New-York tribune., 1886-08-10
THE FIRE RECORD.
MORRISANIA BRILLIANTLY LIGHTED.
NEARLY 100000 LOST BY wooD-woRKlN

SrABLY 100000 LOST BY WOODWORKING
COMPANY.
few minutes after 6 p. m. yesterday
brilliant red anne burst through the roof OF the bul
tpc occupied by the NewYork Lumoer and Wool Work
inx Company This company occupies the whole Of the
block bounded by the Southern Boulevard Onehundred-
and.rhirty-fourth-st, Alexander and Willis aves,
as shop storeyard FOR lumber The building where
the broke is In MISUNDERSTANDING onrth-
st. and runs west from Willls-ave II Is twostoiy
brick building, 100 feet wide and 500 feet
long, and was built about fonr years ago The regular
running force Of employees 800 but In consequence
OF strike hours the number lie now but 200
and these all from Batavia TO take the places Of
the men who struck. All the workmen save SIX had
gone home when the fro started on the
first floor in drying Several huudred thousand
feet boards principally pine. were said to he there
last evening The drying is done by steam, which is
carried In large pipes from the miin building,
which adjoius the building burned on the "esi'
When machinery in the main buhdIng
IS Innnirg durnKthe day only small quantity OF steam
is nse IN the drying DIt al MINT when the engines
down the full head OF st"am Is turned into TINS
room. This always meats the plpes Kra,y .n"uTn -,
II been considered snongh to enianrer me
a. wei as could julsed and the steam is super
heated II is believed that the pipe set
haa been dried urui they were Ike under.
The nre started at the bottom OF the pie o, inner
through the second story floor Ih brongLt them 'nio
Of yarmi,t. and newly vanished ana other
fnnau,uabe material Ihe flames hcEed up The vatnish
barrel. M second and went dancing out of the root
hundred feet Ia The wOrkmen instead o. Civ
ing the alarm al once went TO their benches to g~t
their tOO!s aud thls desy destroyer o." Cuance
OF The buildng
WhcI Chiei Ret ytrracned the on the TT alarm lie
seut ont "A second j arm. TIE second alarm d.d not
bring enough engines and six SPECIAL Gale were sent
Chief when The specia calls were sent TOOK
charge OF the fire. streams were poured iuto the
building all sides aud the Efforts OF the hre
men were directed the MAN bniidin.
N wa. terrible struggle and the flames drove the nie
men VINO were Working on the top OF 'be main building
awav from loss Better material Tor hrc cnud
Lar1lv nave been found. About O'clock the roof OF
tue binding fell and the 10000 people who were
wa, pretty spectaci and greatly enjoyed. Win
the roof gene the wafer which was being thrown dll
beitsr and slowly the herceness!of TIE name
aba,ed Parts OF the brick wal fell from time TO time
and several OF the fremen were struck by
p,ece. OF brck but seriously inIure
f3y 10 O'Clock SAY the wall down, and The
fr. w.. cousldered 10 under lhr efforts Of
th. nremen successful and the fire wa cOnDued
to the building IN which 1t started
Tine loss estimated. 10 tho building $4,000 10 the
sock 100000 The machinery In the main
bul!nrg was somewhat damaged by w"ier
The entire stock WAS insured for $4,000. ami
TIE amount appcrtouei TO the burned building wa-
lhol $50 900 All the properly IA owned by the New
York IAmber and Wood Working Company which
las . 50 rye shops Al Batavia and Touawanda The
officers of The company are John Andrews prc,i-
dent LOUIS Coon, secretary. and Colonel j.
- at No. 22 Courtsnd-t. The insurance was SAID by
q erA seven con panles among mem Delbg thS
Home and the Liverpool. London aud CLIQUE.
Ihoina. Hopkins. twontysiK. = fireman or Engine
COMPANY 40 So fell from extension ladder snd was
severely injured. lie vas taken TO hospital