New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-04
TIE BURNED CAR DEPOT.
SCENES AT THE East SIDE FIRE.

SCENES At THE East SIDE FIRE.
THE LOSS vArIousLY ESTIMATED At FROM $780,
600 TO $500, O00-CoMPLErE LIST OF THE IN
sURASCEs
The account given yesterday of the discs
trous fire I'm the depot Of the Dry Dock East Broad
way and Battery Railroad was not exaggerated Inc
last car on the line had reached the depot at los a. M
Soon aferward the gates closed and all the work
men had gone home, with the exception Of Waterman
Golden and two of the cOmpanys spotters. who were
in small office the outer gate. Tho first indication
of the fire was loud cracking noise overhead followed
in few seconds by the falling Of plaster from the cell
ing Then the flames burst into view, and Waterman
Golden and his companions ran ont to give the ahrn
when the first detachment OF fremen arrived on the
scene volumes Of dense smoke bursting from the
windows.
The building was five stories high, newly bur Of the
hest Philadelphia brick, and extended 100 feet on
Avenue b. and several hundred feet on Fourteenthst
II was constructed to accommodate the cars OF the line
on the ground floor and furnish storage room for nay
and grain in the upper floors Thick party walls sepa-
rated II from the companys stables on Fourteenthst
and from a row Of tenement houses on Avenue b. Inc
flames seem have originated in one OF the upper sto
RIGS and spread with great rapidly on ic
count of the highly combustibe nature OF the
contents OF the building. few minutes after
the alarm was given. the cars on the first Moor
hogan 10 take fire. Roundsman Smith and Officer Phllls,
OF the Eighteenth Precinct got OF the gates open and
ran ont one car which saved Another car was got
ont on the street but IL took fire and burned up before
coud br removed to safe distance The flames began
pour with great fury from the windows ~ me up
per stories and all approach TO the burning hnldng vas
harms were sent ont. All hone Of saving the
burning building was soon ahandoneu, however,
and the fremen directed all their energies toward saving
the tenement buildings adjoining aud on the 0nonSte
side of B, which were seriously threatenen me
occupants Of the tenement houses vacated their MONIES
in terror and OF great confusion occurred In the
tio In
Ali tie employs NJ the conn my who c)ui ~ prOuSU
together act TO work 20 releasc the horses some
zoo horses were turned loose I'm Fnurteenthst FOrtu
natey the II the engines and the shouting OF the
spectators failed TO cause any STAMPEDE among them:
Tie last horse WAS got ont about 3 a. m. By
that time the DANCER TO the stabes was seen
CHECKED The progress Of the flames. few minutes AFTER
ward the roof and SIDES Of the depot fell in with lof
,,alls ON Avenue b and Fourteenth-st. fell outward,
those streets with piles Of bricks which covered
ne o he Fnmreenth-sf wall yel piece OF hue
stone copnq. Weighing about twenty pounds struck the
Fn.ine 40 20 was KENT near rhe fire Avenne b. and
when the walls OF the burning structure ell INTO me
street several frrWrn narrowv escap"l deah ASS
tart- Foreman Golden was slightly injured bv ling
bricks. Engine No % was crippled nv the breaking OF
The second alarm WIS sounded the signal ENGINE - vas
ieegraohod to ne reservor and the mains re hil-d
win water t. their fullest can1cty ms IS me 81 lne
that this signal has been used since ws agreed unon
betwerr the FRI Department End The 'epartnrnt o,
Public works. AZ a. m. the buildn had be n diccd
10 mss Of hIaz NJ mhers bnt tle hrmen continued
fpr fir StFefin~ OF Wit's II on IT, l.
night engines still engaged In throwing water upon
the
Tho irss Is yariousy estimated from $4,000 70
$500 600 hv me on Of the COMPANY and the lDSuT
ne mon claim tnat IN r liahide nn the burned por
ion nf the hildnp limited 10 T910nO The snnerin
+ n lcu Va ned the burned norton at ~j0O,O0O and Mr..
cIe the presid MT said that the insurance about
e91O coo II was imOOsslhe for HIM, he said,
In make an accurate stafen"nt Of the loss.
a declined 20 say anything further about the insur
moo hut said that eighty-fye had been
huted and in order 10 keen The ine I'm running order,
INC coupany which also controls thr Grand Street Cross
Town Line took number OF these ears and was run
nin0 thern ON the Avenue branch OF tie ue A num-
her Of cars were loaned from the Houston street aud
Pqyouta Ferry Railroad and pat on the East Broadway
and Avenue B branch. BY various other persons tIe
loss ia estimated at S24000O. as follows: Upon the
trill,uy $50 GOO carr So OOJ; machinery. engines,
ana boiler. $4,000; hay and grain, $4,000; and
So. 900 n the offices, etc. 49,,
when had l. ued policies upon the burn d 1enoi held
meeting in the afternoon, az the rooms OF the Board or
FINDER writer's. and appointed committee ~ tive IA
make an estimate 81 tho actual loss Incurred BY the
Nairoad COMPANY. ris committee VII visit the ruins
IN morning, and send in their reoOrt In u few DAYS
y MEL who secured the policies for the depot. and
otr in \rance companies, place the total amount Of
sIraN,e ~. aal tbs liabilities OF the various
ipsnraire comDunes tst the destroyed portion o. the
building ~ e4Afir Hughes Manager Of the Royal
Cluatan Company, sad that the entire depot consisted
several parts with separate insurtnc on cach ana
that the insurance burned portion W 40 or
Il ner cent Of the total amount OF insurance upon
the entire depot buildings. following - - OF the IN
.utauce companies which had issued policies on the
depot with the Liabilities OF each:
Ena New.YorK... 5s37 30 Manavunk. Phil. 29IS 75