The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-02
JEWELS DOCK IN Flames
The Steamboat Neversink Burned
to the Waters Edge.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE. Z.
Sixteen Hundred Barrels CT Flour
Totally Destroyed.

Tho blaze on tho Brooklyn river front, which was
occasioned Thursday night by the burning OF up.
ward one thousand barrels oil pork aud quantity
OF lard, was supplemented last night by ano,her
Migration. The latter Ore occurred JEWELS dock,
adjoining tho Fulton ferry slip and was far
obstructive than the burning OF the
pork aud Involved The destruction OF about
$40 COO worth OF property, Including great quantity
OF -four. Tho ire broke out about seven O'Clock
the dock, about one hundred feet from its termnu.
The alarm IRON JcweIis mills to Poca
Headquarters, anu was Immediately communicated to
the City Hall bsl tower, winch summoned the dis
tr'c, ire engine TO the scene Of duty. The flames
spread with surprising rupidity 10 u . steamboat
Nevcrsink which was lying Oh the southerly side Of
the dock, 10 which she mocred, being IaiG up ~
her usual winter berth. Tho police, under command
OF Captain Croft, OF tho Second precinct and tho OF
platoon that precinc ana OF the FIRST arrived
formed u about vicinity Of the dock, where
,hey rendered GOOD service keeping back the thou
sands OF people WHO assembled about tho place hcy
landed from the heavily ladou erryboats aud from
tho lines OF which INA thor terminus at
that point. The lames shot up to a considerable
height and tho Neyersnk, being cut loose IRON The
hawsers which hold her to the burning Dock drilled
out into the
BURNING BoAT
Tho FIRE caught the steamboat amidship and
burned slowly Tor some time In tho mean.
time a tugboat moved up 10 the Prov
OF tho burning boat ana took OIL the mate, WILL
lam Burnett, and his wiic Mr. Burnett has been
acting as shipkceper Of the boat AS the Nevcrsink
driited out into the she carried up tho
by the tide to point oil tho Catherine ferry. As
she noatcd past the shores aud shipping she presented
beautiful spectacle, attracting tho attention aud
elictine the admiration oil thousands. When OH tho
Catherine ferry the tugbOat Niagara grpppetl
burning vessel towed her down tho river toward
Governors Island. where she conlnu ed burn until
she was total wreck, All Efforts 10 extinsuish the
famcs bcipg iuti.e
ta ANOTHER ALARM
The second alarm sent out by Chief Engineer
Nevns as ne observed the strong hold the
iro mad upon tho DOCK. ana a prompt response was
gwen inc call. Hoses attached six eight
MIGRANTS In the vicinity and tho steamer Idaho also
moved up 10 the DOCK and threw IN great streams Of
water on tho rapidly consuming wharf aud tho iiers
oil flour 10 barrels which wore piled up thereon.
portion oil The dock. 70 the extent OF about Two
huadrcd icet was enclosed and there were 1000
reis OF -four stored there Near tho terminus OF he
enclosed portion OF the ock was situated tho waiting
Brooklyn and Jersey CITY Annex Company 1ha
boats OF the latter company land IN a slip adjoining
fortunately. when the lro occurred Tue
offices and waiting room we're handsomely
furnished. Despite the united Efforts OF the hremen
aided by the streams from the hoses OF q couple of
boats on the river, about one hal! OF the DOCK was
puny stood couspcuou.y for half an hour ON Inc
smoultering timbers aud then went down with LOUD
splash tho rlvcr, several hundred
dollars IN money and u large quantity VI valuable
papers ana tickets.
THE PROPERTY.
JEWELS dock was uuiit years ago, ana 2G9
feet In length II was narrow ut tho shore end and
widened as It extended INTO the river. The cost of
buidug tho dock $50 900. About onc-half oil tho
cock escaped destruction and is scrviceabe. There Is
insurance the Inter oil So 900, but the names Ut
tho companies IA which the policies are held could
not be Ascertainod last night. Tho Anne xed Conn
pany's loss is 5,ooo The insurance is not known.
THE SEvRRsiyg.
Tho NCversnk, Which large double decker,
built at Keyport, j.. 1863, and her engines
constructed by Mr. secor. She was owned by Mr. X.
CorucI White, oil south street. New York, ana or
several years been favoritc vessel among ex.
nsosvn a ns Ss sns s oS.wson 'n
summer season. Mr. White informed Fire
Marshal Tnorne last night that no valued the Never.
SINK, which had been lying at The Jewell dock since
october last, nj $45 0o0 she Tor sl5OOl
only and hc unable to tell tho names OF tho
panIes, as the policies were locked up In his safe.
She was handsomely upholstered aud furnished
thI oughout, aud was fitted with nli the modern
provcmcu.s OF a thoroughly appointed river steam,
boat
ORIGIN o. TUE FIRE
There appeared be Considerable doubt ns to the
precise location at which the lire originated ths
dock Tho Fire Marshal gave 1t Us his opinion. from
what he heard among thc various rumors aud conflict
lug stories upon the subject, that Il originated ATE
baggage room, where u kerosene oil lamp had been
left burning. II was supposed that the lamp exploded.
THAT was, he surmised, tho probable origin. boy
who worked on Tho COCK suited subsequently,, how
that the nre broke out In the sitting room, aus
that he was IN the latter place when lamp exploded
tborc and he gave the alarm
Mr. Edward Jewell SAID substance TO the report
ers:-''l DON'T know exactly what TO attribute the
origin OF this IRE to. Some say that II broke
the baggage room oi the Annex Company; that there
some kerosene oil tbore that caught ire There
three men employed on the dock thcre al
the umc by the Anuex Company, ana they
don't know what caused ~ II is hari
TO make head tail H. One sad tina.
IL occurred IN the sitting room. There Loco
barrels 0f -four on the dock at the time. cannot
toll tue exact value Of The -four but II Is about on az
average, ~ 80 per bnrrcl, $40 400 all toll That
rs, OF course, ut rough guess rho assignee fof
fh,Fg tllp nj btsh
u Is insured, as no has the papers Tue dour all
badly damaged that consider nearly total loss"
THE LOSsEs
/ Tho total losses arc as foliows:-
On the steamboat Ncversink. S45 900
Ou o,oOU
On Annex Company's property ........ 5000
TRAVEL uSIMPEDED
General Buterneid, President of tho Brooklyn
Annex Company, says that The boats viii without
interruption iron. the bukhead AT the foot Of Fulton