New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-13
MANY FIREMEN OVERCOME.
FIFTY TAKEN TO GoUvERNEUR HOSPITAL
AFFECTED BY sY)KE IN THE WAREHOUSE AZ
CLINTON AND SOUTH SITS, WHICH CON
TINUED TO BURN FOR OVER "a
unnRS-IOSS EsTIM NATE AT 500. 900.

TINUED TO BURN FOR OVER -
HoURs-LOss ESTIMATE AT 100000.
Firemcn we're kept busy all day yesterday aooas
the ruins OF the storage warehouse at Clinton ane
south sts. and Streams Of water were oeing tnro"n
on the blackened heaps of merchandise last evehns
twenty -four hours after the fire was discovered Cn'ei
Bonner who was ut the ruins several times In the
OF the day. said that The hrcmen never nad 90
much trouble with smoke at a fire as on sunday
night About fifty OF the fremen were obliged TO go
to the tio,verne,r Hospital for treatment bit tney
all recovered and went to their homes or 10 'e en-
CINE houses yesterday morning. The dense s"oss
about the burning warehouse was charged Win 'he
fumes OF tobacco and chemicals. and all OF he hre
men were less affected by II. They sunerea
from severe headache and Inflammation OF the eyes.
The physicians at the hospital were nearly exhaustea
Yesterday morning after waiting upon so many nre-
men,
After the roof Of the storage warehouse had been
destroyed and portions OF the walls had faen yes
terday morning, the heap OF partly burned mer'
chandise had height OF two Stories In the after'
noon the nremen went to work To tear down the
front wall IN south-st which was leaning In dan
9erous condition The building was wrecked COM
pletely but the fremen said there would DO con-
siderable salvage on the merchandise.
George r. Hobby, who the manager OF the
warehouse, sold he cOud not Imagine how the nrs
started The building was closed on SATURDAY aiter-
than twcntv-IOnr hours 'ue Vs.
discovered in the top story F" All kinds OF mer'
chandise filled the building" Mr. Hobby said, but
do not think that the fire could have been caused y
spontaneous combustion. Great care was taken not
20 allow any smoking lighting Of matches IN the
building and cannot think how fire could nave
started there Ny personal loss was about Sloooo'
and | think | had Insurance amounting to about
SO OOO The merchandise belonged to between SIXTY
and seventy firms. / cannot tell who are inter-
..,ted until can get at my safe. and that may %
tomorrow or next day Probably most OF tho nrnis
had insurance on the goods stored The loss, aier
the salvage Is deducted probably will he about $780,
OoO The building belonged TO Robert NJ. Jarvis ans
probably insured The loss on the oWdihS
| was said to be about $25,oOO.
The police In Madisonst. said yesterday that tnere
was no to think that the fire was OF incendiaV
origin although there had been some tax ABOUT ooys
running about the roof OF the building ana smonns
cigarettes there at night.
1t Is thought by Insurance men that the risRs taken
| on the building and its contents Will be found 70
amount TO nearly $3.50 OOO but close estimate can
| get be made owing to the large number OF people
vho had goods there In storage partial list OF the
policies held by John Zimmerman. dealer In straw
| braids az No. l3l Greene-st.. whose goods were a.
stroyed, is as follows American and Firemens OF
| County OF Philadelphia. $1,000: Home. Of New-fork
$4,000: Lancashire, 1000; Norwich tnlon' @lo.'
| 600: Williamsburg City, $4,000 Franklin. S''VV
Other companies known to be Involved are Pnoehix
| NJ London: Phenix OF New York: Liverpool ana Lon
| don and Globe Commercial Tnion. Transatlanuc,
| North British and Mercantile Union, OF EngIand Con
| tincntal and Niagara.