Daily globe., 1883-07-20
CASUALTIES.
A Terribly Destructive Fire in New York
Yesterday-The Loss Footing up to About
A Million Dollars.
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Terribly Destructive Fire in New York
Yesterday-The Loss Footing up to About
A Million Dollars.
THREE MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
New YORK, July 19.-At about 1920
o'clock this morning spark from an en-
gine fell into a pile of jute, which had
just been landed on Parbeck's dock from
the ship Lawrence E. Delap from Cal
cutta. The dock was filled with hemp,
jute and coffee. The flames spread with
rapidity and in few minutes the entire
dock was ablaze. The Delap was the first
vessel to catch fire and all her rigging was
burned before she could be towed out.
Next to her on the south side of the dock
was the ship Severance, also from Cal
cutta, which arrived yesterday, and on the
north side lay the ship Col. Adair from
Calcutta, which arrived yesterday, and on
the north side lay the ship Col. Adams
from Calcutta. TO both these vessels the
flames communicated and the crews
jumped overheard for safety. In the
meantime general alarm had been sent
our and five steamers and
four book and ladder trucks
were soon on the spot When the fremen
reached the dock t.hie support of the roof
gave way and the roof fell in with crash,
burying over dozen fremen and dock
hands beneath the ruins. A rescuing
party quickly formed. and the men were
dragged out from the blazing rafters, none
being dead but all more or less burned and
bruised. Firemen Mcnamara, Mcdonald
and McDougall, of hook and ladder truck.
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motion just then occurred in the crowd,
and the chief of the battalion gave orders
to clear the dock as the ship Lawrence
Delap. which was now on fire above and
below. contained 4,500 bags of saltpetre.
A rush was made by the crowd to the fur
ther end Of the dock. While this was
going on a hessting derrick, from which
the supports lad been burned, fell over
on the wharf with a crash, knocking two
dockmen overheard. Custom house in
spector, Hanaden, in attempting to escape
from the ship Col. Adams, was severely
burned about the face and hands. The
ships, Perseverance and Col. Adams, had
by this time been towed far out in the
stream and the tugs poured streams of
water into their holds. The efforts of the
firemen were mainly directed to extin-
gushing the names on board the Law
Eencs z. Delap, on which it was
nl0mentarily feared an explosion ,woul&
take place. At II 80 she was still blazing
fercely, but the extent of the losses are
unknown but undoubtedly heavy.
Later.-The district officer at Harbeck's
dock stated the captain of the Lawrence E.
Delap, with his wife and three children,
are reported drowned. Two dock hands
are also reported drowned and one sailor
killed outright by falling timber. The
Loss now is estimated at between $2,OOO,-
600 and $3,00O,OO0.
BROOKLYN, July ia fire is now raging
at the Harbeck stores. Two sheds are de-
s5royed and a full rigged ship and bark
supposed to be laden with seed oil, paints
and general merchandise are burning.
The surrounding shipping is in danger.
THE COTTON CATERPILLAR.
SELMA, Ala, July19.-The cotton CATER
piller has made a general appearance in
this section. An examination of the crop
near this city shows the top leaves badly
riddled. Plenty of worms are in sight and
webbed up. The crop is three weeks late.
and the worms are in such numbers two
weeks earlier than usual.