New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-01

GROCERIES RUINED IN THE NORTH
MOORE-Sr. ACCIDENT.
rIRrMrN FOUGHT THE FLAMES TILL LONG
AFTER DAYLIGHT THE ENTIRE Loss
ABOUT 5000 .s

ABOUT 10000
Tho less caused lay the collapse Of the building
occupied by J. H. Mohlman n Goa wholesale gro
GERS. AT Nos IS and 40 North Moorcs,.. and NO i'c
Frankn-st. early yesterday morning was ABOUT
s2coON sspo1o being on the stock ana 5000" on the
building Mohlman u cos loss l. covered by IN
surance. II the collapse hal occurred IN the day
time therc would undoubtedly have been an app"-
ling loss of life As 1t was no one was injured
Immediately after the collapse the runs "'a"'i !
up and twelve engines and watcrtowor 40 po"rcl
water on the blazing '.reckage until long past Gay
light Al {. o'clock the nremcn were silH dc.uSlnS
TIE RUNS What caused the fire is COMP 'te nys-
terry. as no fires we're burning in any portion OF the
North Moore-st. buIding ana only one gas
je; burned on the Franklin end OF the bull Ing
the ruins of the North Moore-st. structure
The building had been recently rcmodellol 10 ac-
SSmmoaa bsa M nS' Se@n pace ny u rn
gagged in laying steam pipes on MoniAA. Inc iofTen
from Frank TousSys publishing nose eo a. So , 80
.'ro,cry nrm, such a. hogshcaas AMI barrels OF mo-
lasses and sugar, We're placed IN ne basement ana
ones ana saiesroous. on the third floor We're
niles OF canned goods. packed IN boxes. II - sup
posed that the weigh, on this floor really caused
Not he Slightest noise preceded the collapse
c. who yns at no Il Nor,h MORE ieS-
pSonsd John y ti'zsnmSns Of 80 ~, 49, G od
pany. Mir Fiizsmmons came over. but. Ike the
crowd OF spectators he could DO nothing but stand
and watch the efforts Of the nreWsn.
Tire building that fe.l was built ten years ago.
anu 1t owned by d. O. Archer. Of Tarfyio"n'
y. y
Mr Fitzsimmors sal! TIE building hal ben
selected by Moh'man q Go. because II was deemed
Of unusual strength and especially adapted 10 heiT
business. The selection made af": a number
% buildings had been rejected
The collapse ana destruction 10y FIRE % the whole
sale grocery store Nos . and 81 N'rth MooT"-si
vii proDa by involve ali of the insurance comI'an -
Interested in lawsuit. - ia" insured pope claim
that there was . FIRE before the building fell -.
whi'e ii IS commonly reported ma the hrding cll-
,a1sei first If the building fell In iiIst thr insar-
ance companies would not be- liable ana they m
tend u make a thorough investigation Of tho CO.
lapse ana the fire. The list OF Insurance On build
ing and contents f. "a heavy ono AMI lS Is foADW~-
On the building. Liverpool and London ana 9 on',
$1,000 Home. New York. 500, sun 500. frIhnc'
s. go. Greenwich $500: total S31""
on The stock Agricultural. sltOp'. Frcm ms Fund.
$1,000 Fire Association 500. II milf IA &.0r. Lon
don and Lancashire $1,000 Queen; $1,000. Pda,'nr
$500: Western Toronto. $1,000, Merchants, New
ark $500. Isthmus. Lloyds $500. German Ameri-
can $1,000. Hanover $1,000 Rr.lan 5000. Penn
sy.vania. &,GJJ, l.)nion Assurance. &"": fac.hc.
g. 900: Home New-York. $l00". scottish Union ami
N.tiona $1,000. British America, XII. fNcmrn :,
Baltimore. 800. total. Sl".ND
On the fixture. western, 1OfoAi1. >'', Allt-
mania. $40; total $50"