New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-19
CITY ITEMS.

month, bross OF aooat quarter tTe DO last eVea q IN
The sinet Mandatory u FRAscs PLATE IN ne rear OF
lis AMI 100 Wooster be; Prince and Houston ana
rAsed until soue esh,een baitinss were either ioy IT,
,.royed or seriously damaged, occoIisg great saerHs
IL ar.e number u poor families ant families IN move
rate circumstances.
The IRE broke ut he seeoni ,so-y Of ore Of MI
Plates buildings (he occupied tarse) Ano instantly u'A
through tn window TO the roof Of she'd lse
to store lumber from which rapidly spread from W. 70
l?a Inclusive on the east side OF Vcosts'st aa 's"
reachisg scrs destroyed i've bGIdings on ne oeF ss
viz from to 10. Tue cause Of the nfe we o01'- no
Ascertain. The Fire Department were prompt! Oh 'Ns
,pc, and worked In al Efficient snd eoumeodHoe 'nains
.ud by hafpast II the danger CT farther 'p'eA1 y Wv
conh agrAtiou vas over. 49,.
We will give the names Of the sufferers anu -
.Dec,ive losses as nearly could ascertain 'ns" "
- ,.,son ~ the scene The greatest loser was 'il'
PR Who hsd three buildings totally destroyed WIN
- ,,,s,,s including the stock tools &C. IN MS man
s.c,orv ana the furniture Of bis residence lNo Vi 'e
h,,is,ns. were ave stories hgh, and one i0ui OH "
,hsn was so feet deep. second ~ and the lhiu 'O rs
hore lsss WAS from $4,000 to sSoOoo on WHICH '"s'e
-, ,,.r,sncs for less than half the sum. The next
hplsng below Mr.. 2. the same side was no. oo0u-
,ea as residence by Mr.. MAuRIcE OF the arm Of WHO"
Maurice & son, hose makers Mr NJ lost everything ID
nj. house. and was not nsured-value not Known
Mr. BHApLEr resided In the same building and also LOST
everything. No ia was owned by - ZSlLNsR' VINO re-
sdsd In H. BENJAMIN NJ DAVIS the Sexton OF the jewish
synagogue No ia also resided there, as did NUMBER
of lrsh families, the building being pretty age one
good portion Of Mr.. DAyss furniture was got OUT odt
rendered nearly worthless BY water Mr.. ZzLLUkA Jared
no better and the poor families also lost the little they
had The building Wa insured, bat for what amount we
mi knfi y.
con.ecra,ed some six months ago Hebrew
Synagogue. In great danger OF desuu'ueh'
and indeed WAS somewhat burned on he roof but
The strenuous efforts Of the fremen preserved II,
vet not without very serious damage from water aud
breakage II cost $4,000 and fully insured Tne
damage As near as we could judge will not exceed - VVo
or $4,000 All the sacred vessels OF gold and silver as well
as the movable furniture OF the synagogue were removed
10 place OF safety. Above, the same side, Nc III
was occupied by the families OF a Mr.. WILLIAMS, 4 h''
RIDDLE and Wild, woman, all OF whom lost iheif iur'
nlture but 10 what vaue did not learn the building
was DESTROYED No. ia was occupied by 5. CHoPEkr,
shoemaker as shop and residence and was consumed
II was owned by RUE eaoinstmaker 10 Broadway.
In the rear between Wooster ard Greene SITS there is
block Of four dwelling houses the access 70 wheh
Z. BY an alley leading out Of Greene-si They belong 70
WIN Muss. ESQ, and were occupied by some nfIeeh
families Of lsborng "A they were much exposed
they were abandoned by their inhabitants and were
flooded with water The unfortunate occupants had no
other refuge than the Sidewalk Of GreenetI Tor them
selves and their furniture and had dreary prosper iof
the RAINY night as passed among them They losta
great DEAL If not all OF he'll household stun, by the re-
moya, wstting, breakage, &C.
