The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-03
CITY Intelligence,

Eufpptt OF witnessing sew OK celebration the
ith OF July One was Engine Southwark, having Nth
them their magnificent engine, and the other Hose
company Humane, having very beautiful hose cart.
! They we're accompanied by two bands. aud marched
through the city in their uniform glazed hats blue
capes and red shirts They fine looking set OF
men. The engine of Southwark is at the house of
Protector % aud the hose Of Humane at the of
| ~ We observed some members Of % with them who
hsd just come from duty at the fire in Maiden Lane
The head quarters Of the Philadelphia men, under
! stand, is Tammany Hall
! GREAr FmE IN MAIDEN LAsr.-Yesteriay morning at
o'clock, great IRE broke out in the drug Of
Olcott McKerson 127 Maiden Lane Water street
which destroyed that building and half the adjoining
one NO 10, another wholesale drug and flint glass
store occupied by Andrew Ross, aud cooper shop at
the rear, the fire having burned through to Fletcher
street The building l23, occupied 10y Mr.. Dart
| dry goods store, was much injured by water. The
progress of the flames rapid and the of
/ the materials ombustibe-turpe milne, sulphur
and other chemcas-that the building in which the
| hre commenced was quickly destroyed. The hremen
worked like heroes but to little purpose far that
store and its contents concerned They succeed
ed, however, in arresting the onward of the
flames as regards the adjoining buildings; the three
upper stories OF h being Quilted and the next below be-
Ing considerably damaged, and the whole building and
all that it contained being injured by water.
cooper shop, in the rear was also destroyed From
the camness OF the morning and the nature of the
fuel which fed the flames, the smoke exceedingly
black and dense, insomueh that person the fire
could scarcely see yard before him. The smell
horrible, and there was quite suhocatng feeling in
breathing the pbere with the vapors
/ Of the chemicals Such was the difficulty of extin-
gushing the turpentine that pair of hose kept
playing upon it al the day: and though the cellar was
filled with water volumes of thick. dark smoke issued
from il AT clock in the afternoon When the con-
hagration was at IT, height in the morning it was mag
nincently grand The loss of Messrs. Olcott McKer-
is estimated at about S52 COO They are insured
in various ocos for SAL 600 The loss of Ross about
half the sum. bat considerably more than he is in
sured. Both buildings were six stories high.
THs fRH on FAcToRv-FuRrHEs PARricu-
LAps At o'clock yesterday morning. the inhabitants
OF Brooklyn were reused from their slumbers by an
alarm OF 6rothe City Hall and all the district bells
another great conagration had broken out but II was
finally ascerained that the Are had broken out afresh
at the oil factory. As We stated ia account OF the
FIRE, the tremen went away about half past FIVE o'clock
in the evening leaving the fire TO burn out, as they
could do no further service, Late in the evening the
scene OF the fire was visited by great numbers and
some members Of the FIRE companies, who wore
under the influence Of drink and came down
to the remains Of the fire. amused the
spectators by sundry fights During the night |
the FIRE continued to burn from the surface Of the
ground in several spots amidst the dozen cbimneys
which stood up naked and groups of men who roved
backward ard forward. The scene picturesque, !
aud reminded one Of the re-worshippers in the ruins
OF some ancient temple OF the sun reminding tho
tinguisLed fires. Every one wondered how the fire /
lasted "a long and whee was the fuel that supplied
the flames as they appeared to issue from the ground
and everything appeared 10 be burned up But the |
mystery was explained by the fact that the oil watts
sunk in the groGpd and the flames issued from
them. Between ard O'Clock in the morning. n
strong breeze began TO blow, and the flames burst out
in such magnitude that the alarm bells rang, and u
tneuished The flames II o'clock oniy 100 eask, of
oil saved. nth about $40 An huadr cd casks
had scea oia Gov * 500 and were TO have been deli.
