New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-28
A WHOLE BLOCK WIPED OUT.
FLAMES IN BATH BEACH CAUSE \ LOSS
OF OVER 100000.

THE FIRE STARTED IN SOME UNKNOWN WAY IN
THE CELLAR or DRrGsToRE-A DOZEN
FAMILIES TEMPORARILY HOMELESS.
Fire, which broke in the cellar of Or. Thomas
McNickles drugstore in Bath Beach. early yes
terday morning. destroyed sixteen frame build
ings and damaged four others. causing n loss OF
over 100000 and rendering homeless about a
dozen families. one block and half OF business
houses fronting III Bath-ave, the main business
street of the village, were wiped out
The fire discovered by George Enrich and
Cormack Flanagan, two residents who were
passing the drugstore They gave the alarm and
in few minutes many engines were at the place.
DR. McNicklc says he has no idea OF how the
fire started. as there was nothing save coal and
wood in the cellar. \ few minutes after water
was turned on the fire. there was an explosion IN
the cellar. probably caused by the gas meter. and
another on the store floor. the result Of the heat
coming in contact with the chemicals kept in
stock and stored there. The Brooklyn hrcnen
who went to the fire were not allowed To render
efficient service for some time after they reached
the scene They asked the GravcscHd nI"men u
give them the hydrant. as the city "i"n' QUA
do better work than theirs They reins ! - give
the hy,lrant M under any circumstances. The
engine then went To a hydrant Ii'' - 't way
In thcmcan time the flames spread rapidlY. ~
the buildings were all frame once on hre IL was
almost impossible TO save them.
The freboat David A. Boody was on the East
ern District water front when the alarm WAS
sounded 1t was one hour before II reached the
fire. I'm anchor rope caught IN the prop Her, ana
t. make matters worse the boat run INTO the
mud Al Nineteenth-st on the low tide. Nheh
line ~ hose was finally strung the progress of
The flames was Coon checked.
Tho fire destroyed the following properly irug-
store and stock a. Thomas - hrNlckle. SlfVuO,
story frame budins owned by THOMAS
Trooper damage 81 500: the Siminsen estate,
thrcc-storv frame dwelling and store, loss SNooo,
thrcc-story frame buildings owned by Mlchael
: Nioloughnev and occupied by :. DENIAL as a
shoe s'or, LOGS to himself and store. 5000 Mrs.
Arthur :. Rchman's property a thiee-Story Tram
dwelling I'm Bay Eghteenth-st ana Bath-dNe.,
loss s. 600: threc-story frame dwelling. owned ny
Robert Mitchell and occupied by Frank SchwafZ
as "A hotel and liquOr-stOre. damage 10 DuldlhS
and store sl5 600: two-story frame building owned
BY Robert Mitchell. occupied Oy r.. a Benson
real estate g. 600: Abraham Twecger. tWo-story
frame building 81 900. two-story frame Dullhlng'
owned by Frederick Blunenthal Soooo' t"o-s'oty
frame dwelling owned ~ William Remson. dam
aged ,ivoO: one-story frame building. occupied
az a hardware store loss s. 000 three story frame
building owned by William G. Morrisey. %oVV'
three-stoty frame building adjoining. owned oy
Mr. Norrissey s. 900: three-stOry frame bulIulhg
occupied as real estate Office. S2.OOO. two-story
frame building owned by Alice Il. Mack. build,
ing and furniture. $4,000. Total loss AZ estiihd'eu
hy police sl0I 900: insured toi about Sio'~V-
Several persons whose names could not pe Cd
talned were slightly hunt
or the property lost John Van Pelt Snlelds or
p,th Reach has Sal 900 H. policies covering H.
entered agnins' the Home, Hanover. N"rth
American and Westchcstsr insurance companies
IN favor Of Messrs McNick". Trooper. Dough
@rty. Moloughncy. Mitchell. schwartz ana others