The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-26


The most destructive and disastrous fire that
occurred In this village, took place Tuesday
uotil six breaking out in carpenters shop adjoining
the of the Union Wills, spreading thence to shop
owusd by Mes,rs Noble * Johnson. and occupied
last factory, cAb'nst shop, No consuming IN II. un
checked progress the factory Of Mr. Wusow Partridge
the extensive paper mill Of Messrs Ksowton Rise,
Fsrnham. and several other buildings.
Two burned to death in thu factory build
ing, under circumstances terrible to contemplate seve
raj Of citizens engaged in removing property
from the factory not supposng themselves In mms
diste danger The moment the fares, which we're rag
ing without the building caught Within the whole ints-
rior bscans one sheet Of fl ,ne Three were then
In the second story Of the building Messs James De-
Ing Lemuel Wright and Levi Palmer. iDeong eecapsd
with slight injury by Jumping from the ind story
door-the others perishsd One seen to spproacfi
the door from which had just and which
vas standing pen at An angle of about a. degees He
took hold the door and shut IT, thinking probably in
the confusion Of the moment that be WAS opening IT,
atmosphere from without, immediately re-opened the
door, when the unfortunate man discovered to fail
in the midst Of the dsvourDg elsmsnt. The other
also seen enveloped in fro and endeavorg to reach
the door, but failed Thus did these unfor
fall and struggle in death before the Eyes Of their
friends The daughter Of Mr.. Wright knowing that
her father was In the building stood a. the door Of
their dwelling, near BY, and .av him fall with the
Of her father 1t is said that at the very
when poor Palmer was p.rshng, his wife approach
log the perils OF child birth,n and that she lies
very dangerous and critical state in quence Of
having learned the fate of her husband Every thing
connected with wooien manuactufng ESTABLISHING mt
becomes less saturated with oil Ia this in
ssnce the FRO reached the inside CT the
IL flashed through the building like posder To this
fact not thought OF at the time By any body may be at
uibuted the melancholy effects Of the fire Tuesday
morning The deceased were honest, Industrious no,
chancs, and esnsblc men, both leaving families de.
pendent them for support. The losses will stand
neatly rs foilowf: -knowlton Rice, paper mill and
damage $40 O00 W Partridge, owner Of factory build
log So O00 H. Merrill, (nsursd) damage in erst mill
81 800; Noble Johnson, carpenter shop full $4,000;
NJ Conkey occupant Of factory S2,5o0; VIM Smith, old
grist mill and shops saooo Mr. Carnhamtannory 3oo
Lorenzo Case, plano and tool maker, $4,000; N. Nj.
Woodruff Jlanng machine building, $500, n boutwell,
$500; g. Dabn tobscconist, $3.50; d. C. Gridloy, last
msn u sctory 5000; A. Rugg aud X Case, lead pipe and
pumps, 500: Ballard, planning machine, lumber SO.
$500; s. Hadcock (infured) tools and coal $400 3.
VALET turning shop about $500. The bridge the
river was also consumed. The above are oil the losses
OF which we have heard. The amounts, except where
noted AZ insured, over and above ell insursnce
Tho aggregate destruction OF property win reach full
$5S, 600 Wsfsyfown County Democrat, Merck 20.