New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-26
IRON WORKS BADLY BURNED.
FIERCE FLAMES IN THE DELAMATER sEoPs
THE LOSS WILL NOT BE LESS THAN $100,00o-
FiREyEN INJURED

THE LOSS WILL NOT BE LEss THAN vAVV,ovv~
FIRENEN INJURED.
The Delamater Iron Works, which occupy nearly
the entire block between Tenth and Thirteenth
aves. and Thirteenth and Fourteenth sts., were
partially destroyed last evening by fire. The
most valuable part Of the works, including the
machine shop, pattern shop and foundry, was
totally wrecked, and about ESQ men will be
thrown out Of employment.
Flames burst from the windows on the frss
floor Of the machine shop, which fronts on
Thirteenth-st., about o 40 o'clock, and this was
the first knowledge that the four watcffmen, whose
duty it was to patrol the various buildings, had
that the place fire and under big Roadway.
Three alarms were rung within few minutes
and this brought twelve engines, several hook
and ladder companies, and the freboats Have.
meyer and Zophar Mills. The machine shop is in
the middle Of the block. 1t is four stories high
and l25 feet long by IS feet wide. The floors
were thoroughly saturated with the accumulated
oil drppings of many years. and within ten minutes
the flames were escaping from every window and
had carried away the roof as If it was mere tissue
paper.
Adjoining the machine shop on the north and
east were the pattern shop and foundry. The
sparks swept through these structures in binding
stream, and the oils, turpentine and infammable
hundreds of valuable patterns were in storage,
made excellent fuel for the flames to feed on, and
in short time the fire was raging furiously over
O tract about 200 feet square. IL looked when
Chief Shay arrived and took command as II the
entire block would have to go. The heat became
so intense that the iremen could not bear II, and
they were driven from their posts several times
to places of safety.
In the immediate neighborhood were several
storage warehouses and lumber yards, and the
efforts of the firemen were mainly directed to
saving these When the walls shook and finally
fell in the rear Of the machine shop the erceness
of the flames was checked and gave the hard
working firemen q chance TO get close enough to
the building to do effective services Inc COM
bined streams from the engines and fireboats were
played upon the high leaping waves Of flame that
rolled from the pattern shop and soon the fire was
brought under control The office and about
dozen small shops where special branches Of the
business are carried on were saved.
When the walls of the pattern shop fell on the
foundry roof it carried into the fire Charles Parker
and John Wright, pipemen of Engine No. g. who
were on the edge of the roof. The two men were
rescued promptly by their brave comrades and
carried out. Parker's legs were broken, his head
cut, was hurt internally and was burned
shaken up but the extent Of his injuries could
not be fully determined. They were taken to st;
Vinccnt's Hospital DR.. Bell was slightly burned
| in carving out the two men.
| Mr. Delamater said that the loss would reach
81 90, 0O0 The property was fully insured In sew,
eral companies The firm is now composed 1 O
ness has been carried at this place for the las,
thirty five years and this is the first serious los.
special machines were destroyed that will be hard
! to replace