New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-18
TIE NINTH Ward BLAZE.
SERIOUS LOSS PREVENTED BY THE EFFIClESof
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

crp1ouS LOSS PREVENTED BY THE EtfiOiIN'1
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The fire which destroyed the siH-story hoSS
and Robert Taggart's fvestory storage Mdie"VuS' -
tho ,vest side of Abingdon square ana hshVeu up D
v,n,b Ward for several hours or THURSDAY hien'' W."
NOT extinc1llshed until the sun rose on the rum, ~
.o,,or morning 1t had extended to other Duiiane''
h, tho twenty odd companies OF hremeh' c'ii'u :,
The third alarm and two nines,' were abe 70
,s lossos outside of the two large structures winch
- dostrovcd At one time the flames had reafheu
out I'm the direction Of Police commissioner ''',
house at Greenwich and Bethune st''' Out INC "o
y,as not damaged at all. Tho fve-story teDeIne"s
house No. 90 Bank-st., opposite inc hoSs D nI
was damaged by the flames and seventeen i''HA'S
who had fed from their rooms IN the hoss oSs -
~ their furniture and clothing. Several teheno.r
go IN Creenwich-st were damaged less seriously
ond the furniture in the rear rooms escaped iui''
The latter houses were occupied again yester1al'
when the walls of the Ross Building fell at a. ni'
the front i'm Grcenwichst. toppled over on INC W
track OF the Nlnthave. elevated railroad ana snA'I
the ties and wooden guardrails beiore inc -
framework of the railroad was fairy cool Ses''',
morning worbmen were busy repairing the uacA' s
trains were running on IL past the ruins soon @V-
noon Firemen were busy all day cooling on tle ru'
and milling down fragments Of the walls OF the NJ
building which still remained IN Bahh-sV' -.
Peters of Hook and Ladder Company NJ 40
slightly hurt by bricks which fell upon hlh TIC -
home. Early in the morning Firemen Lawrence ~.
Kcnpa of Engine No. %, and John Purdy, OF Ens'H.
No 81 and a man belonging to Engine No. D. Low
been hurt by falling bricks. but their Injuries "'''
said not TO be serious ....,, a,
The losses by the fire were estimated YESTERDAY ~
ahout s35oOOo The Ross Building. owned DS re's
N Wilson was erected four years ago at q Isl ~
81 10000 Wood Il Hughes, tho J9hhs'. "a WE'VE thc
occuped the top floor OF the building S ~ he i'm.
heaviest losers there Their stock Wus e.Iv douhle
snred for 100000 and TO be valued az 500 the Ia
that amount As there will be mueh sSi's ~ other
~ the firm NAV not exceed $1,000, a. ~ afont "a
occupants OF The building were sau " ~ ooo. An.
follows: d. f. Foley. gold pen Ja:V ~ Va, WAGON
drawS G co brass works, S3,OOO New1iV.A "a
comnanv si0 900; f. f. sedl, hats, So,oVV Liza
Cscpdas Comnany Is, 900; F. NJ IpaA e'' SVi1 no "a
naSar al 00hs Automatic Tube Works, tl,OVO' -
St.nnn, :. TewYork Post0fhce fixtures, c2oVO 10
master Van Colt announced that money "uerS n mail
nn sta,,on G would be paid at station w. NJ "S
To cgart;s storage warehouse was an om ~" 80
and IT, des,,rcton involves loss OF Only S-VoOV LA
cns,~e az the contents. Furniture stored II ths oS
inc was aid not 10 be OF the expensive sOrt Shu
ably did not exceed $4,000 10 valne. ~ .nnarty
10 many persons, NEST Of whom hsd ucr P'"P
The bouse No 60 Bank.st. belonged TO Ar " hSe,,.
and was damaged about 81 900. Losses or uI Dsss
pants amounted 10 about the same sum ing ga 10 "a
10 houses and furniture In Greenwich-sh wHs ~ b
about 81 900. Most Of the losses were Oe'e''" "
covered by insurance.