New-York tribune., 1872-07-31
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
AT HUNTERS POINT-DEsTRUCTION Og AN OIL
FACTORY-LOss 100000.

AT HUNTERS POINT-DEsTRUCTION OF AN OIL
FACTORY-LOSS SjOOOO0.
About II a. IN. yesterday morning a fire was
discovered lighter which was loaded with petroleum
oil in 'front.' OF the Standard OH Works, owned by Rock
afcer d Coz at Hunters Point, I. L The lighter had
Just loaded to convey its cargo to a vessel which
had arrived from Hamburger on Monday. The flames
shortly communicated with about S0O0 barrels Of oil
and naphtha stored in the works. and consumed every
building in the yard The naphha works and box fac
| tory Of the Pratt Company were next burned,
and property lost amounting 10 SjC00O.
The oil refinery stores, and warehouses
were totally destroyed, and nothing left of the
sheds which contained the refined oil but the heap Of
ashes The police steamer Alaska, which was in ad-
Joining dry-dock undergoing repairs fOated and
placed beyond the reach Of fire. The Long Island Rail-
road depot was endangered and the removed
shortly after the conhagraton broke out.
From the lighter in which the fire was first Gis-
covered the flames communicated 20 three other
lighters canal boats, three brgs, and schooner
loaded with OIL for export. The brig Celeste, all afame
being loose from her mOorngs trited with the tide
toward Hell Gate She avoided all the rocks
which lay directly in her path, and round
| ing the Golfer dam, newly erected, went ashore
on Hales Point where she fe TO pieces, covering the
surrounding water with burning OIL. Considerable aDxi
ETY. was felt TO whether the brig would not strike that
part Of the island which lay directly her and
contained the magazine of nitrogycerne intended FOR
| the submarine explosions but after exciting the
! spectators by heading with the current directly
for that point she suddenly changed her course and
went TO the beach The police boat Seneca arrived al the
scene of the coula grafton about D. ~ and did good
| work in eXnguishing The burning vessels
The dense smoke obscured the sky ior several miles.
| The loss is estimated al s5Ooo0O.
| IN THIS CITY-INvEsTIGATI0N OF THE SUGAR
REFINERY FIRE.
| Fire Marshal McSpedOn heard testimony,
Yesterday in relation 10 the burning Of the Union Steam
Sugar Refining Companys Works. Nos D. o. 2G and 2s
LeOnardst., Monday The watchman and engineer OF
the building testified 70 their discovery OF the FIRE but
neither they any OF the witnesses able to tell
how the fire originated. portion Of the wall Of the
ruined building fell outward yesterday, and the large
mass Of bricks crushed in the root OF No 70 West Broad
way. Mr.. FrOmme and family, WHO were II the attic,
narrowly escaped serious injury.
The insurances upon the stock amount 70 $4,000 and
upon the machinery $4,000. Tie following is list Of
the companies:
National s25oo Commerce London $500: state q Per,ys
Hanover 900; Etra Of Hartford 8 ;uon s2'OU Fireers
1S sSfd r5: rT LySG doS 5Ssol s s9 So'f s S'Bs Bo.
Pshp,siysns 1 c1 Hoffman 81 800: iGpeasl @ls6 Aia6ie
$500; 81 Neolss +251i Gra $500 Qeeqs 5000 Ser
Peoples q whester County s5oci I1aoesHen $3.50 Jesr
ss, ss S, HSpoI RGss s5 rde oo Paass
$3.50; Niagara $780, Empire Ciy SZ5Oc Metropolitan S5J
shoe and LeatLer, Boston, sI''JOi American $500
A quantity OF rubbish the second floor of No 273
sprincst was discovered to be on fire at about
yesterday, and the flames extnguhed before The
furniture Of the occupant Thomas H. Carter had been
all damaged. Two hours afterward the roof Of the
house took fire, it thought, from Defective
fue and the upper portion Of the building badly
burned. Fire-Marshal Mcspedon suspecting an
ineendiary, made thorough examination Of
the premises. AS he the roof
loud cry Of fire" was heard in the street
and be informed that stable in the Of the
premises burning. The flames found TO pro
ceed from heap of straw beneath a stairway and
quickly subdued. An investigation Of the OF
third fire showed that two unknown boys had from
the stable shortly before the fire broke The origin
Of the previous fires, however, was not discovered.
BLOCK DAMAGED AT PORTLAND.
PORTLAND, July 30.-The block of buildings
at Middle and Tempe-sts, owned by ID. c. Lewis, was
badly damaged by fire this morning 10 occupied
by Prof Harris, photographer; F. Proctor, tailor {. L.
ingalls, Co.. furnishing goods and C. F. Merrill, nsur
ance agent The goods in store were much damaged by
fire aud water Proctors stock is valued at $1,000; in
sured for 5000 Iugals & Co. have 5000 insurance
$1,000 in Commerce Insurance Company Of New.York
81 600 in Traders and Mechanics Of Lowell, cOin Liv
erpo0l aud London and Globe
HOTEL BLOCK DESTROYED AT oswEGo.
OswEGo, July 3O-A fire occurred here this
morning destroying what known as the new Hotel
Block al West First and Senecasts., owned by 2 T.
Darlington, T. Kingsford, ard others. Insured for
s25,OOO
sHINGLE MILL BURNED Al GREEN BAY.
MILWAUKEE, July 30.-A fire at Green Bay,
WIS on Sunday night. destroyed the large shngIe nl
Of Albright EgGlesOn. Loss s20O0; insurance. "oo
A WORKMAN BURNED 70 DEATH.
Boston, July 80.--James Duffy, employed by
the Messrs Guild. burned to death in The destrnc
ton Of thcr tauucry by FIRE last night lie leaves wife
and I've children.