New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-15
THE RIVER FRONT ABLA2E.
THREE FIERCE FIRES BURN TOGETHER.
e NJ VAN TAssEL'S GRAIN ELEVATOR DE-
sTgoYED AND TWO OTHER LARGE BUILD
INGs DAMAGED-LOss. $500. 900.

INGS DAMAGED-LOSS 100000.
Three large fires the side Of the city yester
day morning placed the Fire Department It's mettle
TeNorth River front lighted up by the red glare
NJ flames from a. m. until daybreak. and property
,a,ued at nearly $500 900 was destroyed. The most
showy and destructive Of the three fires was the one
mat wrecked f. NJ. Van Tassers big grain elevator
,nahouse and warehouse at Thirteenth-ave and West
rleyenh-st Flames discovered in the top Story
about m. and the first alarm was runG by Police
man sheehy few minutes later. The building lad a
frontage Of 200 feet Thirteenth and EXTENDED
hack 100 feet. Its brick walls seven stories ana
above was a story with narrowing sides Of iron. From
the TOD down to the first story the flames spfean
andlv feeding on quantities OF dry grain That burned
LIKE finder. ..
Twenty companies Of fremen, wth sixteen engines
and the frebOats Iavemeyer and Poplar MIlS' coulu
not stop the progress of the fire until it had burned ou1
the large building The best that the iremen couIo
Az u,s 10 save the KnickerbOcker Ice Company 5
tables the hay warehouse Of F. Williams d Co. ana
clark g. Wilknss yards, which were close 10 the
elevator building About a. IN. the roof OF the ee-
ystor building fell In and dragged down pieces OF inc
walls some Of the firemen narrowly escaped
,,rrv The upper part Of the building was burned
90, and the walls were damaged seriously.
The fremen had worked more than two hours al o'o
elevator fire and thought they had the flames there
nnder control when they leaped that sparks hau so'
fire 10 the roof of the big storage warehouse az
thirteenth ave- and BethuneSt at distance Oh '"o
h,ocks from the elevator. Campbell. Nichols & ""Eei
ovn the warehouse. which is five stories heh anu
sus the block bounded by Westst'. Be'huno-s.'
Tbi,+.cnthave and Twelfth ST Only OF the elgn'
sections Of the strong brick structure TOOK hre' Ou
the flames proved to be extremely troublesome ~
srbdue The tar roof OF Warehouse H." as INC
section nearest the river was called WIS o"i"'u
through at point near the top OF an eie'n'or
and the flames quickly made their way GOWN '"o
hof+ nc FAR as the fourth story. The smoke was ~
thick that FIVE fremen were carried away msehSipio
before the flames under control Inc H'" a.,
recovered Tie roof Of Warehouse H." was WIc'Neu
and most OF the goods the fourth ana MIN noofS
were destroyed ,. ,,,. ..
The fire in Van Tassels building was at its height al
n m when three alarms were sounded for flames I'D
tho six story building Nos 1913 and 1914 WeSst' winch
extended through the block to Nos ana " 'a'ohio'
Carolnest. is a narrow lane. and IN IL s'aho sc>V'".
tenement houses Many families were lrehleheu o"V Va
their homes BY the flames in the big building in'o
was panic in the lane. where many homes See"c' ~
no in danger Of speedy destruction
Tho flames were rising high above the roof OF the
bundinr in few minutes and the strong back draues
At times made the tongues of fire shoot from Inc VIII
dows as if they were projected by explosions Inv
roof and all Of the floors above the irst were ueSUoH
The cellar was filled with water TO the lever Oh INC
sidewalk and the fire was not out ul'l u'f"s"'
Some of the fremen who worked at that hre went
from engine houses nearly t"o ii'i09 "' VI
East side of the city. ~
The damage by the fire in van laSsels u'liulns
e estimated Yesterday afternoon at about Sl3oooo'
Il was said that the building could be repaired JOY
$40 900. but the loss machinery was believed 10
lie fully 100000 and stock valued az Too,Uuo o ia
Gcer DESTROYED. The amount Oi insurance Wa sd"
=" he 10000. Campbell, Nichols q Gwyer owntr'
Of the storage warehouse at Bchunes ana r'e ~
ave lost about $4,000 by the ire as repairs 10 LA
HniIdinr will cost that sum. Their loss Is covered
nv insurance. The damage to goods Slored III ono
building believed To he about $500, anu ioracn
~ The goods probably We're protected by INSURANCE ,
At Nos 1913 and 1874 Vests inc 3 11laIo - the
buiIdng belonged 10 Mahoney Brothers, builders OF
10 30 New Bowery, and was said 70 be Insured lpi
: ~ ,o,,nt NJ The damage. NOught d Williams deal
ers in iron and steel occupied the hr,t ana sec0 9oG
ories and the cellar Their loss was ABOUT T-oOVo
Ed % member of the firm said that their insurance
was about $40 900. Morgan d Cornell, tea packers,
ocrunied the third floor and lost $1,000. Inc upper
49, Of the building was occupied by Beatty a Notteler
Whose loss was said 10 be $4,000 partly covered
By insurance.