taken in n few days previously. From $50 to 800
cords If hre1ood were for tse most part saved The
insurance was effected in the Ohio. Tennessee. and
New Jersey Companies. The firm is Robins, Langdon,
Co Of 1873 Water street, New York. BY Of |
this fire. nearly 200 hands are put out Of employment
The establishment however will be speedily rebuilt
a larger scale Suspicion has fallen upon y workman
who had been attending masons and was sent away
that day for being drunk lie STILL however kept about
the place and was seen few minutes before the fire,
standing quite close to the spot WIRE 1t originated and
just az II broke out he going from the \
factory. There fire than sixteen feet 70
the tub Of oil which first ignitcd AMI it well
Ipaxt hat vrfIl vft .saila k.s
or iron may be thrown into IL without effect. aHdit is
singular fact there tubs Of the oil uader all the
FIRE aud did not ignite at all though they boil
ing with heat Itis only flame or blaze tina. will
oil IRE The in charge OF the still close to the
oil tub had only gone into an adjoining room and re-
turned when no a blaze and fellow workman
who was within two OF three feet OF it had observed
roof and the wind bling from the river spread rapid
ly. wrt-r has no effect in extinguishing burning oil.
On the contrary it only adds hercencss TO the flames
curious incident occurred during the Gre otthe
workmen f.n into vat OF eoi.oi which from his OK.
citcmentShe believed was boiling, lie immediately |
threw bimfe, into the river and was rescued from
drowning with some difficulty
Fms AID hLABMs.--Thrre was alarm OF IRE at !
hafrat 10 o'clock last night caused by the bursting
Of spirit gas lamp At - Essex street The damage !
out at 2o5 Division street which was sxtinguished
with but mall damage At half past seven oelock
evening, fire was discovered at Gil Centre street |
which was also estingushed without any considerable
damage TO tie inmates.
FouRrn or JpLr.-for cxcurson boats on the fourth \
the reader l. referred 90 our advertising columns
Preparations being made ia the Park the
works. The sons Of Temperance celebrate tho fourth
At Dover Plains
AcTIoS AeAr-,r rur CoRron,rtoI-Nr. Holt. soap I
boiler formerly of liammersley street now Of - Jane
has mmencei suit against the Corporation for \
stopping his soap boiling establishment last summer i
during the cholera a. nuisance; the resident phys-
clan. br Geer. seeing afterwards declared IL was
not nuisance. aud the Beard Of Health themselves
rcs-udcd their own resolutions. and permitted Mr. \
olt TO with his soap boiling lie lost. however,
~ ~ sSs Of Ill., page hns a
queuce e the opinion prevailing in the neighborhcod
through the action OF The Board Of Health that soap
boiling establishments are unhealthy. which Is the
very reverse Of experience.
Nrw Btu piSc.- Ex-Aidcrman Ingersoll is now /
gage IN erecting new store IN soath 'sre.t TIE
fact deer It viii be six stories high. and expressly
adapted 60 the purposes Of beat building Mr inger,
soils establishr L. understand the largest "a
the hird on the hmt rican coninent-pcrhaps In the
world. The very prestige Of hts name IS boat
builders are Messrs wooiey Hughes aud Gin. |
man and hitney. We have been on the spot and
extnincd the building In progress and 10 promises TO |
be the finest boat building establishment known
Tur BErr,ss.-Tbe Phoenix Association No BE.
reans passed the H-oId ofhce yesterday With their
banners aud other insignia, and band OF music
MOVEMENT rtis Ccsron Hoysr.-Mr Herrick, one l
ofthe editors ard proprieors Q: the Sunday .fe'
removed from the position Of ~eisher in the Custom
House on the fret of the present month Mr. III wac |
appointed usd,r the administration Of John Tyler.
ku.scHoI, suIcipr WIN pfstot.-Yesterday
tbirtyDine wears Of age by the name oiIhip Bot.
native of Germany, residing In Leonard street, New
York. committed suicide at Hobosen. near the sybis
Cavo. by shooting himself with pistol The cause
JEALOUSY. as appeared from letter in his pocket,
written in German and interpreted by his brother be.
fore the Coroner The bullet entered the abdomen.
and. passing through the lower part Of the heart,
lodged In the spine whence It was extracted By Dr.
Elder in the post morie.a examination At one clock
In the afternoon, he told his brother that he in
trouble and wanted TO 10 Iioboken to get his head
desbe b.rreed and one Of the barrels only was dis.
charged the cap Of the other having exploded without
dscbsrgng u so that he had attempted to ERE both
barrels He lived for thrre-ruartere n hour AZ