On the west side Of wooser-st No. Ill occupied by
the school OF TEEL, and destroyed with the usual
loss OF furniture No. ll3 the residence Of FRANCIS
W OGsBuRY ESQ. crockery merchant OF % Cortandt's
consumed loss not sscersined. No ll5 wss the res'
dence OF Mai RHopEs q. ALLEN who lost about all that
was In the house. Msj A. was 10 another part oil the
City when he learned his house was burning up and arrived
too late to save anything OF consequence MIS- ALLEN
left home Yesterday for the South visit TO sick son.
snd thus escaped the neonvenenee' OF the hre NO 10
WAS al,o Inhabited By Mr. MILLER, who was equally
| loser No III was rented BY Mr. HoYr aud inhabited
BY three families who saved very little but the amount OF
their loss could ascertaned last evening NO ls
the house OF Co. No. Quilted by the fire. and
os.ntity of furniture from Mr. PLATES factory stored
there at the beginning OF the conhagraton was consumed
with H. The Station. House Of the Eighth Ward. OH the
corner Of Wooster aud Houston, exposed but saved
without damage.
The total los. OF property hardly fall short OF
$4,000 The flames spread with such rapidly that
the sufferers could scarcely anything, ana had II
not been for the energy and good management Of the
Fire Department, and the sbundant supply of Croton
water. the flames would inevitably have ragged over
large district.
No serious personal accidents occurred that We heard
ot with the exception Of injury to Mr. ROBINSON oil
Engne No g. by the falling OF wall; some bricks struck
MS foot and leg but believe the hurt Was not very Sc
rious.
We mast rot omit to render ntng honor to Mr. How
xp BALDWIN Policeman Of the Eighth Ward. for he
roc act in saving child In the house Of Mr. OGssuRr NO.
ll3 The child was In the second story and the flames
were already engaged the house, and the engines were
playns into II. The tracted mother was crying In
agony for her child when NJ B. climbed upon shed IN
the rear forced his way through the window srped the
child and happiness Of carrying it to the arms OF
/ the mother.
/ FoR EURoPE-The steamer Hibernia sails for
Liverpool tod at noon. Her mail closes at 10 o'clock
this morning. She carries full complement OF passengers
STEAMSHIP UsIrrD SrATEs-Capt Nye OF the
ship Henry Clay, reports that on the 18th inst at
PM he spoke the steamship United States Hackstah
from for Liverpool. She was then in lat Al a.
lon IS 81 The Uniied States left York the sfer-
noon Of the 9Th inst. and had accordingly accomplished
about quarter Of the distance in four days
II Missionary Addresses of stirring interest
were made to Dr. SINNERS congregation In Mercers, last
Sabbath morning, by Rev NJ Calhoun. from Syria, and
Dr. Anderson. Secretary Of the American Board after
which, Il is stated collection was taken TO the amount
Of about three ousand dollars, which is expected to oe
much Increased By absent members OF the consresa
ton This course II generally initiated By the churches
would soon sfectusny meet the appalling fact stated BY
Dr. Anderson that In sustaining 500 Missionary laooFer'
they had been compelled to incur debt Of $4,000
MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE II r. CHURCH.
The annual meeting Of this Society was held yesterday
afternoon, and the following officers appointed fol
the year:
Rev Bishop Heddins, Presdeat; Bishop Waugh. Isl
ycePTesdent Bishop Morris % Vice PreGidentj Bishop
Hamline, 81 Vice resident; Bishop lanes 4h Fice-Pre
.identi George Lana. Treasurer; swoim.iedt, Assist
act Treasurer; J. b. Edwards, Recording Secretary.
board Of hsnsg.rs-s. Dsndo, L. > Bufiins, w slid
more H. Won.li, J. b. Oakley, Bslste.d, Mead, DR.
J. L. Phelps II. Moore, Dr. Throckmorton +. God re
Dr. Purdy 7. Hail. z. T.. Coon John Rsyner. q. Il
Cobb, o. Loveisnd " Miller, J.. Lean w. Brown
, VIM. o. Bogu, r Wheeler, J. faconer, l.. Kirby, w.
Cor c p.fl. WIN Tru.ow Lewis 3. LOcer j @. II ad