New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-26
ADDITIONAL NTeLLIGENCE.

i''' f"e nv State Register S1,rrd1s
EIGHT O'clock r. M.-A about o'clock p NJ Chief
Engineer Dey Emand, of this cty recey teleer
a'pa'ch irom Trey re4 sting assistance from our Fire
% ana p N was soon detailed, which went
up on me Apshy Norv Ien Railroad the Superintendent
having kindly sent ny special n to carry our renen
and thor apparatus % West Troy.
We'Vok Inc Pss enger trsn which went up short time
before The SPECIAL tram ard arrived the scene Of
destruction.
The force VIII CD up from this city composed of
me ~ ION pkns Engine, No {; Washington. No. /.
qua more cH I No II, with portions of Nos 4, and IL.
lhey ar'1 al West Troy short time after did and
crossed the river by the South Ferry.
Aswe rossed the river the scene was At terrible
and s nfceDt. The Ore demon raging in his might
and desng destruction in almost every direction Extend
ing eorg the dock down the river for great distance
peG of lumber blazing and the beat easily felt
byte, while crossing from the the side
Of ihe river Dense black clouds hung the city like
tpai while the lurc flashes from te burning piles gist-
sDed through the Of smoke and vspor disclosed
90 TIE eye the vast amount Of destruction that had been
cOuplishtd.
On arriving in tho city found masses of the citizens
bury ing through the with anxious
the thorougare leading to the fire choked up with goods
furniture, &c. Tho FIRE, when arrived it,
crossing narrow alley between First and Seconds-.,
having consumed nearly all the tenemens from Division
TO Ademsst, ard from Front 10 River-st. Birges
eDsive chair maufactor the third time of its desruc-
ton by fire. consun.eo, and numerous private and
costly residences River, First and second-sts.
About four o'clock, number of elegant private resi-
dences fronting Scopdst, caught FIRE in the and
their destruction mOnen.ariy anticipated. BY siren
exertoDs however, they saved. The valuable
MANSION not yet finished, belonging 10 Mr.. H. Siocum,
caught Ere in the esr but by the superhuman exeons
Of fire company from Coboes the flames subdued.
The FIRE swept from River.s up Adams st. to Second
St from Liberty and First sts., completely through to
the dock from Division st. TO Adamsst; Frst-ss.,
from Liberty. st. 10 WashingtoD-st etc.
Being sOM Mew hat uaacquan.ed with the locality
unable give minute description Of tue space Of ground
burned We should think, however, that it would
amount 10 about ten blocks.
At sbou O'Clock the Hudson River Railroad freight
/ house caught fire. and in ruins.
large quantity Of wood which had been sawed for the
locomotives also caught fire. AMI threw out terrib
! heat
We should estimate the loss at about $1,000 900. We
were informed that the Mechanics Mutual Insurance Com
pany Of Troy, sustans heavy losses.
When we left Troy the flames had been checked toward
the NORTH but they sweeping toward the southern
limits ef the city, threatening TO the mlnuiac-
| tuIies aud dwellings IN that locality.
There was great scarcity of water and the hremen
worked great Disadvantages. The grass in Washington
PaIk near the coDfgration caught fire several times a.
did also several dwellings in remote parts Of the city
The immense quantities Of lumber piled along front-st
were entirely consumed and The docks burned near
lp TO the waters edge.
frame house, standing the corner OF DIVISION and
River.ss., strange TO say, escaped destruction