Show fire raged feet in tl it e air tl e new east r ver br dge in pro cess of construct on between new 1 ork and brooklyn was dama geto the amount of at least monday night by a fire that raged for four hours feet in the a r on the summit of the great steel tower on the new york side there was probably no loss of life owing to the enormous height of the tower it was impossible to reach the fire with any apparatus in the fire department an I 1 the flames after devouring all tl e woodwork on the top of the tower seized on the timber false work of the two foot bridges suspended from the main cables burning away the supports yearly 1 feet of blaz ng lumber fell with nith a crash and a hiss into the stream the falling foot bridge carried away a score of lighter cables and guys wh ch cb trailed in the water rendering it necessary for the purpose of safety to stop all traffic up and down the river the steamer puritan and other crafts had bad narrow escapes while runn ng he gauntlet of the fiery brands tl at fell in showers from the burn ng bridge the fire was the most spectacular conflagration that has ever been seen in new york |