New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-23
,muE BROOKLYN OIL FIRE.
.oorpArEp ESTIMATES OF THE LOSS
'so" $3.50 900 WILL FULLY COVER 1T, .
V-"" -, Aa..oI OH Workg in


so5OO 900 WILL FULLY COVER 1T.
m Go in Pratt's Astral Oil Works III
,.,,g which blazed no brilliantly on Sunoa'
W. vo. confined by the efforts oil inc he'no" ~ '"e
~ a. ovd storage tanks on and immeui"'op n''".' ~
~ ~ ,arf All the large buildings tue pl'eN o''N' w
~" ,o,v building IN which TIN oh-e"i'S WIZ "
49, the rennercs and stills we're saved MI" Us No'
fneu'" ,e,s NJ the portions burned are reduced 10
~ ,,av probably will DO to-day WORK VIII W. 'o-
se'" a., ,he coiUpany. The large force Oh hrem'"'
", ,ut by four different alarms pa''e" VIZ" ."o
s'' mill o'clock yesterday morning "n'h '"' no
~" ,,,letely under control and many Oh INC ens"oo
W" ,u,o,.sed by Chief Engineer Neyns AZ t''S .''ne
W. ,ar,e tanks Of oil had been destroyed TWO o.herS
se'e" agcd while four others that stood near 'hese'
css U.s.. ,1rce were tar tauks aud the other ornhhiS
~, ,or storing crude OIL were but sughl'y "a""s'''
a. ,,.,aow from the burning tanks WIN ai"No'ins
-, a, o'clock set fire 10 the naph'hh paohne-""""
" ,,,,nr on the nnshwck Creek near tue tanks "n'
~, 80 soon a ruin. This was the extreme e"s'o''
IN" -, tho fire extended. Some naphtha IN
"''' ubich were ignied at this time added greatly
M ,,ilaucy Of the blaze and gave the impression ~
,..,orce Of much disastrous conhneration
r.rse Of the fire Is not explained but thcre arc
-, ,heor,es with regard TO It. either OF which II
.s.rs,,io enough. superintendent Monat VINO i :"
,hanrc OF the works. said yesterday tina, 'he ,'1e i
80 rav have been communicated to the oil tanks ny
a., ,r,rt- OF the William sburg Gas Company WHICH ~
a. xotth twelfth ST. dirocg opposite IL ths So io
,sr eri,ioyed by the gas company VINO were ~
ernhay aud FED at the first explosion Know no.u''e
!. e /, mich, have hecn caused said MI Mon". ~
sotrs ono walking along the wharf. ana ufopl iuH !"
,.,, e,r,t Nhieh communicating With the OIL ofir-
IL ,..,r ,,,gs, haye eased fire 10 be ftsicd TO inc
~ N ,be ,suks tjn srniass feorle itedhehtS wan
s ig Ne wharf ana II Is diie TO keep mem """'
ahGSttterSf sffctAcir; ,, oil,
sa see,aeie tAe Nfe was magnificent esrecini3 h'
Al, tDe besl pgint ~ 6NsettatiBr MS the wopuei
4eAsg iHe pHshwiek tftet, #hieh wus ~ one ,''e
eateaed 1,b asalsHef9N TATE hfiftl btct whth WV
el,-pass pass iniA Wlii'aiisNrte ti uterhNol' I'M
eus ,Ae prapsFsE vi ffatfs NsFts Nh't' ef'eh '''
nesh Tgeiitl-s a. 90 the eeek, ANA eepNA h'eHNs ~
IN as OF Iirs S. e4gendips on ,hs Wesl side 81 lAa'
thsroa. hlare 90 the East River pa 1hs Nf''sp ~" w
the Gleenpoint shore hundreds Of spectators s''u W 's
in and watched she rosesS o. we nas io the an in
iois shades Of red, yellow ana 6ie NOW an 81 rs oil
.mug fantastic shapes The Esie s ia n,,s,. nv
lie The ignted oil floating on the surface OF Tue
The dremen we're playing several streaus OF wafer
j. ,ni crees' ana seemed TO be lighting turning waller
Ea' ,pe namcs but to drive the burdDg oil dcrn
he stream raft OF logs was strelene" !, ~, the
snav " and preyent it from igntng the woooen string
pcces thai lined the creek and the nidge .,T
fhs bridge the oil tanks that haa a9t paeh t.scneu
the flames was being run on, Pa Premises when the fire
a,h~nre ont They unable to render tue ifemeh
apse MsSoe in the grounds occupied by
a. cown,ny which had been prepared 10 meet az
Urgency like this IL was ssiu W NC y, he a,na time
Tie burning oil overlooked from one o. ,ns nnesd
manhoe where the men were at WORK anu coinpoNo"
Them fee for their ntes ,.. ou o,ch+ war. af
The weary lremcn tho had been up al hen, were az
SroE Yesterday among the ruins flooding Tue remains
he consumed oil tanks with water anu 'lBorousi! n6
ag the flames ha, rose above baz Re no O ereey few
CHARGED raers OF the burned storage seas we. b ,
Standing barge. partly consumed Jay ad ,e a in
Greasy water covered the sutlacs W ored ahni ike
which begmed hremen stood OF ,sd "v"r tbe
nthe dense FOG that seteu OWL uo
rcspe Altogether II was as desolhte d Spot an o'"'
found In this vicinity yesterday
AMOUNT OF THE DAMAGE.
superntendent Mofat estimated the total loss at
600 but he evidently anxious 70 place d. 'o
lowest possible figure ! 49,,
Al the office OF Charles Pratt q CO., IN tis cS' was
.,,ed that no close estimate could yet he made OF the
ies by the fire Tie accounts were too confused Tor
dstsiied abatement yet he made. Confluence WAS
eYSressed however that the total loss wOud ne luy
,yeret by $3.50 900. The principal properly uesuo,eu
tanks, the wharycs ana inc eitu MhoIo
canning OF astral carried on. Chafles rdt sau
maj e building the tin cans were mannihetufeu
slightly injured and IL haa oeeh d hcen feared
1fs reduce the amount OF the loss hccotus W
me first estimates There was llttie lhS1iaco upo
,,coperty destroyed. The company was h owl ilsu
M PAt said, and $4,000 ON the canning Snen " - al
me outside insurance carried Inc iie ~ tne hiEos,
that has occurred to oil works III this hcsnhofhoou
several OF the New York morning Iapers yesterday
,aac wildly exaggerated sensational ana even ridiculous
estimates a. the value OF the property pulh,u, Ln'
INNS said that two millions Of property ind been de-
World placed the loss ~ nearly NlOOo'""o
Jhs Si said property worth TlooooOo was thealeio
and HerdM placed tue loss lt nan iilli9m, ~ H.
IumtNls account II was stated that hccoidlhs 10 t
tSst es,lmnte the loss would probably not exceed
100000 This estimate was FUZZY conhimcd Ses'oru"y'