The New York herald., 1874-09-08
THE DESTRUCTIVE ELEMENT
Freight Houses and Freight Cars
Destroyed at East Albany.
IMMENSE LOSS OF PROPERTY.
Reported Loss of Iife-I.ist of
Property Destroyed.

ALBANY, Sept. 7, 1874.
One OF the most destructive fires which has
visited this Vicinity in many years commenced
about nine O'Clock tonight in che wooden bridge
connecting the freight houses OF the Boston and
Albany Railroad Company, on the island opposite
this city, with East Albany proper. The names
passed rapidly from the bridge Of the south freight
houses and the grain elevator. and to the
loaded freight cars standing on the tracks south
OF the freight houses. The destruction OF the
bridge Isolated the burning buildings and cars, so
that the village Fire Department was unable to
check the flames. Two steam fire engines from this
city were placed on board the railroad ferryboat
and carried across the river to point near the
burning buildings. nom whence they prevented
the flames extending to the north freight houses.
Though the buildings were almost surrounded
by water the fremen could only prevent the flames
from extending to the northern freight buildings
and at one time 1t seemed almost Impossible to
save even these
consisted OF one large grain elevator nlled with
gram, twenty loaded freight cars. wooden bridge
almost sixty feet long, aud substantial brick
freight house, the latter fully Oneeighth OF mile
long.
THE TOTAL LOSS
Will foot up 5000; no insurance. Fortunately
there was no wind to carry the sparks to the VII
lagos OF East Albany and Bath, which are near by
and composed almost entirely OF WOODEN dwellings,
LATER DETAILS OF THE FIRE.
About midnight the fire had extended to a car
on which was tank OF crude oil, and, after burn
ing around 1t for time, the manhoie plate on top
was blown Off and the flames SHOT up 300 feet III
the air, the stream Of fire forming q seml,circle
and dropping fuy 700 se6 asxN The sight was
lighting the house sS tops in Albany ior the moment
a S as ns sun as az e
standing on the new iron river bridge. about 200
feet distant, to escape the burning liquid as it
WAS seriously injured among the spectators. Two
men who were az work rolling -four from
flames; but, as the ground Tor 100 feet around
where they were at work Is covered with burning
OIL De ss the
s aas TSe ars%sa
upper range OF freight houses. The IRE was firss
discovered on the east end OF the bridge tue.
the work OF an ncendiary The fire is still steadily
burning away among the ruins, and will Keep the
fremen engaged all night.
Burning or tho Buildings Of the New
Haven Wheel Company-Workmon
Thrown Out Of Employment-The Loss
Estimate at Over $3.50, ,OOO-List OF In
NEW HAVEN. Conn, Sept. Z, 1874
The buildings OF the New Haven Wheel Company,
partly brick and partly wood and covering con-
siderable ground at the corner Of York and Ash
Iuuu 6LIccIS, UCKou OuEuluS ~ a QudILeI-paSC
eleven O'Clock tonight and are now almost
entirely consumed. 1t tIsprobabe that the fire will
be kept from spreading further. The wheel COM
pany was one of the most prominent and successful
Industries Of this city. Mayor Harry G. Lewis is
President OF the company. There were fifteen
buildings destroyed, with q very heavy STOCK and
loss Is now estimated at from $780, 900 to $780, OOO
on which there is an insurance OF 100000 The
LIST OP THE COMP Nrps INTERESTED
Germany, of Erie. Pa, $2,5oo; Alemania, OF
Of
$4,000; Phoenix, Of Hartford, $4,000; Lycomine, OF
sso srssSRass Ns%ais
liverpool, $40, ooo and Franklin, OF Minneapolis,
$2,h00 1t is probable that the fire set by in
ceniarssS and owing to the large amount dry
great rapidity, and was under full headway when
the engines arrived.
The fire at Frostburg, Md.-Lfst Of In
surances.
FRosTBURG, Sept. Z, 1874.
The following Is list Of assurances as far as as
certained on the losses by nre here on Saturday
night I'm the National, OF Philadelphia, So, 600;
Citizens, OF Newark, N j., $4,000; Black RIVER Of
watertown, N. Y, 81, 500; Germania, OF New YORK,
5000; Virginia Fire and Marine 81 500; Frank:
Haven, $4,000; Lancaster, OF Lancaster, Pa,
$1,000; Lynchbnrg, OF Lynchburg Va, So, 500; Hod-
man. OF New York, $2,5OO; Humboldt, Of New
York, $2,sOO; Fire Assurance, Of Philadelphia,
$2,5O0; Home, OF New York, So, 600; North Ainerl-
can OF Philadelphia, 81, 600; Royal, of Liverpool
$4,000; Ahegneny, Of Cumberland Md, $4,000;
Hartford, $4,000; Scotch. OF Glasgow, $500;
American and Pennsylvania. OF Philadelphia
$1,75O; and $ls,700 distributed among nine Balti-
more companies, the highest amount In any one
company being $4,000, In the Baltimore Fire In
surance Company.
Firemen Injured in Paterson.
PATERSON, N. j., Sept. 7, 1874.
During an alarm of fire yesterday afternoon the
hand engine TOtona became unmanageable on the
steep grade of Totona avenue. and ran over Theo-
dore Ii. Chamberlin, who was terribly crushed, his
spine being fractured, 1t is Ieared Richard Ross
and James Partington who were seated on the
tongue OF the engine, we're also badly hurt, and
Michael Brennan had two ribs broken and was Sc
verely cut on the head other persons were more
or less injured by the accident There were two
fires here yesterday, both unimpOrtant.