New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-08
TWENTY ACRES BURNED OYER.

EXTENSIVE LUMBER YARD DESTROYED.
NINE MILLION FEET OF LUMBER VALUED Az
100000. IN FLAMES Ar hUNIERs POINT.
A Gre broke ont at 1870 a. NJ, yesterday, IN
the lumber yard Of Dudley, Grace Co, at hunters
Point. When first discovered, the flames appeared 10
come from pile Of shingles the store house, az
Dockst aud Westavc., hut the IRE had soon gained
eadeadway that the exact origin could Dot DO aseer-
tained The alarm gwen by the night Waterman in
the vicinity and before O'Clock the four hand engines
and the one OF tie Long Island City Fire DEPART
ment work. strong breeze from the northeast
Was blowing the time, aud the efforts )f these engines
were unayaling although the hremen exerted them
selves manfully BY o'clock the fire had spread TO
A large pile Of pine lumUer near Frontst containing
100000 feet. THIS was enyeloped in flames,
and the light thrown around III up the river ana
law Tie New-YorE police boat seneca was
sent over at IN, and her four streams were kept
playing the dre unn b. u when aer pumps sot OUT
vi order, and sue was compelled TO withdraG.
Tne wards Of Dudley Giace Co. occupied the squares
bounded 10y Westa'e tlushns and DoekSts' ana New
town Greek Tie section nearest tho creek was "here
tie 1re started and contained pine lumber amounting TO
100000 eet besides 1000 SHOCKS, or sugar DoAes
ana 5000 sugar hOssneids. Before daylight It
evd mt that nothing IN TINS section could be saved
the hremen theh turned their sttehtloh 20 inc
sec the Long Island Railroad Depot IN which
was pied 100000 ieet OF lumber and their efforts
suited IN SAVING tnls IRON any damage Ine other see-
ton, containing about twenty acres, was completely
burned over aud tue lumber, casks and boxes
sumed by 3 p N. Wnen the nre was at IT'S height,
the BrOOAlyn Fire Department sent two engines 10 the
~ as II
ance to Hunters Point renen. For rome reason,
Ciey were not allowed 10 cross The creek, aud Ono
OF them, In stretching llne OF hose across, was
disabled The other brought two streams TO bear
upon DovOe's oil works, on the GTeenpOnt side, and
estDshInent aud the lumber yard OF Reeves & Church.
carer Engine No 5, from Ncn-York was sent
over by the fouIts rect Ferry but disabled
before reaching the lire. Eugme No Is then offered
hui Tor some reason. the Hunters POht hremen said
omsIv mo- lever that they were glad of The
assistance the NewYork Fire Department boat Have
meyer. winch was sent over al III m. Inis boat
nd eight nnes hose in operation but this
enough cope with the heavy advantage already gained
by tue danes. The hre steamboat Faler, private
boat came 10 noon and with the combined
Efforts these boats and the hunters Point Engines the
At this time the flames were noticed 10 be burst
b, tween that Of Dudley, Grace * Co. and the
river Eight streams directed TO tins point seemed TO
completely subdue tue nanes, aud at y H. the coats
and all dues retired, surprising tlat line "
hose attached to hydrant on Fusnlngst would pre-
vent any further spread VI the fire. AT however,
discovered that tue ire was stli burning IN large
P .e ~ Ass,taiee was imeaIaeIy teiesTapned for
from New.YVrk. and by 10 p. m the Ha'emeyer
Al that time whole OF the ground occupied by Graoes
yard, the exception VI tue one section containing
i00O. 900 feet, IN sl about twenty acres had been
burned over Not yestige OF the huge plies which had
tucrc there, thirty ioet hsh was lett except he
and there smouderng pe OF emoers winch tue breeze
now And then forced mto a blaze one corner OF sne-
Il Clapps yard was In flames. and bls
winch would inevitably be- bdrned unless
plan was adopted for saving IT, The nre confined
the centre OF huge pie which the from the
boat WAS being poured. Ths however did reach the
flames, aud Acknowledgment Hay, Of Hunters
Pom. department advised the oyerhaulng.of this pile,
Vnly means OF saving the yard. No one seemed
willing undertake tins. and the emen OF the Have
M yer that by keepng the streams upon the sur
roun lax unOcr, would DO 10 slbe TO save H. The hre
Was burning IN this lumber NJ late hour last night
tn loss thus fur comprises S0O0.oOO feet OF Iumoer
wl, 5000 sugar and coxes owned by Grace &Co1
and 900 feet owned by simpson. Clspp Co., amount
ing IN All about $500 The amount VI the insurance
or interested could not be sscertaned
terday tho propretors OF the yards were absent Nc
expanaton has ~ yet been offered TO why the New
You and Brooklyn tire departments offers " assistancs
we're declined, but the Chief Engineer or Long lsaa<
CITY thinks there 10 mistake about H. for hs cos
talply needed their aid. 49,