National Republican., 1880-09-10
FIRE RECORD.
The Big Fire I'm New York.

NEW 1ORk, sept. " nc loss DN IRE NJ tne
Manhattan market is 81 100000. The market,
hay sheds on the adj dining block aud ninety
freight cars of tho Hudson River railroad
wore burned. During the fire Inspector
Dikes and Captain Washburne of the TWEEN
tieth precinct, in command Of the reserves had
Il narrow escape from being killed by tho wall
Of the market falling. Michael LOTUS q
homeless man, was badly burned. The east.
ern half of the Manhattan market is in ruins,
and completely guttcd, except for fifty feet
near Eleventh avenue, the entrance of the
western half Nothing save fragments, shat
tered walls and piles of iron rafters remain.
The officers Of the market company say the
eastern half will be repaired and ready for oc-
Cupancy within sixty days. The fire. they also
say, was undoubtedly of irccndiary origin.
The stands in the market were owned by some
sixty persons or firms, whose losses range from
| 5000 to 50 900 each. No insurance. The loss
on the market building is 100000, insured
| in various companies to the amount of $780,
900. Ten brick buildings and eight hay sheds
were destroyed. The latter and also two OF
the buildings belonged to the Hudson River
Railroad company. The loss on buildings will
not fall short of 100000 The loss of Day
& Connolly, feed dealers, is $1,000; L. s. Bow
man, feed dealer. $4,000, and Horace lnger'
soil 100000 on building and stock Of feed. The
IItUOIb Ol lUc DlllCt luub ninety CtEo VI lue
Hudson River Railroad company had been de-
stroyed was much exaggerated. The number
of cars lost is not yet known.
Fire In New BrunswicIS.
Sr. JOHN, N. b., Sent. s.-Millcr's hcmlocl
bark factory at Derby, North county, was de
stroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated
at $4,000, partially insured. Three hundred
barrels Of extract, valued vt between $500
and 81, 900, stored in the factory, could not b,
saved, US the fire spread so rapidly thai th'
office containing the papers, few feet away
from the factory, large warehouse, bari
| stored in the yard and the steamer Grip, lynn
at the wharf, were all on fire at one time, ant
were ouy saved from total destruction by hare
| fighting.
Fire at Paducnb, Ky.
PApUCAH KY, Sept. GA destructive FIR,
occurred here at 3 O'Clock this morning. l
originated in Brimley's saloon and restaurant
which is in Sagenfeltcr & Reeds three'storl
brick building, near the tobacco warehouses
| The building was entirely consumed. Viscri
large building Ill the rear, used us u rehand
| ling house, WAS also destroyed, with abOu
| 81 900 worth of loose tobacco. There is M
insurance ON tho building. An old tobacco
warehouse on Market street was also burned
The total loss is nearly $4,000, half covered
| by insurance,
Destructive Brush Fires In Canada.
UproN, QUEBEC, Sept. e.-Thero has beer
no further destruction of buildings by th'
brush fires in this vicinity to-day, but thert
has been a great deal of lumber, hemlock barb
and grain burned, and there are grave fear,
entertained for to-night's safety, as the winC
Ia beginning to rise. There arc about 1Ot
families destitute and homeless in the ranges
of ST. Helena, 81. Theodore, ST. Germain, ST.
Charlotte and st. Vallercn. The estimated
loss up to the present is 100000. Tho tro
are still raging aud the inhabitants are brayely
trying TO sUblue thom hut with little success
| A Young man named HessiCr while endeavOr
ing to save family named Christie, who hat
been hemmed in by the fire, was terribly
burned about the face and shoulders
His recovery is. doubtful, Charles amt
Lorenzo Warner of this place, who wen
with two other men on the morning Of the 6tl
to their property in st, Gelmain TO oudeayo
to save some hcmlock bark while engaged in
ptling it on II small patch of cleared ground
were completely hemmed in by the fire, and
| a ftcr their provisions aud the prOvcndcr they
! had brought fol their horses had been burned
they were obliged TO remain there till this
morning, when they managed with much
difficulty aud at great personal risk TO escape
In ST. Theodore parish the passage Of the fire
was so rapid that in one case where q corpse
lay in the house ready for burial, they were
obliged TO bury the body close to the house Il
prevent its being burned aud ied for theii
lives, leaving everything to the fire. The
latest reports from 81. Helena state that the
fire is still raging in that vicinity, and sew
oINl houses have been destroyed.
UPTON, QUE, Sept 9.-No further casualties
are reported from the interior The wind hat
abated, but there are still many bush.fre
destroying timber. Until there is q rainfall
there will be great danger in this section o
the country.