New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-27
TIE FIRE RECORD.
IN THIS CITY.

A fire in n one-stOry frame building on one
hundredand-sixthst.. the Harlem River used rs
fat rendering factory by Henry Encr yesterday, dam
aged the building $1,000 and stock S2OVJ'
IN BROOKLYN.
Several small fires occurred in Brooklyn
Yesterday, but they extnguished with trfing
damage Among these we're the three story frame
house No 247 North secondst, fire put ont with few
pafnls Of water tho dwelling No lOl HainltOnaNe.'
tbe rear of house al and Marshalst the
tosory frame building No. 81 Balticsl0ss on house,
400 Insured in Atlantic and Nassau Companies for $500
loss furniture, 500, no insurance; and d"eIhnk
house in MODrOe-st, near Marcy-aVe
on LONG ISLAND.
4 three-story dwelling house, owned by Isaac
Cocks at the landing Glen Cove village. was destroyed
by fire on Saturday evening The origin OF the fire Is
believed 10 have been incendiary, and is asoribed to
Mrs Cocks who, II is alleged, does not live with her
husband She was in the building just before the
fire broke out. also alleged that while the dwelling
was burning, Mrs. Cocks stood near by capped her
hands, saving she wished that her husband was IN
the flames. The was valued at $500 on which
claim that the fire caused by her accidentally drop
ping kerosene lamp, which exploded ID room where
there was q can of powder.
tAbout o'clock last evening, a fire broke
out in the moldg of the Long Island City Found
cry in sixthss., Hunters Point, belonging 10 Thomas
Cassidy. The frame building comprising the molding
room where the fire originated. with large number OF
patterns, wholly consumed. The interior Of the
walls sustained no injury Mr.. Cassidy estimates his
loss at 1900, which is partially covered by insurance
The Union Cotton Mills, at PatchOgue, owned
by John T. Rowe, were damaged by fire on Saturday
morning, to the extent OF $500 Fully insured
IN NEw-JERsEY.
Richard Welsh and James Lennon, prOprie-
tors of the liquor saloon at Grove and Bay-sts were
examined before Justice Seymour Saturday, charged
with setting fire TO their own premises.
Ofcer McGinnis, who discovered the flames testified
that in the cellar he found pile of shayngs and lot of
Kindng wood piled together and that the whole place
had strong odor of kerosene. Afterward he found
paper saturated with Kerosene aud he thought the
side walls Of the osIr9om had been spfi9sied WIN H.
the stairs portion OF the wall had been removed and
the place stuffed with cOmbustibe materials and
board mad been taken from the floor and the place filled
with kndlngwOod interlaced so that fire might hight
onickly Witness also stated that portion Of the wall
was sprinked with kerosene and that bundle OF
papers had been found under the counter saturated with
the same material Other witnesses were examined out
Of the examination, committed to the County jail to
await trial. The insurance on the stock and fixtures
was 600 in the American Insurance Company.
"a fire broke out in a stable on Burnet-st.,
ew-Br1nswick owned by James Walker, and occupied
by the Reading Railroad Company and it was entirely
destroyed together with 10 mules, tons Of hay $50
bushels Of corn and rs bushels of oats besides large
quantity Of harness There were mules in the stable.
Six were got and three OF them so badly burned
that they had be shot, The fire spread from the stable
Bennett and frame stable adjoining, both OF which
were destroyed. Total loss $4,000; insurance $500
An Oil-tank on the Erie Railway, near Jersey
City, entirely destroyed by fire Saturday night from
spark Of passing locomotive.
ELSEWHERE.
The Cliff House, leading hotel at Salt Lake
City, took fire Friday night and with the exception Of
the lower story consumed Loss, $4,000 partly in
sured in Eastern companies
The Hartford City Hall was badly damaged
BY fire on Saturday night The whole western half Of
the building was burned out.