New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-28
GREAT CONFEDERATION UPTOWN
DESTRUCTION OF TIE THIRD-AVEAO
RAILROAD DEPOT.


HORSES AND CARS sAyED-LosS S225,O00.
The largest fire OF the season. involving the des,Fuc-
ton Of vast quantity of real estate property, took
place yesterday afternoon in the burning down of the
Third-ayenue Railroad COmpanys Depot az the corner
Of S.xty-ffth street and Third The elegaat
proportions of this great and cosiy structure have long
BEEN an agreeable feature Of uburbn attraction, beng
katwn To tue eyes Of every NewYorker, whether
mon, woman or child as well to tbous ,ds Of casual
visitors who felt sufficiently interested in landscape
g.de.ing to yisit Central Park, tie Gerot being
situated at the peitns.Of place. where PEG; lie proceed
a.rots IIamilio on Park 70 that destination.
The lire broke one a. O'clock and originated in the
feed room of tie stable department which is situated
midway between Ike Third and Second avenues. AS
to manner Of ignition. nothing whatever Is knOw
e u at the .e inst seen by John B, gert and
JACOB Faith.
The peci.e locality where it originated was in
conner OF tie roof, where mrse quantities. .S3t|O
worth Of hay Lad been slowed ayay No person had
been near the spot where tie fire seemed first break
forth.
At once the connlgri,on blazed mp in fealful vol
ume, al d the whole bliing wa, IN ii condition to az
tf;ct tie attention all the upper part of tie slId,
and even Weehiwken and Wilianl,burgb, for tie FL
elevated, snd the flames hising and spreading
wiin lightning Iapiiity. Simultai eoasly wih ire
tldl 10 the teing'Is, Ee5scn er r4n 10 the mead
qulrtels Of the De Kal5 Regiment AZ Land az
~ X, Which lie but 20 yards distant Col. Won elisa,
vi Ia tie most communicable pIomptness, mar Led out
with about 80 men, WHO ret about re3cgiug live Il
rolling stick, io0te articles AID furniture, wh sUth
Ce pcgate viii, that their ieais continued the subject
OF remark among tn byst Lders aid those who ~"
them. Ihe. principal clore were Nith tie caTs ana
horses. Not single beast lst 10 letis, aud the
cars were forced out into Iid avenue, a0d acres II
iutO lots, With the ton o. five or six, three
o. which ubie.dockere, beiag all OF tat g.
sCpiOn The Company have except one. Al others'cck
ana iuInlture al every description, intlGdng that OF
tie meeting balls OF tie second hJ0 Ia the man bll!
ing rescued by the Louayes. Col Won Gilsa bnl-
SET near losing his life, icing tie last nau TO
des end 10 The glouId. In the s,au; below, two OF
the oompany's drivers was oyeraken by The smoke,
but a fortunate gust OF who'd enabled him TO recover
himself, and re found bic way ont
The Third avenue Railroad boilding occupies
space Of two hundred feet on Third avenue Jen the
width of block and u depth Of three hand eed feet
Oh Sxty-iitl ard SiXty.axth suests eSt.nding
toward Second avenue. An addition, stable built OF
wood, covered considerable ,pAce in the rear All
was demolished in hail an hour after tie line when
the lire broke out, leaving only frame stable lear
Second avenue and new building VI brick, fronting
on Second avenue, tie object OF which, When COM
plecd, IL TO he q species Of iLirmary for SICK car
horses.
la the hurry and confusion ensuing the rapid
progress OF the conflgratioD 40 care WE given the
horses rescued but the asouished beee were turned
loose upon the avenue, and were soon stroll NJ at
leisure over Ill parts Of the cty The Company OWLS
1 Al .
at work was one-tbitd. ~ Leaos OF tvlegiaphc dig
patches Mr.. Darling secured many OF them, ara at ID
clo tie greater number bet been collected within
small plot to tue s0uIhward Of the depot, where they
were pic keted and fed an Ii nothing bad happened,
much the appearance Of tie equestrian part
OF "A ,ayalcy camp.
The hre.engines all came too late TO be of any
ice. Tuere were numerous companies from doiblng
Wards and from Yorkyie aud Harlem aud the array
included TWO giues Every inch of street for
NJ. ltal Reg LEI
nothing was left Of the building at OolOch, except
ruins. 4 thousand spectators 81 heIed on The blyits
toward the north and northwest II the depot on Tie
Il ~, oil Which beat prevailed which, assisted by tie
wind, that waited sia Ks in the same direction, cue
cepded in setting fire several -tuu and woo5-l lea
Tie massive wall II tie depot remained si8uuiug
and small portion o. the rear wall he same, willie ~
the sde- everything lad totiered and fallen, eA-
cent Il few ruInols ois ON ~ top Of "A nunerously-
arcl ed foundation which showed beautifully in per-
speciiye.
In the center wide SPACE continued blaziDg up in
luIi white flame, exteniye and continuous enong TO
resemble a small lake, The grandeur OF which, 10 LOOK
UPON us night dsIkened surrounding objects, WA
much heightened by tie remains Of such architectural
beauty as really existed IN the ruins, through the
OF whose great doors and WINDOWS the burning part
yealod Itself. Tits flame continued until II oclo *
and owed IT. persistence TO tue cOyeriug OF ases which
settled the lire progressed, upon the lower strata OF
hay and fodder, and prevented is rapd consumption.
All the records and do uments Of the Company have
been recovered. Most Of them slowed in two
iron safes. There l. insurance on the Who'll, property
consumed, including stock OF every kind $lU0 go;
equally div ded among % Insurance Companies 30 that
tie lots individually will not be felt $1,000 being
the amount guaranteed on the front building, and
100000 on the rear.
The loss of the Third Avenue Railroad Company
cannot be precisely estimated, but is set down ut
Sl25, 0O0 outside of insurance.
This Company has been unfortunate by fire or
twice before, and has, nevertheless, succeeded in
making itsei DO h popular and paying institution.
Some years ago they owned depot at the corner of
Sixlieth street. which was burned. The patrons Of
this road will be pleased TO learn that beo the fire
was yet exuguishtd last night, building in Sixty
fifth street, formerly occupied by Mr. Foulke lastly by
MIR. Beekman WIS rented office; and 1t
fully determined that, with the of frame stable
left standing an other temporary arrangements no
detention shoul occur i'll tie travel Of the road,
cep the degree naturally and absolutely unavoidable
Tor three or four days.
During the fine last night, so cars were at one ine
ranged ia close contact along the track. Il will take
little time to catch renegade torses and equalle tie
circulation of vehicles before the previous regularity
of 10 insured Ii has also been decided
that the depot shall be rebuilt substantially than
before; that it shall be made ile proof and hat to-
day the ruins shall he taken down. the space cleared
AID the ground prepared thereafter may be,
for masons aud carpenters The depot built in
1857, az IA cost of $4,000.
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