The New York herald., 1866-04-29


Fire An Broadway.
Between one and two O'Clock Saturday morning
nre out third noor back room, Of No $50
Broadway premises occupied by hrs Mary A. Baker.
miiner II originated in unoceupIsd dark room; but
from what unknown at present The front room
on the same floor and the upper part Of the building ~
age by ire and water abou, $500 Insured Tho second
floor occupied by Miss Darcy, m'lliner damage about
S4oo insured for 600 The hrst door Is occupied BY
X 3 Mann, tailor damage by water about $500; In
sured for S20500. The basement rs occupied restau
rant known as the Oyster Bay; damage 500; no IN
surance. Tho building Is damaged about $500.
The Great Fire I'm Detroit.
From tho Detroit FREQ Press April 27l
few days than ak months ago II was pain
ful duty chronicle the by OF the Central Rail
road freight depot In this city oday We announce an
other and comparatively more terrible loss IN the entire
destruction OF the depots and otfces OF Mc
Detroit and Milwaukee and Michigan Southern roads
Al the Central only the frcght department SUI.
dopo.s % and and of,ecs, passenger sp deposs, waiting
rooms, ticket Offices, telegraph Offices, docks and
amount Of freight lie, this morning, IN black,
smouderng ruin. With these, too, is large numbor
OF freight cars, loaded with merchandise, complete
train OF passenger cars made up Tor Grand Haven and
Milwaukee, and number OF others standing tho side
track, but few being saved, and those In the least
posed situations Scarcely anythn saved from tho
Offices the flames spreading VIII such fearful rapidty
that the employees In instances, barely able 10
escape with their lives
"
The night express the Detroit and Milwaukee road
had been made up, and was waiting In the depot
for the engine. There were two passenger coaches
eeeping aud baggage inside tho building Tho
sleeping partly occupied by passengers some Of
whom had retired TO their bcrths. When The startling
alarm that the depot IRE was given the widest
CONSERVATION prevailed on board the tram. A man
rushed through tue arousng tho secpers, all Of
whom made rush for tho doors, pushing and ammns,
shrckng and cursing the stronger overcoming tho
weaker and trampng them under foot Those IN the
sleeping pushed forward TO the forward coach where
they met by those in the latter going the opposite
way Meantime the flames, like thousand kissing ser
pents coing their around the roof and rAters
licking their way among posts and pillars and envcopng
the doomed train within their fiery folds Dense vol
umes Of smoke ruled through the avenues and with
their demon sister fire presented frightful picture
OF impending doom 10 the frantic crowd struggling
for egress through the spertures Of escape
Many rushed 10 their assistance, and as fast
or more emerged they wero forclby thrown from tho
platforms make way for those following close behind
The flames cracking on, and soon tho rear end OF
the sleeping took IRE while several passengers
yet inside begging and mpIorng Tor aid Tho windows
were smashed in aud one two rescued through tho
opening thus made; but the rapdIty with which the
aanSr advanced drove away all further assistance and
II feared that several perahed II " almost certain
that one poor old man, inirm with years and
sickness, and another whom Heaven forgive, was in n
beasty state OF intoxication, pershed in the flames
Whether there others lost cannot yet be
tanned in the fright and confusion and hurry 10
escape but little attention was paid 70 ono another 20
RAPID progress OF the re that OF the later
the sleeping escaped only partially clothed
They ompetey supcncd and bewildered with the
that he startled and awakened by loud report
Of explosion OF powder or or bursting barrel when
the Orc seemed 70 spread ana instantly wreaihe IN
He bethousht him Of his boz OF books and periodicals.
but had barely time 70 escape.
BURNING OF THE srKAhKR WINDSOR.
In addition TO this, the steamer Windsor, which lay
alongside Of the dock burned the waters edge and
Hes the Canada shore sandwich point, whittier
abe towed 10 prevent munieatng the flames 70
other boats or docks down along which she noated
blazing pile Of the most nnamuable material she
drifted within six or eight foot Of Bradys dock and
warehouse which narrowly escaped taking Arc, whom.
after almost supcrhuman excrons In the faco OF the
intense heat nc fastened kcr and she towsd
away by the steamer Detroit She 10 probably total
iom.s
THE LOSS or LUE.
The absolute certainty that from Gx 10 twelve human
plorxbo feature Of the catastrophe In addition 10 those
already meni oned eye witnesses state that they raw
several jump from the windsor into the water struggle
for n moment and sink 10 rise moro. One Patrick
Carroll with whom our reporter converscd, stated that
when the alarm was given on board the boat all means
OF escape cut OF tho whole vast pills Of build
ings along the dock one vast sheet Of Name
and the upper works of tho boat had already
rpted Il was some time before the vessel was cut
ioosc and by thai time the flames had driven tho
fear stricken workmcn 70 the opposite sidc. Some
shouted agonizney for help, stating that they could
dropped the water tho flames drove them 10 that
alternative Carol states that he among tho last 70
Ss ssuss sns d.srss ao~n with the drowning
He length took small bor and eAped overheard but
finding that the box OF no service he abandoned
end struck out for boat which had bc~n launched 10
the rescue. He succeeded In reaching II, almost or
hausted another moment and he would, with his CON-
pan have found ~aisry grave He fcars that tso
Of the workmen who could not swim, named Ryad and
hurooney, have pershed IL supposed that Ia all
from eight 10 ton persons were drowned before ths
boaB arrived
tn. LOSSES.
Calculation Wild In attempting 10 arrive Al an 90
innate Of the fearful loss Tne Detroit and Milwaukee,
Company Of the heaviest loscrn Their depot
1ed with valuable freight of all kinds not an ounce
Of which was saved. Their company and ticket ofnocs
are destroyed with all nearly all their valuable con
tents A few scattering pagers and some books wero
taken thrown from the windows OF the brick
building but nothing OF value was rescued Their depot
aud freight building now mass OF blackened ruins
presenting q deplorable picture of tho horror OF .
eonnagrsiion. Prom twelve TO twenty cars, most ~
vsrs badly damaged The Michigan soutbern are also
losers TO an enormous amount Their depot also con.
tanned vast piles o. a's,sas & Al o. -s'es ~ s's %, hs
all probability the more valuable ones we're consumed
They also Lost seven or eight freight cars loaded With
fhsr d~pos has never bern 90 crowdsd with goods A. At
she time when the Gre occurred Ths lifateu Windsor
bad escn sasased =. day IN bringing over heavy ..a' :.
store the msrchandse. All has perished
THE oRiofr ov rHE vrRK.
just w- arr going 10 press Ne learn from reliable
zee fre,sht depot through barrel containing OIL nap.
chs benrne winch being rolled out and was se~n
70 he leaking slightly An attendant came near With
ght which he oaresesIy above and the bar
wi 70 ASCERTAIN shs saisre of s contents when the
caping gas ented and 10 instant the work OF d.
,oa aes.ruesSs Of i. sas osss and enclosures u too
year
Firs IN PevtiaaA.
Posnlsp. April ~, 1894
brick stable In Temple street. owned BY Charles H.
Adams, and occupied by n !. Taylor 4 Co burned
81 two O'Clock this morning. with ave horses four =
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