New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-17
FIRES
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PaILADELPHIA. Dec. lC.-fhs mammoth VS. s.slnos
New Iroasdes lying at League Isold took frs si1r
dayiaight az 10 o'clock and entirely destroyed The
Asusy arc slid 10 have OH 'cd near or n tc eng no.
room BIZ the upsct,ng of stove but 10 il impossible 10
Obtain anything Of definite character until the matter Is
invest gated Ono Of he watclmcn stated that lie and
one or two others eBdeavored % eKlDgmsb tho DANES
whom thoy broke Finding Lat was ioPssloc % 40
So word was sent the commanding Oace who dispatched
a courier to the Commandant OF tho Eavy-Ym1, Wao,
s55K BE arrival Of the dispatch ordered solD 70 10 got
NJ on hb United States tucbou Pilgrim. dc.q'1ment
of 40 masnes we're ordered o. board and IN e5s than IN
hour from the time the courier aivei thc tug was along
side Of the Inflated lTon3id's she mnea atsy COM
menced throwing streams OF water lpOl ;S5 "nThIQs
vessel vita but little or elect In ho meantime, two
steam 6reengines from the city bad arrived aud com
menCed playing upon the ship The IRE appeared 70 bun
more herCcy, Gud at j. O'CLOCK yesterday mohos tls
flames shot W through the OOrDg and ia less ldA three
hour. the sides fell in and tbs famous war steamer To-
gether with her valuable machinery, was reduced to 8
shapoess Of ruins IEe tug aGd steamers tho1 With
drew Tho lrOnsides bulk ~ the yard Ok M5s5rs
Cramp & Sous IN this city She was commenced 90
September, 1861 AID launched May 10, 1872 an1 slhel
Sept. p 1852, for Charleston Hlroof Het dincnslons
we're follows: 30 feet long J feet BEAM 1000 -ns
BURDEN sides Of oak % inches thick depth Of hold .
feet nGmbeI Of plates 20 each y feet long by y inches
wide Weighing 900 pounds Whole weight Of plates 800
tuns Her armament consisted Of 10 lluch guns on mo
gundeck and two 200 pound Parrot nhcs on hosparaec4
!
four boilers, 900 horsepower, and thro3 ma5s PARK
ngiel THO cost Of the vessel, without machinery OF
armament Raa $4,000 Will nl,A'LtiY and armament
81 I2j 0OO The loss cagpot fell short q fi,99o0yV
-, AS6fnbR bispAfch N-'-s.~- =.
PHILADzittfA Dec l6-About / O'Clock tbi5 mo;a.
ming the Iron-plaiod frignte New Ironsies, lying a.
League Island, was discovered To- be ~ flames Owpg 70
the distance from tbe city considerable time elapsed Boz
fore any e.engncs reached the spot and they were able
70 do but little toward saving The noble ship Sic coa
nued 70 burn until this aerhoon and now total JOSS
NJ,
The naval officers very rocent about the fir Du
tho FIRE is believed have been tie work OF dosga The
Iro8sides built IN Philadelphia 10 1863 and was
christened by tho yeeran Stewart and was prominent
actor in the events Of the on tho southern coast
She received many hard knocks from tho Rebe batteries
but was never injured BY them was sls much dam
aged by torpedo which the Rebels exploded ul1e, her
near Fort Sumter The event causes much rogros bore
500 S Svs aS S cost over ,v 4, ho went 10 sea
A WOODEN MILL DESTROYED.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. I6.-ILe extensive wOOe1-
MIL Of james Armstrong o. Days Lauo Sison on t1e Pha
FRIDAY night Loss $4,000 insurance 20 Oae hundred
hands are thrown out Of employment
BURNING OF A STEAMER
CINCINNATI. Dec. l6.-The steamer Pine Bus,
loaded With pig iron from 81 Louis arrived Friday IaS
lnd was attached BY Of the ior wages due them
amounting in the aggregate % % and by tie Sheriff
tied Up the mouth Of the Licking River opposite this city
The Obligation not being paid Yesterday the boat burned
70 the waters edge clock this nothing She insured
for $4,000 IN Pittsburgh Offices
PACKING WAREHOUSE BURNED.
PrrTsBURGH Dec. l6.-Scott a. fry's packi1gware-
and dwelling houses 40 Birmingham Opposl.s tbs
city totally destroyed by fIs4ast night
PORTLAND, MAINE
PORTLAND, Dec. I6.-Tbe new brick mill o. Tho
Robinson Manufacturing COMPANY was burned Friday night
The old mill also considerably damaged owned by
Libby Co. Portland aud Mr. Robinson tho manager. Loss
s5o 900 insurance $4,000 both mills Of which was
the mill Insurance $4,000 10 Liverpool and Lon
don and Globe $1,000 "a Msopotan y 900 ~ North Amer
can $4,000 Phenx $4,000 IN Charter Oak 81 900 "a Home
New York $40 600 Ia Putnam Hartford . o0 p haFragan
soft Providence; t5eOo IN German New York; 5000 in
Standard EewYOrk; e. 900 in Fame Philadelphia s2 900
International Sc 900 escia Home Now Haven 10 Mcohan;s
Providence IN Connecticut Providence n foger Miims.
Prov deBce and $1,000 In Security, N0ft 5000 10 At
lantc Brooklyn $500 Providence and Sc DO National
Boston
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CORONER COVER - coSFLIcrtVn TESTIMONY OP
KANE, THs PROPRIETOR, AND Hs BARTENDER.
On Saturday, at the Tweuty.6rs. Precinct Station.
House ia Thirty Coroner Cover commenced an ia7e
eaton nto the origin Of the fire Che corner 9f Thirty fs
It ana socondave Thursday morning las. The following
Is the testimony taken: -
Second ave corner Thrift frsts hrs ard kept barber
shop IN the front ceer went 70 bed about 10 O'Clock aal
awakened aboGt IL clock by The NOISE OF heavy al
followed By explosion immediaoy awakened
my husband said heard somsiLng .o a. ezP3-.2n