Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-24
Fire Record.
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AT FLUsHING-Loss $4,000.
FLUSHING, l.. l., July 23.-Christy's sash and
blind factory and John Sharkey'S residence were
burned Friday. Loss SO 900.
IN THE MoUNTAINs-Loss IMMENSE.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-Fires doing i'm
mense damage are frequent in the Cascade
mountains.
AT FREMONT, NEB.-Loss 500, 900.
OMAHA, July 23.-The Fremont house, at
Fremont, Nebraska, was burned last evening,
Loss $4,000; partially insured
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SIS 900.
WILLIAMSBURG, July 23.-The bag factory of
VIM. Wall was damaged by fire yesterday
morning to the amount of 5000; insured.
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. S50O0
MANCHESTER, N, H., July 23.-Three wooden
buildings connected with the iron foundry of
Henry A. Lowell were destroyed by fire Friday
night Loss $4,000; partially covered by insur.
ance.
SCHOONER BURNED-Loss NOT STATED.
NEW YORK, July 23.-The French schooner
Jenny, for Hull, with petroleum OIL lying off
Jersey flats, ready for sea, caught fire this eve
ming from the cargo in the hold and burned to
the waters edge. The crew were picked up by
revenue cutter.
AT ORGANIZATIONS $4,000.
CINCINNATI, July PA FIRE broke out in the
cellar of Cunning & Co.'s commission house on
Front street, yesterday morning, which finally
spread to the remainder of the building, dam
aging it to the amount Of about $4,000. The
principal loss is in the cellar, where three hun
dred barrels of red oil, worth $4,000, were
stored The total loss is about $4,000. Fully
insured.
AT SAN FRANCIsCo-Loss $3.50, 900.
SAN FRANCISCO, July PA terrible fire oc-
CURED in this city to-day among lumber and
planning mills on Market street, near Fremont.
The flames being driven by high wind spread
very rapidly. The principal losses are WhfPG'
pies coal yard, $1,000; CARROTS brass foundry,
$4,000; Dabriski & Co., $4,000; B. H. Free
man, $4,000; John Mellon, $1,000: Mechanics
mill, $4,000. Total loss over $3.50 900; very
small insurance One hundred men are thrown
out of employment.
AT Neutrality-suspicious. IMMENSE.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-At three O'Clock yes
terday morning an explosion occurred in
small magazine at Washington arsenal, which
is used Tor the preparation of rockets lights
and shells for the signal corps. The explosion
was distinctly heard in the northern part of the
city, and il was almost Immediately followed by
an alarm OF fire, for it caused serious confla-
grafton, involving the destruction of at least
Sl,5OO,OO0 worth of government property. The
flames communicated to frame building near
by and were carried thence to what is known as
storehouse No. 3, and in which were stored all
kinds of cavalry and artillery equipments. In
this building, too, was a model room or museum,
in which were stored all kinds of models, etc.
foreign arms and equipments, and which is a
serious loss to the government, aside from the
lhSiS fdluO Vi Tue ARTICLES destroyed.
Storehouse No. was also in danger and proba-
bly, would have been destroyed but for the fact of
the wind. There is not much powder kent
stored in the magazine where the explosion oc-
CURED, as the arsenal makes no pyrotecnics or
explosive articles except for the signal corps
upon special order. Sergeant Flint was at work
in the magazine last night, and when he left
bis work all things seemed to be in good order
1t is supposed that the explosion was the result
of spontaneous combustion. The fire also COM
municated to another adjacent building, in
which were stored saddle trees and other equip
ments. The quantity of iron in this building
can be made available in the future. The build
ings to which the flames communicated are
totally destroyed, and several houses near the
large buildings were injured by the flames. The
tiremen were promptly on the ground, but could
do nothing in the way of saving the buildings
on fire. There was a large crowd about the ar
senal gate, but they were generally kept back
from entering the grounds, as they could not
render assistance. The officers of the arsenal
were early on the ground. 1t was at first
thought that the damages would reach 81 ,0OO,-
600, but later examinations place it as low as
$250,000