The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-22
Big FIRE ON EEVTOVH CREEK
'LUMBER YARD BLAxE LICKS ar
FOCR SAILING VESSELS.

FRemen Compelled % Abandon TheiV
knGlne and Lusnp IntO the Greek "a
save TheF llVes- Nearly Entire
nrOolllyn Fire Fierce cut HEAVY Loas.
A flre that called aus most ~ the land
apparatus In Brooklyn and three Are
boats swept through the plant Of tbs
Gross. Austin A Ireland IAmher Com
nany. at i2W tO ism Grand street, Will
iamsburg. and along NewtoWn Greek.
% quickly last night that the entire plant.
one q the largest IN Greater New York
was almost destroyed.
The flames jumped across 10 the creek
and had been communicated a. q number
Of vesseA tied up In tia vicinity before
the irebOats got n work.
The largest vessels burned were the
Herbert Fuller and Richard p c. Hartley.
three mAsted schOOners laden with yellow
pine. that were moorcd at tho lumber
cOmpany's dock. The Hartley hailed
from Boston aud was owned by Luther r.
Moore. She was NO tons gross capacity
and was iSs feet long and had a "a foot
beam. She was built az Bath. Ne. In 1881.
The Herbert Fuller. owned by Swan a
Son Of MachiAs. Ne. had 1Si tons gross
burden and was lSs feet by IS feet. She
was built in Harrington. Ne. in 1907
The barkentines lille Baker and Flor
once Crcadick. owned by the lumber
company. were also burned 10 the waters
edge With tho three mAsted schooners
they were tied up close tOgsther along
the lumber yard property and were in
flames before anything could he done IN
save them.
Two brick barges, the Campbell and the
Catherine and Jenny. owned by the Bres-
liz Brick Company, were cut loose from
the schooner Stanley r. Miner before
they were more than scorched and were
hauled out Of tho way II the fire by tugs
The Stanley Il Miner was badly damaged
The FIRE burned ~ ferosly that II was
communicated IN tho Breslin Brick Com
pany's plant. across the creek aud two
brick barges m0oTed there we're scoTched
They VI ore tho Campbell and the Catherine
and Jennie For a time Il was feared
that the blaze would reach ChapmAn's
dock. whore several vessels were tied up
hut just a. tho danger appeared most
imminent the flames swept back across
the creek n the humber yard
The firemen Of Engine i11 ia Morgan
avenue who tried 20 iight the blaze from
the interior Of the lumber yard WEIR
compelled 10 abandon their engine and
run for their lives. II was a total wreck
The men Of the engine company jumped
into the creek 90 escape from the fames.
The fire appeared N have started in
an engine room Of three story frame
building in which window frames were
manufacture just in the rear of the
part Of the plant at i2l Grand avenue
When Il was Seen that the blaze would
he a big one four alarms. which amounts
10 a general alarm in Brooklyn. were
turned in
The men Of Engine iI3. who lost their
steamer. were fra on the job. Chief
Croker hustled over and took command
when the last alarm was sounded. Most
Of the real work Of fighting tho flames
vas done from the tireboats Body. New
Yorker and Van wyck
The fire loss. including the Gross. Aus
tin a Irelan plant and the vessels and
their cargoes destroyed. was estimated
At upward 81 81 .OOOOOO.
a. O'Clock this morning the fire ap-
peared 10 he under control and had bsen
confined pretty well IN the lumber yard
and tho vessels in the creek. but the
Charles II Reynolds coal pockets near by
were being watched by special detail
Of iremen. a. was the plant Of the Louis
Dessert Brick Company