The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19

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NEW YoRK, March s.--Just before two
O'Clock this morning the extensive prop.
cry q the Erie Railway Company In Jer.
sey City and the dock Of the Monarch
line Of steamers were In flames. A gen.
erAl alarm brought the entire fire depart
nent Of the city 90 the spot, but their q.
forts proved futile In staying the prog.
ress Of the flames, which spread rap
idly. First the capacious passenger
depot was attacked. There the
nrc had full play, for the structure burned
like kindl;ng wood. Next the car-shops
were enve.oped and quickly consumed.
The employees, aided by several locomo-
tives, transported much Of the valuable
rolling stock beyond the reach Of harm,
but it u feared that many cars, including
two Pullman slccpers, were destroyed.
with uncomfortable speed the IRE then
spread TO the ferry-house and mcnaced .
boat In the slip, and the adjacent shipping
but several tugs were soon on the scene
and towed them TO places Of safety. IL
Is not thought probable that the loss can
fall short Of 5000 900.
JKRskY CrrY, N. j.. March ST he
nre early this morning In the rear OF the
Monarch Line steamship pier WAS
caused, II IL said, BY spontaneous COM
bustion In : pile Of jute recently dis
charged from the Lydisn Monarch.
The wind was blowing on shore. Moth.
ing could have saved the ferry-boat and
railroad Offices Of the New York, Lake
Erie Western railroad. The iire on the
dock spread with lightning rapidity, and
extended to the steamship Lydian Mon
arch. which was lying at the
dock. A general alarm brought
all the available IRE apparatus
in Jersey City to the scene, and two Dire
boats from New York. Innumerable
steamers were soon playing upon the
burning property, but with little or no
effect, and In short space the steamship
dock and shed six hundred feet long, and
eighty feet wide, together with one hun
dred feet Of the milk-car shed. Of the Erie
railroad depot were completely destroyed.
Despite the EFFORTS Of the crew the
Lvdian Monarch was soon covered with
flames. The fire boats turned their at
tention entirely to the steamship when
Il was seen that the pier was doomed,
and through their efforts alone was the
vessel saved from destruction.
Although there were innumerable tug
boats In the vicinity, none could get near
enough to the Monarch to tow her out.
| The starboard side Of the vessel IL badly
warped. and the iron for long distance
| Is plistered and bulgcd. All her boats
| have been destroyed, and her upper spars
| are gone. The cargo, which was almost
| wholly destroyed, was very valuable, con-
| sisting OF wool, jute, rags, tin, rum,
| bottled ales and porter and other mis-
| cellaneous goods. The most valuable
| part OF the cargo was . large consign
| ment Of dry goods In bond for transports
| ton for Canada
| In the burned shed Of the Erie railroad
! there were several milk cars which were
| totally destroyed.
1 The flames were not gotten fully under
| control until seven o'clock, and up to
| one o'clock this afternoon the firemen
| were still at work on the smouldering
| debris. The roofs Of the Erie Ferry
house and railroad waiting-rooms were
badly scorched. The total loss Is esti-
mated at from 100000 to 100000. No
| lives were lost.