The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-30
City Intelligence.

City Intelligence.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN MADISON srREEr-FIvE
BUILDINGS BURHED-TwO FIREMEN BADLY IN
JURED.
This most destructive fire. ored In morning and
evening editions Of yesterday originated in frame house
situated in the Of No. SO Roosevelt street Occupied
by Morris Gleason stable Although the alarm
mmedatey given by the officers Of the Fourth ward
and the fremen were quickly upon the ground the
flames had communicated to the large six story brick
building Nos % and 23s Madison street before the
ter could be brought to bear upon II with effect This
building was the property Of Daniel Buhler, and
cupied lower floor by Mr.. j. Brown a milk and but
ter store and by Mr.. Butler as grocery and liquor
store second floor by Mr. Buhler storage rooms third
and fourth floors, by Mr. John Brown bedstesd and
table manufactory and the fifth and sixth by Mr. Dewey
as q vanishing and polishing establishment. About
o'clock the interior Of the building entirely burned
out with its contents, and shortly after the four
walls fell In with tremendous crash The roof Of the ad
joining building, No l5 occupied on the first floor by
Miss Brown fancy store upper story by policeman
Gleason, of the Fourth ward was crushed in by the fall
ing of the walls The flames also communicated TO this
building but exipguished The furniture OF
the occupants damaged to the amount ofabout c0
No insurance. Two members of engine company No.
15 whilst calamity dischargipg their duty were
riously injured by the falling walls. One, named
Thomas Hay, was conveyed to the City Hospital the
other, name not ascertained was taken to his resi-
dence The adjoining buildings Nos IL. I9, and Il,
much injured By fire. and were deiuged with
water They occupied, first floor, by Mr.. John c.
Ridden rs butchers shop; Mr. Edward Morrssey, a
grocery store and by locksmth The buildings in the
Of Nos 80 and "a Roosevelt street. near to the org
nal Of the indignation also much injured
The sparks driven off with such force that they
municated fire to the Roman Catholic Church in james
street 1t not for the vigilance and energy Of the
fremen that edhce would have been much injured if
not totally destroyed The flames soon however,
extingushed in that quarter The greatest consterna-
and many families rushed precipitately from their
dwellings, leaving their all q prey to the flames.
In one the houses situated in the to where
the fire first broke out four children we're forgotten by
the people in their terror and consequent flight. Inc
smoudering walls were nearly caving in when they were
deserted Captain Brennan OF the Sixth ward by whose
noble and humane exerons they rescued. The Cap
tain, we are sorry to say, had his finger and ons
mated at s2 GEO. the greater part OF the loss falling upon
Mr. Brown. The building is insured but 1t is said that
his valuable stock was not The Captains OF the Se,ond
Third Fourth Fifth and Sixth wards. attended with
their respective commands The iremen were in great
numbers and exeIted themselves in their usual manner
The following correct estimate of the loss could
be obtained late hour last evening Building Nos %
and 23 Madison street owned by Mr. Butler loss about
81 GOO insured for So 600 in Astor Insurance Company
John Brown loss about So 000 insurance Mr. Buffers
loss about So O0o insurance Mr. Deweys loss about
So COO; insurance. Mr. Buffers loss stock SO in
premises, about So 0e0; no insurance. No. 81 John Q
Ridden loss about 5000 no insurance The damage to
the other buildings may be estimated at about $4,000
The WEArHER.-Yesterday morning dense, heavy
fog hung around the city and at daybresk the
appeared wet rain bad fallen, owing to its preva
lence The day came on exceedingly fine. The ther-
mometer at the HERALD building ranged at noon II de-
grees at p NJ, 701a degrees; at 2. 7O1a degrees
The night fine, and with an appearance Of settled
weather
THF THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER CLuB--R E ORGANIZATION
This most respectable Irish Club held special meeting
last evening at Hermitage Hail. of Houston and
Allen streets for the purpose Of organizing ths body
aud placing it upon broad and permanent basis The
Club formed in this city in 1913 but from the opera
tons of various it slumbered until the escape
the lusirous exile whose name it bears large number
gentlemen present at o'clock for the purpose OF
sescusitating it. MIR Thos Maher President called
