New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-14

% ooptol. IN the center of the South Stack VS. on
FIRE. On looking up, smoke was seen family issang
from the ~incows, and number OF iaborers rso up
with buckets OF water, conceiviu9 thst they would
have little difficulty in qaenching It. Ga re aching the
fourth cor they found 10 then astonisbment that the
floor above them was completely in flames, ard the
ire rsp.dy desoendiDg Intelligence OF the fact m
s.sn,y spread through the dock ard The dock police
ard FIRE brigade immediately repaired TO the spot with
ths land AID two floating engnss, but some aelsy wae
ubered IN consequence OF The crowded state OF I1e
qusy ard rosdvsy between the warehouse and os.n
snd the shipping that lying aloDgside the South
quay. Several lengths Of hose and branches We're
laid on 70 different fire cocks, ard the hrenen ana
lsboreu, Of whom there were vast number, exeNeo
themselves 70 their u'uost In en- feavorng TO cneck
Zoe progress Of the conhagraion. 10 the mean time
IT had gained prcdigously. Descending 70 the lover
Aocrs tssch OF which 100 by % feet, ara where
understand were ftored bundreds OF tans OF Jae,
hemp oil tallow AID rice, sugar in bsgs, chests and
bogthesds, specs, dyes, sapeter, and msny ot1sr
sucles lie progress was fierce sid teIIhe, dad ice
heavy cIOude OF black smoke wca rose from si osrs
comOIetely deIkened the river ana nelsnoonocn.
This gave speedy intination OF the outbreak 70 the
METROPOLIS GROUND. Mr.. BfaidSood, t5s D.fector oil
the London Fire Brigade, reached the COCK very
promptly With his powerful force OF men aud land
ergnes, Lis chief oficeIs, Togo, Hsrdsrson and
Bn3gee accompanying him. % reaching the dock
they experienced almost the same difficulty as the
dock people in approaching the warehouse. Inc pow,
eIful steam floating engines OF the brigade sts'oheo
in the Thames, very oppotunely arrived They were
hauled into the Weeping basin, and brought to the
edge Of the s. nth qusy, slong which the hose was
aid ard by means Of connecting joints additional
hose were edded some taken on to me TOOLS OF me
adjoining divisions others into the floor, while the
pna 4 lets were directed into the burning division Al
though al immense mass Of water was being thrown
from some 20 brsrchesthcse of the deck and Drigade
floating engines alone throwing from 10 10 10 tuns per
minuts-the flames advanced and seemed TO spread
with redouDled fury. BY O'clock the whole OF the
floors of the divgiOn involved ID one general
blaze each window and loophce emitting over Fhe n
inc clouds Of the denseet black smoke. Slight rum
bling explosions within the immenRe area were nov
heard evidently resulting from the ignition OF some
infsmmable combustible. 80.
AS already stated, among the goods 10 the building
wac sapeteI said 20 be IN bsgs; the exact quantny,
however no enc seemed 10 know, or the exact place
where il wss slowed That there must have been
large stcck evident 70 have proddced sueh rear
fu result.
About 20 minutes past very loud explosion took
place succeeded by sno her If anything OF heavier
character 1t was apparent from the excited etate oil
the dock work people tss IT, tSs ssps
ter" The sudden expansion OF a VIVID white flame
from the division which preceded the shocks confrmed
in their fears. A general movement OF al
netr and along the quays had jnat commenced, when
three tremendous explOsons occurred. The effect was
appalling An mmeDse sheet OF ire shot almost ns''
way across the basin, and the heavy conclusion inst
shock the earth led to belief that the whole range OF
the South Stack was coming down. The center DIVE
ion vas Flown to atoms The front and back walls, OF
great thickness were thrown outward and fel-that at
the rear come shed stores near the Wrapping ossn
Every panic. stricken at the moment, and the
rush TO escspe was almost beyond description. II Is
asserted al one or aborers persisted beneath the
walls e. they blown out but it will be Impossible
20 make search fer some time. A humber OF men
were Injured by falling bricks, bat none, We are happy
10 fay teliOusly. The persOn who lost bis lie, as
above stated was OF the warehouse keepers, who
died in tire act of taking cup of tea and some slsht
refesbme Mt after ne thought the worst was over.
Whether his death was caused by excitement, apo
GOE btnUb ma not
sterpstioD among the shipping on the explosions taxing
place smost as great 90 on land. nose
the South. quay were hauled out lhlo the oau ny
we did not hear of any of them SUSTAINING any maer
damage. u,o
zion had somewhat subsidized and the men were rsss
sured that no further danger was 10 be appenebded
they resumed working at the engines 1t was tnought
that the shock might have had some effect IN aidng
them 10 check the freat least in decreasing II. IL,
however had contrary tendency, ior the e1Piosion
had forced in the division walls, and the goods on the
different floors of the adjoining warehouses were
quickly in lames For hours the hremen worked with
uDfsggng energy ably directed BY toeir c sups,ln,
of the London Dock Company; Mr.. Randall, the
Superintendent; Mr.. Place; Cspt. Maitland, DOCK
master; and Mr.. Clements, Superintendent. OF Ponce,
all being present and rendering theh De5t hd'ce ono
service.
II was not till rear o'clock that the fire was ar
rested. The brigade had succeeded IN preventing
from penetrating TO the Remaining diysions OF the
division, end the upper floors and roofs we're de-
sroyed but hopes were entertained that the lower
part might be saved. The body OF fire that sti re-
NAMED was very great, the smoke that pouled forth
from the division the other eide of the gsp eadug
TO an impression that the flames had reac led that
portion Of the range That, however was erroneous.
As regards the extent Of the fire, it is far greater
than that which recently took plsce at ST. Kathernes
We were informed by Mr.. Chandler, the Secretary,
that three divisions of the warehouses were destroyed
IL addition 10 that there the damage to the fourth
aud considerable injury by water to the contents OF TIE
floors Of the adjoining division. The Company ofii
ctrs took every precsuton to lessen the destruction OF
property and numerous gangs OF laborers were EN-
poyed IL removing hundreds Of .uDs OF merch sndise
from tae floors Of warehouses near. The total loss
must however be very great; some accounts compute
il at upwards Of fl50000. The warehouses; are cav.
cred 10y several large insuIances effected IN almost
every tire office in the kingdom, and the ~ srchandse
wa protected by f)sting policies.
The origin Of this disastrous outbreak had occss-
tiored considerable anxiety. Many reports are cur
rent. Among other surmifes, 1t is thought that u
might nave arisen from lsborers smoking although
strictly forbidden, from lucers which Il is hnoSn
they cany about them falling out Of their pockets.
The whole affair, however, will undergo the strctest
uyes ration by the Board Of Directors.