The New York herald., 1872-12-20
GREAT FIRE IN FLUSHING.
Property to the Amount Of $50, 900
Destroyed.
The Village at One Time in Imminent Dan.
gtr-The Losstx and Insurance.

On Wednesday evening fre broke out In Flush
ing. in the lamp, dry goods and grocery store,
ner OF Bridge and Prince streets, occupied by
Clements Bloodgood. The fire originated on the
second floor OF the store, and before 1t was ex-
tinguished the building was reduced to q smoking
mass OF ruins. The building, or buildings for
there were two occupied by the same nrm, were
constructed OF frame, lined with brick, end were
three stories In height, with basement. The estab,
lishment is said to have been one OF the largest on
Long Island outside OF Brooklyn, and has for o
number OF years been doing nourishing business.
short time ago, the premises proving too small,
the proprietors erected new building connecting
with the old one. and this was also destroyed by
the fire.
1t has r OF been discovered
HOW THE FIRE ORIGINATED,
but It spread with great rapidity, and before the
fire engines arrived upon the ground It became
evident that the buildings could not be saved.
The light from the burning stores could be seen for
miles around and 1t lit up the waters OF the Sound,
revealing the sloops plying along like ghosts In the
darkness When 1t became evident that the struc-
lures could not be saved the excitement was in
tense, and all Flushing was aroused as the village
was In Imminent danger Connecting with Gle
ments Bloodgood's was row OF frame buildings
extending up the street and connecting with other
place, and If the fire had once gained footing in
this block-the most valuable portion OF the pro-
perty would inevitably have been destroyed
The wind was blowing strong gale from the
northwest, and 1t was, In addition, found ex-
tremely
DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN WATER,
two out OF the four engines which constitute the
Fire Department OF Flushing having to be set apart
to force 1t to the scene OF the re from the creek
About halfpast ten O'Clock the walls OF the
building com%sncea to fan n and, as It was
prevent It. rom spreading assistance was
three engines @ arrived from from College, Point. The The
fire In the meanwhile began to extend in the
devastation In that direction 1t became necessary
to tear down two or three frame buildings which
were feeding the flames. These were the stables
Carpenter, joiners When the buildings were de-
mollshed the fury Of the flames was subdued and
havoc in the rear This was a fortunate circum-
stance, as there were number OF wooden houses
In the rear which would have been consumed
AS SOON AS THEY CAUGHT.
nea hv ns hnnts ana SnGs was Reors
the flre had been long burning they succeeded in
getting most Of their stock to place Of safety but
the premises they occupied were totally ruined.
At eleven O'Clock the names wero raging with
great intensity, and alarmed were the assembled
Perley, OF New York, requesting that steam en-
gne be sent on without delay. but owing to some
disarrangement OF the wires the despatch did not
60 through. The Flushing dremen were doing all
In their power; but their clumsy apparatus and the
smallness OF their number their services
from being Of the same value that they would have
been II the supply Of water had been plentiful and
their engines good. After midnight the aremen
concentrated all their EFFORTS on the upper portion Of
the building and, after desperate struggle, they
succeeded In confning the fre to the establish
ment OF Howard b ROmer. At one O'Clock the
flames were completely under control; but the fire.
| men continued on the ground all the night and did
not leave until eight o'clock yesterday morning.
| During the early morning an engine arrived from
| Long Island City; but Its services were not re-
| qured, and Ii was not removed from the Car on
| which IL was brought. Scarcely one stone Is left
| upon another where the fire ragged, and
THE RUIN Is COMPLETE
While the flames were at their height fireman
named william Harris fell from q ladder and broke
his hip Another man named Peek, and boy,
were also slightly injured
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The loss Is estimated at about $50, 000-$30 900
on the stock and 10000 on the buildings On this
loss there Is an insurance OF $50,000$3s 900 upon
stock and $4,000 upon the buildings. The in
surance upon stock is as follows :-Reliance,
of Philadelphia, $4,000; Etna, OF Hartford,
Mechanics sS eg.o0 as Traders ySsE Ssw
g., 400 Home, Home of New York, $4,000; United
Empire City, So s00 Equitable, $4,000; Westchester,
$1,000; Exchange, 81, 600; Brewers and Masters,
5000; Metropolitan, $4,000; Kings County, OF
The names OF the companies in which the building
was insured could not be ascertained. commit
tee from the different companies interested met at
Flushing yesterday and after c0nlerrlng with their
local agent, Mr.. Isaac Peck, and Messrs. Clement
and Bloodgood, determination was expressed TO
was saved in the early part OF the fire through the
exertiOns of Mr.. Peck.