New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-06
A BIG FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
MANY FACTORIES AND TENEMENTS DE
STROYED LAST EVENING.
ENGINES DISABLED BY FALLING wALLs-AID
SENT FROM NEwYoRK-LACK OF
WATER CREATES D1FFCULTY-TIiE

SENT FROM NEW-1Ohh~l]hSh
WATER CREATES DIFFICULTY-TIE
LOSS NEARLY 100000.
The most disastrous fire which has occurred ioi
some time IN Brooklyn, and which at one "n'
threatened to great damage, broke out last e'ei
ing at IIarrlson-st. and Tiffany Place, and purheu
over nearly two blocks both sides OF Tiffany race
n short street running from Harrson-st TO Degra"
st. Several factories and score Of tenement
houses were burned. but the aggregate loss VIII not
exceed half a million OF dollars. and by some good
judges placed at half this amount.
The fire broke out few minutes before 8 O'Clock,
and the high wind blowing at the time threatened 10
sprcad the flames dlsasrousy. knowing the III
Gammobe nature Of the contents OF the wall paper
factory Of Robert S. Hobbs & Co.. in which the hre
broke out and the danger TO tenements ana other
factories near by Chief Engineer Nevns sent third
alarm and called upon New-iork for assistance All
the available engines and trucks OF Droohiyh dno
the flreboat Seth Low were promptly az work. anu
three engines from New-York and the freboat New
Yorker lent their aid. The lack Of water prevented
the fire from being promptly put under control and
It was some time before there was q
sufficient supply secured. The freboats pumped
a large quantity from the bay. Which aoeu III
putting out the flames The fire broke out III the
rear portion Of Iobbs's factory, the front OF winch Is
at No. 1913 Columbia St, and burned hercely III poon
directions soon gaining much Roadway from the s'ocH
O, paper I'm the building which fourstory BRICK
structure fifty feet wide and extending through the
block 200 feet 1t completely Quilted. Inc hio
extended first to the fancy paper factory OF '" a.
Walther &c CO.. at Nos. l to IL Tiffany Place. at lho
Of IIarrisOn-st. and on the opposite oi 'nc
street from the factory OF Hobbs & Co. This was
fourstory brick building about by 80 feet, and
was destroyed completely. The sandpaper factory OF
Herman Behr at No. 80 Tiffany Place, next Tell u
victim to flames, which rapidly spread TO the tehc-
ment houses on the same side OF nliany race uhu
burned through the block TO Ilicks-st sweeping away
nearly score of thrpe-story brick enements, all Oh
them old structures and some occupied BY Tour Ut
Gv. families The tenants all had ample time to
escape but lost most of their furniture The IRE also
DESTROYED the paint factory OF F. o. Pierce q Co.. at
so 30 Tiffany Place the button factory Of Milo iinc
4 Co.. No. "a Tiffany Pace. and the large factory OF
-perry & Bcale upholserers, ut Nos. 4o4 to 400
Ucks.st The thick wall of the latter gave the IRE
mon n chance 10 stop the spread Of the flames.
Most OF the block bounded by Harrison and Degriw
SIS Tiffany Place aud Icls-st., was burned, Win
the ~ ccpion Of the buildings at three corners Inc
fourth being occupied by Walther & COS ldctory' ana
the centre OF the block the opposite side OF lnahy
Place, burned out.
There great danger OF the fire spreading beyond
these limits when It was at It's height, and the sparks
we're blown 10y ts wind. several buildings III
Uicks.st. Cheevcr Pace and other streets, on the
.ide Of The fire away from the wind caught hre' Out
the flames were speedily exungulshcd lhcre were
several narrow escapes by 1remen from falling WAITS
. the factories and two engines had to be abandon
enc man eprang from q third-story WINDOW ana re-
c.tved internal injuries No OTHER casualties OF
moment were reported.
