Telegram-herald., 1891-05-08
FIRES EVERYWHERE
Flames Sweep Away Valuable
Property in the East.
LUMBER YARDS REDUCED 10 ASHES
ssvsa Acres of Land Burned Over De-
stroytns Large Lumber Miiis-ps-
strassiys CosaagrAtioas seem 10
be Epidemic in All Pzru-

NEW YoHx, May IA IRE broke out
in the yard of the Export Lumber Com
pany, on Newton creek. al Ii o'clock
Wednesday night and spread with great
rapidisy. Over three acres Of lumber
were stored In the yard The fire
orgininated in Doncaster's iron
foundry on Pidgeon street, Long
Island City, and quickly spread
until IL had taken in about
i've square blocks of territory covered
with lumber yards and other business
places The foundry was soon de-
stroyed, and tho flames spread to the
Burroughs lum Der yard The fire soon
crossed 70 the hay and feed sheds OF
Clark & Sampson. the Whiting Lumber
Company, on Newton creek, Hummells
stone yards and Tunis, Sims & Co The
fire burned with almost incredible fierce
ness amid the masses of lumber and
other inflammablo material, and step
by step the firemen were driven back.
Next the vessels moored to the docks
on Newton creek were threatened. The
flames had by this time spread 10 the
lumber yards of McClave & Co., adjoin-
ing the Long Island railroad depot. and
the yard Of Macintosh. across Vernon
avenue, near the Green Point bridge. The
Clark & Simpson feed mills were burned
and II. 8. Writings retail lumber yard
was entirely consumed H. s. Bur
roughs' wholesale lumber yard in New
town creek. adjoining the export yard.
was soon n mass of flames The Simon
Lumber Company's mill followed and
was soon Q total loss All the
Standard Oil Company's Ere tugs and
the entire Long Island city fire depart
ment, under Chief Casey, were on the
scene and did good work. Mayor
Gleason and the FIRE commissioners had
personal charge and directed the move
ments of the firemen. The lumber
yard of Z. l.. McClave, next to the
depot, caught fire and was en-
tirely consumed. So intense was
the heat from the enormous
piles Of burning lumber that the
firemen were unable to get near
enough to bring a stream to bear.
Several of the firemen were terribly
burned and one man was driven into
Newton creek. all other means of cs-
cape being cut Of, and drowned. Al
an early hour this morning the flames
were got under control.
The FIRE covered the entire lumber
district of seven acres. or thirteen city
blocks, which was almost entirely GOV.
cred with lumber piles. The loss &ill
reach s75o.o00 Thousands of persons
viewed the scene from either side of the
creek, watching anxiously the progress
of the flames, which heavy wind ma
terially aided.
OTHER FIRES.
WINoNA, Mimi. May 7.-Winona wa.
visited by another disastrous fire
Wednesday night, when the entire
plant of the Schroth and Ahern Mill
Company went up in flames. The mill
warehouse and three blocks Of lumber
were burned. The loss win approximate
SiC0, 000
PHILADELPHIA, May Fire shortly
after midnight destroyed the dwelling
provision store and slaughter house Of
George Abrams, at Twenty-seventf
street and Susquehanna avenue. Charlie.
Miller, q journeyman butcher, who was
sleeping in a loft over the store, was
burned to death. The loss on the build
ing is estimated at $4,000.
READING, Pa. May Near Virgins.
vile, this county, the dwelling of Johr
Klein, farmer, was burned, together
with its contents. MIR. Klein lost $685.
IN cash in the FIRE. II is supposed that
the house was robbed and then set or
ure by burglars.
CINCINNATI, May o. The tobacco
warehouse of f. w. Dohrman & Son
in Covington, KY, near the suspension
bridge. was completely destroyed bJ
fire. The firm estimates the loss a
S2S OOl.