The New York herald., 1851-12-28
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Christmas night two years ago--ths nis ht preceding
that extr, ,mey cold dayvss one Of the ssver~st FOR
yesrs IL blew hurricane from the north west, and
several vessels were loosed from their fsstenings The
water vas lev that the ferry dips perfectly dry
for several hour and Of shs Brooklyn boats that
morning The falling Of the thermometer to or Is
above ss1o thought nothing Of in other parts Of the
nop where u n, air Is dry and I s the regular p:r
nom two hrst that II is unusual; and secondly
that the air is damp from It's proximity to the salt water
ncult to force their way through the masses
Of ics In the ferry alps, and nequsptly they
through it, the frost increases much in int nsity the
ferry navigation v be completely obstructed and peo
pie viii hsve to pass over on the ice It fact ofthe
revolutionary that 0eorge Washington conveyed his
cannon on the Ice TO Staten Island What has happened
once may happen ssain-not that George Washington
may drive cannon over the Ice again but that the water
Of the bay may be frozen again that Il il possible for
any other man 10 do the same thing
EtrrSavE CosrLAeRATroS ~ rHE BowERy y-At quar-.
ter past six o'clock Friday morning Ore broke out In
the Bowery, just above the head OF Chatham square
The flames quickly communicated to the neishbhorinx
stores and from thence to chair factory In the rear
and before the nremen could reach the flames. they
extended rapidly to the adjoining buildings and to the
rear Of the house No. 10 Division street.
The following lhouses, with their contents wee ---
tirely destroyed The house No Bowery occupied by
Francis fackman tailor Samuel Brown lawyer; George
Gapin, house agent Ransom Smith, clocks; Samuel
shurnner, do, and Delsplst wriisy, painter No o.
John McMsnus hats. and WIN. James dsguerreotypes
No. III, Elizabeth Buher, furniture. No ~ A. ~
eomefvie, stoves a. & B. Beekman, harness whofe oss
about $4,000, insured for 5000 in the following Tn-
.ursnee c. mpanies --In the Etna and Hartford for
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stoves J. Lambert, carver chair store (name not
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teen nearly destroyed At this building the progress OF
The re was arrested By an alley way leading to livery
stable The roof Of the Mechanics Institute at the cor
ner Of Bowery aud Division, very much damaged,
but the valuable library and models fortunately
Me,s- Just 4 Pattison, on the 'arst door OF the
Mechanics Institute building, slightly ia.
mss.s In pivisen street, the following. houses
together with their contents destroyed s. oo-
cuped by Anthony Peters and Lazarus zorkorsi bar.
bers shop; No 10. b. Dsyy, ornamental hair; No Is
IL Elton CO. publishers. stock entirely destroyed no
insurance; No 20, julius Brsnct segar maker; No "a
J. X Barr, printer, Levi, Prime, crockery and Susan
Boyd millinery No 2e Christopher GOetx toys; No 2s
M. l.. Blankstein, jewelry; No 30, A. 4 NJ Herdman.
thread and needles; No 81 John wils.y confectIoner
end No. "a, store occupied by X. W. Seaman Co,
thousand dollars The fire prevented from extend
ing further in Division street The houses from no
houses @ the 70 ae .1S r.r rcms .es
by the great heat No IL caught 6re but vss soon a
tervnds extiDsushed The hrcmen we're most vigorous
In their efforts exsguish the flames and would have
prevented this serious disaster II had not been such
dincut matter to obtain water In the first instance,
owing TO the hydrsnts having been frozen The total
lose although vsriously stated may be estimsted at
S10occo This has been the greatest FIRE which has
CURED In city since the great Gre in John street
absut Eve months ago the loss By which amounted to
100000.
rpr IN LtDtow srREEr--A Won.x BURNHp TO DE.TH.
Friday night between 10 and ii oelock fatal affair oc
CURED st No. 10 Ludlow street Mira Palmer residing
in the second story Of the above premises sitting by
the stove waiting the return Of her when II sup
posed her clothing accidentally took FIRE and before
snce could be rendered the flames had sofa extended
her person TO her death almost immediately
Mr. Palmer the husband Of deceased was asleep In /
small room Cd the sitting room, and when the deceased
screamed out for hep he prans out Of bed and sndsa
vored 10 extneuish the flames and In 60 doing vas
the spot and extinguished the Ere without any
particular damage TO the building except by water Ths
have fallen aseep BY the stove which the
cause Of the fatal secidsnt. AID 0oseklin had a. Ia