New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-18
FIRES.

ON III -oUUtODJ.
About 81 o'clock last evening a fire broke
out IN the Of the large building in has
Twentysxth-st, between Frstiand t5econdayes' mum
berng from s1l 10 $50 inclusive Nos 90 and jt were
used Government bonded warehouse for the storage
Of whisky by a. A. Cunningham. Nos 325 Sl9
aud $50 were used by J. Boehm as di5'lIely
FOR alcohol and whisky. These 1--WE numbers
constituted building. three stories IN night
and IN an incredibly short space OF time The names h
run through the entire building aud burst from me 1eOrS
ana WINDOWS win volume ana Jury perlGoiy ,ot9ir ~
TIE barrels aud tanks Of whisky aud alcohol eApOnB "
short intervals and causing considerable aaiih aiois
the hicmrn ana Others. In short time the Duilui - Az
the rear fronting Twenyffth-st, and those auJOh
ing. occupied by number OF families, had caught H.,
within an hour portion OF the front wall had fallen
and tins was followed in short time by the sac WalS
the famcS If possible increasing In density and volume
fed By the quantities of spirits In the cellars Two he
men were blown from ladder IN front OF the building ny
the force OF OF the explosions and somewhat injured
They cared for by their comrades. Later
IN the evening, at intervals the gases generated by
the burning spirits, which had run into the sewers, eK
podcd with loud report forcing the covers OF the sewers
ana causing 9cs fbe can Ur Ry %d
night the flames were entirely snbdued. but not until
ng No 500 and another the of the warehouse.
had been entirely stroyed aud number OF others more
or less injured hy fire and water.
The following is list OF the losses and assurances so
FAR could DE ascertained The loss on whisky IN Nos
22 and 32l is about 100000 there having been about 300
barrels stored there Mir Boehm estimates his loss
machinery and stock 1900. which he has an IN
Of $4,000 by city companies whose names he
could not az the time remember The building
belongs Z? The Ruthe5fopl esate al, ana . Tao
IN city companies. No. a32 IL four-s0Iry
building occupied the first lloor and basement by
Joseph T.. Christian, wine aud lager bier saloon Inc
other floors occupied by number OF poor Iaues,
who lost the greater portion OF her iurture nhs on
Tho bier saloon somewhat damaged by water In
No 3li was owned and occupied on tho first floor
grocery and dwelling by T. MaglDnis Loss by hfe ana
water about soJ0 insured for $1,000 IN the EdnrnnD@
Company The second moor was occupied ny James Mas
tc,on. third floor by other family They re-
moved the most o. their furniture o, r. nth. 30
cuprd rs q slaughterhouse by James Appleby IL was
crushed 10y the falling Of the side wall Of the warehouse
Nos $40 aud 3ls is a hreestory wooden building. occu-
pied By John stevenson car ana stage manufactures loi
jhe storage OF lumber Lossby hrc and water about sou
Insured.
No ci is four-stOry brick building owned by Barth0l
omew Gaffney an officer of the Eighteenth Precinct
damaged Los, about 500 In the rear, and adjoining
The warehouse. was "A twosory frame building, also
uod !y MI Gainoy and occupied 10y ms slsteIhIaW,
BIZ. Cltharine Gai.ney. and Charles CorIigan. as
dwelling Thry succeeded IN saving very mug y. u MIL
furniture. The building was demolished ny me talhng
wall Loss about 81 800 Insuredi IN the North lTor Com
No isy 4, owned Ivy Mr. Knderfelk, and occupied bya
number OF families The sheds and fences IA the rear
we're burned But little other damage was sustained
No. ll5 in the rear, thrcestOry building Inc IN
terror Was burned out 1t was occupied on the first moor
by John Leary. the second by Mr. finey anu OH le
lind by another family. They succeeded IN removing
tnc greater part OF their furniture The building Is
owned by Nh Margaret McQ9lan ana Is anag 81, eo
81 isl I'm Ire rear "a owned By David Klmer. and is
damaged ~ the extent 5000 insured for $3.50 IN The
Howard Company. 10 was occupied by three Ianpen;
VINO lost considerably furniturethey having removed
but u comparatively small portion a..
number Of the adjoining buildings received snsht
Showers ~ sparks from the burning buildngsou IN each
,l-c the flames were eNte ushed WIN Ilhns uanaeo i
mo o u Of the ire is unknown. but VIII he n'esgated
by Firc Marshal Baker II beng regarded rs ra'hef
section, Of Police were present from the Eighteenth
r..,,iy.a,.f V,,outy ainth and adjoining Precincts,
Under ne command Of Capts Cameron and Allare
GREAT FIRE N JERSEY CITY-L0ss 100000.
