The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-02
DESTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION IN JER
SEY CITY

SEY CITY.
The New York Herald of Monday has the follow.
ing account of fire which occurred in Jersey City
last Sunday. 1t is stated that one thousand me-
chanics are thrown out unemployment by this ca.
lamity and besides this, hundreds of families are
thrust from their homes, and their furniture and
little stock of worldly goodsAestroyed.
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon fire broke
out in Henderson and Wilson's stone yard in
Washington street, between Steuben and Wayne
Streets which resulted in the destruction of nro
perty estimated at $250000. - s
The fire department were soon at work but the
fire spread with great rapidly, and was not got un
der until two entire blocks and the half of another
bounded by Washington, Wayne, Steuben and
Greene streets, were destroyed. The following il
list of the buildings destroyed, with the estimated
loss, near as could be ascertained in the confu
sion attendant upon the great destruction of pro-
perty:
On Washington street-Wilson & Hepderson's
steam stone dressing establishment, frame build
ings; loss about $4,000. Alexander Wilson's two
story dwelling house. $4,000; three story brick
dwelling house, owned BY Mr.. A. Wilson, and oc.
cupied by Mr.. John Black, $4,000; three story
brick building, and five story brick building cor
ner OF Washington and Wayne streets, owned and
| occupied by Mr.. John Black, as trunk factories :
loss on building and stock about $4,000 On
Wavne street, large four story frame building.
occupied by Mr.. Schenck bell factory. and own
| ed by Mr.. Breese-loss on building $200O on stock
aud fixtures about $500. On the West side Of
Washington street, four large buildings coverino
about half block, owned and occupied bv
Messrs. Cummings & James as car manuiactorv
loss about $4,000 ON machinery, stock. and new
cars, about 80 in number. about $50. 600, mostly
| covered oy insurance Messrs Steele & Slaters
1 iron foundry and machine shop, COVERING nearly
halt block on Wayne and Steuben streets: loss On
| buildings about 5000; on machinery. stock. &c.
about S40Oe0. One of the above buildines. front.
ing on S5euoen street was occupied by Mr.. Hunt
as maiieabieiron foundry whose loss is about Sc
600. In Steuben street frame dwelling and oro.
cery, (owner unknown) loss about $500 il ssme
street, adjoining, Culver's iron foundry. loss on
building, stock and fixtures about $4,000 O. Wayne
! streel, rom steele y Slater's to the corner Of
Greene street, seven tenant frame houses. Eve OF
which are owned by VIM. Ellsworth, Ioss about
about $1,000 =
On the same block on Greene street, two two
| story frame houses, owned by Wm [. Ellsworth
loss about $2, 5O0 adjoining, two frame buildings
owned and occupied by Mr.. Bailey, coppcrsn,itli-
loss on buildings and stock about 81 50O adjoining
these these a, twoslory building was damaged abou'
@ooo the house OF Mrs. Henry, corner Of Steubeu
and Greene streets was dsmsged about $500 BY
water. On the next block, on Wayne Stfbef south
eide, house and stable, owned by Nr Greene
were destroyed. together with two horses-losl
about Sl,ooo. On the same -street three-story
tenant house, owned by John L. North--loSs abou
5000; three-story brick house, owned by Mr.
Jsclard, Of New York--loss about a 500: two
brick houses adjoining. corner Of Wayne and
Greene streets, owned BY Mr. Cafrey and occupied
| by tepants--loss about o. 600; on Greene street
adjoining. the blacksmith shop of Messrs. Hutton
a. Lscey-loss shout 81, COO 1.
The fremen Of Jersey City and New York work
ed bravely for nearly four honrs and quite mum
| Der or them were completely exhsuseod from oves
exerfion and hest. The ehiet esaineer. Nj. s. A
French through over exertion became exhausted
and was conveyed 70 bis r0sidence He had 20 faI
recovered q &c be out in ths evening. 4 fre
| man aau1ed Mctiogin was0verpowesed 81 thehest
aud was conveyed home, where he wss stt6nde ed
and had partially recovered e