Fire Mar hal Lewis was at the OF the fire. and
estimated the loss from S250'o0o to S3oo'ooo Inc
loss on the factory OF Hobbs Co. was estimated al
$1,000 Is t was insured for this amount Inc
o,, Oh the factory Of Wnlther & Co. was paceH al
100000. 1t was fully iusurcd. The damage u
$4,000 and TO the other burned factories Ike
amount The loss upon the tenements will not be
far from 100000 Thomas Monahan owned n num-
her OF them. Thcss estimates foot up S4oO'o0. ana
It Is more likely 10 reach 100000 tlan less
one Of the first engines brought to the fire was
Engine No 4. which placed at the lear OF Tue
burning factory of Hobbs d Co. The fire spread 90
rapidly that the fremen were driven back ana the
heat was so intense that the engine could not be
moved A portion Of the wall fell upon IL ana
crushed IT, Engine No 26 placed At 1lnany
Place and Harrison st. II was struck by fragments
from the falling wall Of Wather e CO.'S factory anu
disabled. AT 7.2O p. m. the wall OF sperry q Beaes
carpet factory fell. narrowly missing group oi
nremcn Edward Corey, Of No. 80 liarrson-st'
iumpel from the tbiri-story window Of r. s. Hobbs
A Co.'S factory ut No. 1873 Columbia-st lie Ieil
upon the pavement, bioke his leg ana was ssverciy
bruised and injured internally. lie was taken u
MR.. IiIv Dnron was rescued from burning house
Tyiiiv 6rrl,J and WAS taken to one of the neigh
bnrIng houses Tile house OF Thomas Madison, NO.
- Chccvcr Place, caught fire IN the rear, put ''d
Chccvcr Place moved theIr furniture out upon the
About seventy five families were burned ont OF
6oi,e and nome by the fire. They not only suffered
m. los Of a place 81 shelter, but were ;lS2 4uHea
out OF employment. rs most OF the people living 10
the tenement house, worked In the factories t1at
Vent ND in smoke. The tenement hoases in HiG r
" thnI were burned were Nos. 444 to 452 The
house, in TiElny Place burned were Nos. 10. IL.
~ Is. Is -. H. Il IL and 10 About six families
were I'm onch OF the fourteen tenement houses 'hab
six romparicS Of New-Yorlt frcmen with their
cnenc, and hose carts sent 10 brooklyn IN re-
."on.n a. "A call for assistance. At . 40 p m thc
c,Ilnviug message was sent nom the Brookiyn Police
lI~,duuartcrs to The Central Dnicc IN THIS cry bis
wrper factory. Notify The Fire department 10 SEND
iy, or six companies over The message wits re
pacl to Fire Headquarters ana crt ro no'''t t
,ha lire in BrooMyn: No. 10. ut No. stone,st No
-. AT no GOA East Eleventh St. No: T. at No. 2oi
- "t No. l73 Franklin.,t.. and No. 80. at No 10
Great LONGEST The iremen In this cty said 1t was
c hc nr' had % been sent mom NewYork
si,tancc although the hreDoats hau croti we H ss
rr. near The Irooklyn docis. In 1873 ensihes were
SEMI from work jersey City 10 assist ~ putin!
ont II Ire which destroyed II number 81 1uniu'hss, ~
40 n NJ the companies which had been sent 10
iro0kIyn began t. send notice to thief bonner OF
tLelr return TO this city ~ .n,,,,or,s o,o maj, o,d
women. but yesterday afternoon work closed early
and th. employees went hon, nj 4 80 O'Clock, me
fire broke out twenty IN n's an s n, thc fine and
discovered tho flames overhead between the hoors.
The cause could not be ere was e an Of Se
bnilGng hut was surprised 10 ma ,"a' ,o''y was
ND tni:s Herman and other men held carpet upon
which COfIey Jumped, SiNlhB MS ine'
FOREIGN NATIONS MUST HURRY THEIR EXHIBITS.