The New York herald., 1872-10-19
THE SING SING FIRE.
An Indignant Taxpayer Denies the
Charges Of Negligence and Incompc-
tency OF the Firemcn in Subduing the
Recent COnfla grafton.

An Indignant Taxpayer Denies the
Charges Of Negligence and Incompc-
tency OF the Firemcn in Subduing the
Recent COnfia grafton.
SING SING, Oct. 1e 1872.
To THE EDIToR OF THE HERALD
noticed an article in the issue Of your paper OF
the 14th inst, under the head OF the "sing Sing
Fire." which certainly is calculated to nlisrepre-
sent and otherwise injure part of the citizens Of
this place. AS fremen we do not think we are
immaculate nor very different from hremen OF other
villages with the same opportunities that we pos
sess; but that we are the fends and inhuman
wretches spoken of in that article is libel on
every one and can be hurled back with
perfect vengeance and more truthfulness in
the teeth Of the informer Of your corre-
spondent, who, with some few Others would
wish it were so than otherwise. "A leading
man." your correspondent says. Now what he
leads would be hard to tell, unless 1t is the poor
mans earnings into his purse, without any equva-
cent willingly for the proper government OF our
village, and undoubtedly has taken this mode to
that we shall be taxed few dollars for the making
OF some necessary improvements to put our village
In O good defence In case of fire.. AS to the fire
spoken OF, 1t was first discovered about twenty
minutes past twelve A. NJ, in the most quiet part
OF the night, there having been political process
the inhabitants up until late hour before USs re o.
ing consequently they were very tardy in getting to
the fire, giving It great headway. Having broken
out In row or wooden tinder boxes, called
'stOres," two or which were constructed about
three years ago, entirely OF wood, not q brick or
even plastering OF any kind in them, therefore
pile Of wood and shavings, constructed expressly
Tor q bonfire could not have been more cuinbusti-
ble and SO intense was the heat and so high the
names that in a few moments with sOutherly
wind, they Tapped across the street to the new
brick buildings, with wooden cOrnices and glass
fronts, that were consumed like the dew. The fire.
doing their utmost to put out the fire, assisting in
carrying out goods and furniture and relieved the
sufferers In every manner possible, by their
engines draining first one well and cistern
and then another, until their labors had ex-
hausted all In the vicinity, and stopping the
devouring element seemed almost hopeless; when
sudden thought from the multitude gave vent
Croton aqueduct adjoining Tompkins Market
about four hundred feet from the connagration.
No sooner said than done. The fremen sprung to
the rescue and took up the iron trap, lowered the
suction pipe, and in less than fifteen minutes from
starting had the Croton stopping the fiery elements
just as 1t was about to leap across the street at the
head OF Central avenue, thereby saving a. still
larger district OF wooden and other buildings that
must have been destroyed Not until haEpast
seven in the morning did the fremen get any
chance for cessation OF labor, hardly moments
relief and, with few exceptions, citizens standing
III masses OF hundreds being coaxed, begged OF and
every other inducement offered, but they indlg.
nantly sconcd at US, and the village trustees re-
fused, saying go to work yourseLn
by Bypublishing the above you viii confer a favor
on all respectable and law-abidng citizens Of the
village OF Sing Sing, and oblige yours,
A TAXPAYING CITIZEN,
Fireman and Trustee OF said village.