The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-30
1erHe r"e' I'm this City and Williams
<ul Destruction OF Property,
ana Lo - Of Life.


o"Is-A" <si Destruction OF Property,
Al" L" Of Life.
OF -<AT CONFEDERATION IN wILLrAMsBURaH.
ast evening, at o'clock, fire broke out in the sta
blss Of Perrns, Patterson Stack, Water street. Will
Ismsburgh, chip builders. The stables quickly
burned with three horses out Of FIVE; and the flames
spread rapidly to Mr. Lakes houses and to the lumber
yard Of Keith Lockwood The moulding shop in the
shpyard the mill and the planning mill in the lumber
yard, with the entire of the lumber, consumed
TIE two houses Of Mr. Lake and stables were
stroyed, and q curious circumstances occurrsd.-He
kept sviary, in which 800 cauaries and these
being let loose lowered the fire during the night,
with the light reflected from them presented very
singular appearance. Many of them dropped into the
flames The copfasrstion grand to sublim
ty II rose with uncontrolled Jury and umined the
buildings and ships the opposite shore, aud the
white sas of the craft navigating the river In tho
early part Of the fire. the ship Tioond-roga lately
launched, was taved by being towed away while her
sides were heated almost to Ignition sloop laden
with lumber took fire. her sailA and masts beins
burned and q large portion OF the lumber
but the hull saved by throwing overheard all
that was ignited, aud moving her away The
vessel In the shipyard the stocks saved,
patty by the wind blowing from the south aud partly
by The exert0Ds Of the fremsn after her timbsrs had
taken fire The heat intense as pile after pile II
the timber redeemed like furnace; and IL feared
that nothing could the range o. buildings lying
north. including dwelling houses aud distillery
but by the unrt emitting exertors of the New York
6remsn among which. company 20 we're most
distinguished. the farther progress OF the flames
in that direction as stayed There scarcely q
FIRE company of this city that not there's but their
efforts were paraIyzed for want OF water The
fire still raging In the lumber yard 1t 12x o'clock,
when left and could see the flames from this Of
il very great The timber soue, in the lnm Der Yard
worth $40 000 upon which the insurance only
$4,000. The proprietors had just laid in their winter
stock
TERRIBLE FIRE in FIFTEENTH sTREEr-Two HUMAN
M NrA "
HUNDRED COWS AND FIFTEEN HORSES.
At half past IL o'clock Friday night fire
to break out in the range of stables of Johnson In 10Th
street. Of 10th avenue which extending to the
other range In 10th street. both consumed tsge-
ther with two story frame house between $50 and l6o
sows, 10 horses, and two human beings. The stables
belonged to Mr. johnson, Of the distillery sd
joining but the horses various persons In
the neighborhood, most Of them poor. The stables
partially insured, but not the The charred
animals smoking during the day yesterday, and
the smell of roast beef could be snufed In the air at
distance Of several blocks Some Of the animals
only burned the while the entras Of othsrs
al that remained Of them. 1t horrible
scene. The Of Of the persons burned to
death is James Keegsn, who had In the stables,
and went to rescue them. He was found with his
around the neck Of one Of them and knife beside him.
which he was probably using to cut the halter He
burned to . perfect cipder the head pletey
or and the rest OF the body piece Of charcoal His
knife identified. The other person, who
woman, and whose Lucinda Saudes. was
burned under extraordinary eircumsf snces She was
married, alleged TO be- married. to man named Ed
ward Gsipor aud it APPEARS that they did not live
happily together. He was against her" as the
neigh raid and denied that he married her.
