New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-27
THE FIRE RECORD.
AN ARMORY DAMAGED.
TIE SEVENTH RECDfENr LOSES $40, 900.

TIE SEVENTH BEULhENI LOSES SIO,vJO.
The ar,nory of the 9Th Regiment. facing the
square at the junction OF Third and FOurthaves.,
in flames on satui iay afternoon and the building
only saved by the daring efforts and skillfuI manage
meu OF the remen. The arrDory is m ron building.
and although only divided into three hoOrs Is very
high structure. The cellar and ground floor are oeeu-
pied by butchers and fruit dealers cDd this part Of the
building - known Tompluns Market Toe two hoors
above the market occupied by the regiment az
an armory and drIlrOon. TIE second hoor
il dlv1ded into rooms the melpbers of
the several COMPANIES. handsome pariOr Tor the
use of the Board of Oicers and company drill ROOM
wRile on the third floor there large drill ROOM win
high ceiling. The meeting coom Of the Board OF o
and the company were fitted up at the eA
pense II the regiment and the individual companies
The walls and ceilings beautifully fr0scoed, ana
the furniture entirely Of black walnut. consisting OF
desks for the officers closets sud lockers for the storage
OF tho unforms and guu racks the rhns Tie build
ing was bulls the expense OF tho city IN 1859 from
plans submitted by Marshall 1t 1srs, then Colonel OF
the regiment, and formally occupied by the regi-
ment "A 1862 Before this year the companies were COIN
PEELED % drill at different locations il the city.
During the past Spring 1t was discovered that tse
roof OF the building leaked and for several weeks past
gang of tinsmths have been at werk repairing II,
these quit WORK at p. IN on Saturday. As they
ware leaving the building Daniel Edward. the armorer
asked them they had left everything sai9 on the roo
They replied that they had taken eyerg procaution.
Hat an hour afterward several men waking down
ThId-ave. saw a cloud Of smoke suddenly rise above
the rorth end % building. They into the mar
ket ana told the marketmen that the building was on
fire. Ehe report not believed at first; there was
delay In finding policeman. and the signal I"
the Fire Department sent out consequently as
quickly = IL should have been. Meanwhile the names
spread with rpdity among the beams ana orders
between concave roof aud the ceiling OF the large
drill lpir
south end of the building. BY the time the frenen
arrived the flames had pierced the roof III one place az
the north end The remen carried several lines OF hose
up the starways TO the dr-roOm. Other lines Of hose
borne up the long extension ladders winch haa
been placed against the ,ide Of the building.
L; was very difficult 70 bring the wafer 20 bear upon
the dance, IRE being mostly concealed beneath the
roof and also being hid by the ceiling OF the drill roof
The fremen on the roof away large sheets OF the
TIM and cutting holes through the roof put their
hose within the aDerures and played upon the hames
while remen within the building cut holes IN the
ceiling drill Chief Engineer Bates at one
time feared that flames would destroy the building
aud summoned by telegraph second division OF nre
engines The fire continued 10 burn dercey' however
despite the efforts Of the hremen No sooner were the
flames put outln part Of the building than Aey de
veOped renewed strength IN some other place, ana IL
only after two hours OF very severe labor Dy the
fremeu that the fire was subdued. Before this was
was almost destroyed and the rooms beneath
we're flooded with water. Capt. Barrett OF the
Firth Company 18th Regimentarrved at the arnory soon
after the fire was Being the only comlnls
stoned officer present he at took measures 20 save
the property the regiment. He ordered all the mem
beers OF the regiment TO the building 20 assist
the Fire Insurance Patrol IA covering the FURNITURE WIN
large tarpauln aud removing tue more yaIuaDle
articles out reach Of the floods OF water soon
Major smith arrived, and organized " broom brlgsde'
who did good service sweeping the water down the
starways street, ana prevented the nundalOh
OF company Before the fire was put Out Tue
following officers also arrived; Capts. Casey, smith,
and Bird, and Lieuts. Earle ana harrington Col EN-
mons Clark aud LleuL-COl. Ryder We're OOtn absent
frOu the city. ,--,
The building ts owned by the city and was uninsured
IL IL estimated that damaged $4,000. Ine com
Danies loss 10 estimated. amounts 10 $1,000, me re2-
ment's to 5000 both insured. The property Ot the
Fifth Company insured for 5000 IN the StuyYesant
COmpany Only a small amount OF water penetrated 20
the rs cOr aud cOnseq IentlY tue occupants or tine
stalls M the sustained triiflng LOSSES Ponce
SUPERINTENDENT WdIug arrived soon after me uIe
ana summoned detachtncnts or ponce
from the seventeenth aud Fifteenth Precincts ana Sc
cured ample space Tor the nremen 10 work IN unOD-
-trIcted by the crowd The Thrd-aye. cars were
blocked for upward Of hour. Tue armory was VS.
tied Dy many members OF tue regiment yesterday 10
discover The extent OF the damage ~ thelF properly