New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-05
4 BIG FIRE IN MORRIS4NIA.
NEWLY STOCKED DRYGOODS STORE
RUINED AND ADJOINING BUILDINGS
DAMAGED-THE LOSS ABOUT 100000

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The worst fire that Morrisania has known for
years broke out at noon yesterday in the building
formerly occupied by A. Zadg & Co., drygoods and
millinery, at Nos. 2,733 and 2.735 Third-ave. The
structure was destroyed and several houses ad-
joining seriously damaged. The damage Will
approximate 100000. The building was two-story
brick structure. with iron front facing In Third
ave. 1t was s5xi40 feet Up to- the holidays the
building had been occupied by Zadig & co. as
drygoods emporium. About that time Zadig & CO.
made an assignment to Henry Rosentha, who
with Isaac We'll, was to have opened the place on
Tuesday, and It was to be known as THE Louvre.
1t was for this opening that Rosenthal Wen
have been for several weeks stocking the building
with drygoods, millinery. housefurnishng goods.
etc.
It was at just II 40 o'clock yesterday morning hat
Patrolmen Hussey and Lynch saw smoke issuing
from the second-story window on the south side or
the building They Immediately sent in an alarm
The fire spread with great rapdity. and In short
time the entire building was In flames. second
and third alarm were sent In. aid II TOOK TWO
hours Of hard fighting the part Of the fremen to
get the blaze under control
When the first engine arrived at the fire Dr. j.
Edwin Talmage was holding services In the Re-
formed Church of Mott Haven, at Third-ave and
One hundred a nd -forty-sixth-st He heard the
Changing of the engine bells and quietly sent the
usherg out to investigate. The doctor was told OF
the nearness Of the burning building and ne gave
out hymn and dismissed the congregation. which
Immediately formed bucket brigade and did good
work In saving the parsonage. which is Immediately
in the rear of the building.
While thus engaged c. II. Hawthorne had MS
hands badly burned. The frame house OF George
s Henshaw at No. 5si East One-hundred-an and
forty -hfth-st which adjoned the burned building,
and which the owner had just renovated. was dam
aged to the amount of $4,000 Henshaws famiiy
had lust returned from the country.
The fire spread to No. 2.737. occupied by Isaac
sinder drygoods and millinery and caused him
about $4,000 loss Henry Rosenthafs loss was
S0 OOO and Mr.. Wells $4,000. The building was
DANA eed to the extent of $1,000
Jacob Hook OF Truck No. II. was 80 overcome py
the heat that he was obliged to go to his nome;
While neither the police nor the fire marsnal VIII
make any direct accusation. II is SAID thcy behe'e
the fire was OF a suspicious origin. .
Mr. Rosenthal and Leo Kaufmann were IN tne
building early in the morning, according 10 Rosen-
thals statement and went away at 10 a. m lney
had been there for the purpose OF making OUT d
list of employees and arranging business detals II
connection with the opening on luesday. Nne,
eastman who directed the twenty-one engines ana
six trucks that responded to the three alarms WI "a
the fire marshal is Investigating the cause Oh te
fire. ,.-, ..o,s,rds NJ
While the flames were destroying thousanGs M OF
dollars worth of property the streets lor pochs
around were crowded with church-Soers ana p'-
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