New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-19
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Two Large bonded Warehouses with iheir
ContcntS Emiiroiy Desiroyei-Losso over
$4,000 600.

Shortly before p. m yesterday, smoke was
discovered Issuing from the third story tho large fee
storage wa ehousc fronting Last and Chefry-sts.
The alarm was given. bnt before the FIRE apparatus
could rcacLthc SPOT the flames had spread among the
cotton with which the upper stories were filed with
such iapiiitv that II vas found impossible to the
bn.liingl or contoa's, AMI within an hour from tho
time the fire was first discovered the Interior was on
vast mass Of lare. hurnng wuh ilry seldom eghhieu'
At4he outbreak OF the rc. nuLber of vessoli weio
living mt the wharf in front Of the Warehouses; hi's
were imTediatciy made 10 warp theiu ous iuto TIE
stream These efforts were successful a'tholsh ~ "'
time it seemed that some vi thcln would De iehiiottH
Several steam tugs Leaf their assistance, and aied ~
removing the vessels. One. schooner. got a6roUni'
md TIE sails and cordagc ON the maihnasi cauyl ".
The mast was cut Gown. and tue rising tide having
hoated she ycsse she was hauled from her peros po
sltion by the lsVs. .
With regard 70 the origin Of tho fire there coa'il
ernbe speculation. Oh course there A. tue usual nun
Der of rnmurs lie second mate Of the brig ls!e ol
the BAY one OF the vesds lying pt tao wharf informed
Henry o. Baker the assistant ire Maj shn! tirt le
first saw the IRE In hc third story o: tue building nc
IAN across the street. and entering The building saw
the i.c among cotton. paIt q! 100 bhs Tat had
been unondcd fiom bs yes fi the any previous IL
and The first mate Nr Strdmnu had been that door
erything seemed all right IL i supposed tu-t tAe NE
must Rave been ss0ldcIing ln tAe b2es Nhsn tue hl
ter were ia.ca into the warehouse.
AZ usual on occasions Of this Lind. the thieves were
around In large numbers and attempts acre made by
then TO se>ltr al tie lMmosc amount pr0pe.f
Ia and arouhd tie 1a!I.a, binding. IL so.ae CO,
thew rolled bales OF cotton ino tL, iNc, W'h ,uc m
tcuian If securing II by TeNn, y smal boas. BIZ ~
this they we're pIcycat,d by tie police under the aoc
northumberland If ut Steers Of tn IAitoehi1 ~
oiact Dcfnchmcat were also present. on the = :eLth.
Tenth. Eleventh. Seventeenth AL Eighteenth n
ciucts and posed by Cspi Steers ~ tae Ychlt'
ieep.n, back Tie crowd. aJl pgcY0Hiing Oh ron g n
ing irslLs the hLcs ,XCcp. tLoso saving Business
The buildings destroyed conprise hos. t', nni y.
Il 4 and ID on water 81. and the free store No. Il.
togrther With the buildings fronting on therrat. III
p,cnDiei hy Mr. H. y. isWfr.ce formerly fof Law
renee The am,uni oftaunrc with olori siv,lo on.
On n rough estimate Tie Megchnntise owned ~ r
uunls, o. merchant and i probably iEalrei 90 rrrit
extent Tho following - iisi q sore oiitc arics"'
IN The building 81 tho outbreak Of tsc hiei lpvt hees
OF corr ~ G. bustcs OF ss'f % bushci, - Warai.
lOJj bsos % irnr 40 l's ~ gunry hnss HJ
bilrs ~ voo =, 40 bars ofsrgsr iaov BARS ~ ph'
ss( sni - Aes.ls2l: u me..ss.s. ~ "a. s-2y. !ae
viii psybI'iy DE a fNLbsr. iWn .yI2 ~ cf cen.
:, Of wee 80 j. - Get Ald we4e three s'0rc, 20
hi,li CD b. o. Water - were - i.c sumo a.reI- as
ana i've .insir. on hishs nrd Wc.s Owned D. CIa.t
A. &c 1be l- 90 O. "a vii AZ Jlni 90 a1ru, 49, p,
al. 60 o. fl.y insured
"a G4c uHf probably Lafa az nlsht. 4, l,ie horf
he Pro tonluiftiua-f. 'cIttr1plrd % ~ ii'it
quarters lot tie uso - The police sic1mila', ,1tas
HAT tae wharf vaa ,l irg a'd tho cnsil', utgr M
~ reach D. LssDftIg ~ 80 IS Ia W To- repair.
The alcuen. lalrT Chief ..u..a King! aud.
worked Ne. sod in e marard degree showed ''e dis'
.plrr tpviA.a the Department has been sab cici.
8 .rtf.l vas uulff aud lIlaIl-.