New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-20
CONFEDERATION.
GREAT FIRE In JERSEY CITY.
TEN OR MORE LIVES LOST.
ANOTHER PETROLEUM. DISASTER.
$4,000 BARRELS OF GIL BURNED.
FOURTEEN VESSELS CONSUMED.
Oil and Cotton Docks Destroyed.
GREAT LOSS OF TOBACCO.
THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT 4 SUFFERER
FOURTEEN VESSELS CONSUMED
Oil and Cotton Docks Destroyed.
GREAT LOSS OF TOBACCO.
THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT ASUFFERER
Total Loss, Two Million Dollars.

few Minutes before o'clock yesterday morning,
one OF the employed board the schooner Alfred Jarrett
lying alongside the large oil dock situated lst north q The
Eric Railway Companys freight pier in jersey City. went
into the forward hold Of the schooner having in his hand
lighted lamp In the fame q tie lamp COMM
ncaed with the gas generated ~ the petroleum OIL with
which the vessel laden and the result was aloud
the nan being Notwithstanding accounsmany feet
into the ashtng in the water nt distance from the YES
SCI He rescued VITA great difficulty by bystanders
Tie deck the blown OIL and in an rcoLcev
ably short space u time she wrapped IN fames
Piled up dock tiers and the open lot In the VI
entity were about barrels q crude OIL an 10 the tanks
by 5000 barrels Of refined OIL through this in
aamaabe the flames rashed with and fury per-
feety appalling wade the dense clouds Of black and sitting
smoke seemed TO darken the entire
horzop
On the side track, which the entire lengh of the
pier standing about 100 belonging be Eric Rail
way Company laden with oil and waiting be unolded III
made these possible. Gangs Of
workmen the employ Of tho railway company set to
work pushing the down the track from the mme
date vicinity OF the fire. and they then attached to To-
connective and drawn safe distance While thus engaged
many Of the worken bad their hands and faces severely
scorched and bsiered s all Of tie but 10
were saved.
On the freight or 1t Is CONNOLLY termed the
per Of tue Eiie Railway Company number Of ear
grain and Other articles. Attention at
turned 10 saving these in the above mentioned
The greater roron Of them we're removed place Of safety
Owing the intense heat however il was found mposs ole
TO rea, five or six lden grain Of
pier, aEd they, with their contents were consumed
Lying In the slips on either the pier number
bg cho0ner8 and lighters engaged ia taking board
H. II - oricLy ia the flames snre,d tb,t n as frurd
i IN most cases IN east Loose from The MGR and font
,hasrn ont h, Tho stream, - f' -
one OF aod ,ssa 20 ee 20 o
asasy The ha%SarE brig LanSreh Won Masnc%eI.isr
smes could not DO ascerta med Tsy far the larger
could not Be rorshsS ana were sSTpiete
SBns eahooner Aod Barnett (on witch the eInlo.inn
ard The laden WIN orek name not aseef;saed
Frank Ann Elz. and Ave oth,Ts these LATTER were com
Jarvis Co.'S "r ,h M e iraa a o. bSsGn Hiss
aged in her upper the spars and rigging beiss com
pstoly oonsumed aud n. rrar ~, ~ ~ .s MT
The iue Virginia % Hs Cd board powerful force
pump pun p, was o. ssngas vita seIocrF tic
sd vessels Mere . loaded Win oa5TS OF Cd i, many Of
tho pier and IN Tie Of the pier make up
Of abont 10 90 barrels DESTROYED.
soo1 ar t5c ouibreaS 81 tbe ge tbe VIM Wbeb m 70
that time bad b,en blowing fIO the northwest ensreerng
inc pier anu yes~ci 10 ss oh sn n o. se
ments M largo pier north Of s mentioned ebove was found
ares End shippers Of tobacco whose extensive nannfc,or
rec re- m U. o@ he burning oil REACHING to an immense
hight carried by the force Of the wind
ne s.a SsHs s. 50 s@as q
upon tho fame with
eenon of few bales OF cotton thrown into the slp ana
an, - he roach Of the Are the niey and i,s cap,ets
sarc co mn sns, els dcstrovcd ' WV P' w ~ ~
WV THE RAILROAD PIER
Tho fht uer OF the railway comp,py Was on fire several
hat sS4a
'A''"su''~ ' THE rossra '' "e "e''
r, a, -. 1901 b, - nn1nha. ~ $500. s .. - |
.ned o w ypue CO. AZ esep wSo .ass S S ss no
no os on 1a W ILL Dn, ~ hh in.ureu or
NOT Va" ~ .r,i.a 10 ,n % P sno mos as ue
Iishs el oh ia an I've isr s 70, ~ ins,h @ uIe
veg mbn = ha NO, 4, ,ybich ~. "a a. "sS
a. ,n s " e % avns NV them and were Valued a. noD,
i ' pv insnred Tbe safe was in So Office on re
& md On he oor burning away FIJI tbrouSb into she
Sscr IL can easily be recovered probably good con
on as IL was not long subjected the hea the door soon
giy ing way
B,h the piers whioa are burned having been
erected not long y the West Jersey Shore Improvement
COMPANY at a cost Of ESQ 600 each They are insured.
The us,rity Of the lighters burned owned the West
ycrsey Lighter Company and valued about so oO0
The track and pier sustained by the railway
The the remainder the shipping could not be as
'fiosseq owing 10 Tue aosenee OF the owners
he bark free Trade was totally destroyed with
Mel we're owned msn ., oOaeSo Mere aesroyed
as also desroyed win m harsSesds q, on"o
o have left to-day The io.Sen WAS The nrons,, OF the
Italian and fully insarsl abroad one on the
whatever was saved aad e ioss "a at over
100000 ..If i !
The lighter Cores with cargo 100 hogsheads Of tobacco
also onsumed and nothing whatever saved The lighter
nony Tomud nt Tho tobacco was all insured In the Hnr
\. .. JARVIS Co, s.---.S' aoet, the properly OF
ereyeiv ,hsn - - =, 800 sahered Probably more
Iont I, Lna, Any ., sne other Everything On aud
otoi Loss ou ~; ptn'v W me ae'enrlng hames The
nces con,d 10, oss e.ceeu eizov1 The insur