New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-09
DESTRUCTIVE COMPLICATION.

THE BROOKLYN CITY MILLS DESTROYED BY FIRE
THE NEW RAILROAD DEPOT DAMAGED, AND
THE PERRY HOUSES ENDANGERED.
On Saturday morning, shortly after o'clock, the
large sx-story brick building at the foot of Fulton
street directly upon the river 'front.' sud known as the
Brooklyn Csy Mills was discovered TO be on fire, and
burned with such rsidy that in an incredibly brief
stace Of time the enire structure envelOped in
one sheet of flame.
The building occupied space Of about twenty four
feet front on Fuon street. aud hundred feet deep
extending along FurmsD sire, !. 1t filed with
-four grain and seed-the exact quantity is not def
Litely known.
The mil was the most extensive Of the kind in the
city. There were t~o engines, which were kept ia
operation night and day but last night, in consequence
Of the scarcity of gran, vol was suspended at IL
clock, and every employed, with tue exception OF
the waIcnman, named Hugh McLaughhn, left.
II cannot be definitely asoertaned the hre origin
AID, bu IT n supposed to lave commenced near tne
the engine The Waterman running out IN state
of the Ere6esI exJemeD, and golug over 70 te Terry
Rouse sed ID. employees - bring round the boats
70 sid in Distinguishing tne nfe. ihs @as Pr1mpIyy
Knitting their engines operation soon threw several
Streams on tie hre. 4 soon bee 4ne 81 hot mat the
boats had ~ be taken q" Tor fear OF bong consumed
Tire " yandark was tben mllOyedin hanlng out some
targes and other vessels lying III the ylcmt, and the
Pacific threw u stream " on the ferry houses which
would otherwise soon have been in blaze.
The City Fire Department were promptly on tne
erot End commenced working with all their energy,
mt uIfJrtul aJ-ly the Cheap hose with which they
were provided By he city burst and they were unaoie
70 do as effective duiy &c would otherwise nave Oeei
the case EngIue No. burst all the hose that cond
n. got No s burt nike iengths and Nos. ., o, IA,
and IL were also prevented from dong their iul dnly
frouI the sAae cause. They prevented the hre from
dsstroying the ueIghboring ouudings however -
The Manhattan steam. engine OF new orA csmo
over shortly a1ter the fire discovered, ana soon
,layed DO eTfu stream upon the hanes Inc services
Of ihis COnpany were Invaluable, sn9 are sioAeh y,
in terms Of the greatest praise by al VINO "leS'eD
them. re-. nh, r.,
Tbe new. depot Of tho Brooklyn City Railroad Com
papy which wac ere. Ted at cost OF S3OV99, was con-
sideIably damaged the street slue, ou' Tas
sayed from utter Or sructIOH by toe seam-eDgne The
eor1ice window sssbes, glass, &C, were destroyed
end come of the other WOODWORK eflsped. Inc loss
Will pIODabiy reach 81 ,5OO. -
From the time lie NE IN the mn was discoVereI
until il was III in sAze only aoOHt ten inmates had
sat,s.d The ice mes vi tue knlckereocker 20 npshy'
which Is lust in the rear hrst gave The aarn ana tuey
and lew others rolled out aoOut d1zen barrels oi
-four, hen they were co@peleo 70 leate ~ ooho I
outpce Of tie heat In Two hours tine the "hoie
structure WIS la ruins and the contents destroy cd.
The heat Wac intense that some Of the hrenen h
were warped . ru
ali Of HON are s;d bs abseht from the CITY, Inc
xura lss Cannot therefore, oe ascertained IL 10 esu
n,sI,d however by Those employed IN the place that
there a "a contained Ia the DuIdlng al tue time ABOUT
go baSrls of flour several thousand bushels of feed,
ard \ few buDdrvd bushels Of gram. Inc buinsg
itself was worth abOut S-O,OOO aud tAe raiee o. tne
o1tsn,s pcudipg teane ignes, boilers, and mAehin-
cry cannot DO i,ss THAI s1v,VVO Ice pfeniSoS' 7"
understood, were July Insured. at
Twenty men thrown out Of employment ny 'n1
disaster. -.
TIE amount Of business done here can DC luagea
from The fact that since January last 30 600 bdshes OF
grain have been prep ared for the market
The SAFETY Of Tho railroad depot IL owing ihauly "
ts Lyme wLlcS e!e sted powerful aud steady
esrsnu u the roof feat winch could not DC accOu-
pilAed with the same effect by the hlnd-enghe az
thsagh the latter I'D excellent service notwithstanding
Jug OF A- hose.
The les on the railroad depot falls upon the oarpen-
ter, il not bayi. q been d. hyered 20 the Company
Nothing fvulsns Of he bu ldlng 6ul the Tall chlueyi
which loons ny n-ournfully over The runs ,.u-
The following are the iusuraDcss on the City hHiS