New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-26
nt.,,,-on, CONFEDERATION in Brooklyn.

Abou, o'cl.-:k yesterday morning on' SISTER
C;,v va tho scere of 2 most destructive couiia
g,.tiep. winch broke out in the Enginc-rco'n OF
i ne extensive Carpet mandatory of a. Il /. :.
Hiryips. in B-idge between York and Ts!man
streets. and which consumed II all twenty SIX
buildings. The great difficulty OF procuring wa
ter Is inc cause of the eziant OF tbs ce-4mi-
~: and had no: member d the New-York I'm
siinfs .r-:-ad and formed lins Of COMMUNICATION
10 the Eas: River, the devastation mus, have been
fsa,fnI The establishment, in which TIE IRE
o,i,;nzted wes very extensive one. more ihin
two hundred persons berg employed IN ~ VINO
~ .h,s cis.s,er are thrown out OF business. On
-. r-c-n;<es were a verv valuable steam engine.
md a l.-rc amount Of nechire-T. g! 0! which,
,ocetIa, vj,i, The tu,5;ng. the stock o; "ool, &c
.rerc entirely destroyed.
The total loss, including building, machinery,
stock. sc. We have heard estimated at SlO0,ouO.
Nessrs Higgins we're insured ior about $4,000
in this CITY. which viii not cove. Their loss. The
building belonged 10 Whitehead ). Cornell Esq.
and was probably insured, though We could not
ascertain with certainty tina. such was the TACT:
The factory was insured for S20,e 600, S5UUO OF
The machinery, &c IN The factory 3 reported 10
have cost 100000.
This building was thickIy surrounded BY {
number OF wooden :eEemcn's t. winch the himes
quickly communicated, and between twenty and
insF,y of them were entirely destroyed ! &c io!-
loving Is e record OF the premises burned
Tcqr s,-ee. Worth sids-No . teonsins 10 : Water,
.eouT rlret carpenter ,hop Totally Destroyed
[a.nrad FOX $50 IN tho 3tooklsn lns Co
ed for 70; s5iS IL s B +; f i ha GO 'Y'
No q belonging to Af L,riy italy Destroyed. Insured
10 NS 81 elonzns to NJ Re9en grocer totally aeuoyed
Insured ;or sIc,y IN the Log l'land in' % ~ 40 -
0rtt Stde>O IS and - ninre: and sGs - gic g. Own
ed by ir Newman destroy ed Insured - ne Long ls'an
No s. o~n IL n.,y Mcob destroyed Partly
M e ED IS. destroyed. Owner uaknoyva to w.
Thee were all ifa.ae hqg'es molly two s toy. N h
BIZ Jane McGaher, destroyed Insured tor iN N
49, LIT aHed b. s s ornG 5 damaged about SO In
| sured IN the TIrrosiyn Insurance 70.
10 II: Ss wing o. tie CsfJ! ToSt9y used as "e1S
On lois Nos III L. ~ and II stood two story tame
ln5 , 5y iamased Insured for 81 zoo IN The
BIase i f6on York to Tan.n street
the eSfeason tarIei Factory Of W. Higgins K Co. employ
rc hands and Is looms, TIE contents were near
nj, .,ray-d snd uchg the bu'lfng but parts o
The val Los on contents from SCOUT 9cC injured
about Two thirts the amount IN Asw-l ofk lhe building
owed by Whitehead Cc'ne' ard we pre'um was H.
.ursd. ~
NO &c Bridge street corner OF lanan; occupied rs a
vern aud owned Nh Putt. entirely Destroyed. Parity IN
,crei No y eccup ed by Mr. Nc Ais'er ard
wned by -nSuw entirely ce.tIoJ ed. Insured Tor SUt
n the IiTroklyn Insurance Co.
No 10 two tory dwelling house. owner: Ms WoOsey.
Insure. ia: sus0 III tn. Brooklyn a,uranCe TO.
No lGl also q dwelling house slightly injured.
The Brooklyn Adrertiser says: About OF
families were rendered hcusecsS by the disaster
rhey were fortunate enough IN most Instances
% save their furniture from the fumes, but !:
was pirabie SIGHT To see L pllcdup IN promiscu
us heaps in the street, broken and shattered OF
Golden undcr foot bg the un'hnklng spectators
Tire Long IslarG Insurance Company # tits
,i,y Inf rec loss OF about $4,000. the Brook
yn SO 80 and the North american $500 The
'oss ialis principally upon the Offices IL N.iork.
Ne nave heard The amgunt OF property dcs.
royed varously estimated, butt cannot fell short
ii 3l20,000.