New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-07
SCIMNELL BROTHERS FIJI.
THE LIABILITIES SUPPOSED TO BE sl'oo"-ihE'
OWN MANY SAILING VEssELs-oTHER
BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.
No. 20 Ffth-ave

Scanned Brothers. ship brokers. OF New-fork
and ST. John. y. b. failed yesterday. with Habh-
ties not definitely known, but estimated at s5o'V"
They made an assignment TO Archer C. PUDDING
ton, OF Brooklyn. and William }. Whiting, OF NO
p Beayer-s this city, giving preferences TO John
r Haws e. Co. Of Liverpool. England managers
of the ship Samantha. g. 6jl. and Il. T. Carter.
Hopewell Cape, n. T.. 1900 The partners are John
Walter Frederick T.. and Joseph II. Scamnell
The latter lives at ST. John, and looks AFTER the
management OF the business in that CITY. me
offices in this city are No. % Beaver-st. and
were established here in 1876. The business mas
been established many years with varying success.
They own many sailing vessels plying between this
port the Provinces and Europe. but for some time
they have not obtained sufficient business 1t Is
said to make their vessels profitable They former
ly did q large business IN shipping lumber. lime
and lath TO the United States from 81. John. but
that was affected It Is said by the Mckinley tarn.
and since then that branch of business mas been
poor They were also heretofore large carriers OF
petroleum to Europe in their sailing vessels, but
have lost the bulk OF that business since shipments
have been made in the tank steamers. a few years
ago they said they worth 100000
Both the New-York members OF the firm were
seen yesterday at their office They said that at
present it impossible 10 give the amour. OF
liabilities or assets. but they the liabilities
would be less than 800 900. They chiefly due
to creditors in this city and In the provinces The
standing accounts. They said they owned about
twenty-five vessels but could give no idea Of their
value. I'VE are large ship-owners' they said. "and
there is no business for the vessels: that is the
cause of the assignment The transfer of oil ship
ments from sailing vessels tank steamers has
taken away a large part Of our business" They
hope tc be able 10 resume business. but 1t will de-
pend altogether what the creditors decide upon.
William +. and Harlan i. Ross. composing the
firm OF William T. Ross & Son. packers and pro-
vision dealers at Nos. al and 273 Seventh-ave and
Nos. 1853 and 160 West Twenty th-st.. made
sisnment yesterday to David c. Link. giving prefer
ences to the Clinton Bank Of $4,000. and Charles
]. Van Name, Stamford Conn. s47s
Myers e. Anable yesterday put In writ of re-
plevin with the Coroner against Sheriff Hansen
In favor OF Enrich Brothers. for $685. for goods
which they had purchased OF j. Lichtenstein g.
Sons. drygoods MERCHANTS OF Nos. g. and Sc West
Twenty third-st.. which have been levied upon by
the Sheriff under attachments against J. Lichten-
stein d Sons. The goods consist largely of Jet ha
ornaments, trimmings. braids, bonnet pins, etc.
ana the schedules cover twenty-five pages OF legal
cap paper
The schedules Of Henry. Reinhardt dealer in dry
goods, Third-ave and Eighty-sixth-st.. show la
bilites, sl7252; nominal assets. ;77i7 actual as
So 153.