New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-20
THE SCENE OF THE FIRE.
IT OCCURRED IN THE CRIPPLEGATE DrsTRIC-

IT OCCURRED IN THE CRIPPLEGATE DISTRICT.
NOT FAR FROM THE GENERAL PosToFFICE.
Hamsell-st. where the fire originated Is In
the Cripplegate district Of London, not far
from the General Postofice. Aldergate-st. is
the largest thoroughfare near the scene OF the
fire and passes the General Postoffice into st.
Martins lie Grand which Is opposite the south
ern portion of the Postoflce.
Hamsell-st. contained the businesses Of r. l..
King & Co., tie manufacturers Ramsey & Co.,
brace manufacturers; Yates, Vialou G. Co., ware
housemen: William Riema g. Co. manufacturers
agents: Phillips & Abbott. mantle manufacture
ers; Bng. Harris & Co.. New-Zealand merchants;
Turner, Archibald G. Co. elastic web manufac-
turers; II. J. Brady & Co, embroiderers; J. H.
French, ostrich feather merchant; Auerbach,
Franklin & Franklin, merchants; Frederick New
ton & Co, manufacturers agents: William Tay
lor. mantle manufacturer: Thomas Walton, tie
manufacturer; Gustavus Strauss & Co, i'm
porters S. Hecht e. Co., commission agents;
John Ellis. fur and skin merchant; Manse &
Mark mantle makers; Sadlier G. Entrop manu-
facturers agents; James Butler & Co.. lace man.
ufacturers; Glover e. Barnes, printers James
Sayse. mantle manufacturer: Roberts G. Co.,
general carriers; Alfred Brookman, merchant;
Henry Pentony. jr.. & Co.. tie manufacturers:
William Earl & Co.. umbrella makers; Boards
worth & Cryer, trimming manufacturers: Robert
Schmutzler. embroidery manufacturer; Loyis
Birnstingl & Co. bead merchants; Miss Annie
Martin, wholesale milliner; Harrison. Smith g.
Co., umbrella manufacturers; Waller e. Brown,
mantle manufacturers A. Oppenheimer & Co..
commission agents; j. G.. Mouson & Co.. soap
manufacturers Sechbach e. Co.. wine growers
Fred Mohlau & Sons. indigo cotton print man.
ufacturers the Nouvelle Fabrique Rationale de
ChapeauX hat manufacturers, and Lethen
Bros. & Mellin, commission merchants.
On Well-st, which was also attacked by the
names. the principal places of business were
those OF Hamilton & Smith mantle manufact-
urerS; Pitman Son az Co., upholstery trimming
manufacturers; Grierson & Williams, mantle
manufacturers; ID. Burnsten & Co., mantle
manufacturers Michael Levy, fancy goods i'm
porter; Thomas Norman & Son. wholesale sta
toners. Beynon Cabban. necktie manufacture
ers: Wiseman Brothers. woollen manufacturers:
Bernard /. SWinStead straw bonnet manufact-
urer, William Lewis ostrich fea Their manufact-
urer; Beardsworth & Cryer trimming manu-
tacturers Alfred Brookman. merchant; Roberts
q Co.. general carriers, and William NJ lie
Plastrer shirt manufacturer.
Jewin-st. is crossed by number OF streets; In
the vicinity of Well-st. the business houses Of
prominence were r. T.. SemphiIl, iron manu-
facturer; Joseph Mann. tailor: William Edward
Mann. commission merchant; Charles H. Doust.
commission merchant; the London Hanover
Statoners' Company, the Bespoke Tailoring
Company, Wieringhaus & Co., braid manu-
facturers and II. Schwartz & Co, fancy goods
manufacturers. John Milton once lived in
Jewin-st
OF prominence on Jewin-st were the Harper
Star Plate Polishing Company Samuel r.
Hooper stick manufacturer; Hooper Brothers
Qimited), umbrella furniture manufacturers
Maurice Frischer. fancy goods importer; Dredge
McCombie. mantle manufacturers; De-
guingand & Son. tobacco pipe manufacturers,
and +. Hoyman & Co., umbrella manufacturers.
Redcross-st. contained the businesses of Jo-
eeph w. Wilson. tobaccOnist: Alexander Muir
ray & Co.. perfume manufacturers; William
Mitchell. gold and silver manufacturer; Reuben
W. Watson, fancy goods manufacture G.. s.
Ewing & Co. 0mited). wire and hardware mer-
chants: Samuel Gosford, brace and belt manu-
facturer: John Hitchcock, hlousemaker: George
S. Penfod fancy apron maker; Joseph c. Wood
account. book manufactures; Harmar Pearson
& Sons 0mted) distillers; Julius Frank. for
eign goods importer; John Hare Co. floor
cloth manufacturers: S. b. Lpscombe & Co,
moulding manufacturers: Lloyd, Attree & Smith,
shirt manufacturers; Frederick Rouse. uphol-
sterer James White. capmaker: Cave & East
erlng, manufacturers agents; the Great West
ern Railroad receiving office: William Gardiner
& Co.. Australian merchants; Poulter, Drffe &
Co, hat manufacturers: Samuel Ball. ladder
manufacturer; II. r. McHenry, cooper, and
James Redwood packing-case manufacturer
Nichols Square, Aldersgate-st. between Well
ST. and Caste-st, contained the business houses
Of +. Weintrand. merchant; Joseph Sykes &
Sons. braid manufacturers; Ridley, Shore & Co,
tie manufacturers: Bentley & Co. mantle man.
ufacturers: Henry Vollner. trimming man.
ufacturer: William s Bond umbrella man.
ufacturer: Davis Davies. commission agent;
A. Delacour pipe manufacturer; Henri Poree.
artificial flower importer; Steward & Co., ar
thcial florists: Philip Neite & Co.. fancy goods
Importers Thomas !. Wright & Son. pattern
card manufacturers Giesse. Weyland e. Co.
stay bust manufacturers; Arthur w. Metcalf
silk brocade manufacturer and Brown Mar
die. collar manufacturers.