Yesterday morning at 5:95 o'clock intelligence
WAS received at Engine House No g. Jersey CITY, tit me
nanrcmnl 81 Dodge Co.. on tho corner OF Greene and
liy, was on fire The engine. hand apparatus, was
taken 20 the o the connagratou and put In opera
ton Meanwhile no alarm had been rung and It was net
until a few minutes before o'clock that the general
alarm was sounded out " the whole fro department OF
jersey city three steamers and two hand engines win
roufc o.; hviraut hose lines alone called upon 10
combat me which. IN 30 minute, after water was hsi
thrown on 1t, threatened the whole ryeI ir0nt, from
s1 Wcl and insufficient was the fOrco
at nrst brought agains. IT, that at at quarter
and 500 feet deep a mass OF cracking umbers.
oa S a 0s Re E Sa f fSS RSs %
docks piled high with seasoned lumber were soon iented
i tanning the nrogrcss OF tho flames The wind wa
blow , nom The uorea and carried hoaiihg piles OF
mrIl lumber towards the piers below, and u required
M fi. WORK of tie pIupriers BahcOck ana Louis ana
he parimout propeller Joseph Fuller t!ic latter
t,,, ,,,t streams al water and do.ng grand service.
to prevent floating ire IRON setting the piers anu
in fb, morning President shalcr Of the Board OF
C..,i ,.,ioDcrs of he Metropolitan Fire Department
rord to J,rey CITY md rendered 10 Assistant Engineer
tre the .r of few Of the HcwNork engines. but the
NM J.r was declined 40 was not until the whole block
was un ground and nothing let IN u 70 Dur tat me
flames ceased their destruction. The building Of Derby
SNOW A Preuti.s IN the westerly adjoining block Was
saved ~ Che cmpOyc, OF the esiabl-hMehl WIN tul
hose aided by couple OF streams IRON the fremen the
by the same firm. destroyed:
The total loss on the property destroyed 10 estimated at
about sc0Ooo The loser. and the property destroy ed
with tie Insurance thereon IS - nearly a. can De ascer
50 900 insured for $4,000 in Ncwiorl and Eastern Com,
panics. Dodge Co.'S loss sJ'V9I heasy iSuU"' !"
which 5000 was IN the Royal insurance Dolnpny' IN
London aud s. 500 the state, OF Jersey cry sylvester
Van BuIcns loss on machinery &C. GO S Prcn, io'
$500 In NcwYor Companies Dcrby' SHOW dieHtiS,'
loss $4,000 covered by insurance, OF when SlOD Is ia
thc L0gdOn Liverpool, and lonr. nls9n o NJ
Works Company, loss S25O insured , hOr slNO;; W
Combs loss estimated ut $4,000 on building Haohgry,
6c said 10 be fully insured raIt ms ,O9a 800 ~ ., d5
State Insurance Company also ha' i i - :, ao5
on Mr.. Fields property making thelf toii io5s FSuV
In their efforts TO arrest the Pi9siS,o ,nn No
McMaun and r. ". Van Buren oi EhSlnc Co'nP'ny ~
were burned IN their escape rom an a,y wa, ~ "l.o
they were surrounded By flames some trouble WE
caused by the frequent bursting OF lhr uD',, W., ~
the Ain0skcag combination hose, proving 700 "''' "
bear the heavy pressure OF the water - t,o str.ts
During the progress Of the fire the corners OF me hu'"
near by were the scenes OF brawng ana nghtnR when
al time badc fair TO Decone u I.Ir C w dI1 ah,t
lin dangerous stvlc aud kicked vciousy at the friends
rIagavOItd To tau nm OH. n ld ~ ~
among whom were several policemen, VINO cOntehtcd
themselves with shouting at him until ne was taken away
Inv hig companions general row also occurred al
he,neut oocerv and saloon block west 0t tho IRE, 20
fnr n0Iicrmen listened until "A ull offered op
portunity for decent retreat
IN KINGSTON, CANADA.
KINGSTON, Ontario, July IA ire this
afternoon destroyed the stores OF Gilbert larkcr W g.
Percy r. Moore and W. p McIae q Co. The firc VS.
caused by lighted match being accidentally thrown mo
a partIy FLIED can Of benzne. The names lmmCdial, ~
Communicated with the barrel from which The hehIr
was being drawn and spread with fearful rapdity lhr
loss will not fall short OF $4,000