New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-28
FIRES.
missioner.


CALLS RoPEwORKs DENoLISHED--A CLOCK FAC"
TORY Quilted.
Yesterday afternoon, about 81 o'clock, fire broke
out in the western extremity OF the roDeWalk OF
Messrs Allen g. McDOugal, located at she corner OF
Walton street and Marcy avenue, and extending east
ward 10 HurrisOn avenue. In ten minutes afterthe re
broke out the rope walk which is GU feet long, was IN
one magnificent sheet OF fame. In about five minutes
the entire she'd from end to end, was
BY that time the flames mad communicated WIN
the Jenny. house fronting on Walton street, ana the
boiler and engine house, which stood between the
Jenny. house and the Topewalk; also with the CLOCK
factory of Thomas j. Moore, fronting on the same
street. The North American iron foundery is also
located on Walton street, and narrowly escaped dam
age, although close TO the clock factory.
The Jenny house, winch was three stories nlgn, APP
reared to be full OF combustible MATERIAL and the
heavy black smoke and flames were vomlted from the
windows with tremendous force. The hopelessness OF
saving this building caused the remen TO concentrate
their efforts upon the clock factory and the front build
ing of the North American Foundry, as alao IN en-
deayoring to prevent the flames from communicating
with the stables and dwellings on the opposite SIDE Oh
Walton street. In about half an hour after the hre
first broke ont, the enny.house and boiler and en-
gine-houses, winch were DuIt OF Drlck, were lau III
ruins.
Notwithstanding the efforts made TO save the CLOCK
factory which also three stories hlgb the TWO up
per stories were completely Quilted, while the STOCK
belonging to the rope factory which was stored away
in the fret story, either burned, or damaged by
muddy water.
The foundery escaped damage, except it may have
been by water.
near TO Harrison avenue, we're several small frame
dwelling houses, TO which the flames were commun-
Gated from the shed, and they thoroughly de-
molshed that afterWard it difficult TO point out the
sites where they stood. The poor people, however,
who had occupied them succeeded IN saving most OF
their furniture and carrying it to an adjacent vacant
lot, where it remained piled up until they had an op-
portunity of hiring aDarGments elsewhere.
There little water be had. and what the
remen were obliged TO was taken by suction from
the shallow stagnsnt pools in the Deghborng fields.
When played upon the burning buildings it
black the smoke which Issued from the shed at the
commencement of the bre.
TIE fire engines were deposited at various points in
the open fields the little lakes, and the sight when
they were all pumping, concentrating their various
streams two or three engines near 20 the burning
pile, an interesting one. Ten thousand people
must have hocked 10 the immediate neighborhOod of
the fire. the and streets all round presented
one human mass.
The North American Iron Foundry, which was
saved is insured TO the amount OF 80 600 in the VIII
liamsDurgh City and other Insurance Companies.
Thomas j. Moore's zinc clock factory was insured
only three days ago. We did not learn to what
amount.
When our reporter left he had not been able to pro-
information as 10 the amount Of damage sustained
OF the amount of insurance. Nor had the of the
owners OF the frame houses TRANSFERRED or the amount
of their loss
large quantity of various kinds of rope was saved
perfect from the rope factory also number of clock
fronts from the CLOCK factory
BY this disaster large number Of persons who were
employed in the various departments thrown out of
employment.
The jenny house belonging TO the rope factory took
fire about year and half ago, but by overflow OF
steam the flames eXtingushed i'll good time, and
but little damage sustained.
The origin of the fire yesterday afternoon has not
become known.
FIRE IN ANITY STREET.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock fire occurred in
the house of No. lS Amity street, clus-
ing damage to the building the amount of 500. Tne
fire originated in the room occupied by John Watts,
damaging his furniture to the amount Of $50. Origin
of fire unknown.
FIRE IN WEST FoRTY-FoURTH STREET.
AT II o'clock last night, a fire broEe out in the
dwelling house of Richard Reynolds i'll Forty fourth
street, between the Eighth and Ninth avenues, and
thence communicated TO two dwellings either side,
each occupied by one OF more families. The dwelling
OF MIR. Reynolds was almost entirely destroyed, in-
yOlyng loss Of about 81, $40 or 1000. The ether
dwellings, partially consumed, and several small
shantes in the vicinity destroyed. Owing to the
excitement, it was impossible TO obtain any definite
facts 10 Losses and insurance. The total loss s
roughly estimated at 3, DOC.