New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-27

frs, time IN their liyes the remen found their services
dispensed with NJ an early hour, and relieved of the
wesrisoIne task OF dGmpenng down the ruins; and
fer rs know, they were rather giad OF H. for they
had atiguipg mornings labor. Altogether, the
Young America mace debut a. brilliant as II was
unexpected and which The more TO be wonleFed
at from her unprepGred and disabled condition. IL
vss great pity she wes not brought out az the begin
uirg of the FIRE II would have been great bonyI 20
ssye such building a. the Yersndah. M Wing,
field presided over the Fire Department with his usual
sfc;ercy and over the Young America as II be were
used to her-Mr John Adams, of the insurance inter
ost lending him an able hand in his Crescent
The renen cont 70 ply their engines, anf me
fsnes to slowly progrss, until nothing ou1 "a To-
teIing walls Of the building were leif when slilrly
about O'Clock the new steam-eneine appeHef on TIE
ground. She had been damaged the previous evening
at the rial and when the fire first broke out, tn Ce
Engineer, Mr.. Wingfeld. got the workmen TO WsrS
and had her repaired and BY O'Clock she was ready
for action-hched to her horses ard came numbering
down the street with full head of steam. Az
O'Clock took Ter position IL 'front.' of the 81 Charles
Hotel, ard commenced 70 play upon the lire. iae
efec' OF her tremendous stream, thrown with force
tat Knocked half dozen persons of their feet at
distance of several rods, visible on the hre,
and Young Amercs at satisfied our citizens and
even he most bitter Of her opponents IN the Fue De-
psltneDt, that she was no hunbug Had the engine
been in order, and oh the groEnd whom the fire com
mercea we have no hesitation IN saying that the
Nersnda Hotel might sti be among the things that
ale. 1leio difficulty in finding plentiful SUP
uider the management OF Mr.. Dorsey, the Eaginesr.
II was strange sight however 70 see stesm-engine
puhng and blowing away IN the middle OF 81 Chsres-
st. but It il spectacle 70 which our cilzens VII soon
become accustomed. At s. o'clock the corner and
front wall of the building fell into the street with
terrible crash, but fortunately injured no one and
The that tho hear. of the house had been
completely burnt out and nothing remained but the
smoUldering bricks and mortar. The steam-engine
continued TO play tie fire with telling ehect, her
immense stream carrying every thing before II a.d
Tak ~ breach cataput-lke, wherever II Struck
IN immense crowd was gathered around her al the
morn in 20 witness her working, and we heari
unanimous expression of admiration and Satisfaction
on all sides Above all let US not forget TO give iuh
credit 10 Young Ame.ca. Size dld nooly-andib by
her actions this day, has silenced all murmuu9gs
The accident to the steam fre-engine last evening
fcrl ode tie hope OF its being of much or any service
but at o'clock the hotel still being noun am OF
fame 10 the lower stories and the neshbOrug houses
being in great danger Mr.. Wingied concluded ~
give a trial He borrowed horses and had It hauled
DOWN and s.at.orod in 81. Charles St. IN front OF the
~. Charles Hotel the gineer meantime took on The
exploited chamber and stopped the connection with
a wooden ping, end there much other fixing to
DO tie achiuc not being in readiness tor hre; but
I'm 90 minutes after being hauled out OF Its house on
~. Jehn-st., il AZ work, throwing small deuge
of water upon the blaZirg hotel. In very short
spaco OF time the Young America proved ts supreme
cy ana cfiCc uay washed out the preudl 90 OF large
rorien of The Fire Department VINO had previously
ieercd il so ndusirously. Ii created prolgiaus ex-
element and almost a suspension of work among She
hand er cinee so eager were tho fire nen to crowd
around AID stare IT, The water was taken from the
gutter in ST. Chayes-stthe gutter being filed by the
hydrans, and the outlets damned with beds ana pl-
lows from the Yerauda sOlidiGed and pastered with
stones aud ulud and although the water was Al times
very muddy the machine continued to suck it up and
bclch il forth Ia manner that amazed and delighted
4 q ouss nds who crowded around TO see IT, The
only difficulties the partial choking of the valve
with mud, and the failure of the doctor to work
freely owing to the absence Of the Gir-chambcr but
the engineer remedicd that az q cost Of great faugue
bv working it with his bond. Several sections OF
iea er hose were screwed 10 the machine, but they
exploded a. if made of paper. Good hose ives at
last obtained and from daylight until a:e hour three
steady streams of water were thrown upon the runs
and adjoining buildipgs-one l-inch stream being
forced through 100 feet OF the wire hose belonging to
H. machine and two inch streams through $50 feet
OF smaller hose. The hremen speedily found the
Young America a most welcome accessory, aud were
enabled 10 20 home before breakfast and relax from
their fatigue oavng the steamer IN almost sole pos
session of tie ruins. Altogether considering its dis
abled condition. the machine made quite revolution ID
Il minds The thousands of people who behed It a
work Az we 60 to press the Young America Is cough
ine and squirting away over the ruius, dampening
them down, and affordug wondcrmcnt TO the continu
ally arriving CROWDS. true DeIta'
Board or SUPERyIsoRs-Mariae C0urt.-A pre-