The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-03
Ciiy Intelligence.

DEsTRu GIVE CoNFLAGRAToN between and o'clock
yesterday morning, fire broke out in the fifth story
Of No. 10 Ferry street the curyiDg finishing shop
of the Elk story building occupied as hide and leather
establishment, by Nlessrs. w. O. Hoyt, which was
not Only destroyed, with . large proportion Of the
stock. but communicated to the adjoining building,
No. II, aud coIrer Of Jacob street, occupied by
James & George Brooks, alec as hide and leather
msnufsctory, which shared in the common ruin.
The IRE, which originated probably in some careless
connected with the stove used in the finishing
room sfcer ded rapidly TO the sixth attic story,
the zane time burning aopnwsrds 10 the fourth story
The Isers Ia wing caught the flames the fell in
with tremendous crash, In about hour after the
fire commenced and no doubt sased some of the sdjon
ing buildings The fire however, still ragged fercely and
the establi,hment OF Brooks on the corner, became
prey to the flames Strong approximations were
felt for the adjoining buildingp namely, the leather
warehouse Of A. J. Matison. in Ferry street
ard the store and mandatory ef Q similar
Mind, No Jacob street occupied by Thomas
Scott Son The latter fire in three
places, snd only saved at time by some boys
who the roof throwing buckets Of water upon
the parts gpited for the Croon water was fortunately
in the fifth story. Much also due to the vgilascs
Of the hremep who stationed in every stsry watch
ing the fret advances Of the enemy. When the fire
hose brought to the roof Of Mcssrs Scots estab
lishnent, and played upon the burning mass below With
great effect About halt past occck the fremen pulled
down The upper rsrt Of these buildings which had
luisry effect. 'avrg even, In damaged condition, the
stock that was beneath The fire tu.oudered till or
o'clock ard The hose was still p.ayrg upon the smoking
tim bers at ~ o'clock There stil two stories of
the range oftuildrgs standing and the third tally
They all however SO damaged that they must
down. except the granite story the ssme level
the street The entire buildings belong To Messrs.
Brooks, and cost for their erection STA 900; they
are fully covered by insurance. The stock anou
ed to about $4,000 Ia slso covered by insurance
Ike amount sa,ed cannot yet be ascsrtAined, hsr q
ge portion Of the stock Is under the bricks. The
stock q the MssIs hoyt Is valued at SIS 600 insu
rance SIC 500.
srrthlarrvr Observation-Disclosures, q gentleman
coming down town from the eastern side Of the city
took u tsst in a Tompkins square aud South Ferry
omnibus. When he got In there we're several persons
already seated in the bus and among them rsmsrk.
ably rspscisbl. looking geutsmsn, Of about fy who
proved bimfeh TO be the very soul u politness by
passing up sixpepoes aud passing ladies out Of the
vehicle as from time to time they were ready TO leave
At len 9Th the stage arrived At tn. cruer Of Broadway
ard Fulton street AID our friend vas about to leave
when the respectable gentlemaa OF hfy,n who Eat
nearest the driver kindy offered to pass up the shil
ling which his fellow passenger Was about 10 prefer
ntuairg Mt the zane time, that be about get
out himself Rising simultaneously thsy both got out
fisnd zach instant expecting that tbs elderly gen.
uhnan vou'S pr.nsf M, a. nSp nee shsog. As
az u sde the mot polite bow In the world accom-
psiyrgit viii the remark, " Sir, hav. taken TIE
hter'y,- good moirtre ana thus left As SION a. be
gore burst into loud laugh aud de-
ela,d 20 be the beet piece 81 email change
he ever ,pse,ed In fact. he considers himself to
be sv.n I'D ,xped oe ssiber by the operation r the
exhibition, b. rays wss worth round dollar and b.
Loot only sixpsnc. BY The operation.
Tnr t.T.n LfrsARr.-The workinen are nov EN-.
lo,sd IN Lafayette Place. digging the fosDd.tion
the tsicr Library and II IL calculated lt viii BE-
p'ettd In between tvo aud three years. u is t. be
40 feet In l.rsl by IS feet ~de s h-is from tue
level 81 the rest t. be- ~ feet 10 Is 20 hs but u
brown ttOb. and ,esrcsiy any wood enter into
It, couposi,i,n Iron will ceostifnt. principal an
novel '.aiurs In this structure The truss frames
por,ir N. roof will b. oonstrured II cast IRON uip.
Ia parallel form like tse iron bridges In France the
chect hsipg To combine lightnsss vi strength. rhs
library 1s which stii occupy the second door Of
tD'ldis will he 100 fe.t long by 90 ~ide fh-
frt m the q cut ell he BY ,Igis line 81 - italian
ma BILE steps TIE hr.t hoor viii con ala the lecture