New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-30
DESTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION.
From The Bo,ton lin. Arrn q


Our city vas visited Yesterday afternoon by Of
the most destructive free that has Cured for long
time. The scene was Battery aud Lincolns Wharves
srd the obstruction Of property i'm nense, being es
tjnsted at half Dho1 of dollsrs. The alarm OF ire
was given at about "a o'clock and repairing to the
spot' TIE fremen found the flames spreading with
greet rapidly, the wind at The time blowing osrd
from the northwest. The fire originated IN two
story wooden bailoDg on Battery Wharf, about 500
feet lorg, without brick partition Ia the whole
block; but the cause of the frs remains sn inpen
etrabe mystery. This long block Of buildings, which
was leased BY Nathan & Edward MsttheEs aud
occupied for storage, was. with the exception OF
or building st the beao OF the wharf, wholly de-
stroyed.
Amorg ,he articles stored were said to have been
500 bales OF cotton. 1000 OF which belonged 20
William Dsight of the Ssco Mills and the other
500 TO different persons. There we're also GOO bsr-
refs Of -four, and lot of bi les and pork, recently
discharged from the ship Micdlesex. The buildings
worth about s25 600. Inc himes nexs I'm nu
Whs,f owned by Train 4 Go, and occupied by Geo.
Matthews, ssilmaker; Harris * Dillon, shiPwtghts
and Baou & Nee allister junk dealers: THIS build.
ing was valued at about % oVo, ana was a.no ;s
Wholly DESTROYED. Ballou & McCallister were III
sured for OOo which it issupposed will cover their
Constitution wharf was only saved from the fact
81 there being sufficient water s. 10 .de 70 n9a. .e
vessels Tram a. Co. deepeneG this dock lsst sun
mer which it seems was The means OF saving the
wharf
Nh Daniel ptmSD, Messrs lrsin " Co. steve
dore is entitled TO great praise, for tue skii ana
nranntness with which be saved TIA ship General
Berry and bark VIM. II. Chandler. W tn his gang oil
fifty men be boarded them cut away Their burning
sails and spars, and by extraordinary Efforts hauled
th.m into the stream. Had not they been removed
thus promptly they would have set fire 10 Constiiu
ton wharf, and more property would have been de-
stroyeo; for the wharf covered with cargo from
the sbios Daniel Webster and Helen McGsw Oar
ing the whole fire, Mr.. Pitman and his gang were
actively engaged in saving property aud arrespS toe
spr, ad of tne conhsgration. oy removing vessels IN
exposed positions. We may safely assert that Daa
ard his Fang saved than SlOO 600 worth OF prop
erty. M. Wilder, the whsrdrger also deserves crest
credit for bis interchangeable exer.oDe.
Rattf nv wharf wss owned by Jos. w. Revere. wss
value al 5000 COO and was damaged about $50 Co.,
II IA snid II at an injunction was Obtained aSsost the
erection Of the long block OF wooden buildings 90
his wharf on the ground that they would be sic,
but the owuer managed to eysde II. The snip rnar-
ssla which lay the south side Of the whsrt, next
to,k FIRE and Vas burned to the wsters edge. She
hso no cargo aboard was owned by Msgoun * So1,
snd valued a. about sic, 900. The ship Middlesex,
which was discharsing r. TIE same whari, cropped
info the stream and escaped. The fire nsxt sEep.
oysy 10 Linco,ns wharf destroying block OF unoc-
crn;sd buildings intended for Arnold w. Taylor, the
Psonle's Ferry Co drop and houses, 700 bags sst.
neter intended for ship John Bertram, cargo OF
n ahogsny and come 200 cords OF wood. Ine Peo-
ples Feny Company estimate t6s, los: o. 500 ~
Orlesps owned by VIM. Lincoln, vas wholly con-
eumed together with valuable cargo. consisting OF
n,ovisions cotton and lard consigned TO various in
divieusls in this city. Loss ship and cargo about
s7s, 600. The ship John Bertrsm wss taking In her
cargo ct the time, but hauled of ond escaped,
ne ship General Berry was enabled to get into the
cream after cutting away her foremost AMI bowsput
The bark Wm II. Chandler schooner Gen. Vsszie,
hr;s lawn. srd brig Thomas n. Mayhem, also %
csped with the loes Of mssts, spsra or sails l. was
reported that the schooner Oregon Of Ssco ne. aud
~ scheoner Moses Eddy, Loaded with cotton, were
snt,rsiy destroyed. TAs baldisg st hs heed Of La-