The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12

display of clothing. 1t was several minutes
the Ann street side Of The store presented a
The police arrangements were better than
they have been at n big fire for a long time. In
spector Cross had 200 men under him, and fire
lines were established from Spruce street to Full.
People without fire badges woro not allowed in
side the lines, and those who came out of build.
R lnes r@sI back Sl IN rn q hurry lnes or eoi Tne b elaepda ths cor q.
don of police. For the first time in many a day
the fircmen were not hampered by spectators.
EX-Gov. MORTON OF HIS LOSS.
A sun reporter, who found ex-Gov. Morton,
the owner Of the Nassau Chambers. resting at
his home, 6sl Fifth avenue, last evening before
going to the Charity Ball at the Waldorf sto-
erty might be worth. $500 600. He did not
tho papers relating to the building were in the
vaults of Morton. Bliss. s. Co. He said he
thought he owned the building just south of tho
much much he had paid for ~t the n Nassau Chambers. AND
thought he had got it in exchange for some
Are you going to the fire. Governor r. asked
"oh. no." replied Mr.. Morton, II have q
previous engagement. 1 am going to the Charity
FIGHTING FIRE MANY STORIES UP.
To fight the fire in the new fourteen-story
ficult problem. Seven lines OF hose were led
into the building. the engines supplying them
and Spruce streets and up Nassau as far as Frank
fort street. One line of hose was carried through
spalding's salcsroom on the ground floor.
premises next door. Three lines were carried
up each of the two stairways and to the windows
The last lengths were disconnected from two OF
the lines, and were carried up to tho top floor of
the new part OF the building. The ascent was
made while the length OF hose Was attached
to the standpipe fire nozzles. one of which is on
gine 2 that did most of this work on the upper
floors.
The elevators were used to facilitate the
transfer of firemen. but all the hose was carried
up the stairways, which have marble steps laid
In an iron framework. ana wind up, with three
elevators. The fremen made short work of
doors. windows. and office furniture to reach
There is a twenty.foot, light shaft between
a Ing Snd n shs tho Per sn,m wing ver Of n the to N .,snS'
streams into tho heart Of the Are. Above tho
fire and deiuge it from above. Ali but one of
the lines OF hose had been removed from the
building by IL O'Clock.
TENANTS OF NASSAU CHAMBERS.
The office Of John A. Mason, United States In
tcrnal Revenue Collector for tho Second dis.
trict. was on the first floor of the Nassau Cham
6ers; together with the offices Of the following
7. l. Cornell, Thomas Dowd. John G. Gray.
James b. Mulligan. Ed J: O'Shaughnessy, John
Following is an alphabetical list of the other
tenants. numbers in parcnthesis indicating the
floors:
Alexander. Louis t6): Allen. Lewis II. Coy: American
Publishers Collection Company a.; Alderdice. James
(.l; Armor Ribbon Company ~:
G Is39 R, 6IS,r' {41i B @s E Sr sSS1 J: o.; Bright a AS:
minister, wi Il. a.; butterfly Bicycle Seat Company
ta,i buyer Reference Company; incorporated 49,;
&c Gai Civ, W. s 7: F 2,S Ga%P; Fred RED, + r 81; cs Gops.a MUra AZ,
Clark, Morris (5); Cohn. Miss Eno (5); Conley. Jefer.
son b. t5)' Coursen. Alfred c. 49,; Creditors Legal
Davis. Edwin G. 90; Davis & Loeser 90: Derby Desk
MA. lji: Ducret, A. +. t6l: Ducret 4 Eddison 10; Du.
mont & Son l2); Dunn, Frederick u. "a; Dunn &
Jewesson a.; Dunn. Richard d. az; Deutscher Hulfs-
addison: E. h; 90: Esle5, Nathaniel \. o.,
Fillmore, w. c. to); Fry. George Gardiner ~; Furey.
Goodsir, Jno. p. Ca,, German.American Detective
Bureau a.; Gage. Nelson W.. t0); Grimiey. T. Harry
Hamci. L. j. tBj; flaming, George T. "a; Hanway,
=. J. co.; Harris; Stanley G. %; Hart. NJ. w, %;
HAS, Ia: H Georse co. cyi Hayes co5 5%an tS'i m.ore% Stan aarrd
i 4: 10; Hamburger 4 Hamburger tsj; Hart 4 Co.. Z.
