Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-25
serious E0uGa1ratIOn,

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Thc depot GLd
stables Of the S.h Avenue Railroad Company,
en- S:h avenue, between SIS: and SD It Gets,
were discovered to be on FIRE about C:30 this
morning. aud tho flames spread with such
rap;dity Il a! 10 short lice they ware b, You'd
control. The bulldogs. which ere T.! brick
have trout'gs Cd the avenue Of 100 feet and
extend back the full depth Of the los Aided
By a strong tretZ,. the fire swept through to
tho rear, and !o}n the whole stu ,lure vas
doomed. The walls have commenced lal i1g.
and there a!c reports that yrraI 6femen have
been Injured. The oorh4Rraiou is stI! raging
At the time the fire broko ou5 there WIZ bu:
very f:w OF tho employees about tie stables,
ard, according to all accjuLtS 300 { them
wero 10 the particular portion whore tho COT f.
grafton began. As E r, sal Of this, the dumb
animals coDfoed in The stables " r., it sc .med,
doomed to death. Wlliirg men ran TO tic
save the poor trutcs, bot were o0ig partially
successful. There wore o. the second hocr, It
is sid, over sevepty five horses, yet, GU! Of this
uum5er. according 60 the mcaerc and confused
acoouots obisinabc this II 07ni0g oniy thirty or
thirty five were sa7ed. The rest were roasted
10 death Ga the third and fourth floors
there wtr'. /! IL estimated, about iwo huadrcd
h0rs;s. When the few taahcs Of tho stables
found that fire bad broken cut. somoot them,
~ stated a50cc, >u,h.d to The s:cjni floor.
Others Dashed up TO tho third an fourth floors
and made heroic efforts 20 save tho poor horses
lanNrIsonta there. The men tried hard to di,
rect the a!trlehteG animals down the inclined
nlano iron oro fl 3Ur 10 another. hui The tcrr3i-
stricken tTu!cs. with pan!ing ncstr.is a;.d
widely d!stonacd eyes. stood still g. il rooted 70
TIC sr0t, and lad 10 tc lc..t 10 their fate
Oct OF all the horses on these f0cr5 but forty
i! is said we're rc!clcd. TIC auiferDgs Of many
81 The horses tina. we're sagad ir2m the flames
hns were yet Scorchc1 or burned by them were
terrible to witness. Many CT them wcro teri
biy burlod, ard their flesh peeled oil them 10
long strips. On :he fItieth street sido Cx
tnndIDg almost the entire length OF the lengthy
II G: from Ssh 10 9th aVcuucs, tho flames
spread with If;ghilul rariity, owing to tie
fact that Immense quantities Of baled hay ard
feed were stored there. Ii was hclc that two
gallant but unfortunate Hrc:Den Were terribly
ra0gcd. and il is feared thai another WIS bad
iy iniurci. i ladii I had been run ~ against
Inc wal! and three 81 ,mDoT5 Of cE&iuc company
No. ], o. llarieGa, wcro az wtrS. Without q
moments wa;liGc Tho wall ic! ~ carrying the
ladder and lirNmtG with ii. AS soGu 81 rossi
bic srhIch was msllo aud Nv, Ct the unfortunate
men were * ricacd. ThCrc WIZ terribly !
burned a1,i naogltd, aud we're immediately re- !
mGvtd 10 the hospital. $500 alter thero VAS |
u sudden cracking, a shout oi war0ng, and a |
moment sittIwatd tho wall fell Cus With a |
ri shty crash. fortunately ii! escaped serious
Injury on This side, hut go narrowiy that several
had their caps Knocked # by flying bricks.
/: is reported that thee Gremcp were killed. |
co the 4yh street side Of the building. 5u! it I
WAS IMPOSSIBLE to asc2rtaia the facis. The orr |
gin OF Tho fire is unknown. TIE fr2 vas finally |
brought uuder control, when ouly u lev freq
mcnta If the waa were Ieft stanGi,g