The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-21
TINE FIRE AT CONCORD. n. Il.
Railroad Property Destroyed TO the Amount
Of x25O,OOO-I0ss Over Insurance, SI25,-

of s25O.OOO-Loss Over Insurance, si25,-
900.
Correspondence Of the Boston Journal
CONCORD, NJ h., July 10, 1867
The most disastrous conlagration 10 the amount Of
property destroyed That occurred In Concord ot
with possibly exception. In New Hampshire, tooh
place this city this evening. II broke out fow MINI
before eight O'Clock, in the roof Of OF the largo
woodsheds OF the Northern Railroad Corporation and
spread with astonishing rapdty the she'd with ID s
hundred cords of sawed pino wood broad sheet Of
ire before any extended means could possibly DO ussd
10 stay the progress OF the flames
The railroad hyarants quickly put operation
and The fire department Of tho city promptly responded
the alarm. From the woodsued tho famos rapidly
to the round house the SOUTH and
large covered railroad bridge the north AZ ha
juncure the fire assumed fearful aspect, and grave
apprehensons entertained that all OF the railroad
aud considerable Of the business property of the city
would be swept away. In tho largo round house
ten locomotives, most Of them without steam on OF
those 1rod only two could DO saved and those werd
rescued through tho most heroic bravery OF engineers
AMI bremen a third machine was got on 10 the turn
table, when falling brands and timbers drove tho opera
tors from the building.
From the round house tho fire went 70 the railroad
machiao shop, which joined TO the car shops. By
tho greatest eyertions the names in this direction
STAYED after burning aboa, third OF tho machine shol
ON the north the nre crcps from tho bridge 70 the
upper railroad wood sheds containing over six hundred
OF wood, all OF which lost The conagratou
stopped there that direction for want Of material u
fsed upon.
hey Ond the west TIE Northern aid Claremont
Railroad tracks aud close beyond row OF tail wooden
barncd and the n,osl active cxerons wcrc required u
save II from complete destruction. Had the flames not
been checked here. no power could probably have ks
them from iisio street
Freight and passenger cars standing on the track
IN various places the fire. but nearly all Of them
safely hauled The storebouse partially COM
owned by Joseph Stickney, and nllcd with
grain belonging 10 S. Quimby Co. Contents mostIS
saved and insured.
fhe covered bridge for public travel over the railway
track entirely consumed II was two hundred and
MY feet in length md cost 1000.
~ Afnnfir doal adj orA
si25.ooo
ihs c.s on the round house was boush,,c DO 600
The wood and shcds wers valued NJ -, 900
/. Is impossible to estimate wiki any degree Of osr
tanty the damage TO the machine shop and It's contents
Tho motive power was saved and the car shops cons
ncc,sd can be Immediately put In OPERATION
The bridge was owned by the Northern Montreal as4
osfenon' Esi'road corporations and was insured. AZ
the Northern corporation which has an Insurance. oil
told, Of si25 600 the particulars Of which cannot %
underwater Is {. L. Putnam OF Worcester.
1he loss estimated from $500 900 TO $3.50 ooos
The rain OF this forenoon fortunately dampensd th9
surrounding property and gave . plentiful supply a
water in the reservoirs. There was no Wind prevailing
which uas most favorable W the sxsrons OF the hrsd
men.
The DOWN evening express train reached tho upps1
railroad yard just after The nrs broke out Tue pssssn!
gers and baggage were carried around through haiu
street in ans TO tGc depot and q new train mpro3
vsed, which stared for boston At ten minutes pas(
TIE train from Boston got In ~ half past eight
and detail edan Concord for = time.
AZ the IRE commenced TO subsdc, workmen
Thcy worked with viii, ana al twenty minutes psss
amidst tue cheers Of the sborers and the nrcmsn,
the evening passenger train for the noh with cars,
passed through tue ruins In safety some Of those
board considerably startled Il the close proximity
OF the flames, but hosemen STOOD elmer side rssd.
ness 10 render assistance N needed.
The spectacle VII ch the IRE presented especially
when the burning bridge fell, ihrhngiy grand ana
magnificent The combusi,bls natsrs Of considerable
portion OF the property destroyed gave urd bright.
nss TO the nsms which illuminated the country foS
miles around.
Serious u the loss and inconvenispce 10 the een
poration the public within no way DO inoommoded ~
the disaster ThNFeI known energy and enterprise o.
The officers Of tins Northern Railroad 70 sure gnsssssc
that all the losscs oy The connagaton wn % -
speedily repaired ~ possible :, =.
The origin Of the Gre thus far Unknown. Y
thoughs 10 have caught from sparks from 'ecome"ve