New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-24
THE FIRE RECORD.
TIE CARDIFF DOCKS OK r1Rr.

CARDrTF, Wales, June 23-t p. m.-The mag
nihcen docks In This city, constructed by the Marquis
o. Butte ar cost OF upward OF si5O00O0 Ore.
Cardiff whore tlis Ere has taken place. Is seaport in
South Wales. 25 miles OF Bristol The products OF
Merthyr and Abcrdare are brought there by railway
end By the Glamorglnshlre Canal. which unites with
the about milo below and by the Taafe Railway.
But the canal was constructed about fifty years ago,
its basin DID rot afford sucn accommodation for the
vastly increased traffic OF the place. To oDvate this in
convenience the Ic Marquis OF Butte constructed 40 his
own expense ship canal and docks little below the
to"u. These works are very extensive scale The
inner basin occupies space Of not less than ID
and 4C-e is basin occupying space Of about
J. acres for the accommodation Of ships and steamers OF
large BURDEN Tr-se great works have done much to
increase Jbc trad and importance Of Cardiff we'll as
Co add 20 the immense wealth Of their proprietor, the
present young Marquis OF Bute Coal and iron form the
principal exports OF Cardiff which has steamship
line trading with THIS port. Gt is probable from the
permanent character the works. that the fire has not
caused serious 1ss except has extended to the ship
ping and war. nouscsl
TIE CINCINNATI FIRE-HEAvY INSURANCE LOSSES.
CINCINNATI, June 2G.-The assurances on
the DJIlngs composing the OIL works or Charles Hark
ness, glastOn-lve which were burned DAY,
are a. follows: National OF Hartford. sl,2jO Queen
$3.50; Liverpool London and Globe s25JOi North
America g. $50 Franklin Of Pennsylvania. $3.50; Penn
syIvau.a $3.50. The stock was insured as follows ::
Home. Sj,cOo; Nltional Of Philadelphia So Miami
Valley " Cincinnati, sl,25o Home of Columbus Amer
OF Philade phia German VI Buffalo, state OF Penn
s--ivauil Merchants and Mauuiacturers, German
American OF New York. Northwestern, National West
err Cincinnati, $3.50 eIcl-.!j00o. The machinery was
irsIrrI as follows: Sarrasausett and Liverpool Lon
ION aud GioJ, ljJ1 e-cl National Of Hartford Miami
Valley Of Cincinnati, QIo.n, North American, and
Faull fPonnsv~ aiI and Pennsylvania, $3.50 each,
ua1a ln I sH1ll some 3D. or 100 barrels Of oil have
been skinned from the top 0f the water at the mouth
~ .le E--i.e'1u-1ve. sewsr.
FIHC Ar POINT BRzEzE-E,zvTN VALUABLE HORSES
BURNED.
PHILADELPHIA, june ga fire at Point
B-rcze. near League Island. th. morning destroyed
Turner's stables 40 the Point Breeze Trotting Park
Eleven Of the seventeen therein burnod.
TIE names Of the totrs amous them were Dot DAISY,
Vernon Lady n ard, sIie and Brutus. The
latter belonged o. r. Pcnistan The horses burned
were valued at $4,000, Lady Glrard was valued
40 $1,000 Safe at $780, Dot at s. 900, Sister to Nete,
Daisy Vernon, and Brutus at 5000 the Pachen mare
10 $4,000 the Day gcllug 1t $500. the sorrel horse at
c85yJ 4n- lie brown colt 40 $1,000 The following ami
mails were saved Nattie. Matte. Lsle Candy, Lizzie.
and Medium Tae total loss stock, harness, and
clothing is tJoeo0.
AHOUsE BURNED NEAR EXPERIMENTATION ESCAPES.
PORTLAND, Me-, June 23.-1he twO-stOry
house and outbudug5 occupied bY p. F. Roberts, half
mile from sacrIrappa, destroyed by fire early this
morning. IN attempting 70 escape from the attic Mrs
Roberts age 60 mother Of the occupant jumped from
the window fractured Ter skull, and died soon after.
Miss Body niece Of Alr. Roberts, age l6. teacher,
iuupcd from tle same window. She uninured by
the fall but ICES in . cri cal account OF
serious burns. little son VI Mr. Roberts was badly
ini-red hy Calling down 81 irs IN escaping. The villagers
ard lmy claim that the fire was Che work OF an incen
diary The house has been mortgaci and remortgagcd
many times and just about to vest IN the purchaser
on IN execution issued year ago Loss si5OO; insured
STABLES AND FIFTY HORSES BURNED.
BUFFALO, June 23.-The canal stables of
Mcconnell IL Bros, on Lock near Ernest. were de-
-trovsd by fire at o'clock this Fifty OF the 10
horses IN the stables the time, and belonging 70 diff
crcat persons, were consumed. McConnel's loss Is
$1,000. on which there is Insurance OF $1,000 The
Il 30 was The work OK AZ iuCenIiary.
Pennsylvania WOOD FIRES.
POTTvuLE, June 2G.-Ihe fire in the vicin-
y OF G1erJn last night continued 10 spread but mad
left me railway and extended in the mountains where
little damage can DO done, the cOaDreakers being lower
down in the valley
CONNECTICUT WOODS on FIRE.
HARTFORD, June 23.-There were serious
Arcs u the'yoods Of Salisbury on Saturday and sunday
TIE M.l.erton Iron Company and the Lime Rock Iron
Coapany we're the heaviest losers. The dwelling house
OF Joseph KENYON Of Woodstock burned on Saturday
light; loss 5000.
MOTIFS.
Peacock's hotel and stables in Maiden, Ontario,
were destroyed by IRE Saturday and TWO persons
were burned 70 death.
The house of Ebenezer Bowman ut West
Falmouth Mass, was burned Saturday evening.
Loss, 5000 insurance. $780,
The reorganization Of the Boston Fire De-
nartment will be the subject OF Investigation before
Joint Special Committee Of the city Council this after
noon.
Antonio Joan is under arrest in WestborOugh,
Mas charged with causing the recent fires tnere He
asserts his innocence. but there suspicious circum
Stances against him.
The barn of James Fair at South Natick,
Mass was burned Saturday. The loss is $500; in
red FOR $780, Tue house and barn OF Mr. Deal adjoining
,rnrr IIu,rd the eXlent Of 500 n.ureu Tor siJO