New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-14
THE FIRE RECORD.

FOUR BUILDINGS BURNED AT GREENP0INT-LoSS
ABOUT $4,000
A great fire broke out early last evening In
the varnsshop attached the large cabinet manufao-
tory Of c. Auenrieth. CenraLave., Greenpoint The
Waterman Robert Craddock attached the hose and at
tempted TO extngush the fire. but without effect The
flames spread rapidly through the large building. and
soon communicated with the three adjoining
structures. All two-stOry frame structures,
and burned like finder. The flames lighted up
both cities. Largo crowds from this city crossed by
the various ferries to Greenpoint OF them believing
that several oil refneres fire. Among these
were many insurance men. The fire department OF
Long Island City were Joined by three steamers
and hook and ladder truck with full complement OF
men, belonging to the Brooklyn fire department, under
the command OF Assistant Chief Engineer Smith These
were 40 disposed as prevent the fire from spreading
beyond the four buildings, which, Win their oonens'
The burned buildings comprised one Centrahave.
% length by % in breadth, abuttng on Newtown
ingmachne frames 9nd chamber furniture. In the rear
of this building. and fronting on Newt0wn creek was
one as feet square, for finishing and vanishing
third bnidng 30 feet square, also on Newtown Creek
and fourth one 81 feet square, IN the rear OF he thrd
were used for storing various articles Scarcely YES
tge OF these buildings and their contents was lef
The buildings saved comprised thtee-story Drck Dlu-
ing with frontage OF 80 feet on Centralaye and 200
by $50 feet Flrst-st. and one-story building,
r., be rear OF the second one feet by rs. The build
ines saved contained all the heavy machinery. Mr.
estimates his buildings at $4,000 and
ON ock nc S2OO0 He has total insurance or 5000 on
buildings $4,000 stock in 80 city aud out-o-tOwn
companies. Tine manufactory was one OF the largest IN
the Vicinity OF this city, There IT'S employed,
and on an sewing machine frames Tor singer
a co. were turned out daily. In addition, a large
amount Of chamber furniture and considerable num-
her of refrgeraOrs manufactured Inc structure
will DO at once rebuilt.
A BROOKLYN BELL-TOWER BURNED.
Soon after p. m, yesterday, flames were
discovered lower of the hre-alarm
beethoven huge frame structure, 40 feet high situated
in North First-s., Fourth-s Brooklyn, f. ID. The
alarm was sounded ~ the beinger Robert Irwin and
several steam ngines which housed in the imme
date vicinity quickly responded but, despite their
efforts the tower was entirely consumed. The fire
ND the dry and rotten mbers with rapdi and all the
efforts the remen TO the telegraph instruments
and other valuable articles frustrated. The bell
ringer tugged away the great bell until ordered 70
come down FROM his perilous position, which ne could
a rope which no had thrown out. HIS
hands were badly torn in the descent.
After the timber had been burned through the bell fell
10 the ground and badly cracked. The tower was
erected al cost OF $500 and the bell was valued at
Al zoo The fire is supposed to have originated In some
the horses and the Assistant Chief Engineer OF
the Fire Department kept The tower stood imme-
dstev i'm the rear the Firth Precinct Police station
and the ATTN Regiment Ar1nory and for time 10 was
feared that both these buildings would be destroyed
the erpola over the staton-hOuse cells was burned and
the rear OF the armory was slightly damaged Inc total
loss sustained the city and regiment VIII reach 5000
which il covered by insurance. There are two other
betowers In the Eastern District one III the sixteenth
| Ward and tho other in GrcenpOnt