Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-26
NEW YORK.
The Great Erie Fire.

New YORK, July 25.-The Erie buildings
burned last evening covered entire five or
six acres. No such fire had ever before
been witnessed in Jersey City. Besides en-
gineer Mccarthy of the fire department,
who met a horrid death from falling walls
and fire, Cbas. Nagle, stoker of the same en-
gine, was also crushed, but escaped with a
broken leg. One man, machlnist, entered
the buildings near the commencement of
the fire for tools. 1t is feared he perished.
The fire lasted two hours. 1t is intimated
the destroyed property amounts to s, ,500,-
900. All . property excepting the tools
was insured. A significant fact connected
with the fire is that at the late strike all the
Jersey City men were notified that they
wouldn't be again employed. This threat
was carried out. The emp oyees were
from New York and Patterson. The flames
Illuminated the shipping in the river, and
extended to the New York side for great
distance. The scene around the fire was
one of excitement and bewilderment. Me-
chanics and their wives were rushing to and
fro, giving expression to regrets at the loss
of their tools, and prospective idleness. The
entire premises covered five or six acres.
Upwards of LOO hands have been employ
ed. There is no instance on record Of de-
structiOn 50 sudden and complete. The
machinery can only be sold for old iron.
LATER-The fire at Jersey City is esti-
mated at about two millions.
PrOteetOry Burned.
The Catholic Female Protectory in West
chester county was burned this morning.
Loss heavy, about a hundred and fifty
Thousand. The Protectory was an edu-
cational home for vagrant, destitute people.
Six hundred children were asleep in the
Protectory when the alarm of fire was first
given, but owing to strenuous eXertions of
the attendants no lives were lost. The
girls are, however, completely destitute.
The inmates took shelter in the woods.
More Car Works harmed.
Blacksmith shops and carpenter shops of
Allison & Co.'s car works in West Philadel-
phia, were burned this morning. The loss
will be two hundred thousand dollars.
Seven hundred and fifty men are thrown
out of work. s
Stokes to-day said his counsel would ap-
ply for bail Monday, but no notice Of the in
tended application has been sent to the
Office of the District Attorney.
Application for the release Of John. T.
Redmond, Thomas and Patrick Hart, was
made to-day before Judge Pratt on the
ground that the Coroner's commitment did
not sGy they material were witnessesin the
case.
Our Presidential TrOtter.
The President arrived from Washington
this morning ard went on to Long Branch.
Judge Barnard,
SARATOGA, n. Y, July 25.-Barnard's
impeachment case is progressing slowly.
The counsel to-day argued on the admissi-
bility of the article Of impeachment based
on undignlfed words used by Barnard
while sitting on the bench. The court with
but two negative votes struck out the ar
ticle. The objeption by the defense TO the
article relative to Barnard's saying be had
driven one set of scoundrels out of New
York and was going to drive out another,
meaning the Union Pacific railway, was
overruled unanimously.