New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-09
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

The FIRE-It is calculated that the whole loss
by the fire of Sunday will be somewhere near
$500 900 the amount of Insurance, about $500, 900
aetna loss $4,000. In the storehouse where the
fire first broke out was great quantity of valuable
property. In the garrett loft were $50 bales oi
hemp the floors below were filed with 200 hogs
heads Of sugar and molasses, 1000 bags of fax
seed 100 bales Of goat skins 100 tuns lgnum vis1,
$4,000 bushels of corn, 7s bales Of gunny cloth, 700
bushels of salt $50 barrels Of -four, 300 tuns of log
wood, 200 sacks of salt 500 bags and 200 kegs OF
satpetre. The whole Of the contents and the store,
were completely destroyed The goods on storage
were estimated to be worth about $4,000. list
of assurances has been made out which much more
than covers the loss-probably considerable pro-
perry had been removed since the insurances were
effected. The list is as follows
Etps, Hartford. $500, Ana New York. $1,000; Al.
bHpy, Abspy S5woi Albany Mutual, Albany ShoOi
Amtrc,n, PhilseelphlA sleOcc; augusta AasInS Ga
tsge, do $40 OOO East River do, 5000 Firenels' DO,
sl6oo; Rnernens', Albany, 500; FrsaSln, e3sion;
muiusl, New YORK $1,000; Howard DO $1,000; Jeasr.
son, dc. $1,000; Kncterboeker, DO SlooOo Aaahalsa,
30, $4,000; National do s0Coo; New.YOTk. DO, g0Og;
Equitable. Do $4,000 North America DO $1,000; UsiOa
NuiuA DO $40 600; United States, do, $1,000 Lexington
LeAiI RtCn, M. SNtO. Mefclzn4 buHaD 800.
Nsnots Boston OCt0; NOr~ cb Norwich. Conn S. COO
The Long Island Insurance Company he'd jlOto on the
buildipgs
A number Of dwellings on the flights were on
Gre at different times among them those Of Mr.
Carter and Of the late Mr.. Lewis on Columbia st.
and one at the corner of Pineapple and Willow
ats. Many houses were visited by fiery showers
upon their roofs and, was only by constant watch.
fitness that the coRhagraton was prevented from
visiting the center Of the city.
The progress Of the flames was checked by
Tbompson's fine store on the south and Trappels
warehouse on the NORTH both of which resisted the
most terrible heat.
Anumber ofvessels lying at the various wharves
were in the most imminent danger, and three or
four were really on FIRE but they were toxed
away from their dangerous position by one of the
Fulton Ferry boats. The ship John g. Cos;er was
fred considerably en- one side; a briggs stern was
somewhat burned, and an open lighter was very
nearly destroyed.
Eighteen buildings, including the storage sheds
were Consumed There is hot fire in the ruins VET,
PROBABLE MURDER-The BODY Of lame. Will
whOresided with his brother, Davii Wild. At Fish.
erman's Hall, near the Penny Bridse, was found
on Sunday, in the water near that place. There
was ffightful gssb, as if done BY sharp asd
heavy instrument on the left side of his face. the
cheek being nearly gone. and ais wrists were much
bruised. From the wounds and other circum.
stances suspicious are entertained that be was
murdered.
WRIKLY REPORT OF Deaths and lntermeots in
the city Of Brooklyn for the week ending July g.
Dise0Ns.-Bronchitis I, Casualties I, Consamp-
tioR 3, Convulsons Q, Cholera MOrbGs !, Congestion
Of Lungs 2, Dropsy ?. Dropsy 10 the Chest 2, Epi-
lepsy /, Inflammation Of Brain l. Inflammation Of
Bowels ., Killed accidental l, Malformation ;, Old
Age !. Unknown 2.
Males 10, Females II, Adults l6, Children IL
Total %. lnterments in Greenwood ana other
Brooklyn grounds, from NeE.YOrk aud other
places, &c.