New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13
BIG CAR STABLES BURNED.
Loss OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
ALL TnE HORSES AND MANY CARS sAvrD-A FIRE
MAN INJURED

ALL THE HORSES ASD MANY CARS sAyfD-A FIRE
MAN INJURED.
Fire broke out last night about II o'clock in
tho stables OF the Grand Houston and Fortysecond
Ferry railroad ut the foot OF West Forty-second
81. The building extoadcd through Forty thrist on
the river front and 200 feet square, three
stories hgh built Of brick st a cost OF 100000
twenty-five years ago The fire broke oil. on the
third floor OF tho car stable part Of the building and
spread rapidly through tho entire structure Five
hundred rescuei-sll that there were In tue
building. and sixty cars were taken out Three num-
thousand bales Of hay destroyed, but the en-
poycs saved all the harness.
The loss is about 100000 the insurance is about
100000 in twenty thirty companies. There was great
excitement around the building, many thousand
people assembling IN tn street Tho
glare from the building lighted up the whole
side of the city. Fireman Coyle. OF Engine No.
26. overcome by heat, fell down ladder ana
seriously injured. He was taken to Roose-
welt Hospital
superintendent Calhoun was near the building when
the flames discovered. lie sent out alarm and
procured all the help within call to out the horses
from the end OF the stables The frightened AMI
mails driven pellmel into the street. where
they ran about until they could be secured Most OF
them driven for time into Police Justice Mur-
rays coal yard in Forty.second-st near Icnth-aVe.
Later they were taken through Forty-second
st. to other stables. Great throngs hiiea
the street at the time and several persons
hurt slightly by the horses some OF which were
almost unmanageable from fright
The flames at midnight made q magnificent show,
rising far above the roof OF the stables and famed ny the
fresh easterly wind. The streets within half mile
OF the fire filed with peopls who eagerly
watched the spectacle. Police reserves from several
precincts under command OF Captain Killilea, we're
obliged charge the crowds mildly at intervals to keep
room for the fremen.
West Fortythird st. from Eleventhave. to the North
River, crowded with the household goods OF the
who inhabited block OF five frame houses be-
tween the burning stables and OF the large build
ines OF f. Higgins Co.'S carpet factory Chairs beds
and carpets piled up heterskeer little attention
being paid by their frightened owners as to whether
they piled top OF the hose and Goals or into the
puddes OF dirty water from the engines Here the hre-
men came into closest quarters with the flames and had
the hardest fight against them. Another large building
OF +. s Higgins Co. was directly OPP
poste the stables, and constant stream
OF water had to be kept pouring upon
walls and roof to prevent their catching fire. Three
engines station close up to the burning
building and the men worked like beavers all the time
though the walls falling in and the bricks striking
against the pavemeEts every minute or two About
1I:3O tina middle OF the side wall down with
crash, part going In and part out The great
est damage, however, seemed TO lie In the one
brick paint house OF the company adjoining the
stables on the east 1t filed with turpentne and
oils and an explosion feared every moment The
creeping into II through the chlnks OF
the iron shutters about II o'clock there was pun
and a burst OF fame which shot up fifty feet
IL the air No crash followed. however
Tho windows OF the paint shop were broken
In and the fire gotten partially under control
hose hosted the roof OF the frame tenement
house next fire checked temporarily In that d.
rection. More OF wall fell in and the flames sank
slightly and less threate ming The horses or the
KnickcrDocker Ice Company were taken quietly from
stalls in the stable behind the frame tenenents and
marched up toward the dense crowd in Eleventh-ave
The ventured back TO pick up what furniture
they might have overlooked ia the first excitement
The from the river side aud from the neighborng
striking and gorgeous The flames rose high
above the roofs Of the houses and the bright glow
was reflected from the heavy clouds above. The sky
illuminated half up to the zenith, and from all
the Elevated stations huge mass OF rose coored lame
seemed TO tho North River. Forty seconds
paC xed back far as Eghthave, and every WIN
dow or hOusetop showed its half-dozen or more OF
peering heads quiet not restored until nearly
day-break. BY 1870 a. m. the flames were well under