New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-16
DESTRUCTION OF WAREHOUSES
by FIRE.
Terrible Explosion of Nitrate Of Soda
The Damaging Kaect Upon s"rro""d-
ing Property -ChimncJs Blown Down,
Doors Blown in. Windows and sai"'s-
ware BROKEN - General Wreck - The
shipping on Eirc-Ons Vessel B"rned
TOTAL loss About 81, 600, 900.

The most destructive ire thai has occurred IN
Brooklyn for many years took place ycatoIdoy after
noon IN the warehouses Of Nessrs- Sohenek Iuther
ford on The dock at the foot Of Jofaleuon 'tr and
although the yalGo OF property destroyed great. Il
fortunate that there 40 lo OF fe or ~ lar a.
ascertained. no person lerJ seriously Hlnrtd
There ere tue stTpC ufes pnrtls o brick and partly
Of wood extending distance VI 30 foot ou the water
line 2OO deep. divided IN two parts. ald kBosn o.
the ~ ided and I'D tho FIRE. N-fehous', respectively
The ire 0ligina. eel IN tbe latter. about -. ocOcs.
Both were occupied by 81 ISIS. Jackson Wcc1fu I'd
and u-ed ior general storage purpose
They contained IN immon,s quantify Of nitTste 81
soda crude snpoter, and proved tAi' occlsio
q higlly explosive and dangerous article Among g..
other con,enis we're, sigaI mOl@-cs WOOL hides and
| guann
Shortly oitr the DANES were discOTred they CON
muuic.ted ia tho nitrate Of Soda ai ierTiic sr
Yluson took place the force Of which great "a
DO sensibly oit for ~ hast one NILE aod ihc elect for
the distance o. several blocks very destructive.
The glass in whole rows Of houses Was hroten a1d
contents rrcntiy d0nlngesl. Several t1'ie3 were
terror STRICKEN by the failing ~ ceilings anu the smash
ing o; gloss ware while t4rs tieir meals. OEe e-p.o'
SION followed another in quick 8ucccss.Ou. Tho a. lse
Inoke formed column reaching some hundreds OF feet
! IN hight while immense ladies OF lame slot Ont
through the densc blck masu alordins sight al onee
magnificent and terrible.
The crowd mad hy thA time collected ~ thousands.
| The Ilighis, whcrcyCra view could be- obtained vas
denscly packed by eager muttndes. AID The scene on
TIE docks and she shipping IN ihe liver ~ animgihs
1
at ord's dock. few yards disiant. was swariuIg
With busy Jack iaIs, intent on saving their ycssoL
SeN rlu tug boats H. their aid and the ship
taken oGt OF danger without susianing Any dam.
oRe.
wool and copper ore took hrr in the rigging. She
dfiftcd sOns disGrcc when she taken ia tow ard
run bore near Governors iilnd. whore shc burned
| W tho waicTs edge.
The Bremen b.ir Louis also caught Gre in the foseiop
| but was saved. 4 he damage ges slirhf.
| The rigging OF several her ygfs.i, frN.
but none vers much injured
The i.rmen At Che extreme post Of danger, and
PLAYED upon tp buiidhgs nOtVih7t niing -e serious
cogseduences 10 which they might bfyc been subjected
TIE conclusions knocked nua4ber down. aud precpi
tated seyerL inio the IiEe aud although low acre
! hurt lot one wns seriously injured.
| After esch explosion rhe crowd wOni come near
~ they c0ud 70 tlc rreinen un.es wncrg pressed hs'
tv the police and few wero rlrcd b. being knocked
down and tod upon III the general rush ,hoy sSsycd
! back in anticipation OF another shock.
Al times Fragments Of brick and shattered pieces OF
inber would ny high In The al, and. scattering II AL
directions, fall Oh the hoasstops. IN lhe yards md
among the ople rendering IL extremely hazardous IN
] BE- in The Immediate Vicinity.
The nitrate of soda having become exhausted. the
explosiyeaess ceased about occA. and thr e1eftopa
of the iremen wore then energoiiclly directed IN eX
tlngusng the fIc among the goods. tho buildings b,
this time having been demolished.
The nature II contents and value Of property with the
names Of rs escrrtsiued. II a. follows
GO hoesheais Of sugar. Owned by Roach Bros. COT
few and C. r Fisher No lOi Wall street; 90 bales OF
wool owned by oicrruf paluesi JO hoSaheaos ot mo
lasses. owned By Roach Bros. Coiieyi 600 barr ol
nitrate ,f sodA owned by Fabbri g. Chauncy. south
street New.York and other parties-ths article alone
T. valued at $1,000; "a pipes OF gin Jnst arrived OF
which pipes saved 225 inus Of guaIO owned BY
the Peruvian Governments LUZ hdes owned ~ o.
n. smith of Buring slip. hew'ioTk 49,,
The entire loss on contents will reach about 1900 90
upon which there are isuranoes TO the extent Of ESQ
600 Nearly every insurance ONCE IN Brooklyn as wen
az the majority Of companies in New ofk are Interested
in these losses. $1,000 49,,
The value OF the sOrehouses was sl6ooO; insured.
The adjoining lumber yard OF Messrs :. Ross Sons
was damaged 10 the extent VI ~ UJ Insured
The celtsgc housss exceeding rom yoralsneD " Wal