New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-21
Il UdLLPAPEE UIREHOCSE URECEED
HE BLAZE CAUSED LOSS OF $50 OoO-FIRi.
MEN NARROWLY ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY.

IHH BLAZE CAUSED LOSS or $4,000 FIRE.
MEN NARROWLY ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY.
extraordinary work 10y the Fire Department pre-.
vented disastrous blaze I'm hi, ciiy early Yesterday
morning. \ NiN-slory wallpaper Warehouse at Nos
Oh and 14G West fh!rty-lourtltst was afirc from
coliar 20 roof Close against its easjcry wall were
two tanks containing $4,000 gallon, Of oil Frozen
hydrHnts prevented the hrcmcn from using a fll SUD
ply q wafer y wintIy sale blowing aero,
inc cry AT th rate of forty mile, hour sweeping
Vc names toward Large buildings In Which were
stored immense quantities Of lard and oil In t!i,
Face OF such dincutcs ana dangers the Grcm,n
managed to prevent the spread of the flames To ohor
buildings. although they could save the ware.
louise from complete destruction. Tbs fire caused u
loss OF about $4,000.
Ihe burned hulldrg at time Il wall paper
factory. occupied 10y Iirniy Gcdhit d Co.. ana
belonged 10 the Gcdhlll estate after tc death of IL
senior partner. Lately IT had been occupied by tn
National Wall Paper Company u, a warehouse. the
company has eleven factories In the city ANA general
offices nj No. Lett broadway. rsuma> l. ,rtcl. Of
West Thirty ihiId-,t, who formerly volunteer
fireman, discovered The fire III the warehouse soon
after II. H. yesterday and gave an ALARM The
hamcs siad started In the basement Of the building.
apparently, and lad gone up to the roof through
elevator shalt. lircncn who arrived in response to
the first alarm Immediately called foy help. and ocr
calls Were sent until CHIEF Bonner arrived. lie sent
II hit1 alarm. Twenty engines Were called ~ The
fire. A water tower Nhith WI, called could moi -.
used because the water could hot bc thrown above
the second story.
In the Of The TANKS tie large baildne,
Of the Central Lard Company. No. 5lj Il 81
Vest Thirty third 81. and the rcrn knew that If lEr
flames got into p3ose buildings they might destroy
several blocks Of before they could be chcc ki
1t useless to Try Ia save the warehouse, ana
,hirf Bonner ordered the rclncn 10 devote MI tlir
energies 10 keeping the flames OF H. Surrounding
bulldne-. \ number Of hprsos removed isold
the stable Of The Central Lard Company, almost q
rcctly in tie of the Warehouse several men OF
Engine Company 80. L had "a narrow escape at THAI
point after the fire had been burning les, u1n an
hour. The rear wall II tie warehouse. suddenly fell
crushing The >taLl" and adjoining frame structure
some OF the nI,Mcn We're struck hy the njing bhck-
bui not hurt seriously
When the east wall OF the warehouse fell # smashed
Ire top, Of tie oil tanAs and nlcd The tanks with
bricks, The falling Of the wall, .~,cn,d tn danger
Of III. fire Before a. IN. tlr warehouse W., in
ruin, and The fire Wa, under control. some Of the
engine, Remained To- throw water the ruins until
alter noon yesterday.
The warehouse VAS said to have been valued al
40 900. and t. have been insured for tina, sum
/, II was wrecked completely. At Ule Office Of IL b
National WALLPAPER company Yesterday afternoon II
VA, sand That me. .tccn and machinery I'm the ware
pany's loss Wa believed 10 be nearly covered by ,ha
los, AT over 4lOOO0O. The damage 10 TIE property
Iy trn,Ee and water wns said w. he about SO OOo.
The insurance companies interested In In" los Oi the
National Wall Paper tompanys -iOch are ~" Pr'~snn
National. Hamilton northern. n,uranc" 'mpnny ct
Nortl Amrricn, United states. American. Njnic ~
Pcnnsylyania. National Reading Norwich Mon Hart
ford Equitable OF Lloyds. Aetna Providence. t0nccu
and BUILDER, and the stat Investment u California.
The case o. The Are was not known