The New York herald., 1872-12-05
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES IN BROOKLYN
The Bushwick Car Stables Consumed Seventy
Horses Burned to Death-The Loss More
than S56, ,OO0-A Brewery Destroyed
and Canal Boat Ablaze-An
Era Of Incendiarism.

Iue era Ol luceuul8IlSm mas DeguQ IN Jn8L Sec
tion OF OfBrooklyn, E. D., embraced in the Eighteenth
and Twenty first wards most disastrous fire
occurred in the Bushwick car stables about half
past two O'Clock yesterday morning involving the
loss Of seventy horses, twenty cars, and
the buildings occupied BY the Bushwick
Avenue Railroad Company's property. The stables
had been closed for the night and everything about
the premises was believed 70 be secure. solitary
watchman guarded the place. Suddenly flames
were observed to issue from the southwestern
corner Of the carhOuse, q frame one-stOry build
ing, on the corner OF Bushwick avenue and Mon
teith street. The nre was
BURNING BOTH INSIDE AND OUT
at the time the discovery was made. The fire
gained In volume with such rapidity that IL was
impossible to remove more than the two cars
on the end nearest the door. The structure,
which was 100x2O0 was speedily enveloped in
flames, which element communicated TO the
stable building, brick structure, 76x200 feet
In the stalls at the time were l2s horses. The
ond moor Of the stable was used as place Of storage
the exertions Of the police and nremen; but the
remainder OF the stock pershed In the re In their
stalls.
DELAY IN GETTING WATER.
Considerable delay was Occasioned In getting
water owing TO the TACT that the hydrant ON Mon.
sn sss ss
they feel deeply their misfortune. The
principal losers are Archibald N; Bliss.
KaSneseS aDd Charles
The loss on buildings amounts to $50 900; cars,
,n",. thirty sets o.
$4,000. The property is insured in the following
companies for 42o,oOo:-Lennox, Farragut, Citi-
zens', z, Rutgers HOFFMAN, STAR Brewers and Malt
OTHER BUILDINGS DAMAGED
Several small frame buildings in the rear OF the
IN w am tn ho M 0pA
THE CAUSE oE THE PrRE-sroRY OF THE WATCH.
Fire Marshal Ready visited the scene Of the nre
yesterday morning, and after inquiry az to the
losses and insurance took the atlidavit Of John
Quigley, the watchman:-
corner q M avenue and Ds5s street and
IN S s' aDo night Sps fpa sss
sa On TEE
Side
SOs The ~ place ma no Benne mn Of
otns %n any
SIs the about ten n whrs
the Te there was ot s open cars there st
ss
did not see anything that might have been used to set
the ths1P Plaza on rags kerosene aS 9 e onyRy Of
sworn TO before this 4th day Of December ls72-P.
KEADY, Fire Marshal
ANOTHER INCENDIARY FIRE.
About half-paat eleven O'Clock on Tuesday night
fre broke out In the beer brewery rear OF S06
Broadway, owned by Jacob Klein. The building
was Of wood, two stories high, and
was entirely consumed. Loss $1,000; loss
on stock, $500; no insurance. Mr.. Klein
testi1ed that there had not been any fire or lights
In his brewery except light In lantern used
while feeding the horses the place, he said, must
blocks from the Bnshwick avenue car stables,
burned down a few hours later
FIRE ON CANAL BOAT
The canal boat Mary Jane, Captain Glasser lying
at the foot OF washington avenue, Waabout basin,
caught f1re In the after cabin about eight O'Clock
last night, owing to an Overheated stove Loss
$500. The boat Is owned by Stopenhagen 4 Glasser.
ANOTHER CASE OF NCENDIARIsN,
An incendiary hre occurred on Wednesday night
in the stable rear OF AIS Baltic street, owned by
Thomas McDermot. Some persons broke into the
place rom the rear or the stable and set the build
ing on fire. The 1re was extinguished by people
residing In the neighb0rhood.