New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-10
GREAT coYFLAGRA7soN At SING SING.


A LARGE NUMBER ~ DWELLINGS ENTIRELY con-
sUMRD-FIFTY FAMILIES RENDERED H0UsBLESS IA
THR CALAMNY--THE LOSSES AND ASSURANCES
scRNHs AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TAKEN UP
IN THE CHURCHES FOR THB RELIEF OF THB sUF
PERRRs-A PUBLIC BELIEF MEETING TO BIZ HELD
A very destructive cOn1agratiOn occurred o. SinS
Sing at early hour yesterday morning Eighteen dNeng
houses and stores anextensys s manufacturing establish
ment and a valuable umbsry ard we're destroyed VAiueo III
ALL at nearly 100000 Therfre confined to what IS
known as the Lower Dock at end which the principal
steamboat landing Of the village II broke out shortly after
O'Clock barn located in the OF the dwelling Of JossPh
liam Tel HoEse kent y John Breiner The wind blow
ing hard time and the Increasing names soon spread 70
the adjoining buildings and TO tho Van Arden fe WORKS IN
the rear In less than houOm the time the fire was
discovered whole blook, consisting OF nearly dozen
and although the FIRE apparatus the village promptly
the ground and fTemen worked most energecay ana
element eaped acrossthe and before its syages were
stayed succeeded destroying another Of buildings pn
Guiding the National hote ana the moefyard OF heuOen
With but two or three exceptions the buildings frame
offering themselves easy prey 70 the hre HE NELSON
House the Empire Hotel two otthe largest hotels on the
dock were saved from destruction W the course o. ine VIM
brick and the walls nearest TO the hotels remaining standing
until after the fire bad expended itself n
surances they asefoows Van Arden File works loss
40 SS INSURED for soo Isaac n Brown grocery and
dwelling loss e2O O0 no insurance National Hote refer
surancs Co. and sr5OO in the Marine, NswYork City
Samuel Nichols grocery aud dwelling loss soyi de
insnapce not asoerained Obern House. William MangaD
loss 5000; partly insured Bbenezer Delaney grocery and
5Weiins los 1000 insured NelsonOrr dwelling and
pener shop loss o. O0 insured Martin Mshon dwelling loss
81 200; partly insured Joseph Mill dwelling and barn loss
$1,000 Patrick Scanlon dwelling loss O. 400 Shakespeare
House Murphy loss $500 insured for s4oS Jas HGms
ing loss g. 500; insured fg ST. 500 house and furniture
David Ross dwelling loss 5000 insured for $500 Jas Shnts
ing house, furniture insured for $3.50 which covers the loss
The BOOdsoOd House .gs2s%enp occupied by several
by this fire fifty families rendered ho1seless
Many Of them lost all their furniture and @ G
worth property The furniture that was taken from tne
burning buildings was carried up the steep M wna runs up
cred TO witness the destruction Of their homes.
Mrs Miller who very liz with consumption was re-
pired shortly after removal. Two women who had re-
Gently become mothers taken from their residences on
sretcbers the place. wheetbey attendedby Dr.
George Fisher who rendered them such medical assistance
the immense crowd felt relief realizing this fact The
which the fire had its wild at this time
gbeney the passing trains ncludingthe Buffalo
h express which had been detained for some hours on ac
To the sufferers by this fire Of tho citizen. Of the Vi,
age extended many immediate kndnesse which CRATE
folly accepted Persons living in the neghborhood opened
their dwellings to many OF the housees ones and Mr. George
Mott the proprietor of the American Hotel opened his
house aud spread his table for the accommodation of the
sleepy the soow and the hungry This generous invita-
ton accepted aud a>srge number OF the sufferers were
Carried 4he hotel in the carriages OF the establishment
whore they paoOk Of breakfast and rendered com
Portable they could possibly eunder the circumstance
Capt King of the Snnnysde, which was lying at
the upper dock also performed similar acts Of charity and
made his floating dwelling temporary abode for the
afflicted.
O'Clock yesterday morning an informal meeting Of
citizens held in the village for the purpose OF taking
for the temporary reeto the distressed Mr. ar
rem WIxon presided rand the following named gentlemen
were appointed committee take further action in tho natter
The Rev Wilson Phranor Pastor OF tbs Presbyterian Church,
Rev Father Mcclellan Of ST. ugusiine Cahoo Church;
Daniel ID. Mangum tBaptisD. VIM IL Barlow Episcopal
and James McCordb( Methodist The pastors OF all the
churches requested refer 10 the fire during the
ing afternoon services and call uponstheir respective
congregations to contribute the relief Of the sufferers This
request complied With and quite large amount OF money
raised which will be at appropriated toward such
relief In the Episcopal Church he Rev Dr. Helm Rectof
the choir sang the following sentence rom the Otertoy
Blessed be the that prOYdeh for the and
needy The Lord shall deliver him in the time Of trouble"
the choir and the excellent music Of the organ under Pro- H.
L B. Brown Of Col Churcbilfs Military Academy. made
profound impression the congregation and the collection
taken in behalf Of the sufferers was ample and worthy OF
the donors.
Persons have visited Sing Sing viii get very correct
ides OF the Of the fire when they informed that
from the depot to the upper dock but dwellings out OF
the 25 80 buildings Of that class The lower dock are TO
be The calamity has cast gloom the whole com
munty and q public meeting will be held 10 day 20 adopt
10 sufficiently large amount Of money 10 meet
the immediate of,the suffering families.
- The Office OF Van Anden File Works Is at No. % Cliff
ST. The file works Of c. Spruce Co.. Office at No. 90
tiou a slight scoTching. thebudings not injured
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