New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-13

3 mother Terrible Calamity.
SIN PERSONS KILLED.
several others Fatally Injured.

Ii is again our melancholy duty to record
another app aliug calamity involving the lires Of six
persons, who were Amos; instantly killed and many
| Others who are injured in such dreadfuly manner
tina. they cannot possibly survive, which occurred
last evening al 81 O'Clock, al the Emgrani Boarding.
House, No l4O Centre-st, under The care Of one
| James 0'Csllshan.
The facts ofthe case, as nearly could be sscer-
tanned BY our reporter at late hour last night,
AZ follows Il appears that a. d o'clock las. even
iug Al alarm Of FIRE was sounded IN the Fifth Dis
trlc, which Vas heard By An old woman IN the 9Th
and upper story OF the premises above named which
at the time contained nearly I'VE hundred persons,
most Of whom had retired for the night. No sooner
had the woman ABOVE referred 10 raised the cry Of
fire. which she said Was IN the building, than the
whole multitude were horror struck, reused from
their beds and rushed toT the stars 70 escape
into he street.
The scene az this time, as described oy some Of
those who witnessed 1t, was truly awfll. the
head Of each pair Of stairs the frantic emgranIs ap
peared and Ia their haste 10 escape, were precp.-
lated 70 the bottom, and such numbers piled o.
top Of each other, iha. persons. three Of whom
are named, John Glennaa, John william Dalton. a
boy abou, 10 years Of age, AMI Mary Murphy, we're
sufccaied The names OF the other three persons
who lost then lives N the same manner, could not
De ascertsined as hey az - o'clock last night had
10. been recognized
SERGEANT DOwlIng ofthe KIN Ward Police, Sss The
frsi nan u lie scene O death and suGeriny WHICH
is only bort distance from The Station Mouse. he
iumeda'ely .n.orIned Cap,. Brennan, Who dis
la,lhed rs whole reserve force % the place, and
mad the dead and dying removed 70 the station
House, which - Is turned INTO Hospital and beds
having been spread OF the fooI .of the aceommOia-
uon Of ihs injured parties, VINO were sooa attended
~ several medical gentlemen. who on hearing y
the calamity, kindly Tolunteers- saeir Services AID
TeaceIe1 all .he assistance Ii their power.
TIC following named persons Mo are badly m
luIed, were conveyed 20 the New YORK Hospits ~
Tie sixth Ward Police John Hawk, leg aud arm
broken Eliza Savage shoulder dislocated Lucy
Gushing and Bridget H0ughl0n. severely ia aro3 m
teIlslly William Waelsn, shoulder d.socaset
John Esg4n, CaihariHe sweeHy, and woman
whose name IS unknown, whose arm vas broken.
Several Of those n the Hospital i. thought can.
net possibly recover from their wounds The scene
presented q: the Hospital, and also a, the station
House, agoniziAg N the extreme. there being a.
both places fathers mothers, brothers, AMI SISTERS
oeNalng. Il the most uscoEIolable agony, The l08.
| AID injaIy u relatives.
TIE house IL which this awful event occurred 4,
nearly rev. and ss1 only been used for el4isr--
| l0cg house about Ten days Its construction, -
far as TIE stars are coIcefned which are more thar
usually :teep ard very harrow, seems % have beer
badly planned. The SIKH ward Police sene.allJ
are deserving Of much credit 70. the promp.ness Al.
energy WITH which they acted on the occasion tn,
dead bodies stl remain al the Police Station yher,
Sn4nguest an = held on them to-day.