The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-08
IMPORTANT FROM TIE WEST INDIES.

u,..s,rous Fire In BridEetown, Barba-
doss-Loss or over Two Millions q Dol
ipxs and Public Buiidtngs In Ruins
nnnes or the sufferers, Sc.
PROM the Barbados Liberal, Feb. ID
Bridge,own has again been the scene Of one Of those
dreadful cor for which 1t rs but too noted and
s~nmes the loss OF property is immense, we never
prepared grappe with the evil when does overtake
Ssesd Sroaeh want Of due precauor to day
rore careful 70 provide safeguard for to morrow We
talk good deal OF our uDpreparedness owen very ear
M sty OF all the points Of deficiency and ced-
suTe tba authorities without stint and there our efforts
ena We do nothing beyond this either 70 secure our
seves or stimulate the authorities TO provide for US
pepr security such within reach OF our means The
cesoatDg lire OF February, lSs5 caused loss of many
thousand pounds value IN property, ruined numerous
fsnes and completely destroyed large portion of the
lower part OF the town which has never been re built
We have had warnings not few since 10 provide against
similar calamity overtakDg US in the upper and better
portion Of the and here utterly unprepared
70 meet II when II does actually come
town on this side the Crenage, and the Per head and
part of Bay street the other side present now
cS o. San and aoos
Aoea by nothing ourselves did could do In
utter pareoDess, prevented that oss from being
The ere was discovered little after O'Clock yester.
dsy morning in tine counting house attached TO the
Der yard OF Aessrs John and George II. Alleyne Pal
met.o street How it originated is no, known; and twere
vain speculate There was q fresh northeast breeze
ny the ans, which drove the fire towards extern
ave Adjacen, lumber and coal yards Of NJ A. Jones'
With such material 70 feed II, with plentiful supply
Of water at hand and well organized arrangements,
the task Of arresting would have been . difficult
In such narrow lanes tbereabout; but
In The absence OF water and with nobody present At the
eded measures could alone have checked the cong
ton, and NO means indeed, Of executing such
had there even been authority TO direct them was easy
70 see tina! fearful loss Of property was inevitable
The writer assured by Superintendent Roiliu Of
the police force, that At half past two O'Clock, when he
reached Aessrs AIeynes place, be had had few hun
cred gallons ore wafer ~ command the lire could have
been suppressed Blu. after 1t had reached Mr. Jones'
premises filled with lumber and Goals It was useless
playing upon IT, even upon the houses contiguous with
the ridiculous engines available.
Whilst the Of the wind driving the body of
fame hike tempest tost sea- towards the back Of Messrs
Barrow Dummetts tall premises, was extending It.
self lateraly by simple contact and only judicous
and insula.s the fire afforded any chance Of
arrostng the confagraton But there was no
early upon the SPOT, willing enough, in the Ab-
Of lawful authority to take the responsibility Of this
measure but no means were at hand 70 carry out the
order. The emergency had come upon in February,
1860, IN February lS45, without any having
been in the meanwhile organized 70 meet it, Even at
O'Clock the morning few judcous blasts 1t GER
tain points in the directions the conagraton travel
Apg either by force Of wind by contact, might have
saved deal Of valuable property But in the absence Of
proper organization 1--WE must really be excused for dwell
ing upon this poin this measure was delay edfrst for
want Of means; them IT, would for want Of dscre
Non, until much later hour OF the morning, and when
done done anything but judcOusly The blasts far
could SEE we're made either on premises actually
3
Yer Of course cid tend the c1nfagraton
The military with the Garrison engines were down
Q little before nve O'Clock, and the police there
the public engines and all that these and
Ddvd ais OF all grades Of society could do Ia the OF
personal exertop done. We saw, amongst others,
Lieut. Berresford, his Excellency the Governors in
Law, engaged for long time with steady
supplyin engine with WATER ard Mr.. Joseph Year
wood, member for this parish and church warden
ing, as friend remarked, like a slave in pulling down
and carrying away to save property; and numoers Of
others might be named who under personal OBJ
servaon at various points and periods Of the day. But
mere personal exeron could effect little in the absence OF
organization.
The FIRE had complete mastery Of both sides OF
High street and Palmetto street, TO Trafalgar
street, ricketts, street. the east side OF Trafalgar
square and Bridge street. involving the lanes and alleys
connected with the several named and eventually
pas the Pier head and lower part OF Bay
destroying the block OF buildings forming the north side
Of Fa,rcbd street, and passing up the side Of
etree, to Shurlapds alley the demolition Of number Of
small wooden buildings having stopped lower down
the sde the principal building destroyed this side
being store Of Messrs. Barron, laurie l. Co.
The destruction OF property embraces, smong others
Me Commiseariat Buildings 10 Trafalgar square, the Gtob
and borbddtan printing establishments AN the business
premises Of the following merchants, nc. -
j. h. G. Aheyne. W. Kell Co.
A Jones r. I. Young.
BARROW l. Dummea, dry j. GIN, draggst
goods .. Massieh.
d. p. Cotton Co., ice es- james A. lynch.
ssbsbment Edmund Knight Il Co.
J. Cauord. Samuel Boxll.
rroworidge Co. g. W. MCLEAN Co.
p. Kilkelly Co. w. Box.