The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-20

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.ons.ds q ,In wnsn ys. a., 1G1rsS 10 ss ss ws
thrae years ago Some Ave thousand bareIs OF oil were
stored on The dock, ready % be shipped today ihs
no chance OF escape, soms eleven be ng to<aly do
sroyed
eight hundred and sixty fort In length and leased
by A. JARVIS Co, owners u tho extensive tobacco
treme end lay The ship wauen and alongside tho wharf
the bark Free Trade and lighter Cercs all of which were
totally destroyed There were also on the about trre
hundred and ty bales Of cotton portion Of the pier
was covered and as soon ~ found mpossibs In
the dock Mr. H. Hnwood one ~ the nrm of Jaryi.
20, Immediately commenced throwing tho cotton
overheard on the upper side While dong the flames
on tho lower ado oar., ,hro%gSh, and Nr Hsn~ooa "a
badly burned about the faoc and hands.
RAnRoAD rHR
u abont tho same In length, and is u-cd by ,he Ere
Railroad Company. There on the pSr about thrty
cars loaded with grain kc some half dozen ~ which
totally destroyed all the portion of The dock
burnt away twenty feet and about my feet q, the
end II Il duo 10 the Jcrey city nrcmen u say that
hroash ,he,r effort. the per was ss,sa i,o a,,er o.
which tho rcmcn had good chance 10 bring Their pipes
to bear any portion Of the dock.
about six hundred feet square covering nearly the
whole front from the railroad pcr to Jaryis dock. The
whole place ncd With petroleum, greater portion
IN tanks Tho loss on oil could no, he correctly Asoer.
tanef, but " mostly owned ny Hewitt A hcho.
Held, Avery \ Burtes, Road a Rors Robbins 20.
hemua
" reported ,hs, there were ,~o train, loaded win
iaDks of ol 10 be brought IN to-day vhifh has
fortunately been ssyef. The ruins ~ the oli yard
present morn the appearance of hoop yard 40 nothing
in piles aIl over the burnt dxrt 20 that esn ea,ly
bs cen that there was an Immense stock u oil On band
There -s,s son. ten car laaisd With 81 .i.o d..
we're Piled oa,a dc the building
There t.ss than from thirty % forty vessels
mCored al0ngHde the DOCKS. and 2E the IRE
began 10 spread efforts immediately made tow
them In tho hrxs u found fnpozxs.
bile to obtain agbost many u tho sailors and Ore
cut tho vessels sdrif that they could nost
However tho sisam,ngs virginia seymour, ths Smith
and two others hove Ia sight and alongside
tho docks Tns ship y W wslsn b~ng 10 The rno.,
Immediate danger two of the tugs rot lines fastened
that she aground snd u belng Io- Id s srofts
proved frli,less, and ihsy we're oomrssd 70 stand0n
The rebel blockade runner tbs ssron ~. sselr.d
and towed oai into the stream seo t~o o,hes
and The brig Arlington Some half dogn fighters
cut afrf bot hoScveF s@carsf by ~ The
tugs and towed 10 pars u safety Afer Tho ere rad
become considerably sabdusi, The togs Seymour and
sn ith up along aide Of The wsiIsn aud got hr~s
u waller 10 her sde., with the hops ofsAvihs
portion % tho cargo. consisting ~ tteeno A.
rns number of barrels ~ oil ,hs, u.re blo~n over.
board by The erpossgh begsn eos,lng cot from vbirs
sheets ~ Gams snd ras feafsd that ihey you'd
set Be - other sessss bot thfoush TIE sTfts ~
raj parti.. small boats nsy sere preven,sd from d.
ns any damsss
NffH nhtfnE 10 tbef sNNffM AL deaNyte rrAaf cfsdt
for ther manly pcffprraanea n duiy No sDaBhr hsd
the aiafm been given thsa drTsrnenss ~ Jersey
CO. ilobossp, Hsdsu cisy ssd wes, Bobeksn r.-posd
81 b. the call and soon bad stsns ap0n the Gre They
however foaud that u soaa V after foSlshnes.
s-s' q ares 10 prueress u ~ hspe- in 10 pstre
s-n ~, - s9oft ngy tafEsd their attention y the
.Af.HssNk tfti~IH. t'ses tAuf sus1e@fed N&WBK
taf thr Efr dok. ssswfs s-~ttinvs 49, N n
HUeft8' al. 1e Gofth siss fensffksAs -. -,
cpunsffen nith tts Nfs too story frame tfia.
ing which sto9d sfbn any feet ~ The ~ yards
ewafing tstsafsr aiihO1gh almost surrounded ~ Gre
Tbs sssan fsrry bat Jcaa titrt tod bs.fd Esgfe
ccmpany Ne 2 = Hotgssn, sna psocestsi sons us
whafvas feaavfns great sefyic~, wbs several tsg ss
sQros ses in ~ thste ssssis tbsy eosi fssh
The tsrt~y fty nefartasnt toos sntifw ~
ne so1L a4s " lhs sfe sHd the 0the dsfsrnsr1 hs
borth snd vesi Fds
one of ne lxhters 10 fAnD,r had 90 bo&rd 117
h@ryss N a All W have salisf " dsy Ths nsht<v
sigraI hsd ~ sAfd 30 bst,s - rssssd ~ snd ~ ~
e,,fs 0s,.3 W nytoirs 4 gzeo5y st~ siso 20
have ssed sotsy Tbsys vsrs cssss0gsd, tssshss
rith sins pshfss ssd too bviss, sisai $1,000 uovtA
,f lsnsss o-ns9 ~ Jarvis Co, srd s1ost o. no
oatslds awpsf ~ oshsv pssss rvs hors~~ ~
pogs<d bsrnsf V dssth u whAeh belonged Q 1sn
named nsyno6, Dres driver.
rNs onos u NE OH oonpssy vss .osAily sss<xcyss,