New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-26
DESTRUCTIVE Fixes
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an, ,ocrrsTrp-A MILL, FACTORIES, AND LOM-
Der PILES BURNED-Two FIREMEN HURT
PocursrFR. July 25.--A fire was discovered
carly this morning in the planning mh Vi Jo'op 80
craft in Warehouses; The flames spreau raPius, "ro
the structure was speedily consumed together win no
large stone building directly opposite, oWheu ~
Kinp and occupied by schautz, Mings, shaie No' d"
ohret furniture mandatory, and Ii. N PECK d 20. Us
crane and berrybox factory The large DITCH pu'iunh
adioiuing on the south, also owned by mr. hine' We"
damaged by water, and the occupants suffered ioSe
renoving their effects Adjoining this oulldnS "oio
large piles of lumber, and at 10 O'CLOCK 'nis
these took fire. and the contest between the names ano
Tho eremen was desperate The losses are ABOUT as
follows: o mn
G. King $1,000 on building Insurance. insurance ssSS
S1nSuI ~ q 10 S3 COO: no insurance Van Hensen,
sss5 door and blind factory s3OOO insurance SiVOq,
Hnsbes. chdrens carriage factory, $500 insured vii
liam Emerson cotton factory, los, loss hsht hsuiou A
Schrick & Co.. axle factory, loss hght
Two fremen were injured but not dangerously by the
fan of the smoke-stack of the planingmill
At PHILADELPHIA AND PLANNING
MILL DESTROYED.
PHILADELPHIA, July 25.-The blacksmlths
shop and carpenters shop Of Allison Co.'S carworks
in West Philadelphia destroyed by fire this morn
ing The loss is estimated at S2OOOOO Inc Insurance.
amounts to S297 600, including $4,000 in the Imperial
SO 500 in the Queens and $4,000 each III the Liverpool
/
| York and Eastern companies.
LATER-This afternoon the extensive saw ana plahng
mills of Mahafy & Yoheys, in West Philadelphia, were
burned The loss Is 5000 to $1,000; insurance $1,000
The building belongs to George s. Garrett of Delaware
! County whose loss is $4,000; partially insured
AT BOsToN-THREE BUILDINGS CONSUMED.
BosToN. July 25.-Three new unOccupied
dweling-houses, owned Eby William jess and Charles
/ Dolan in West Roxbmy, burned this morning
/ Loss $1,000.
H IN WESTMINSTER COUNTY-DEsTRUCTION OF
h THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PROTECTORY.
4 The girls department of the Roman Catho-
lie Protectory town Of Westchester Westminster
| County was totally destroyed by fire early yesterday
morning Shortly before o'clock the Waterman OF the
bows school discovered flames in the girls building ana
he Immediately gave alarm The doors were securely
fastened and some time lost before access TO the
dormitories could be obtained. Ultimately, however,
the children numbering about 500, and their teachers
were aroused and rescued the flames meanwhile spread
ing rapidly and completely burning the entire struc
pFsAe the an aaaiaf as saved nom the fire
Te girls school built about two years ago. and cost
with furniture and fixtures sl750O0 insured for S125OO0
The confagratOn is supposed TO have been caused by
rats gnawng lucifer matches. The inmates consisted
of two classes those who had been guilty of crime
| except vagrancy and desututlon ana tnose VINO hd1
been committed for petit larceny, to which tey had
| generally been driven by want
| IN JERSEY CITY-THE ERIE LOSS NOT MORE
THAN 100000.
| The Erie Railway repair shops in jersey
City which were burned Wednesday night covered
fully block and a half. This entire district utterly
devastated, and Uttered yesterday with the ruins
/ Of machinery Of all kinds Several sections of hose
attached 10 the neghborng hydrants where in active
u use all day. and it almost impossible to entirely
subdue the flames beneath the fallen tmbers In the
/ opinion of prominent employees the shops will not be
rebuilt upon the old location The work Of removing the
runs will be begun the fire is completely
| tinguished,
/ The number OF locomotives destroyed a. several
OF which The origin of the fire Is still I'M
known several watchmen were stationed near the
building, that ncendary could have been the cause
is believed or the coo men temporarily thrown out
OF employment considerable number Will be employed
by the Company at Port Jervs. l.. b. Crosby who had
employed in the shops for tine past Is months on
hearing the alarm, went TO the carpenters shop for his
tools He has since been seen, and Is believed to
L have persisted.
The fire was theme of conversation in Wallst. yes
terday Early In the day official estimate was made,
placing the loss at between $4,000 and 100000 Upon
administration taking CONTROL the Erie prop
\ erty which secured formerly was insured for
S13OOOC0O exclusive of floating or blanket policy,
\ later in the day.
l james b. HOdgskin the new Treasurer of the Com
pany, estimated the loss at not more than S5JO00 or
100000. The list OF the assurances could not be OBJ
tanned but it is believed that the losses will fall largely
upon the English companies, OF which bought poll.
ees from a san Francisco company to the amount OF
$4,000 being specific the Jersey City property.
The floating policies OF insurance liable TO the extent
of 60 per cent after the specific policies have been ex
hausted in pay Ing losses.