, 1873-09-08
THE ELEVATOR FIRE.
Further Particulars Of Tho Dostrllc-
ton of tho Fulton Elevator.
About 100000 Bushels Of Corn md
5000 Bushels Of 0ats
Ruined.
The Building Complete Wreck'-.'ts
Eyenttul History.

Total Loss on Elevator and Con-
tents About 100000.
Tho burning Of tho Fulton Elevator at 3
o'clock yesterday morning waa madc public only
through THE TRIBUNE though undoubtedly our
slower contemporaries will find out, to-day or to-
morrow, that 1t happenod.
This elevator was built by Mum Il Scott, in
1859. It hnB been the depository for twensy-ono
wears OF m immonso amount Of property.
Destruction by fro Heoma to pe
tho fate of all elevators, and this ono WAS
threatoned in 1860, during the United States
Fair, hold hero in October Of TINT yoar. Several
blocks in tho vicinity wcro swept away, and tho
oupola Of tho elevator WAS 1gnited by burning
brands falling upon it. There voro but throe
ateau,-ongiues Of moderate capacity In tho city.
and mono Of thom could throw atroam OF wator
10 tho height Of tho onpola. Unfortunately hap
penod tint thoro was On exhibition at tho
lair now atylo OF engine from
Philadelphia, 1t having boon brought out here By
the company who ran 1t to compete for
premium. Tho PHILADELPHIA boys trottea ont
their apparatus, which threw stream On tho
burning roof. and saved tho structure. For this
service MUM i Scott Handsomely rewarded
them with check for 81 900. OF cou1ae, the
building hns had many narrow escapes, tho last
ono being throe weeks ago last Saturday whom firo
MAS discovered In tho lower part Of the building.
An engine near by put 1t out before serioua dhsn-
age waB dono.
Mum l. Scott continued to control this olo-
vator up to the time Of thoir bankruptcy, which
occurred Inst year. It WIS one Of tho famous
n1ovstor continuation Controlled bv thnt 1rn.
They owned tho whole Of this house, three
tourths Of the Northwestern. ave-si1teenths Of
The Union, and tho samo proportion Of
tho 0itv Elovator. A aay or two after Munu i,
sco+t fo;1od Gooreo Armour 4 IN, nurchnae5
:. eo ,
their lhtofoet In tno 1onr elevators, paying 'nete
for, 1t is understood, but $40, nt the same time,
however, assuming all liabilities for grain be-
longing 10 other parties. Mum d Scott had
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easnsnnaa's "s 'aa 'i0o % s1o n"ao 4seoAe's Aoa
t60,0oo bushels OF corn and o0,Goo bushefs OF
wheat ovor and above the quantity Of grain In
storc. Armour T. Co. had to fill theso receipts,
tnsn the5r word for It. s''~
Tia elevator wns in thu moantims. t1,o suhioot
Of Gieputo In tho courts. In 1868. Munn &
Scott fayinr lont heavily ly tnluokv Bpeoutn-
torast in Ella fot1r eatabliahments fo Jcsao Hoyt
T. n. RI Nav Ynrk. Th;a mnrtrora haa n1t
boen % foreeioaed. @ d. and wa wns sti hs5 by T Hovt l.
60 Thcir oInin,, was nrinr tn t1,nt of Irmo',r T.
m A. tho Cnnrt iocidcT rocatinr M voi tho
enla to Armonr ( co.. md airectins3 thu Mum i,
Ecntt intaTeut n tho VI fnrr oe1avntora ~
he sold at nub]io nuction. Tho enle
took place last Friday , when Moyt i CO. bid Ia
Tho ,yholo nt for a916 hlf n w,ich All. .00N1 VIVA
\the nr;cn NJ ~ the h1rnc1 n,;1dinp" Il ,yas tho
s1nrth % cieratnr @ ,,uiit ~ nh,oarn and +i,a on1v
srI yiyor OF the four. tic othoP throo hayinebeon
ncstroyed by Ara.
aav eyopnr. @ 1 aud tho ,'Tsu workon went a homo
tls bn;,dnn, ramnin;nr in charoc of thn
watchmnn. Eyerythtpp. so far rs ia
known, was ali right Until . o'clock Sunday
.nr";nr when a n1i;ooman on nan1oin1, stTeat
bridre discovered tlamcs Issuing from tho Gu
nnias He rayo lie anrm md running ronnd
~ 'I tho Ii o1ay"tor @ olca tnId tho watohrnsn that
tho insfitntion wa burning Tho wntchmnn
~or, ,,ronnr1v oona ~ 13x +h;a t;un ia an
;nss hcpan II arrve md ny 1,micEv ~ noaa-
e. ~ r. ,rorts ~ rsaa , ~ ~ ,,sa ill., ttJ;,
va eId and drv 4nst roSl1v to ,,,,,n and l. diT
burn fiercely. fo1r before tho eccond alarm Was m
n tmhars craoa raas u anS H., root
feii ~ Tho walls Sc,1 IN ont and tho @ min
WA co1nn,eto r. too1, M Tin, lime % tn bnrn T!,o
encines wero Of little uso. oxcent to ave tho
propertY IN Tho O. nerhhorhood ] Tie e1onaior ha
tng used exoiuBiyuly Tor grain BROUGHT hv cnnal.
seven canal hnata wore mnoro1 nf t,'c Srharf nif
aloneefdo. They wore in imminent "tis1. dam
furs. 40 tbo iremou chopped tho ooblea md sant
them adlift. Soon after. d few tura came along
and tack them in charge. The flre illnuinntei
tho eky and tic reelection vas soon in oyory
part Of tho city. It was brilliant sight Largo
nrnwf]e woro attracted to tle scone. ald day]irRr
found them stiil utaudiue aud gazing,
Thn ruins wero visited by tie curious yeator-
day. Tho tall chimney atood alone and solitary,
q sort Of monolitl conulomorating the fire, Tho
iron shaft romalped whore tho machinery fell