New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-22
City Items.

found arranged in the proper order in our columns "'
gra, subject Of discussion throughout the day ha'
the cause Of the explosion. Opinion seems 10 'A' >"
favor Of Satpetre and 10 now stated 10! oe''e-'
he, d, g sxnlode when heated TO certain extent ~
5s;y very anal amount Of Charcoal-ssy per cent
,be ,-onor,ion which il said 10 exist IN 'unP,"ee'
-, a.,,,.,r. * Charcoal T. This amount "ou'o "
.,,l,.d Iv the burning bags and thus the ehPo-''n
.n,.d for at once Messrs- Croker q WHIT"
st.. ,o.vey. both 10 their friends privately ahu I"
ho nbl;c in an advertisement, that they had no "uH
ds, in ,heir establishment and never nave na'' ie
,s are tund 20 cay that there are many persons Vi
d ,udgrnen, who sull believe tina, sucn An explosion
conld no, have taken place without Gunpowde'
We max. the following corrections to our Isl o.
Buildings consumed
70 1, Hroads,reet was no, burnt although the III
mate. were turned The names OF me occupant
l.lo are going on as usua) Chas. Mele'a, VIM H.
Franklin and Gerding q kuDkelmann No. - (opposie
.ide, Broad was also saved II Is occupied by FOX
Livingston. VIM. Neilsoh, g. :. stagg and W. 9 Dui
brow. No 81 Broad was occupied by straehan scott
instead ofw D. Scott In Exchange Place stone 70
and Hutchinson & Tiffany are safe
The store A Beayer-street. occupied BY VIM DAo"
4 Co and VIM r. Palmer burnt, but the go'u'
we're saved in damaged state Both firms saved 'h'"
osncrs also They were fully insured. hany ''',.
Goods were saved than was fret supposed ihs "'
render the blow 80 much lighter upon inc '"'"'
Companies .,o s.sra
;o h ,ore or less injured. and the street Is literally
;,ons..abe from the hot brick and rubbish.
m (,yri,r d,s Etafs Tnis thinks that the Foreign
Merchants have suffered most Among these the French
cycbsnts have shared grievOusly.
.,oopg the firms whose books and papers are sl lot
o., s,racbsn 4 scott and Maitland. Comrie & Go.
d l. suydam No. 40 Beavcr-street, lost about $1,000
insured $4,000 A. b. Butterfeid lost about 500 on
merchandise stored No 40 Beaver-st no insurance.
Nos r s. 4 and 2 Broadway, below the Adelph' were
all Boarding Houses-two of them, we believe large ana
fine ones The names of the tenants we have not been
enabled to learn
The Mutual Safety Insurance Company, we learn mas
nowiths standing it, great lose large surplus ana con
tinues 10 take risks usual
The rmor tina, the great explosion was caused by the
Gas Reservoir is thus set at rest
understanding ,ha, report is in circulation That the
explosion al the great fire this morning WAS from the gas
ome,er house Of the NY. Gas Light Co 90 herepy
certify that the said explosion took place before the
gaoneer house took fire, and was therefore IN no way
connected with H. Signed
&C. V. ANDERSON, Chief Engineer.
"New-York, July - ls45"
The supply Of Croton Water was not sensiby affected
by the lavish use made of it Saturday In the morn
inc betyeeen and o'clock there &c feet in the Dis
tribuiing Reservoir, and Sunday morning u iee' ;
and in the Receiving Reservoirs l6 feet and l4s full
head in the Distributor 80 feet and in the Receivers 20
and q feet.
The remains of poor Cowdrey were not discovered
Yesterday at late hour although the weary and dis
hearened Fremen abored necessarily in the sad search
Mr. Cowdrey and young gentleman named Van Win.
ke OF Engine No. B. entered the building with the hose
together and proceeded with it the third story. Mr.
Van Wrinkle about to return to the street and had
90, 10 the second story opposite the front windows when
the explosion took place and he was blown through the
window into the street having experienced but little in
Jury 1t is supposed that Cowboy was thrown some
distance from where he stood by the force Of the cxpo.
sion.
The wife Of Michael Roman porter for George Cook &
Co " Beaver lies under the ruins OF 81 Broadst. Mr.
Roman is a very respectable and industrious young
aud has lost every thing he had in the world except the
clothes on his back He has called the City auihori-
ties for assistance help him clear away and get the
body but as yet they render assistance. The poor
man is nearly crazy He had only been married some
four months Where 1t is known that bodies under
the ruins why do the authorities render assistance
once and relieve the friends Of the deceased,
We learn through Mr.. Oelrch, the Hamburg Consul,
gs ~ thS fn 6i me s on large number Of men
and no, believing The FIRE would reach his premises be
went out moment before the explosion leaving these
unfortunate within ery Of uhom he beeres pr
ished Courier
The Elpress believes the alb TO be All error The
Post states that the three we re Mr. Grooming Mr. OFT
man, porter and Mr.. Curt.
-Four men, heads of families whose respective sur.
names are Jones, Johnson, whose body WAS found on
sunday. May and Barker. said to be missing their
friends inquring for thesn the Hospital Peter A.
Johnson recognized by bill for ten barrels Of -four
which was found in his pocket
The body of the coo,ed man has been recognised a.
that of waiter who lived a, No l9s Broadway named
sampson
The police officers found six hundred dollars wortl
Of stolen property a To 10 Moore street consisting
carpetng in ro.s silk goods hosiery and other DR.,
goods stolen I'll the c under the pretcnce of removs
for safety.
At the Atlantic Garden. one man with large canvs,
had them tied around the ankles and in hes,
and his shirt bosom was carrying off about ,housan,
cigars Another had filed the bosom of his shirt witt
bottles of sarsapara.
20 The Board of Aldermen met last night bu
their sayings and dongs wee not very important al
though some of the matters deferred ltd,
interest. The Chief Engn presented r communics
ton in relation to the recOlt fire Of which the foown:
is copy
To te Honorable the Conmon Council of the CITY Of Nor
York
GLNrs-being emit ds;ed with the heavy responsibility
directing Tie engines of the Fire Department in protecting
the hNes ana pIope y of our cker should be regardes
o maj duiy dI not direct immediate attention
some circumstance connected with the recent extensive
and depOfahe ronAagra,on The fire was discovered IN
No - Newsi' Get about O'Clock in the morning ofhe l
INST. and lie department with much exeriOn had succeeded
IN gaining mastery H. by which the damage would
nave ncen united 10 Two stores, when explosion occur
rtl most destructive and ncNampled.
VIVA M force OF the heaviest ordnance dri.
ven h The buildings opposite ON Broad and New
IN dlugs ON either side Of the explosion throw
40" aud sod doors and iron shutters forced through hun
dr Ais OF feet from the OF lie explosion This accident
hie drove ,iT from their posts DESTROYED the line.
oy which the IRE had been held IN Subsection and before they
could be renewed both sides OF New street Broad street
and Exchange street, were enveloped IN flames TIL.
strongest suspicion exists that gunpowder WAS stow,
IN the building which exploded, and consideration
for the lives of hremen and the property Of our
citizens from the effect OF the explosion demands a
minute and thorough examination The zeal fidelity aud
daring Of the department. have resulted from conviction
thai the laws relating 10 gunpowder and other explosive
compounds faithfully observed aud should ths belize
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