The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-18
TWO GREAT FIRES IN NEW YoRA.

About 81 O'Clock last evening IRE broke out
In the northeast corner of the large building in
East Twenty-slxth street, between First and
Second avenues, numbering from 922 to 800,
inclusive. Nos. 1922 and 324 we're used as a
government bonded warehouse for the storage
of whisky by A. A. Cunningham. Nos. 926, 32S,
and $50 were used by j. Boehm as distillery
for alcohol and whisky. These five numbers
constituted one building, three stories In height
and in an incredibly short space Of time the
flames had run through the entire building, and
burst from the doors and windows with
volume and fury perfectly appalling, the barrels
and tanks OF whisky and alcohol exploding at
short intervals, and causing considerable alarm
among the hremen and others. In short time
the buildings IN the rear, fronting on Twenty
fifth street, and those adjoining, occupied by
number OF families, had caught.
Within an hour portion of the front wall had
fallen, and this was followed in short time by
the SIDE walls, the flames, il possible increasing
in density and volume, fed by the Quantities o
spirits in the cellars. Two hremeu were blown
nom LADDER IN front OF the building by the
force OF one of the explosions, and somewhat
injured. They we're cared TOR by their com
rades. Later in the evening" at intervals, the
gases generated by the burning spirits, which
had run into the sewers, exploded with loud
report, forcing the covers OF the sewers up
wards, and causing general stampede for a
moment by those who did not understand the
cause. By midnight the flames were entirely
house, two-story wooden building, No. 800,
and another in the rear OF the warehouse, had
been entirely destroyed, and number of others
more or less injured by fire ana water.
The following is a list OF the losses and in
surances so far as could be ascertained: The
loss on whisky IN Nos. 322 and 324 is about
100000, there having been about 1900 barrels
slored there. Mr.. Boehm estimates his loss on
machinery and stock at $500, 900, on which he
has an insurance OF $4,000 by city companies
whose names he could not at the time remember.
hNatld daNarr h.ln ElrNkn
and was valued at about $50, 600; insured for
$30 600 in city companies. No. 932 is a four
story building, occupied on the first floor and
basement by Joseph n. Christian, wine and
lager beer saloon. The other floors were occu-
pied by number of poor families, who lost the
greater portion OF their furniture The rear
and upper story were badly damaged. Loss
about $4,000. The beer saloon was some what
damaged by water. Insured
No. 1884 was owned and occupied on the first
floor as grocery and dwelling by @. Maginnis.
Loss by fire aud water about $1,000; insured Tor
$2400 IN the Equitable Company. The second
floor was occupied by James MasteIson, and the
third floor by one other family. They removed
the most of their furniture.
No. 800 was a wooden building, two stories
in height, occupied as q slaughter-hOuse by
James Appleby. 1t was crushed by the falling
of the side wall of The warehouse. Loss about
$500. Insured.
Nos. 3l6 and 3l8 is three-story wooden
building, occupied by John Stevenson, car and
stage manufacturer, for the storage of lumber
Loss by FIRE and water about $500, Insured.
The following are the losses on TWenty-dfth
stTeet'-No. l6l ls n tour-slOrY brick building,
owned by Bartholomew Gafney, an officer of
the Eighteenth Precinct. The rear windows,
doors, and coInice were somewhat damaged.
Loss about $500. In the rear, and adjoining the
warehouse, was two-story frame building. also
ewned by Mr. Gafney, and occupied by his
sister-in-aw, Mrs. Catharue Gafnev, and
Charles CoIriRan as dwelling. They succeeded
in saving very little of their furniture. The
building was demolished by the falling wall.
ahOnt &lOOO Insured North
No. 1873 is owned oy Mr.. Kinderfelk, and occu-
pied by number OF families. The sheds and
fences in the rear we're burned. But little other
DAMAGE was sustained.
No. 1856, in the rear, Is a threestory building
The interior was burned out IL was occupied
on the 6rst floor by John Leary, on the second
by MIR. Finley, and on the third by another
family. They succeeded in removing the greater
part of their furniture, The building is Owned
by Mrs. Margaret McQuillan. and IS damaged to
the extent OF $4,000. Insured for $l400 in the
Peter Cooper Company.
No. I6I, in the rear. is owned by David Kill
mer and il damaged 10 the extent OF $4,000;
insured for $1,000 in the Howard Company. 1t
was occupied by three families, who lost con-
sIdcIably on furniture, they having removed bat
comparatively small portion.
number of the adjoining buildings received
slieht damage by Ore and Wa'er, several beng
set on fire by the showers of sparks from the
burning buildings. but in each case the flames
were extinguished with trif1lng damage. The
origin of the fire is unknown, but Will be inves.
tigated by Fire Marshal Baker, 1T being regarded
as rather suspicious.
Great Fire An Jersey City-LOss 5000, 900.
Yesterday morning, at 5'25 o'clock, intelli-
gence was received at Engine House No. 8,
Jersey City, that the planing-mill of Dodge d
Co., on the corner of Greene and Bay streets
was on FIRE. The engine hand apparatus, was
taken to the scene of the conhagraton and put
in operation. Meanwhile no alarm had been
rung, and II was not until few minutes before
6 o'clock that the general alarm was sounded.
Out of the whole fire department of Jersey City,
three steamers and two hand engines, with a
couple of hydrant hose lines, we're alone called
upon TO combat tire which, in forty minutes
after water was first thrown on it, threatened
the whole river front, from Bay street to Com
munpaw. A brisk wind aided the flames
so well. and so insufficient was the force
AZ nrst Drought against It, that at a quarter be-
lore O'Clock the whole block, 200 feet front
and 500 feet deep, was a mass of cracking
tmbere. One after the other the walls fell, the
huge chimneys alone withstandiug the heat.
On Inc waterfront the docks. piled high with
seasoned timber, were soon ignite1 and soon
deVoufeo' Here the hardest work was done
towards stopping the progress of the flames.
The wind was blowing from the northeast, and
carried floating piles of burning lumber
towards the pier below, and 1t required all the
work OF the propellers BabcocS and Louis and
the FIRE Department propeller Joseph Fuller
the latter throwing eight streams of water, and
drc rom setting the piers and docks in flames,
Early in the morning President Shaler, of the
Roard OF Commissioners of the Metronolitan Miro
DeDaTtment, crossed TO Jersey CITY, and rendered