New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-04
FIRES.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WEST FARMS.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WEST FARMS.
About 2 o'clock yesterday morning, the watchman
employed in the carpet factory OF Mr.. Smith st West
Farms discovered that the extensive Hour and barley
mills OF Mr.. A. Is. Raymond were on fire, and ,mme-
distely gave the alarm, but such wss the rapid pro-
gress made by the flames that before the remen could
reach the building it was enyeloped in shee, OF hre
AT the time the alarm was given, there happened to
be surprise party in fancy costume at the house OF
hr. Jessur, saddle and harness maker, an OF whom
turned on, and rendered efficient aid in getting engine
Alert No. . 20 the fire, aud working Il, thereby saw
ing other buildings and the bridge over the BropI
River, just below the mills, from destruction.
Al the time tbefre bIokeout snothergay party, VINO
had been having ioifcston in Westchester, and
were about returning home, gave the alarm in that
village; whereupon the members of Empire Eogne
Company No. instantly rallied, and hurried wth
their machine 10 West Farms where they arrived 10
shout thirty minutes sEer the fret alarm, and rem.
deTed important service IN preventing the spIead OF
the flames.
The hose Of the Alert engine being much out of re-
pair, scme OF the members s.arted FOR the bose al
Gched 10 engine Good Intent, No. when the later
was sso dragged 10 the of destruction, nesr1y
threequsrieTs of an hour sitter the alarm gwen
In the course Of two hours The mills and
cooper shop adjolpiDg were heap of ruins, and
tTn story and attic frame house opposite occupied by
Mr.. Thompson, old employee in the mill was par
nally destroyed. The bridge caught fire twice, but
the hames were promptly eXtnguishedby .he hremen L.
Gotta the opposite side Of the river eccgPtsd
by Dir. De Luce summer residence, also calght
IRE several tines but the person IL charge OF tns
building, with the assl-aDS5 of French gentleman
.ucceeded IL preventing any material damage oeias
done L. lt.
1be flour mills were the property of Mr. Philip IL
Rydis, ord the machrery belonged To Mr. Raymood
The buildings were e,timsed 10 be worth from $l2 low
To 81 500 and the machinery ebbut $3oOV. Their,
WIS slso in the bpildDg large amount OF -four AMI
grain beside SEQ kegs and 4O0 bags vi pearl barley
ready shipment. The entire loss on buildings, m A.
ehnery and .tock, IL is estimated, exceeds sfV,Nv
noon w ch there was an insurance sf sbont S2O,VU
in different ,fices of this city. The M, building "as
a ,ubstartial BRICK and stone edifce, and mrs wa
kept burning in II eAce pt small scOve IN the oin's
which left III what wss considered per.ec y
safe conoitiJn consequently satisfactory concl1cioh
can be arrived n. reg ard- the origin OF the nfs
Two valuable dogs were consumed IN the budlng.
The .ooper shop was :hs odes, building n he WI
see. Ii a substantial franz building, hliei lh
with mud between the clapbOarde aud hnihg
snd was long occupied hotel, WIZ
West Farms an importan. sLlpp'"S
place for stages On t.eH way - AMI from Bcs, o'
Mr.. Raymond. who il L.gbiy esteemed by the !esr
cents Il the village and il vicinity, apoea's hAse
been singuarly unfortunate. Ga toe 9Th oi h''e'
icii aI extensive d.ur sLd barley mi1 occnp'- anu
".eIated by him, mahogany ssV MI '.Yneh =" -
trs',d by hr. John COpaut, np~ "f fpnheI' H'p -
ga DeIsne ey mansion, occupied by Nr D'tti =, 's,
On We W.>'Sh--ier side Of the Bronx Rive'i "N'1y
opposite the uJ jut drstr1y"j g-rs bh-o@l - ''-
Ju-i, l-c-rlrf A ss 10 Mr. Rsyuyn1 =. iht. 'liif