New-York tribune., 1866-04-30
TIE DETROIT FIRE.
Details of the Grenf CoHas rrniion-Twe Lives
known 60 be LO,I- Several More Supposed
10 Ee-Origtn OF tho Fire.
From Tie De,roi. Pcs. OfFndsy.


Last evening about 10 o'clock while an empoye OF
the nctrois and Milwaukee Railroad Company rolling
barrel o kerosene OF rou tie cOmpanys buildings AZ the foot
road Company alonl1g where De stored the barrel
spTarg sleAk TIE man called cooper to repair
was ieias performed some ono passed with light The gas
from escaping oil communicated Herewith setting ire IN
santauec ay tho barrel and ts contents An eIpOs!on
oed and the burning OIL ran down along the dock In
all ctoas communicating 70 oher barrels OF kerosene
upon tlo rrses until With almost ghning rapidy the
flames Isaoad the freight hole aud passenger eepot OF the
Dsoi, and Nj Railroad and the fFeght boat Wind
The buildings being Of wSod burned Ike finder aud soon
were OF seething Ling flames At the time OF the
breaking ou; Of e re there were some 80 men engaged at
tho boat and premises AID In the confusion of the
moment and to fg incident thereto some LOST all presence
Of ad ard instead Of endeaTong to subdus the flames
rushed wildly and fro along the pier OtEeIs jumped from
s me S o S cans oRa I
wrapped Gre swuHg loose frou her moorngs and feated
down the river lighting TIE shores or either aide and
mndng OF the ire boats tie Rebels sent down the Mis-
''PH the burning steamer struck the foot Of woodward
ave and being moucnary held fast me captain OF the ferry
boat Detroit succeeded graphing and towing her sto deep
the middle of the river where che could no longer
In psns Bgushst maD since sseertaned to be Mr. Dan.
lei McCucu residing the Second gravel road at Windsor,
was seen ongng the sanchons back OF the wheel
house rescued by citizens who pat of 70 his
In this city more frightened than hurt.
Oaser Peter GrogAn Mir. William Burren and Mr West;
brook broke house and taking thsrerom al old
craft pushed out 70 tho rescue o. the drowning
soaa and floating boxes They succeeded in saving four per
bar two others persisted before they cond them
There were undoubtedly several vce lost but In the hurry
confusion of the moment We could not learn positively OF
any other than these.
loaded freight train winch owing to the intense heat
cond not be removed gned and the greater por
lion consumed The mails om the East and those going
West were destroyed. The baggage bat partially
moved and many valuable papers belonging to the Company
were burned mp ampd under foot in the mud
10 be entirely and egbe. The houses the oppo
ste side only saved by being kept soaked
with Furniture OF oil kinds removed and the
Dwellings emptied Of their contents -
Along the docss down the river number OF small frame
buildings allowed to buru. more valuable property
needed attention Several who were attempting TO re-
vauabes IN the upper story Of the MAIN Office mar
rowy escaped being smohered 20 death BY the soae all the
ladders aud methods VI communication with the street havE
cries r hep attracted attention OF hose below and tey
were finally rescued from their perogs situation large pile
OF ian Der into the river to prevent its being
sumed Some however, having igned, f0ated down the
stream adding with its balfeIDgished light 20 the ghasty
grandeur OF the soenc.
The loss Is estimated by several officers Of the company at
sO0 OO and this will probably in view OF the damage to
property and delay carrying tie business Of the rOad
bo very light estimate.