The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-14
NEWS BY TIL Z n A IL 8.
The FATAL FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Recovery and Recognition Of Three Bodies.
Several Persons Severely Injured.
DEsCRRrlOH OF tue AWFUL SCENE,
&c., &c., Sc.
CFrn the Pr il.del phia Sun, Nov IS ]

(RrCm the Pr ilsdephia Sun, NOV ~
About O'Clock last evening" the large stone buldnS
located n the OF Hamilton ana Nixon
atreets in the vicinity Of Paramount was discovered 70
BE- on are The destructive element spread with fright
full rspid,tv and in time the entire building pre-
ssnted macs OF roaming flames that appalled, the resi-
dent of the vicinity fh building was abe 100 feet in
engrh by SO ia width four stories in height. AT
the TIM the first dsc vered there was not less
than one hundred persons employed within its walls
They we're mostly and girls 1t is feared that
Der Of fret su Gated and their bodies thus
fel an easy prey 70 the aames
The people palled all OF them running to
aid in The widest ps ends syorns 10 relsve the
terrified inmates OF the doomed edidce The fire first
broke In the south CT the nd story the
stairway and thus at he very commencement, the
treat OF those in the upper stories entirely cut OF
and numbers Of them GV>Gs themselves OF those aper
lures leaPed into ia. street Several OF them
caught by the speotst Of the horrying and
borne away apPAreny hfeless Others were less for.u
nate, and were badly I'M lrrd
One man, named john Browning who employed
on the fourth story sped from the window and broke
both Of his legs and boih arms. lie Immediately
picked Up and carried home Another named
William McCoornos Afro .prang from the third story
window and broke Of ms legs. He borne away
by dremen and citizens rhe most horrible part of the
affair is that two dead bodes were dragged from the
burning building man snd young woman The man
Is supposed TO be Edward Grossly. Epgiishman by
birth who has left wife and irfant The other body Is
supposed to be that of IS Mary Ann Browning, the
daughter OF Mr. b. who fractured his limbs by sprnspg
from the window
A girl named Emily williamson aged 10 years vas
missing to hall ps nine o'clock last evening when
last she OF the stories Of the build
ing In there eleven boys ano grls AT Work
In the third story ard Du Ct them had been found
Gp to tie hour above nrntioned The most painful sp-
prehelsons by the reatives and friends
Of tn employees II bill hmeDt 20 the time
left heart reBdug soul-sickening The dead
bodies Of The aud en- were taken TO the office of
Alderman Thorn sy; but they 20 horribly burnt,
that IL really IN posi- ae to recognize them.
We saw the hsl;dstractsd Mrs. Grossly there, weep
ing moaning the charred remains Of her sup
posed husband; whilst the cries and sobs Of an aged
aunt fell in mournful accents our ears as she behsd
the hlsckened corpse Of Der supposed niece
The greatest excitement prevailed among the people,
and horrible stsrie freely circulated but many of
them Of coald not be relied Half frantic
fathers and mothers could be vsDly searching for
their children nothing out ruin the side, and
tAl ana uish on the other, could be observed
During the when the excitement incident to such
an occasion was raging At II, highest pitch four boys
escaped from the -four IN story window by sliding down
rope One Of the little fellows had the skfn and Aesh
stripped from his hand In consequence OF letting him
self down II rope swiftly One Of the little boys in
formed last Mary Ann Browning and her
father in the story and that the girl rushed
dovn stairs and it is probable her body found
at the foot thereof The father from the window
The building was ow ned by James p Bruner and
worth D. rhaps eight or ten thousand delas We learn
that he had Insurance Of 50 900 on IL He occupied
the fourth and upper or half story and had on hand
large amount Of valuable machinery and stock. We
Dfo med that he had an insurance Of 5000 on the
machinery
Lewis mschinsts, who had been there but sh ort time
The second story was occupied by James and David
Doney carders and yarn spinners They were insured
to the amount OF SIS COO informed
The third story was In the occupancy OF Bernard
McNutt who bad number Of vsuabae Icons in success
M operation for the purpose fancy weaving in cotton
and wool His proper was valued At So 00t, which
be bad an insurance d stoto
The drying hou-- in the southern end Of the build
ing and II here where the Ere IL supposed to have
nrst eng mated The engine house is story single
pitched roof building 20 against the main building aud
II lie than likely that the heat Of the boiler
nAted to conbus ihls in the drying house This
latter pace occupied b, William Wilson who is also
sls ht sufferer in the loss Of material The fire
tinued TO burn until O'Clock at which time there
VA nothing left Of the building but the four bare walls
Tbs FIRE plugs in the vicinity, though Paramount,
rather bat httle water, comparatively
sptAkng used upon tn. oecssOa The whole loss s
estimated at from $50 20 TO $50 90
P.s-Tbe Dc ad bodies have been identified One l.
that OF Edward Crt, and the other that OF Mary Ann
Browning vbo Recognized by her teeth W. learn
ahat q man arr-s.sd by the Marshals police o.
Northern Liberties the suspicion q having set IRE e
the building