Ingsaham; Arthur ~; Igngr9ham. Daniel I: ~.
Kane, W. j. (2); Kennedy. ]. (2); Kroner. julius
Levin 4 Potsdsm cal; Levin. Henry y. tsy; LANCER.
Locser, Charles p. (5); Lord. Walter II. i2); Luersen,
40; LeaEitt. Joseph y, g.; Levy, BENJAMIN D. t2);
forth; F. " q; MsGartie I. D. G,; McGoyefn; " |.
g. 81, G a"l,s 4a hsai. y %% "a; Manhattan Ss1; a pIss cd TssS 5:
Mason, James II. 80; Mason Palmer 20. 90; Ma.
Legal k AsSs1t ts,i ys S%' Y ss'i ) Business I'll sSs' P pn9'sSii9P 1s 81
Ne,c f3rk Ctttsen to); North, William (2); Niclas,
o'Caliaghan. Daniel J. N. 20; o'Dwyer. W. H. (2).
Palmer. Cyrus 9; 90; Parsons. George +, t6)' PEG.
shop ground noor)i Pierce 4 Nelson 10; Praet,
Henry A. ob)i Prior. John G. (e)' Potsdam. Charles
Randolph. A. n: go; Randolph & suliinger te);
Reeves, Ispa1,o 7. {S; RSseborn, i; "; 90; Rosen:
W. O6); Ryan. Frank L., 80.
sanders, 4 Eossnstsin 90; Sanders. Leon le);
Eli S. c3i; smith. wiiliam Z. ts); sherman. Thomas p.
sa,o Slmon $50 Alfred ~, Ii; 5S6i smith %Ilh: James casper .s1'
s ssse "a Z s .qS i@S: s $issmHIsnd 81 20 mn W. H. S)i
Howard L. 90; Turner, Charles 90; Trip, Hobart
United States Printing Company (o); Universal.
Tt0,ianf, The Col Won Bremsen, Theodore C6).
wabash Manufacturing Works 80; waRgoner,
Ralph \; Lol' wilkenrtld, Joseph t9; Weinberg. III.
Weinbfrg. j. "a, Wilson Publishing Company {tss};
Wellner, II, Armin $50; Weltnsch. Abraham s. (2).
Zittel, r., agent 90.
VANDERBILT BUILDING TENANTS WHO SUFFERED.
The following is a partial list OF the tenants of
the Vanderbilt annex In whose offices there
was the greatest damage by actual fire.
Fourteenth Uop) floor Tho Car Journal, the
Holmes publishing Company. Edward A. Phillips, the
Bates Whitman Company.
Thirteenth ~noor-Addy, Mitchell a Co. Holmes
Mercantile Agency. Henry A, Appel, JE.. John =.
Lyman. Charles II. Page. ii, ]. Henneban, Horace
Secor, Jr. Arthur AMI Lewis Hurst, the Stone and
Brick weterproonnC Company. s, a. EgslestOn,
Twelfth Floor. Z. N. Bowen, Joseph W. Brooks.
John {. Gulick, Frank and Valentine land estate OF
Theodore NJ Marsh, william ]. ana Joseph Martin
uhe Martin Commercial Company. James A. Mo
Elhinny. Reuben Samuels, Frank SchaenieT, Alexis G.
Smith, David s, and Frank @. Wild.
Eleventh Floor-Edward c. Brown, Frederick Car.
ragan, Henry Comet, James Flynn, A. II. MalcOmson.
Peter A. Ross, the Victoria Advertising Cabinet Com.
pAny,
Tenth ~Floor-chsrles o. Bass. s. W, Dunscomb. Jr,
Miss X. Greer, Morris Y. Kane. OrrS q Co., Samuel
StrasbOurger. Treadwell Mills Pulp and Paper Com
pany, George p. and George \. Webster, David l.. Welt.
Ninth Floor-lra q. and David H.. Caring. James
Morton @. Smith.
Eighth FlOor-Joseph p. Brown. John A.. Chatter,
MichAelH. Curren, Joseph p. Fallon. Globe Collecting
Agency. Oscar w. Jeftrtes. Kene. Kerr & Thomas.
James n Power. Ivan Horn and willard q AllsE.