New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-28
FIRE IN GROCERY WAREHOUSE
ACKER MERRALL & CONDIT HAVE a bhior>
BLAZE IN THEIR DOWNTOWN
ESTABLISHMENT

The big grocery warehouse and salesroY"S o
Ackor Merrall & Condit Mt Nos 1@ a"u i"-
Chambers-st and Nos CD and 81 Warrch-Se W"
threatened with complete destruction by me
ferdav morning but by the prompt work OF '"'
Fire Department the flames were coh1heu /" wv
floors on the Chambers-st. side
IT., ero was discovered by Walter Merrah ~
on o'clock In the stationery department. y"
fourth floor ~ No 100 ChamberS-st. UT. ~
rou wasted no time but shouted TO the WIZ
or,n,oves who were on that floor that the oulu'ns
was burning lie ordered one OF them 10 put NJ
the books IN the safe. while he turhe" J" w.
alarm from the automatic box on the P'',''.
The cry OF fire spread quickly throus"""t -"
entire building and the 200 employees peat " '."3'
retreat 10 the street. W j. Neral one o' INC
r,o,,bers of the firm. sent IN an alarm rom the
hox AT Chamber-st and West Broadway
The 1remen had the flames under c"h'ro' III nan
an hour but not until they had gut'eu '"' ~"
MINER floors OF No 1870 and scorched the co'I'spo"U
ing floors OF No 1872. The immense qu""',S
y,ater that was thrown into the building maze us
uav IN showers through all the lower floors TO the
basement badly damaging the perishaoe STOCK
stored on the several floors ~
In ten minutes the flames had spread so rapidly
that the entire floor was on bre, and lilru "'iN
was sounded. The building In when the "'o
started is an old structure. The newer portion or
the concerns establishment In Warren-st' was
sonarated from it by a stout wall through whi'h
communication was had by means OF IRON 200"
None OF the members OF the firm VINO We P' 10
ont would give any Information respecting ~,
value az the stock From another source j. W
learned that the value of the STOCK III ny ,., oIs,
nstahishment was between $1,000 ana SlVhV'33
The value OF the buildings could not De l'"l =,
Thcv are owned by W. j. Neral ana the - W.
of & l. Acker Tho total damage ~ me mr. ruiz g.
huildiug and stock IS estimated at SlV'VV ii''
includes the loss by water. , ,,ron,an
II is not known how the fire started nrcma,n
said it was fortunate 80 It did not originate IN
the building adjoining No. 1872. where a large quar-"
titv OF wines and liquors is stored , ,,io,es
The following is n list or the lHsul On ,igD -
carried bv the firm on their stock, WIN 'ne
Tondon and Lancashire $1,000: London Asspr-
anrc $1,000: scottish Union National, $1,000; A,las
~ ouIou $1,000. Connecticut, NoWD'. uu'i-
writer's Agency $1,000 Western, SlV"p, NneiI an
of Philadelphia $4,000. Fremens Fund OF aIllpii
MIA s. go: Continental 5000: Insurance 'olnpdny
OF North America. $3.50; 81 Paul S2VD LuiIV Coo
mans 5000: Franklin Of Pennsylvania $500
Home Mutual OF California. 5000. GlenS aa as
s. 900. Orient Of Hartford 5000; HarttoId, e. So
Transatlantic 5000 NeW-HampShire. >J'VV. w.
chester g. 600 Niagara. 5000. American -Nc"dIH
g. coo. Rochester German. 5000. American 'sillld
g. go. Aetna Connecticut AlCV, llNeIpoul anu
don and Globe so G0: ROYAL. $1,000; PhoenX oi Lon
don sos $50: sun Of London. $3.50. German Amer
can S22 500 Agricultural. $1,000. CcmmerclaI = l.'f
London $1,000: Phoenix Htd. sl27so; queen 49,
imperial $4,000: Reading. 5000. Manchest"I fi1 W.
Norwich Union $1,000. Atlas, London. sl"VI aiM
Union Crown. $1,000; Lancashire: $1,000; Buuailo
German 5000 Lion OF London. SorM, tdul u no
provl1cnce 5000. Merchants, ProVldehct' s."v
Reliance PENNSYLVANIA 5000. Pennsylvania >"~"
Providence Washington. 5000. Springfield {2r"
Hanover 5000. National. Hartford, NT"' , pea
ware S. 200: Alagdeburg Ncw-Iork $5~", spring
Garden S. 400: a total OF .;250O. Added 10 TINS -
the following on furniture and fixtures. continents"
Queen $50.