Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-12-01
From tie Ns,5 York TribgNs.
Terrible COnHagratiOn-IIO Houses
Burnt.


one "i the Walchmen at the corner of Twenty.
seventh street and Third.ayauue. discovered
flames issuing from the southeast corner Of the
extensive stables Of J. &. ". Murphy, prop,ie.
tors O! the Bowery aud Thrd.aycuue liao Of
Stages. As he approached the spot, a man Tan
from the stable down Twenty y.sevenlh street.
whom he pursued 10 Second avenue. where he
lost sight Of him. The other walchman EN-.
ployed by Mcssrs. Murphy had in the mean
,Ime observed the FIRE breaking out at The other
end oflhe sIable, bur before he could make any
eioris 10 cxIiuguish il, the whole building was
in !ishl blaze. Upwards of thirIy.dye tons Of
hay had been taken 10 on Friday, and the flames
communicating to Ibis indammable material,
filled the whole stable instantly with dense
smoke. The walchmen and others cudeayored
to r.scn" Ihn horses. Of whom there were two
hundred in the stalls, and succeeded in driving
ou, eighty or ninety, rs near rs could be uscer-
tanned. The others were lying down, sufocat.
cd by the smoke, and the fire spread with such
rapidly that il was impossible to save them
The "Iher pau Of the building containing the
stages. caught al the same Time, and twenty.
SIX ofihe best ofIhem were destroyed, with six.
teen scighs, and all the harness belonging 10
them. Among The Stages were several new and
handsome ones. which had been but recently
put upon the line. Three Of an inferior charac-
Ter were got out at the rear of the building, and
four had not returned from their last Irips.
The frrmen were promptly on the spot, but
too late to prevent The entire destruction Of the
stables. The wind was strong, and the great
flame. carried to the southeast, iGnitad the Ne.
Ihodisl Episcopal Church Of Rev. DR.. Srauon,
on TwcGty.scyculh street, which was in a short
i,mo destroyed, together with the parsonage at.
,achcd, only the walls being lolt standing. Mrs.
Slrauon was very i'll at the time and was oblig.
ed TO be removed on her bed. The Public
School building, No Is, was next caught and
burned to the ground, aud the block Of frame
houses on the opposite side of Twenty. seventh
ST. must inevitably have been swept away, had
not the wind fortunately changed. The Plotcs.
tant Episcopal Church Of ST. Barnabas, under
the charge Of Rev. Mr. JeilIe, with two or
three sma, humc buildings adjoining, on Twcn.
y-seven'h street, opposite the Stables. was also
destroyed, as well as the rear Of four houses on
Third.avonuo. The violence Of the cosnagra-
ton was not arrested until nearly o'clock,
aud the engines continued playing upon The
Church and School building un,li daylight.
The entire loss Of properly by this conaagra-
lion will fall little short Of 100000, at least
half Of which IS sustained by Alcs.rs. Murphy.
We learn that these gentlemen paid $50 coo
ror the establishment TWO years ago, since ~h,ch
Time considerable improvement has been made
and stock added; ard that within three weeks
lhay have had an offer of $4,000 for It, which
was refused. The amount Of properly saved,
will perhaps amount 10 $4,000, and there was
an insurance Of &2, 500 in the Bowery lnsur.
ancc Company. A policy for much larger IL
mount expired q short ljme since, but from the
difficulty Of clT,cling an insurance, it had not
been renewed. The horses destroyed compri.
scd all the most valuable Of their stock, a sin.
gle pair having been lately purchased for S4O0.
There was an insurance Of $4,000 upon the
Methodist Church in the City Insurance Com
pany, and 81 600 upon the parsonage; the Fub.
tic School wRs doubtless inSur d 10 it5uIl extent.
Several thieves were arrested in the acI Of
pursuing their calling during the excitement
caused by the fire, aud werctukan to the Twelfth
Ward Station House. A quantity Of silver
plate belonging to Rev. Mr.. Sraron was rocoy-
crod and restored to the owner.
Capt. Johnson, with posse of Police, were
present, and rendered good deal Of aid TO the
Gremen in their labors.
The sight presented by the ruins is in the
highest degree painful. The bodies Of the un.
fJrunale beasts, charred and smoudaring, but
still retaining their shape, lie where they fell,
convuscd and distorted by their last agonies.
One of thum lies at the very entrance; having
fallen sulIocacd, just as the warchmen had dr'
ven it to the door. Another, which was rescu-
ed alive though terribly burned, was left to en-
dure its tormonls until nosn, the reason given
being that permit had to be Obtained from the
alderman orlhc Ward before it could be killed.
The fire was undoubtedly the work of an incen'
diary, and We hope some rigorous measures
may be adopted for the discovery and punish
ment of the criminal. Scarcely any penalty
in the Slaulo Book would be too severe for the
villain who could commit an act 50 hcndlSh in
It's character.
OrHrR FlREs.-About Q o'clock yesterday
morning flames were Discovered issuing from
the boot aud shce store of Mr. Furst, corner Of
Broomo street and the Bowcry, and in short
timc that building was entirely consumed, The
fire then extended both ways. On the Bowcry
side a window shade store, cigar store belong.
ing TO Mr., Keller, II straw store, n millinery es.
abishmonl belonging to Mrs. Baum, and rib
hon store next to it wero destroyed, while on
Rrnomo slrcet the haircuung saloon Of Peter
Cunan, together with cabinet ware room was
consumed, and the Church Of Rev. DIR. Cone
much damaged Mrs Baum lost nearly all
her stock and about $500 in money. Capt.
KSmcr took from the ruins $40 in gold coin,
and heap Of bills birnt 10 a cInder. DR.. Cones
Church lost two Of the full Gothic windows
next the Bowery, with some of the seats and
furniture on the inside.
A stable in Seventh street, near Eighth ave.
nue. took FIRE about one o'clock yesterday
morning, and was entirely destroyed, with four
horses, which were in it at the ,ime. 1t vas
owned by Qackanhusb & -, feed dealers.
About the same time another fire broke GU,
Al the conner of Thiny.fih street aud Fifth
.nVanur which desIrnyed three houses beaYa il