New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-30
TWO PHILADELPHIA FIXES
LOSSES REACH NEARLY Soooo-J. d. LII
PINCoTT & CO. PUBLISHERS
LARGE LOSERS


,,.r.s.,.,,. Sox --Searly 100000 worth Of
$500 va. sss,roved by two hres IN the heart
80 ,ha business section OF the city early TO-DAY!
The greater of the two fires started IN the DIE
denartment store Of Partridge Richardson NJ
the southeast corner OF Eighth and fhoert sts.,
the centre OF the shopping district at e'~
m. ana before the flames were under control
they spread TO adjoining property and caused a
los. OF about N.TmOoo While this hre vas N
prorress and spreading another FIRE broke out your
blocks eway on the fourth floor OF NO. t4is MAJ
ketst The loss al this fire Is estimated az 'IlV''"
The losses at the two fires are more 'han ooNe'e"
by insurance. a.
me, N handle Eighth-st. and Filbert-st are mar
row thoroughfares. There was a strong WIN
blowing at the time. and the fremen mad great
difficulty in preventing the flames from ge'"Hs
foothod on the opposite sides OF these streets as
:, was many structures and their contents were
badly scorched and also damaged Dy "a'e-
took four hours TO get the flames unoer cohuO'
rr1a Ere started in the basement OF Partridge *
Richardson's store from an electric spark ana soon
the entire building was mass OF flames Inc t"o
stores 10 the south OF Partridge RICHARDSON
were soon burned out, and then the Hahes az
tackled the big building Of the J. g. h4PpIiieo''
Publishing Company IN Filberi-st-. east U, .S
burning Department store. This publishing houS7
G. one OF the best known in the country many
high class reference books. periodicals ana huihe'
Gus other publications being produced by the hiii'
The building was completely ruined In this Ou'iu.
ing stored away in vaults was neary a ran
million dollars worth Of manuscripts. plates ana
other material for reference books and 1t Is not
yet known whether they were destroyed
LIT Brothers large department store. which al
,ons the Lippincott Building. and which is va'led
with its contents at over S,oo"', was saved Du'
only after the contents % one corner OF ne PILL
another large department store on the west sue
OF ghth-st., also had narrow escape anu ~. ~.
sulIding ana contents were DAMAGED 20 the eHtens
- sb',t 81 600 A number OF other business houses
adjoining LipDlncotts ana ParIllse q ~ 10
son either entirely destroyer Oh OaN'' '"'
The estimated losses are: Partridge & Richard
SON $4,000 ]. b. Lp2inGott Puonsnlhg bonse
furnishings. 10000; Lit Brothers: $50 straw W.
rent store 20 900: Rosenhergs millinery store W.
600 Partridge Sons restaurant kZLV'5 800
Thomson eectr9jypsTs, sg 3;5ed amo9g dozen
m. second Are was discovered at 73o a. m N
,ha SoIr story building AT No. 4l9 Markets., oe-
cipied BY several manufacturers ana ~hUt ,
dealers. The entire building was ~! The esti-
~ Doude wholesale stationer $500: ". Harris &
Sons wholesale boots and shoes $500; J. ha az
e.9thlng * 90 The loss on the build
persons are thrown out OF employment oy me n'es
but the propretors OF other department, stoi e.
Picbar5son's nine hundred employees at the salaries
they received from the burned out hrIn. 80
The firm OF J. p. Lpp!ncOu q 20. "as
tsbjished in 1925 and is OF the most prominent
diminishing houses In the country Inc opet4tIoilss
piblns and PRAYER Books Many changes were sub
se0nentiv made In the firm. and new departments
iptr1dgceq e ccpanv DISPOSED Of all liz business
excepting the manufacture ana WhoIeSalns % ,be
own pToSsons Ana iD1,n Ss5taH Magasne was is
sued first in 1858