Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-28
THR TERRIBLE FIRE AT TROY,
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
INCIDENTS AT TIE FIRE.

lNClDENT Is Al luE tlkE.
The Albany Register, Of Saturday morning
last, contains full particulars Of the terrible
calamity which has bsfallen the once beau,i-
ful city of Troy, N. Y. The editor says:
Vat shout 2oclock, p. m, Chief Epginear
Dey Ermsnd, Of this city, received telegraph
10 despatch from Troy, requesting assistance
for our fire department, and portion was soon
detailed, which went up on the Albany North
ern Rairoad. the superintenden having kindly
sent up a special train. TO carry our iremen
and their apparatusts Wet Troy.
We took the passeng ger train which went up
9 short time before the special train, and soon
arrived at the scene Of destruction.
The force which went up FROM this city was
composed Of D. D.. Tompkins, engine No s !;
Washington, No 1. and bose cart No. IL, with
" est Troy short tue after We did, and crossed
tho river by the South ferry.
As We crossed the river the scene was at
once terrible and magnificent. The FIRE demon
was raging in his might, and dealing destruc.
ton in almost every direction Extending
along the dock down the river for great dis
iance, tall piles Of lumber were blazing, and
the heat was easily felt By US while crossing
from the western to tho, eastern side of the
river Denie black clouds hung over the CITY
like pail, while the lurid flashes from the
burning piles glistened through the masses of
~moke and vapor, and disclosed to the eve the
vast amount Of destruction that had been &C.
complished .'.1J' ''2-
% arriving in the city, We found masses of
the citizens hurrying through the streets with
anxious eoqntenances = the thoroughfares
leading to the fire checked up With goods, fur.
.niture, &c. The FIRE, when We arrived near
it, WAS crossing a narrow alley between lst
and ID streets, having consumed nearly all the
tenemsnts from Division to Adams streets, and
from Front to River streets. Birge's exten.
sive chair manafsctOry (the third time of it's
destruction by fire) was consumed and nufner.
Gus private and costly residences on River,
First, and Second 81 reefs.
Residences, fronting on Second street, caught
Ere in the rear, and their destruction woe
momentarily anticipated BY strenuous exer.
tons, however, they were sayed. The valua-
BILE mansion, not yet finished, belonging to Mr..
II. Slocum. caught FIRE in the rear, but, by the
superhuman exertions Of . FIRE company fro m
Conoes, the flames were subdued.
The fire swept from River street Up Adams
to Second street from Libert, and First streets
completely through to the dock from Division
| street. to Adams: on First street, from Liberty
to Washington, &C.
Being somewhat unacquainted with the To-
cality, we are unable to give minute descrip-
ZION Of the space of ground burned over
At about four O'Clock, tho Hudson River
Railroad freight house caught fire, and was
soon in rufus. .s..,..,,....s. ia
A largo quantity of wood, which had been
sawed for tho locomotives, also caught FIRE
and threw out terrible heat.
We should estimate the loss at about 81 zoo. !.
600 We were informed that the Mechanics
Mutual Insurance Company, of Troy, sustsins
heavy losses. = F. r.. g.,
The imn1ense quantities of lumber piled
along Front street were entirely consumed
and The docks were burned to the waters
edge. ia, = -.
INCIDENTS, ETC.
The weather was very warm. and the fire.
men In bored ut great dissdv antages. The
streets Of the city were covered With q auan
tity of dust which was driven by the wind
into the eyes and tLroats Of the firemen, and
nearly blinded aud struggled them.
There was great deal Of bad rum drinkel
10 the city. and the inevitable result was much
Ugh ing and rio'ing ...
a wagon. containing quantity Of furniture
upon which was seated en- Irish woman. who
had wi h her achiid about fifteen months old
was passing up Second street near the railroad
track, when the poor infant fell from toe arms
Of its drunken mother, and the vehicle passed
over it instantly killing it! The mother was
with difficulty kept on the wagon, and was
perfectly unconscieas Of the death of her
infant -
At the kossuth House, in Second street, q
row occurred, in which an American was
| stabbed ID tho shoulder by German. The
after was arrested and taken TO The watch.
house.
large Gre, brand lodged on the TOP OF the
frame work Of tho steeple of the new church
now in course of erection, in Second street
which threatened to set that noble sdiice on
Gre. A brave man named James Stanciai: in
he employ Of Naugaton Sage, ssoended to the
dizzy height, and grasping the bot band, threw
1t to the ground. He deserves q reward TO,
his courage. for the ascent was perilous one
1t is a wonder that this church was saved a,
all, and We consider its escape as an almost
mil aculous one.
We were Informed that a woman sick with
The cholera, and two children were consumed
in a dwelling in Adams street, q Mr.. HAYNES
who resides in Congress street, having unsuc
cessfu lily attempted to rescue them. The re-.
port Was much doubted, in Trey, and need
confirmation. :
A number Of horses, belonging 10 Mr.. shsr
man, were also consumed In Adam street
In addition to our fremen, there were other,
on the ground from Lansingburg, West Trov
Waterford and Cohoes.