New-York tribune., 1876-07-10


Thren alarms were sounded and the nre-englnes were
soon on the ground hut the fire had made consoeraDc
hr:dway the ec.ts OF the employees TO ehecS ha'iS
been upayailng The started in the gallery, 10 the
right OF the main entrance Its origin was myH
terry. AS there bad been fire in the bu''nS
RECENTLY At the time Of the breaking cut OF the IRE
,beTa wrre about zoo Russian Mennoncs In the buiid
Inc many OF them smoking. 1t was imposslbe I'd pre-
vent them from smoking. and 1t Ia not impr'D@p'o ''
some of them carecssy threw burning match into 'o
dry wood work. thus causing the conhagFafion. ftner
that yas The cause or the intense heat bronght aoou
spontaneous combustion. There WAS not INC s'is"''
evidence or even suspicion OF ncendarlsr.
The emierants said Officer Freude, although alarmed
behaved very well under the circumstances hfcr Tue
first shock, the natural impulse OF TIE men was 10 s
their baggage and place 1t in position oi SaiHS' ~
Forrest tho President of the Board of Eneraoh was
In Washington official business and MI Jackson t"e
Superintendent all. Treasurer was in the country Nome
NJ the Commissioners id yet heard OF te Disaster
The employees who in the building Worhed 'a''H-
fully Most OF the baggage OF the emgiants ha' pce'.
secured but il was doubtful IL any Of tho BOOKS ana
papers of the Commissioners have been saved ino
main building, baggageroom ana indeed e'cr! ''4- ~
the rotuEda had been destroyed.
As 10 the amount Of the loss the officer could not make
even an approximation He had never heard the OIL
ncials appraise it.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
Tho smoke from the burning building could be seen for
great distance, a. 1t stood III an open spac, 81 'o
waters edge When II discovered that Castle Gar
den was on fire, general rush rom the lower
section of the city to the place. An immense crowd soon
consreyatcd, attracted by curiosity, love ol
sersation, and in sOme instances OF pun
der The police under Capt. Petty however
cleared The vicinity Of the building ard taking posses
sion OF the walks gave ample room to tbe hfehep 70
work and thorough protection to the cini%rah's
spd their baggage. Many OF ths cmigrants had
th,iF hnstr
front OF tie Old castle and stood regarding TIC
burning structure with stolGity which was a'iu"'t
stupidity As soon the fire was subdred ana u was
safe 10 return TO the outer wooden buldnSS' ue eh
grants with their baggage vero Transferred To te wan
inr.rooms hospital Offices and other apartments. ana
there thoy passcd the night.
The origin ~ the Ere ia uncertain. one theory adN'
Gated Yesterday was that OF spontaneous comons"h'
The protTlced and heat, tbs highly inianina0o
nature OF the woodwork and also the rapid ana 'Ntehr
spread of the fire, gave weight To ths tho"Ty III INC
minds Of some persons Another theory Is that the fire
was communicated TO the building through th'
carelss, smoking Of the occupant. The discovery
NJ the flames was made by Mrs. EsslingcF.
number Of the eaigrans had gathered on the dock 10
see TIC passing Of tho steamer Bristol hrs EsI'ngT
rushed down stairs and told them tAnt $40 h"u d''-
covered smoke in her ROOM and that tie huhuf N''
Oh IRE II was found that flames were creeping along
under She gallery. tut containing clothes and water
was omptied upon the fire. produced effect; the
hose belonging t0 the building used but st!ii the
61mes crept on up and ground the dome. an1 al last
hurst through tie opening at the top. The general
alarm was then given and from this point the flames IN
the main building were beyond control.
Ar incident of interest occurred whio the fre hlI'ed
lercc.t sailor wearing q cap on tbs irunt OF Nl."h
was the name OF his ship, Minnesota and who h"d
been an industrious worker IN removing the luggage.
rushed into the blazing building intsat on seeing tGat no
one should be left there 20 perish. Occ?'ionaly he
could be deserted through tho smoke and fame fcarly
threading his way footpith too narrow for lanIs-
rnans foot aud heated - b,.terinE Iho brave eIo"
pcrseycrca unn De had fully satisfied himself thai no
one mad been lett In peril o. hs lie ~ the blazing rit
Police offer Gnlcy had Bis face AMI hands badly
burned and lort his blouse and shield IN saving the lives
of the inmates OF tho building Tho wao!n interior vas
burned out and ouly :Ao bare walls wcr LETT sa ding
The police estimate Of the loss Is $4,000. Tic aIGoant
Of Insurance h unknown