The New York herald., 1877-10-08
A BLAZE OF LUMBER.
Long Island City Illuminated at Cost
of $250,000.
lNEFPlCllNCY OF TIE FIRE DEPARTMENT

6rs occurred in Long Island CITY, near Kswtown
Greek, yesterday, by which lumber estimated 10 be
worth $3.50, 900 entirely destroyed The ground
bounded ny Flushing street. the East River ana New
towu Greek about seven extent has long been
used Tor lumber yards by Dudley X, Grace q Io,
Cooper CO., Brett Co. and Simpson, uiapp q 90
About twenty minutes before .wo O'Clock Ia the
morning hre was discovered 10 pile oi iaih ana
shavngs located the office, at the foot OF Flush
ing street The alarm al once sounded aud within
Q short time three companies OF the volunteer
Fire Department. VINO have no steamers OF modern
appliances or the suppression OF great conasration
wore upnn the Before they could get streams
from the hand engines flames had reached pile
Of very combustibe iumoer, ana extended rapidly
westward toward tho East River ana south
ward 10 tho creek dividing Long Island
Guy and GreonponL Notwithstanding mat
Ihe dremsn worked indeialigabiy but ono pile alter
another was enyeloped by tho devourng element III
rapid succession, Tho Two remaining hre companies
were called out and desperate battle ior VIC
tory the hre ensued, which by ms time haa
covered tho enlira uppar end OF Tho yards II Was
quite evden, 10 Ch,ef Eaginaer and the FIRE COM
missoners tnat tho local force utterly inadequate
10 successfully check ths conhagsation, ana the ure
steamers Havsmeyer ana john Fuier we're teegraphed
Tor, aud woli as tho police boat Seneca
BRooRLgE FiREnHs CALLED our,
In the meantime Tho Brooklyn Fro Department.
rushed 10 tue scene OF the conhasraon bat was or
dered 10 remain The GreenpoinI side o tho creek 10
protect tho oil renerss located there fho
creek i,soit about 200 ieeI vide, hed with
seis always loading thero with OH, and Il was with
considerable difficulty that lhoy moved 10 saer
anchorage Fortunately there strong
breeze aud the flames were confined 70 tho
Long Island City sido OF The creek, thus
i'm lla liyu Ia all lau-
gorously exposed places al Greenpoint with and
In ample time Tho inoliciency Of the Long Island
City Fro Department. became, however, more ana
more and more an object OF sociiudo with the thou
sands Of people who had by this time gathered near
inc scene, and loud demands we're made Tor the Brook
yn hemen 10 come over aud assist IA subduing The
hames. rho authorities, however, thought different
and they we're told 70 protect Greonpolnt only
NEW RENDERED,
Three steam engines from tnis city went over, bat
thor services also dispensed with tho moment
their ioremen reported for duty 10 tho Long Island
oily authorities An this time .he ames crep along
rapidly, making ieariui havoc among the piles oil
lumber that covered tho Two blocks fney worked
sheir way steadily mo ihe closely packed
boards from ono yard 10 the other unll
.ne entire two blocks wore enyelopoa BY
IN making tho least Impression upon the burning
mass, ouiy Increased Tue eAetoment of the crowds
assetnblaa 10 wtness tho scene wnIch IRON lno New
York side especially looked grand in tho extreme. IL
was past the hour al noon when the james Fuller be-
longing 10 tho New YORK underwriters unaliy set 70
streams of water were at once thrown into the
ing squares, and The Immense volume OF water
Soon told upon tho hery hend. Tho Seneca and
illiam H. Havemoyer nov also joined IN the battle
and IN less than an hour ~ was apparent InaI the
steamers had the nre under GoutroL still Tho great
bouhre-or as such ~ ooked--continued 10 throw an
Immense glare over that section OF tho isana III |
lale hour IA The evening when the fire, Tor want
OF further material, virtually burned itself
TEkEMESf uOu@Es
On the other side OF Flushing street a number |
ot tenemonts but they were, singular 10 say, IN
tho least damaged iher occupants wero ready 10 re-
treat W saor place AZ Inonents notice, out tho
absenco OF a strong wind kept the uaines IA the |
various yards bordering an what 10 called Pigeons |
Dock Had the tonenentS caught ire the Long Island
Railroad Depot IN tneir Immediate rear would Aavo
had narrow escape from ontre DESTRUCTION
According 10 Tho best Information alta nable over
million ieot OF iuinber destroyed by this
Conlagralion most OF IL being al the time bond IA
the yards OF Cooper Il Ca, who keep a government
bondea warehouse, where ali the Canada lumber Is
stored before bong shipped southwark The esti- |
mailed loss rs s25a,OoO, and may reach considerably
whom the exact amount OF lumber GU haud can
be- ascertaned There also destroyed 8 900
empty hogsAeads and IL 900 sugar boxes Late last
might largo volume OF smoke sIil hung Ike heavy
Bioud over Long Island cay out there 10 danger
N renewal OF lho IRE
The ioliowag - diagram showing tho burned dis
Mlct.--