The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-12
/ r IN NEW YORK.
Loss Nearly 100000 Two Banks
Burned and Many Large Stores.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 5-The most seri-
GUS fire with which the fire department
of this city has had to cope for several
years was discovered in the building at
the corner of Blocker street and
Broadway shortly after 9 o'clock this
evening. Within Is minutes one half
of the block between Broadway and
Crosby street was afame, and the sec
ond, fourth and fifth alarm was
sounded. Most of the buildings which
served to feed the flames were old rat
tle-traps, and as they took fire one after
the other, the confagration seemed to
get beyond control of the fire fighters
At 9:15 roofs and side walls fell in
with a crash. In a few minutes the
flames leaped across the street to the
Manhattan Bank building. In ten
minutes it was ablaz9 from cellar to
roof, as was also the building on the
corner of Crosby. This place is Occu
pied by Whites Express. When the
rear wall of the building fell there
we're four iremen in the building next
to it.. The six story building towers
ABOVE this and when the wall fell they
started to run, but they seemed to be
too late and were probably caught,
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tire fire department. Of the city was on
the scene.
No. $40 Broadway was totally wreck
ed. Nos. 636 and 638 were badly burned
but not destroyed. Tnese stores are
occupied by A. L Simon & Co. Adler
& Gloveman and Goodrich, carriage
builder.
The Manhattan Savings Bank build
ing. which Is almost total wreck. was
valued at $3.50, 600. Blerman, Heidel-
berg & Co, Gailors, who occupied part
of it, nd a stock valued at So, 600;
Strauss & Co., ~tailors, in the same
building, probably lose $50, 600; Floen-
felt & Co., jewelry, SIS, 900; other
small tenants $40. 600 The Empire
State Bank building, not even the shell
of which is left, was probably worth
SIS, 900. Among the firms occupying
it, Chas. Hiechet & Co. flowers and
feathers, probably lost $3.50. 900; VIM.
Burke & Co., probably lost $50. 600 the
New York Feather Company 800, 600,
and other tenants $50, 600.
In addition, the stock of Adler & Co,
glove merchants, valued at 800, 900,
which was in the next building, was
totally destroyed; and in the neighbor
hood there were many losses too numer-
GUS to estimate. Should the securities
in the fire proof vaults of the two
banks be destroyed, an even greater
loss must be accounted for. The Broad
way wall of the Empire Bank building
and about 25 feet of the Blocker street
side were left standing, but will fall,
undoubtedly before morning. James
w. Conroy, President of the Empire
State Bank, when seen at his home,
said that the damage to the bank build
ing was 5000, 900 and to the fixtures
IS, 600; and that there were in the safe
81, 600, 600 in securities which he be-
lieved were not destroyed. The bank
did not own the building, and he did
not know what insurance was carried.
Deputy Chief Reilly and Battalion
| Chief LaLly led the crews of several en-
! CINE companies into the building and
up to the sixth floor. AS the building
was deemed ire-proof the firemen took
unusual hazards in climbing up to
reach the flames, which had seized the
entire upper portion of the building.
While on the sixth floor the stairway
below them caught fire, and five min
utes later the stairway leading to the
seventh floor gave way and fell upon
them. Some of the fremen were able
to climb to the seventh floor out of
danger. Chief Lally was with them
Deputy Chief Reilly and the rest of the
fremen were so hemmed in that thew
could neither go up nor down. They
shouted to the 6remen in the streets to
run up ladders. which Was quickly
done, and the imperilled firemen were
soon clambering down to safety.
Deputy Chief Reilly was injured about
the head and shoulders. Firemen Law
ter and Goldman sustained severe
bruises and Commissions Coleman was
able to continue at work, however. |
Deputy Chief Reilly was so disabled
that he had to be taken to ST. Vincent1s
Hospital. No fire in this city for years
caused so much excite ment. At this
hour q a. M the fire is under control.
The damage caused by the fire is estl-
mated to be So. 600, 600. Both the Man
haitian Savings Bank and the Empire
State r ank are in rims /