The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-13
LIZ ANEW OlNA ~ ANs
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY l3, 1862.
The Fire at Troy.
ITS RAPID PROGRESS.
Terrible Scenes.
People Ernn!sg for Life.
FIFTY BLOCKS DESTROYED.
Letter from Gen. llailcch'S ) Army.
Movements Of Gen. Pope.
VISIT TO A BATTLE FIELD.
IALLECK AS A GENERAL.
Co, &c, 30.
Movements Of Gen. Pope.
VISIT TO A BATTLE FIELD
IIALLECK AS A GENERAL.
Co, &c, 30.
The Great Fire In Troy.

The fire which occurred in Troy ~ SATURDAY
ippeatcd to have started in the root Of the rnil-
road bride which eros es the llndson River
from West to- East Troy, aud or, .iuaied from
spark ot n locomotive that cro- -ci the bridge
ahuut noon. Inc tire caught about the middle
"i the badge. There was "a high wiui blowing
itJm tie northwest ei'ly IN the mufniu,., ant,
as the lay aivsuccd, the wind increased ia
sucuG h, until, at noon, when 1t might fairly hc
termed gale. H. n tow u.iuu,"s the en,irc
eastern portion Of tie bridge was on fire. and
The flames were being driven along hy tie wind
with fearful rapiiiiy, ..nl diicctly ,owa-is the
he art oi The city. At the east cIi ,nc Of the
steam ilrc engine companies lai down their hose
but IL was hardly stretched before It had to he
iaken up, ~ fact did the lire crowd upon them.
At the same time an attempt was made TO pull
open the 'draw, in the hope that this would
check the progress Of the fames but the great
heat, together with the dense smoke aud the
lus, rendered the effort futile, aud on swept th,
ire, diiNins the iircmen before 1t and overleaJ-
,ng all their attempts 20 command II. As the
lire rcl ',d the east end of the bridge, clouds OF
cnier- wete blown over the city in southeast
.rly dircc ion, setting tire to q dozen or mon.
buildings at the same time. Among the first
buildings to take fire was the Sixth street Prs
hytcrinn Church, the Troy Orphan Asylum and
the Troy City bank. Extraordinary eScr-
tious were made to save these structures, but
without avail.
Tie orraic course Of the fire, in some instan-
co', Was remarkable. Here and there one would
ind n woodcn building standing unscathed,
while every huiliing on ci,lcy SIDE of it, wheil-
er of bricl or wood, hai bcon destroyed.
When tho fire was iJg,us hrrcest, Mayor
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Arsenal was detailed to T. Il to him. Soon
after o'clock, under his ir'c.ons, this party
applied TIC powder, an s,veIal bull .inss ON
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''r'"n inc Io't,",,F W SAVING hu'h' h.'''
n''re co1'u oe n'H enlpu"l oi ns ''I"'n.r' y
"as On hl'' ana nu'h',s 50 rapuy as !" rh ~
II necessary Tor u"re ABOUT u 10 run iof 'ncH
I'es, r"NMS "h"'''of h'u n'eh 'ruioNou '"
me street. 10 he DESTROYER u'tr' inu-, 700,
WIN scores o' '',iii'Si ana we l'ar' ~ many
instance "hefe 'ic furniture hhI n'eh m'NeH
'Np ana 'hiee tiheS, ON! 10 b' ll' 10 ''e iiines
IL I"si' rev hfcs nave ever beeh more uiras-
trous lh ms RESPECT.
About NJ ~ seemed 10 nave spent its
strength and found va lmi', as ~ exhausted u!
'ts own violence ra'hrr 'hnh suhhu"u uy ,n'n
means, ana there lay Tue met portion OF Troy,
amp :" I,'ihs -h"'h'ns '''' saw ,nc h'',tS ''t-
'i"g Walls ,ohlhshcinS tt the IohS hr'dse, II
Hrhu'I . s"n,hea' "r'y di'c,io"' sNeeiine away
sock after hlork--iIr-' stores, u'en dMsi'ngs
snd prhIc buildings, untii II reached the "il
iihhr'ts Mar on tonir'ss street, near
tghth: Inc number OF hou'e' 'rstfoyci can,
NOV hr "ts thi' 'oo, Shu II u tvuSh'y esi,ih''eu
,h,' % the ,'HS Is "' "e"n w" ni' 'h''e ill''s :"
'"'"rs, ABOUT ont-thir' oi Mhich, II ist"lGht,
',c'Vcrcd ~ Insurance. lie SEVERITY oi this
oio~ I" Troy c,rIn1t be estimated; Aside from
TIE immediate loss III dollar rni ce,.i view, is
tho elIniiy important, ard perhaps mere
im"ofiAnlJ ioss OF business TO hun
mcn' 10 thousand. 81 mechanics aId sewing
eu's AMI Others. MANY wotsh ten. twenty OF
thirty thousand tollars in the morning, found
non. eiv, pennies before n''htiaii, and hun
irrdS o' I've former c'ass"e have i@t home inrni-