The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-30
RECHERCHE ON FIRE.
The Former House Of All Ma
tions" Damaged $4,000.
Costly Tapestries and Furniture
Burned Like finder.
watchmcn Have Lived in the House
Since the Police Closed 1t.

The Hotel Recherche. formerly known
as THE House OF All Nations" mag
nifcently appointed house, opened by
Nine. Emma Charles. and closed In a
very short time by the police, Was dam
aged to the extent Of $40, 900 ~, fire early
this morning.
The hotel consists of four houses
numbered III to i3 West Thirty-second
street. They are uree-story brick build
ings. Besides these. there are thfee
other three-story buildings Up the rear
of No. III. that extend back to Thirty
third street
Since the house was closed. three
months ago, by Capt. SchmttberSsr. IT.
Is said to have been unoccupeds Will
iam Davis and Charles Guy, private
Nwatchmen. have been alone in the place.
watching the beautiful paintings, the
marvellous mirrors, the wondrous bed
steads and all the other gorgeous, trap
pings.
Just after 8 o'clock this morning.
! Thomas Wharton. a Waterman for the
New York Cab Company. which is
across the street from the hotel, saw a
pun Of white smoke ascending from the
he caught the odor Of burning cloth.
! He ran across the street and hammered
Tavs Who door was % a N " there and
Both men tried. but could not locate
the fire, although the house was filed
with smoke. So Wharton turned In 'an.
| alarm.
The nremen located the flames in the
West Thirty-th!rd street Is separated
from No. III by three-feet alleyway.
and the two houses are connected by
covered passageway.
When the fremen arrived the flames
had extended through the passageway
| to the basement and ground floor Of the
| rear house.
There was considerable trouble In get
ting line of hose strung. for since the
house has been closed the furniture and
nttlngs of the front house have been
packed together and covered with can
! vas. They occupied nearly all the space
BY the time the FIRST hose was in
working order the flames had gained
considerable Roadway In the basement.
the antique oak-anished halls and the
Enthusiastically designed paper-mache cell
ings burning like tindeY. TO add to the
labors of the tiremen. the walls Of these
lower rooms were set with marble and
Mexican onyx. that becoming red hot
/ burst and few around in showers.
The upper stories were flooded. and the
white and gold enamelled furniture. the
bric-a:brac and the antique chandeliers
When Deputy Chief Purroy saw the
dangerous location Of the fire. and It's
possible extent. he sent out second
alaYm.
The ire-nghters worked with great
energy for an hour. and succeeded in
combining the flames to the rear of
| Fire Patrol No. g. with Capt. Raffer-
ty. covered the furniture and orna-
ments with tarpaulins;
by the crossing OF the electric light
wires In the basement. The decora-
lions of the house are of such a deli
cate nature that a mere spark was all
that was necessary to set them afire.
and 1t was almost a miracle that all
OF the buildings were not Quilted:
has not been near the hotel for weeks
The houses are owned by AL Adams
the sporting man. Waterman Davis
sSys the place Week aro
since then no one has been near IT.
Some time ago the houses were en-
tirely rearranged, RENTED and renamed
Charles. 1t is SAID that the interior
decorations and the furniture cost her
The previous reputation of the house
was against IT, and Capt. Schmitt-
berger. considering that the Bohemian
days of the Tenderloin were at an end.
ordered the place TO be closed.
The last days of the old house were
marked by adversely. notwithstanding
its elegance.
had set their heavy hand upon It, the
judgments began to pour in. There
were judgments for unpaid gas fixtures,
for carpets. for lace aud silk curtains
and half hundred other things.
A Sheriff's sale was advertised to
take place on Feb. /. hut Mrs Cha rles
called on Sheriff Clancy the day before
with a certified check and satisfied most
of the judgments against her.
Nine. Charles was sued In the City
| Court to-day by Buchanan Brothers
coal dealers, to recover s237. 70 for fuel
furnished between April q, 1892. and JAN
( II. 1894.
Edward McCarton attempted to serve
her with the summons and complaint at
her house, III West Thirtysecond street,
on June 2, but was told by woman
there that she wasn't in.
Judge Van WICK granted an order OF
substituted service to-day, and a process
server Will probably tack II on the
madams door.