The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-24
Further Particulars OF the Great Fire in
ROatou

The fire is said to have commenced in low place Of
resort used for bowling alleys &C. on Haverhl street.
which csmphine lamp was upset in the Of
disturbance inside This: however, expressy denied
by Allen, and II 10 probable that the fire originated In
the carpenter shop near by 1t was not sxn guishsd
until about o'clock Friday morning Nearly ell Of the
end stables though some tenements were burned, and
about seventy families were rendered houseless On
rance In addition 10 the names Of sufferers before given
we find the following -
B. W. Applin, stsr builders lost two shops and two
dwelling houses. one of the houses was occupied by Mr.
are insured at the Mechanics Mutual office for $500
was also destroyed Three dwelling houses owned BY
Leavtt Hobart, destroy ed-nsured $500 stable be-
was destroyed together with most of the stock and
horse hogs tsken from the cellar, this morn
ing alive and we'll and apparently much rsoiced to o..
penter, most of stock saved. Two ten foot dwelling
houses, ownedby Charlie. Leighton, entirely destroyed
furniture saved The stable OF lanes g. Ford together
with tho stock. destroyed-loss about $1,000. II.
Riley, slater-loss about SiaOO-- no insurance clus
can learn by John Dorey. John Pierce, Bowers <
Farrell. and others. carpenters shop owned and
VIM P. stone. do George Barker. carpenerloss $500.
l. & W. Sawyer, blacksmiths. Kelley Murphy, car
los, $1,000. Webb ( Warren, free stone and marble
workers-lofs very heavy John Pierce csrpentsr-los
ssoo-nsured 5000 s. W. Nichols. .,Onse utter-lo:s
$500. George w Haynes, carriage makerloss 81 500,
including considerable sock-no insurance.
building belonging to Mr. Dodge, and occupied by
John Dyer salarstus mandatory, destroy cd,
together with stable adjoining occupied by Mr. Dyer
building occupied by Mr. Rich, for the storage Of bun
hay JOS Luders Co trncImen lost stable together
with large quantity of hay. w. s. Reyes, stable.
hIIs ,tss ocsopsd y Bryant Eaton
Franklin Patch, housewright-saved part Of tools and
stock. Noah Rdlon shop and dwelling house. simon
d. Freeman. housewright-saved part Of tools James
Richie lost carpenters shop and stabe-loss $l4O0-
no insurance Three brick houses, owned by MIR. Ap-
v1atnn thaA nth 1A~tnn
bic furniture. The brick house, occupied by j. Msrdsn
on the corner OF Beverly street, was somewhat injured
furniture removed Two or three small wooden tene-
Beverly and Charles0wn street, were also destroyed
block Of three four story wooden houses. unoccupsd
the corner Of Traverse and HaveThl streets, were
also destroyed-owned by Aaron ID Weld.
The fire was stopped at the east corner Of Traverse
ings on the corner being injured but the nre proof
walls OF the stable Of Perkins Boynton checked the pro-
grsss Of the and enabled the Fire Depart
destructive FIRE took place in the neighborhoo
which was stopped in its progress by the brick walls OF
Mr.. Thomas Green member of Engine Co No. 30,
had both legs bruised by being run over by engine
escaped with his life in endesvoring spsrson
from one Of the burning buildings,
An Irishman who had gone to the top of house to
some tmbers, and was much injured that his death
before night is probobe.
The light from the fire such that could to
read by il at the end Of the city II was seen in
Salem but no alarm was given.
Though by this fire large amount Of property has
been sacrificed and considerable personal suffering has
been ncurred-sxty or eighty families, chiefly poor
Irish, have been burned outyet most Of the buildings
and is thought that much Of the land cleared will be
worth than it was before the fire. encountered
the buildings.
Thieves were as usual on such occasions busy The
police, however, the lookout, and succeeded
in arresting five six mscreants who taking I'd
vantage OF the confusion to purlon various articles Of
property.