New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-31
CITY ITEMS

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called upon 10 record the destruction OF Mr. HaT'
re sugar Factory in Dusne-st Ia Aprl last About
qasrter before three aames were seen issuing from
the gas0metcr building % the Nr~-Nera Company
AZ the corner OF Centre aud Hest. sts d 10 few
minutes the whole edifce Wa sndl' D. immense
column OF black smoke which gan -ol up in thick
masses soon called the attenhos the whole City to the
spot and the bremen were prOn t On hand endesvor-
irr o. save tie surrounding pro rty
The hre originated have tecn sbie TO learn
In the following manner one & the gas'ne,ers, sus
pended over the huge cast nk through which the
,as i purhe was nearly worr cat with the exception
of the cap which is sill sound. The Company bad
contracted with Messrs Mott s. Ayrcs for IL repair
and seven or ei-ht worSnen wee engaged 10 making
/ a new body for H. covering q old one. The tank.
which /. of cast iron and of size. was hoored
over with planks 70 facilitate their sbors and a. the
building was without light, &c" men asked tor peruas
sion % use candles. which was zen taem WIKI orders
p be cautious But from accide n or careessness one
OF the LAS fell into the tan. and lie scum Of tar
foot o- more in thickness which collects on the water
Instantly caught communicating IRE 10 the plank uooT
in~ The alarm was lmmed 'iy given but TIE most
that could be done was 70 drsu part the gas and
aood the main syphon with water, thus aiting on com
r,uni.aron with the gas which had already been sent
into the lower part Of the City The books and papers
/ bsiongin. to the Company were $50 removed before
the flames had reached n,
one OF the gasometer. s.ied about 9uVo ieet ana
the other a smaller quar-c his, A. D. mingled Win
the air. broke into broad si-. Of bright red lame.
which shot up 70 great hst. creating ta= most IN
tense heat The tar pits, cola'-ng the refuse Oh 'ne
rosn used in the establishment oceasoned enormous
volumes Of dense black smo. which rose high IN the
ffslaf tFn "A
upper part Of the city The scene was one OF the
most terribly sublime We ever witnessed Lee ''''O
glare and dazzling color Of the fire. sometimes daring
through the smoke in c-er.ng spires sometimes
spreading in one binding g. from wall TO wall with
The mighty column. ro,t ward its endless folds as
il ascended gave imp ION Of lurli grandeur not
often experienced this side OF Vesuvus
The organ Mandatory of Mr.. Eroen, which adjolns
the Gas Company buildings, was in imminent danger
and bu for the .ody Of the walls which are L inches
in thickness il must inevitably have been destroyed.
Inward Of hundred dremen were employed upon the
root Al one time The houses the north side Of
ue.erst Immediately opposite the buildings were also
in great peril a. the wind which ortunatey was very
bt carried the danes toward them, but the torrent OF
water kept up on their fronts cfectaaly prevented
,heir kndlng The house at the 1rner OF Hester and
Orange. belonging to the Company and occupied by
Mr. CAREY. AZ sort of boarding and lodging house
was considerably damaged by water The three frame
dwellings adjoining IT, on Orange st. were occupied oy
three of the Companys workmen, nam ID Somerheld'
Croft and Leach and much injurel All these
buildings werc-ownod by the Company and insured.
The sas buildings were without nsuranc
Tbeyioence Of the tire began subsido between and
O'Clock. and by hafpsst o'clock it was completely
extngushed The loss to the Compan Will not Tall
much short of s35O0O the two tanks auo gssometers
alone being valued al near s20OC). The nuiacioues
Al the corner of Canal and Centre ste are at work and
the Company is confident Of being able 20 give nearly
II not quite their usual supply To- the lower portion oil
the City tonight The magnificent new WORKS at the
foot of Twentieth t. the East River are completed
and the main lines Of pipe will Dr. connected Win nose
IN use IN short time. The destruction OF these build
ing, will therefore not matoIliy Interfere win Tue
operations Of the Company. We learn that tney hoer
ally offered to sustain the expense OF engaging as many
additional watchmen last night might be necessary
Tor the safety Of the dark district
DARK NlGHr.-Las night was clear and
starry vet never have we leheld tie City SO totally
black gloomy. dismal and dee, edooking. The feeble
oil lamps stuck in the stead gas lights, did their
best no doubt to illuminate a v feet Of air around
them and the shopkeepers in liway called all their
.a. bone md sr4rrnaceh int. iisifion hut the CIV
! was stn hopelessly dark Peoi vent stumbling along
AS if about falling into hidden os and forgetting the
DAVIS disaster caught thcmselvcs asking What Is the
matter with the streets = I Broadway Ihea'er'
Aston House and other establishments, having set up
their own private msnuiactore, oxulted IN their I'M
diminished lustre which shov ei % the greater ad'an
tige from the gloom around thcnD
HEALTH or NEw-YoRK CrrY.-We are graft
led in being able to that City is. t this time
unusually healthy Perhaps no city IN the world IS 50
free from epidemics prescr such uniform sian
dard of health Deductng iro Iur bills OF mortality
the poor foreigners lately arry on our shores the
amount OF deaths would be niue mailer IN proportion
to our population than that Of On ty IN America
We are glad that the p Of Health have act
ed promptly in establishing nou Intercourse with that
portion Of Staten Island which ' = exposed 10 the
influences Of foreign vessels Tho astence which has
made its appearance there will be kept within mar
row limits until the skill and &c. nee OF the resident
physicians have accomplished It's -adicaton.
DUEL PRgyESrED-Yester ~ Mr. homas
| Bennett residing at l6 Abngdol ace, appeared be-
fore Justice Lothrop at the Tom ld made affidavit
that Samuel suydan Of Il Bar d, had threatened
- take the life Of his Bennett n-n-law, Edward
! L. c. Judson. otherwise known as Ned Bu1tlne, for
having posted up the Of 81 uydsm in the pub
lie street AZ & gambler Under tiese circumstances
Justice Lohrop issued warrants aud placed thcm In the
hands Of Prince John Davis for the arrest Of III parties
in question Mr.. suydam ring the Police Court
remarked that he wss unarned, and hoped that Nh
Judson should be Invested Of his weapons, consisting
il is said Of two horse pistols AID one Elk barraLed
pisto. ) as be was afraid that nous consequences
would otherwise ensue, TO wi IN observation Mr.
Judson replied that he had only prepared himsof TO
pei any attack tina, might be made and which be bad
reason 70 believe would be made numdate him into
silence. After some farther srsaton between the
parties relative TO their proceedings toward
each other, Justice Lsihrop held them each 70 bail in
the sum Of 5000 to keep the p.lce
4 MAS-TRAP.-A gentleman passing along
Maiden lane late hour last nigh, attractc by
! groauing Of 10 pain, Flowed by cry Of
Watch % On Fastening TO H. spot he found that
man in the act Of closing down patent iron 'utters
Of hs windows, caught bis 10 III 'er under by acct
dent aud was securely fastened 81 the spot. Several
OF the watch having arrived they ndeavored % release
him but without eject until .wbar was o. .ured.