The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-24
.xtcn sive Fires In Bsooklyn-Great ID.
tiOn OF Property.

sion OF Property.
Two disastrous fires occurred in this city
the first Hamilton avenue, the Atlantic docss.
and the second Eighteenth street, Gowanas by which
property amounting to $50 600 in valoe
troyed.
About three O'Clock A. NJ afre seen breaking out
in the stable Of Nessrs Allen Clifford which i, situate
on the south easterly Of their lumber yard
plying six lots Hamilton ayerue, end running bach 10
the Atlantic dock basin The are seemed to have been
ignied places which leads to the supposiian that
it vas the work Of incendiary Tho flames en-
veloped the building, in which ,rse wagon and
q considerable amount Of fodder, AL of which. was
destroyed -.
The yard completely rooted in, and stored with
large amount Of Lumber which in consequences of the
weather became highly inAamneble The lumber soon
ght 6ee, and the flames spread With such rapidly
that at once evident that very little Of could be
saved.
large double storehouse, Of stone belonging to
Messrs. NJ G. Grswod, which faces the basin, with
stood the flames for more thfn hour, when II was
found that of the contents Ere, making r
necessary to bur.t open the iron shnters As 5000
thus DONE the flames burst forth with great fury,
and the cnder lighting among the vessels in the BASIN
three tet fire. but speedily extngaished by
snsnes No. 10 and 49, Yaen they we're hansa from ne
witb humber, what damaged by the burning Of
her rigging, besides which, however, she susained little
The lumber yard passed into the hands Of the
prcprietors the lst Of July last having previously
been owned BY Messrs. Van Nostrand SsiiweI large
amount of lumber had since accumulated and the ~hoe
destroyed The yard now presents as clean "a sp-
pcarapce almost az II il had been swept.
The wood and coal yard Of Mr.. Ihurstou, adjoining,
had very escape, but with the exception Of
iev loads Of wood, which was burned no damage was
done.
The storehouses were occupied by Mr. r. v W. Thorne
& Co, and contained fifty tons Russian hemp, III
hhds o. sugar, ana considerable quantity OF
all Of which were either destroyed greatly damaged
a nat
they are fully insured in New York Offices.
hsssrt. Van Nostrand stilwell had about 81 200
worth Of lumber remaining in the Yard wnca fully
covered by surance in The Atlantic Company of Brosa
l,n, ard other oinces.
The loss sustained by Messrs Allen Clifford amounts
to insured for 700 in the Atlantic of Brook
lyp ard Continental of New York.
Tie Messrs Griswolds loss the buildings amounts
to Dsul ed in the East River Compa " New YORK
While the fremen yet engaged, the alarm neils
sounded for the Third district and it found BY
the dense volume Of smoke that DIRE Sns raging la Go
wanus towards which the engine companies ~, aired
speedily possible On their arrival 1t found
tie marine amt or varnih factory Of Mr. Vann Of the
n m Ct Benedict Vabn, of New York, in flames,
The IN tory comprised al buildings Eish
street Third ayenne which, with two exceptoos,
tble character Two of tho buildings we're Of oric,
which We're occupied partly as workshops and partly
as dwellings another building Of wood cccu.
PIED - an eDgin. Ioam all OF which were destroyei
another and larger engine was in the main building
which vas also d. molishco.
s.yersl dwelling houses owned by Peter G Esrx.n
and EDWARD Wilson, either burned down grsa y
csmpged so tha, reconst, ncip sill be- ound
Ore OF The houses was occupied ~ bakery ny vr
Matthias who had taten in seyenfy barrels of foar
day previous, all Of which was destroyed.
The grocery store Of Mr Duffy on the corner Of
Eighee nth street and Third avenue, conssdera,l
damaged. nlso the house of Mr. Groves on Nine.
tcentb street, which occupied by two fam lies nam
LaspU and Cabin
Ten or twelve families occupying buildings 10 i'm.
medinte vicinity also sustained eonside she oaxoage by
The loss Of their furniture
The boilers exploded otter the fire hal heen burning
dQ Uan0 ,ls16 fha-ar
Voter was scarce, usual but the q emu succee,.a
ID SUPPLYING themselves from the bay ana from ponds
N me negbborhood. The ctz also lent bslpin /.
hand with buckets.
Inc ssgr gate loss win probably amount to about
Slo.t o., partially jnsured
The losres and ipsorAncea ara ahor< A fotlcve . :.