Illustration 23c: Map of the New-York Fire of 1776 (4AM to End 11AM)
Fire continues into daylight, finally ending at King's College.
John B. Dash, who was the acting Chief Engineer appointed by the British, had originally positioned the engines that still functioned near the fire at White Hall. After a few hours, however, he repositioned them further up Broadway saving the Oswego Market (8), the west side of Broadway, and St. Paul's (9). Charles Inglis, the rector of Trinity Church just burned, also mobilized citizens to the roof of St. Paul's to quench sparks before they could enflame the building.
None of Broadway was burnt north of Trinity Church. It is likely that Dash and his engines were the key to saving the buildings on the corners of Dyes and Broadway, since the houses next to them were destroyed. If they had not been successful, St. Paul's would have been assaulted by flames from both south and west.
The open ground in front of King's College (later renamed Columbia) (10) provided a fire break. Fire- men, soldiers, and students extinguished sparks flying north, stopping the fire at Berkeley.