though 'he produced the certificate. About 8 O'Clock
In the evening they were together In the house Of
person named Ly pch, milkmsn In 10th street. and
stated they gong to q boarding house Some Of
the psRbbors not much liking his character advised
her go with him They, he wever left together
and we're se-n by officer Isaac rrimble Of the 10TH
ward standing together at the Of 18th street
ard s,b avenue They wsnt down 10Th street towards
pscted they bad gone into the stables His suspicion
was justified for, In going in, be the above
there He replied he had a right TO be there. The
policeman asked him what he wanted with the
there and said he had better send her Of
place, a. be lths policemsn) would tell Mr.. johnson
GSinor denied there any woman there and ne did
not cares dIn Tor Johnson it appeared ne was
tbir the right TO be there to which he alluded. IL
in this stable the FIRE broke out, In about hour
after he to enter It, and he supposed to
have been consumed, perssn had him leave
1t, or about the place that night He was, however
by . policeman IT z3d street at O'Clock in the
morpibg and at o'clock he arrested suspicion
by the Officer Isssc Trimble He had looked after
bis wife tin then while he admitted he had taken her
into the stable He sais he had been asleep when he
akened by the hre and hr leaped down from the
loft and escaped The officer observing blood on the
back OF bis coat asked him how that there, tie
replied that II WAS coat he had found In the yard
when he lesped down This statement the policeman
rays he made to the Coronsr who held inquest dur
ing the forenoon yet Trimble net asked q Quss-
tioD and GaiDor discharged She Is said to have
cpe.r Tn. remains Of both bodies we're put in cot.
fins and inferred The verdict Of the jury that
the dsc,asrd by their death IN consequence Of
the stable bsiDg set re by incendisry. The IRE
men u-ua worked nobiy but from the circumstance
Of the stables being frame buildings their efforts
only partially successful. No doubt they prevented
the extension Of the dsvouring ment to other BALD
irgs Ab'ut l o'clock the two ranges Of stables aud
eli they contained heap Of ashes These build
ing. ~ ". have said belonged to MIR Brndora Jonn-
OF the late captain johnson. sea captain,
Who bee ame very wealthy by means Of these very s,a
bier which have been In existerc- foe psny years
Beng the OF the adjoining dtiiery. he let the
stables To- the milkmen around together with what Ia
the 81 rit extracted which the
blss IN pipes Upon this unwhoesom- milk the public
have been living aBd upon the isrh OF the impr
son,d there Once put In they never come out till
dead or dying, or until they ces'e To give milk and
then they are tcld 10 the butchers The collection OF
animals together Datu ally created nuisance
In that locslify, and several attempts made
have II indicted by the Grand Jury but we're always
ub-uecestfui chiefly because johnson bad purchased
the property immed ely around. Bat the property
Of other owners tor considerable dis'nnc. Is ruined
by the buisance any person may -. by ompsriug
that part aud the adjoining srrets vita
the .sst.rn portions OF the same There Ia
another OF .tabe- b.lonsins to tn. same owuer
that consumed aud to them the 'swill'i 1.
vy.d IN pipes sndsr the road rhis Is agigsntc ests
buid What has been burned, esps cially their
ti,p will cott bsgst.lic The poor OF the
the greatest sufferers and they could least az
ford IL.
ANOTHER PrRK
On Friday morning, q little after seven o'clock, Z
a FIRE broke oct ia the gsrrst cf the three story
house 80 stone street he ppper part ~ the building
otcupso by Michael ksns wAs completely destroyed /
With the effects 81 the poor family Who Inhabited It,
Que OF n. children Who had been i'll and sleeping
In The gHif.t rescued from tn. flames by her sick
mother With great difculty-th. shoulder and q
the ebid being severely burned and all the hair o her
head Two other children wer, also saved Had II
cured Va the night. they would have all perished -
There y no kboving how the Gre occurred, unless
tpefs fell from ~ IN. through the light
into the ,tra~ bsd. ON which tn. children lay
FIRE IN DIVISION STREET
Last ming, At half pact O'Clock fire occurred in
the building ct the Junction " Division aud Hester
streets and ~ ard ,~o three Of the frame houses
sdjoipibg were burned The hremen were quickly on
tn. spot and arrested the further progress Of the
flames.
cry Intelligence.