Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-17

tuckered, having then had nearly ten hours of very hard work. Mir. Sperry said: The fremen have done nobly; their conduct and work at the fire deserves the highest praise.
 When Messrs. Barnes and Porter of the firm arrived at the fire they at once made att tempt to rescue the portable property in the firms office, but in this were unsuccessful, the flames and dense smoke driving them back. The most important and valuable books and papers were in the safe and were saved. MT. Sperry said the firm had luckily taken inventory June 1st. which record had escaped the flames.
 The fremen's work yesterday will not be soon forgotten by them. The greasy smoke was stihing and poured forth in torrents. A fireman said: ''Nearly all of 6's men were laid out by the terrible smoke and some of them are lying out on the dock now A o'clock) getting revived up." MT. Clark of steamer 8, living on State street above the dye works, was overcome by the smoke and heat and was conveyed home. MT. Gogel of steamer came across fireman sitting down in building overcome with smoke. He helped him out to fresh air and was soon able to resume work. Renfrew of No. 8 cut his hand badly with glass. A doctor at tended him and he resumed work. William Miller of No. ran rusty nail in his foot distance of two inches and he was sent home. Joseph Condron of No. 2 and Ralph Catlin of No. 1 were overcome with smoke and tainted away. Catlin when he fell bad ly cut his face and they too were also sent home. Wm F. Moves of No. 8 fell from ladder and was burned, but remained. Fore man Spang of No. and several of his men had to give up while from the effects of in- haling smoke and the heat.
 George Allen of engine fell through the floor of the second story of the storage room to the floor beneath and bruised himself con siderably, but not seriously. He continued his work pluckily and had to be carried fainting from suffocation from another part of the building little while later. Fore man Langley tainted on the roof and hurt himself badly. Other fremen tainted. In all about twenty-one fremen had to give up for while. They were called up before breakfast, and the unusual strain and the smoke they encountered broke up many of the strongest men.
 The fremen hailed with pleasure the arri- val of abundant supplies of sandwiches, cof- fee, etc., with which they sustained the in- ner man, and much they needed the refresh ment
 Mr. Sperry when asked regarding the dam age done, said: "The interruption to our business is an element of loss for which we get no insurance. We shall have four or five months hard work to reinstate ourselves in buildings, equipments, etc., where we were before, in addition to the interruption of business"
 "How many hands do you employs" ''Be tween 250 and 300, all men,"
 Chief Hendrick and Engineers Kennedy, Disbrow and Hubbard were untiring in their long and exhausting labors.
 The extra steamer No. was doing duty on the end of Starin dock, where she was fed with city water and pumped up salt water to help supply the steamers playing on the fire. Old is taking the place of steamer 8, which is at Hale's shop getting her springs fixed Engineer Sherdman of 8 stood to his post of duty with Spartan's stoicism, although suffering from severe influenza.
 number of fire insurance men were at the fire during the day and many ladies viewed the conhagration either from near or from far.
 RESCUED HORSES.
 MT George Belcher, brother of John D. Belcher, jr., foreman of steamer ?, was one of the first men on the scene and seeing that the horses could not be taken out through the door, the smoke being so thick and dense, used a heavy timber battering ram and smashed passageway through the brick wall just below a window large enough to let the horses through. He thus took out ten of the horses. Four more had been talk out before the smoke prevented. MT. Belcher was quite seriously hurt in the heel, one of the horses while rearing having stepped upon it.
 FOUR STEAMERS WORKED ALL LAST NIGHT.
 The steamers 1, 2, 4 and 8 and truck 1 were duty all last night. The fire at midnight last night was burning hercely in the lard department. Sandwiches and coffee were furnished for rations. The re- lieved each other from duty for intervals during the night.
 CROWDS VISITORS.
 Crowds of people visited the scene of the fire last evening and the police had their hands full to keep the crowd back from the rope limit. Large numbers of young couples promenaded down to see the sights and en- joy the cool air which blew when the tide was up.
 NO SWITCHING.
 No trains passed the Brewery street cross ing of the Canal railroad for hours yester- day, owing to the hose.
 ON CALL.
 Steamer No. 6 of Newhallville and Hook and Ladder of Fair Haven were stationed in 2s house last night