New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-19
LARGE FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
HAwLEY & JOHNsoN's BOX FACTORY AT RODNEY
ST. AND KENT-AyE. BURNED-A DWELLING AND
A TENEMENT HOUSE DESTROYED.

HAwLEY JOHNsoYs BOX FACTORY AT RODNEY
ST. AND KENT-lvE. BURNED-A DWELLING AND
A TENEMENT HOUSE DESTROYED.
A fire broke out in Hawley e. john
sons box factory at Ken-aye. and Rodney
st.. in Wilamshurgh, at 11:3O last nigh, and
owing TO the inhammable nature OF the building
and It's contents, the hlmes spread rapidly Be
fore the fre-engnes could get wei TO work the flames
had spread throughout the building and had commune
Gated to the second section OF the mil. The
two buildings face on the two streets, and the
one on Kont-ave. had a frontage of about
100 feet. aud the on RoineY-st., was more than
twice as long. Tho mills two stories in height
and were built Of brick They contained much lumber
that was being worked up. and the machinery
gnrdcd as valuable The whole was a total loss.
The fire communicated to the huge piles Of lumber
that were stackc the yard the mills, and this
was soon in flames. The light which reflected
was seen distinctly in New-York, and It's pc
cuar color and tho direction In which the
freeemed be- led many in the city to think that the
oil works at Hunters Point were on fire.
From lumber flames spread to adjoining brick
dwelling house, No. 81 Ross-st owned and occupied by
James Mcdonald, florist. aud the building was de-
stroyed Much the contents of the house saved
A thrcestory brick tenement house, No. 131 Kentave
owned by H. Il. 5choles, aud occupied by several fam
lies was also burned. The families, however, were
enabled 10 save the greater portion Of their property
Mr.. Hawlcy, one OF the nrm, stated last night
that he estimated the entire loss buildings
machinery. manufactured and rough lumber, at about
$4,000 lie could not give the exact figures Of the in
surauce mad been taken OFT to cover the property
burned and also large stock Of lumber stored the
other side OF KentHye. He said, however that the IL
surance on the property lost would probably be between
S35 600 and 10000 and that II was divided up among
many different companies the largest insurer being the
Royal The firm had been turning out from 5000 10000
boxes day. and Saturday and yesterday they had
been ship them account OF the RAM there was
probably larger stock hand than he had ever known
at Que time before. These were chiefly soap and oil
boxes go far as he could learn from his night
wntchman the fire had not originated near the
boiler-rooms, but the centre OF the building.
The fist alarm came from the Waterman at H. b.
scnues's coal yard the avenue, who called 10
lis watchmau then sitting In the office. Before tue lat
ter could reach the private hre-alarm connecting the
Office with the Fire Department, the whole building was
80 full OF smoke that had TO retreat. He could not
say how much lumber stored III tine yard. Ii was
PRINCIPALLY pine spruce and yellow plne The machiL-
cry was the latest and most improved pattern con-
ssting OF planning, ripping dressing and boxing ma
ines The firm had been doing business az It's present
ward for the last years having removed tther from
Nos. 40 aud AZ Coolest, New-Iork II was
Church and Thomas-sts. Yesterday the factory
had heen ruu less than four hours, being
started al u. M in order 10 I'LL few private orders,
and was shut down before o'clock. The night watch
man confirmed Mr.. Haweys statement as to the origin
nj Ia fire.