The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-08
RAILROAD SHOPS BURNED.


THE NEW CAR SHOPS OF THE NEW YORK, NEW
HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD DESTROYED
By AN nScENDARY--A FIREMAN KILLED AND
TWO INJURED.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, June 7, 1875.
Apou. eleven O'Clock this evening IRE was dis
covered in the new car shops OF the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company in this city, and IN a
entire building, which is $50 by 90 eer,
was wrapped in the embrace OF tne devoring
element, hich draped forth its lorked tongues
CT names from the windows. doors, and through
the roof OF the building, in an instant, making a
hot fire which II was extremely difficult for the
hremen to handle The building was filled
with the most innammable materials.
sucn as are used In car manufacture
which burned with great rapidity. In the build
ing were two new passenger cars in process or
painting, TWO engine tenders and dozen or so OF
NAT and box freight cars, some new and others
undergoing repairs. In the second story was
large lot OF patterns OF various descrlp-
tions. which were OF great value to the
company, and which cannot be replaced for
any amount of money. These will be the great
est loss to the company, who priced them very
highly The value of the building itself is $685. 900.
IL was erected In 1874 from plans drawn by Mr..
Bishop, the President OF the road, and was COM
plete in all its appointments
ESTIMATE OF THE LOSS.
the loss on the entire property will not fall
short OF $4,000, and may reach $4,000. on this
there is an insurance sufficient to cover the loss,
mainly in New York and Boston companies, who
naa insurance on the railway plan all the build
ings and rolling stock or the company on the
interior line OF 70 ads under their contract. Hart
ford companies escape without loss, so lar as can
be ascertained, though 1t Is possible That the
Hartford is in for a small amount.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
After the fire had been got under control q sad
catastrophe occurred which resulted in the death
OF one OF the nremen and the severe injury OF two
others The heavy timbers of the room IN the
centre of the building began to fall and
the heavy beams pushed to the east
WALL finally forcing 1t over with a
terrible crash on to the building occupied
as a machine shop OF a boer room. In the gang
way between these two buildings were assembled
nearly 100 spectators and fremen OF the Sui imam
rn9s' the cry Tne walls Hia are ang and
all rushed headlong away from the falling debris
e1sspg t We're cerpe c g the
and timbers. One OF them, Frank Herrick, was
completely buried from sight in the mass, aud
| Charles Hubbard and Charles Haas were also
caught in the rubbish. Haas managed to get out
without help and escaned with only crushed
foot and broken leg. Hubbard had miraculous
escape, the tlmpers forming a frame over him.
which prevented any serious injury further than
seven or eight cuts on the body and mead.
EXTENT OF THE INJURIES.
But poor Herrick was ushed by the bricks and
timbers, and when taken out presented horrible
sight. His face was gashed. there two deep
cuts in the back OF his head and mis- breastbone
was broken and his chest badly acecated. one
arm and one leg were broken. IL Is thought
that internal injuries which he received make
death certainty. Tenderiy ne was lifted by tue
rough fremen, who handled him as carefully as
they would woman, ana he was taken TO place
OF safety, when as soon as he recovered partial
consciousness, ne begged or his friends
10 put an end his suferings by kill
ing him. Restoratives were administered TO
him that ne was AIKEN to the hospital where sur
geons say he must d.e before morning. George b
Fisher, an insurance agent, VINO was between The
buildings when the walls fell, narrowly escaped
death.
AN NCENDIARY FIRE.
the bricks striking him In the back and bruising
him slightly. There Is no doubt put that an In
cendiary fred the buildings, as there had been
no IRE In the building during the day or evening.
and everything was all right at ten O'Clock when
the watcnmen went through the shop.