New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-24
Destructive CONFEDERATION.
PLANNING AND STONE. DRESSING MILLS BURNED.
LOSS 100000 TO $4,000.

Last evening, about 81 o'clock fire broke out IN
the large building located about the centre of the
block bounded BY the First-avenue aud East River.
and Twenty-ninth and Thrtieth streets occupied by
Messrs. Lawrence & Wadsworth. az steam planning
mill. The building and half stories in
hight. and was. in short space of time, from the
combustible nature OF its contents, enveloped in
danes. One end of this establishment sdjoined the
large building 10 20 feet front by la5 or lbs feet
deep, occupied by Messrs. Masterson, Smith & SIM
clair, as the Stone Dressing Company.
The stone dressing mill two stories in hight, and
To this the fire communicated and in less than
half an hour from the time the alarm given flames
bursting forth from the windows on either side
and from the roof.
In the yard, connected with the planning MILL
large quantity of lumber in finished and unfinished
state all OF which took fire from the intense heat
emitted from the burning buildings.
The irencn of the First and Second Districts were
early on the ground but from the peculiar location of
the buildings were delayed some time in procuring an
adequate supply of water. The hydrsns too far
of, and it found necessary to procure suction
pipes and draw water from the river. The light from
the burning structures drew thousands of people to the
scene of conhagraton, and all the avenues, streets
with men and women
From the mills the fire extended to the extensive
lumber yard OF Messrs. Sage & Grant, occupying the
upper portion of the block above mentioned and
portion of the block bounded by Thtieth and Thirty
first streets First and the East River Messrs
Sage & Grant we're getting in their Fall stock, and
their yard already filed with thousands Of feet of
lumber. Many of the piles OF lumber fifteen aud
twenty feet high and into these the fire crept, and
all attempts to extnguish it proved unavailing.
The fremen finding it impossible to save the mills,
turned their attention toward the lumber yard and set
to work with hearty good will to prevent the entire
stock from being destroyed. Thousands of feet Of
lumber thrown into the river, whence it was
taken in tow by boatmen and conveyed to place of
safety. Capt. Speight with portion Of the mon
under his command, on the ground and prevented
the crowd from encroaching upon the rights of the
fremen. Capt. Speights sent telegraphc dispatch to
the Harbor Police, several of whom came up in boats
and were very active in driving away the numerous
river thieves who lowered about with view Of towing
away the floating lumber
portion of the Stone-Dressing Company estab
lshmen ia located the south side of Twenty y-ninth
street, and almost adjoining is the Bellevue Hospital.
The wind il was feared, would veer around and carry
the flames to those buildings, but fortunately it did DO,
change. A rumor gained considerable circulation in
the lower part OF the city that the Hospital was
fire, and many persons were thereby drawn to the
spot.
At midnight when reporter left the scene Of con-
migration, several huge piles of lumber in flames,
and the remen Of the district were still hard at work
The steam planingmill is total wreck, machinery
ard building. The four walls of the stone e-dressing
mill were yet standing the interior being entirely gut
ted. The machinery is entirely destroyed and worth
less, except perhaps for old iron.
At rough estimate, the oss of Messrs. Sage &
Grant will amount TO 900 or s2j 1000 and az ar az
we could learn, the parties are uninsured.
The Stone Dressing Company building is valued
at 10000, and the machinery at $4,000 They are
insured, We understand to the amount of about S0-
100 but in what companies we unable to
tain. Upward OF go men were employed in this por-
ton OF the mill, the greater part OF whom will be
thrown for the time out of work About 200 men lost
their tools, which were in the main building.
The loss Of Messrs. Sage & Grent viii be abOu.
10000 or $4,000 on building stock and machinery
and, We believe, they uninsured
They had large stock in their yard in finished
aud unfinished state which took lire at an early period
Of the confs2ration.
The IRE is said 10 have originated in the steam plan
ing mill. but from what cause is not known. There
large quantities Of -havipgs about the premises
and the supposition j. that spark from the engine
room fell among them and smogldered until alter the
concern was closed for the night