The New York herald., 1870-12-29
A Large Private Residence Ia Foriy-ninth
Street Burncd-L8s, Fifteen Thousand


Immense Boiler Works and Plant Destroyed
Loss $3.50, 1000.
On Tuesday evening, as was stated In bre! In the
HERALD's special despatch published yesterday, the
little Highland city OF Ncwburg was vsired with one
OF the most destructive fires ever known there. One
OF the buildings burned was Alderman Cauldwell's
extensive boiler works, Cne of the largest
establishments of the kind in the country, and
was formerly part Of the Washington Iron
Works. which gave employment to 1900 men during
the war. This building was OF wood, covered Q
large area and
BURNED so RAPIDLY
and with such an intense heat that nothing could be
removed from it. The otner building destroyed was
the paper machinery works formerly owned by John
L. Seaverns, who murdered in August last while
sitting at the tea table by Robert Bufrum.
Mr.. Seaverns had only few months
before the tragic event removed from Worcester,
Mass, to Newburg, bringing with him the costly
patterns used in his buslness-the accumu-
latlons Of some forty years. toll in the busi-
ness OF manufacturing paper machinery.
These patterns were valued by Mr.. Seaverns
during his life time. and were insured for
the sum of s65.ooo. The property, however. passed
into other hands since his DEATH and the insurance
W as reduced to the figure paid for it. The works
have not been in operation for some weeks past
anu w NC Solu w ClOSc Tic cSIdIc Ol
SeavernS.
THE PATTERNS MACHINERY &C.
were totally consumed with the building, and the
space covered 10y the establishments destroyed,
something over an acre, Is covered with blackened
ruins.
AT the wharf, near the boiler works, were lying
when the fire broke out two steamers-the M. Martin
and the City or Newburg They were quickly
COVERED WITH BURNING CINDERs
and 1t was feared they would be- destroyed; but
fortunately the latter vessel had steam up and both
were soon removed from the scene or danger. The
progress OF the flames was so rapid that two fire.
men on the root OF the boiler works narrowly es-
caped
BEING BURNED TO DEATH.
ladder brought just In the nick OF time was the
means OF Iesculng them.
THE LOSSES
and insurance, so far as ascertained, are az fol-
lows:-Homer kamsdell loses on buildings, OF which
he was the owner, 100000: on heavy tools engines
&C., in boiler works, $4,000; on patterns, &C., in
paper machinery works, about $50, ,000-total,
Sl65000 or this amount only SGT, 900 Is covered by
the insurance.
Alexander Cauldwe,l, on machinery, stock, manu-
factlred work, boilers, among which werds large
boiler for the propeller City or Newburg &C.. about
$4,000, on which there is an insurance OF $4,000.
Whltehl, Wood Co., lose about 5000 on cotton
press boiler, &C, in the boiler works. Not insured
George L. Monel brass 1nisher occupied shop In
the boiler works. He loses TOOLS stock. machinery
DC. to the extent OF $1,000 Partially insured.
Other losses will swell The amount or damage by
this fire TO over $500 The fire Is supposed to
have originated-as stated yeaterday-in one of the
rvet foryes In the southeastern part OF the boiler
works. About 100 men thrown out o, employ
ment by this connagraon.