to the Chair and Mr.. J. Walsh Recording Secretary
to the Club acted as Secretary to the meeting Messrs
non and John Flannelly had been appointed as Com
mittee TO prepare and frame constitution and by laws
with rules and regulations for the Club. Mr. Daily
chairman of that committee read the preamble and
lutions agreed upon and the Secretary read the by
Laws, which had been previously submitted. The main
objects proposed the forming Of all Irisbmen here
into Clubs uniting around this centre the uniting
Of isbmn at home to unite for the development OF the
of their naive land the encouragement Of
manufacture, and the establishment Of native trade
the members of the Clubs to give preference here
10 articles Of Irish manufacture before those of
England aud endeayor to break down what they term
IAN sccursed monopoly which tends to support bloated
srstocracy at the expense of their starving kiDirsd"
the avoidance Of s extreme political factions in this
country to be insisted upon. but true broad and in
teligible democratic principle instied Every eDdea
be used unmask what termed the systematic
lies Of the Tines and ether English papers upon the
Irish character and that journal gloats DER the
patraed Thousands who leave their native land in pow
tIty becoming consumers Of English goods here
be taken to dsappoint his cruel calculation and make
them Of the staple production of Ireland,
thus 'siabbjpg the trade monopoly OF England to the
heart The bylaws were adopted after some amend
ment. benefit will be derivable from the funds by
members after certain period in cases OF sickness
Provision is made for grand ball upon the ls OF jan
nary, TO be annual and Adkins band is engaged va
rety of business was transacted and the meeting od
jourped to Monday, November s.h.
TOrcmICHT Procession EIGHTH WARD-A
very imposing display of this description took place in
the Eighth ward, upon Wednesday evening The ct.
anxious to teiiy their personal regard for Assistant
Alderman Ring. ana TO show the confidence they had in
him municipal representative turned out i'll order to
give hearty expression TO their feelings The process
fup formed in street under the direction of Ger
Fhou Cohen ESQ grand marshal assisted by number of
aide large number Of banners with appropri ate mot
toes displayed as well as the names Of the different
candidates the National State City aud charter tickets
tmost OF which the names OF Alderman Ring and
John Greer The Ring Guards led the way, attended by
the ward brgsded with them They marched through
en- the principal streets Of the ward and returning
headquarters gave nine cheers for Alderman Ring and
III poiFed There good order and great enthusiasm
observed and displayed during the evening.
Mas FoUND DRowNED--SusPfcIoUs CIRCUMSTANCES
Coroner Ives held inquest yesterday morning at the
Bellevue Hospital upon the body Of unknown man,
which vas found floating in the water at James slip,
urou the afternoon Of Thursday 2sh Dstant The body
testimony went 10 show. that i found by ofler
q the Fourth ward who made 1t fast to the pier. The
principal wi'nets, DR.. Charles A Budd, made post
norton examination of the body found confusion
around the left eye there confusion Of the ecap
Upon removing the fcu cap found large cot of blood
under the dura mater the yertex the mennge Of
TIE train much congested there small quantity Of
bloody In the lateral yeptrcles the appearances
are probably due TO violence. but whether received
b.soTe after berg In the water am unable to say.
The jury rendered the follosng verdict -" That deceased
came 20 biz death by drowning under circumstances
unknown. The jury unable, to say whether the
njurios accidentally received by falling inflicted
b. person persons unknown This case Il very
suspicious, end would tend TO confirm q prevailing
opinion that all the bodies found in the rivers have not
bssn drowned accidentally The deceased appeared TO
h. lh.hmsn, Of about forty years Of age five feet
eight inches high With brown hair Oight and whiskers
upon The tidaA a bis face, under his chin. The
body drcffed in gray mixed sack coas corduroy
rapis checked shirt with red flannel one under,
ard bo6ts.
saaGF Collfsios-NsnRow EscPE.-About O'Clock
yesterday afternoon Of the Bowery and Grand street
stsEes driving Into Broadway at pretty quick pace.
Ia fsing ~ Bsrnums Museum, the driver wanted 10
turn down towards the south ferry, but his horses
unF hcruf the street the pole Ct the omnibus driven
osa the back u horse yoked 70 Broadway and