New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-23
TWO FIRES ON STA TEN ISLAND
ENTIRE NORTH SHORE FORCE FIGHT
EARLY MORNING FLAMES.
r. H. MACY co.'s sroREHoUsE. WITH MANY
HORSES. WAGONS AND A VALUABLE L0r Or
GOODS DEsTRoYED-Two DWELL
INGs BURNED.


Fire broke out after midnight this morning IN
the block Of frame buildings on the Richmond
Terrace. Columbia-st. on the line between West
New-B Brighton and Port Richmond. Borough OF
Richmond.
The fire started in WiseIey's livery stable or
his horseshoeng establishment, next door Ad-
tolning the stables are Gibneys feed store.
planing mill and brick building. containing
apartments in the upper stories and gr ocery
store on the ground floor A general alarm was
sounded at 1890 o'clock summonng every ap-
paratus on the North Shore from Tompkins-
Vile TO Mariners Harbor.
The buildings were all frame with one excep-
ton. The planning mill is filed with dry lumber
and across the terrace are dwelling houses Inc
fremen were crippled by lack OF a sufficient sup
ply OF water.
Several big fires have occurred in the neigh
horhood within a few years. few months ago
starin's shipyards. just back Of the scene OF
this mornings fire were destroyed.
In the building adjoining Wiseleys wagon
house r n Macy g. Co store the goods sent TO
staten Island for delivery. Their horses ana
wagons were also kept in the ouildlhss; ;,.,
The flames made a clean sweep or the Wlseley
buildings and that adjoining wnere Macy
goods and property were spreading with great
rapidity The hremen were too late 10 save
either OF these buildings and combined 'nsiI
efforts upon the Van Cleef lumoer Sa'uS H'N
planning mills adjoining. 1T
The fire was under control at ! O'CLOCK with
the stables destroyed. and the hremeh NOR NOR
than holding their own at the edge OF the IuIi-
Der yard and planning mill There was ST. 40 "rau ar.
when the fire was hrst discovered there were
nrty or sixty horses in the stables Men ran IN
and cut the haters and. using "hiPs' "roNe
many Of the horses out $500,
truckloads Of goods destroyed, and all OF
Wiseley's carriages and wagons with le"
exceptions
lust after the general alarm had been sounded
and oil tho annaratus had gone 10 the fire on
the terrace Are was discovered In the house OF
John westbrooke in Broadway. west Brlgnt.
on. The house was handsome one, .ne =. M ~
IN the nelghborhood. The fire could not he con
trolled by the inmates Of the house ana tne
neighbors and alarms were useless, a. tneIe
WAS no apparatus 10 respond 70 theih. anu sIo
nails were confused on the whistle on the water
works The building was entirely destroyed. win
about all OF its contents. Neighbors WIN Oucn-
cts and garden hose saved Mr.. Westnrooke
block-cuttlng establishment. which Adorned II
at the rear The house and It's contents are
said TO have been valued at $4,000.
Adjoining Westbrooke's house was a three
story French roof house This was partiaIly oe-
stroved II stood within six inches OF one or the
aide walls OF the WestbroOke home. The men
at the big fire on the shore were informed OF the
fire in Broadway by a wheelman, VINO roae
vas az once sent 70 Westbrooke's, but II was
too late The fremen saved part OF the mouse
When the horses from Wiseey's stables were
+urnad loose they were left free TO run where
thev nleased A number have been recovered
and II is thought about twenty-five haNe ~ De- a.
burned in Wiseleys stables and -FOUR OF HEe III
Macy's stables. ,, W. =.
The entire reserves OF the Eightieth Precinct
were at the scene OF the big hre some OF t the
Standard OIL Companys tugs from bayonne
powerful streams into the Van Cleef Iumper
yards.