The firemen succeeded in combining the
flames to the malt house and soon after had
them under control.
BY a curious coincidence another big fire
broke out shortly after the first one Was dis
covered in Morgan 4 Cornelrs tin-ware manu-
factory. on the third floor OF the six-story
building 1913 and 1874 West street, fronting on
the North river and within sight of the first
blaze. Hough Williams occupied the two
lower floors, Morgan a Cornell the third and
Beatty Co.. photographers, the fourth. Their
total loss Is estimated at $4,000.
ANOTHER BLAZE.
At O'Clock, while the fremen were battling
bravely with the flames at the elevator, an
other blaze declared itself two blocks away.
The outbreak was in the bonded stores Of
Messrs. Campbell, Nichols q Gwyer. which are
upon the block bound by West 18th street 81
avenue and West 18th street. The building is
of brick and is divided into separate stores, the
walls OF which are two feet thick. This saved
the structure from destruction. The fremen
attacked the flames from all sides and in two
hours had 1t under control At this time the
two upper floors were Quilted and part of the
roof was burned off. The loss is estimated at
100000, of which SIC, coo il on the building
The fire lie supposed to have been caused BY
SPARKS from an elevated train.