The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-29
city Intelligence.


THE WrArnrE very fine during yesterday, Afford
ing opportunity for much hcelthul recreation There
moneter at the HsaAID BUILDING ranged At noon 40 ].
degrees, at P. H. 30 degrees, at p. NJ. - degrees
Night calm and Gne.
ALARMING Frxr ~ WASHINGTON 5rRrxr AT halfpsst
three o'clock yesterday afternoon very extensive rs
attended with serious loss broke out in tho house No.
2S3 Washington street This buidins situated next
from It's brick front Washington street. with frame side
wall to the rear terminating IN the ano known Pig
which crowd Of wooden ous houses exsssd The house
No. 2S3 Washington rect occupied by Mr. Erastus
Titus and ueed by him cracker and navy bread and
biscuit bakery having exCensivs machinery and sppA
letus In the bhement and large retail sore upon the
ground floor The re IL supposed to have originated in
the basement engine ROOM bat whom fcst noticed Il
seemed to arise the second story Upon the alarm
being given, strong force Of remen arrived upon the
ground and after extraofdsary sxerton saceesded in
fspressDg the flames for time However the devouring
element crept slowly from floor 70 door until II reached
the fourth story and burst out with great violence
After about half hour the roof fell In with Q great
crash the burning brands falling to the ground floor ana
carrying the boards and the under stories With
OF the fnrnitue destroyed The efforts sf the fire.
men were directed preserve tho surrounding buildings
from the fire. in which they most happily succeeded
OF ehe most alarming conasgration would have en-
sued The extensive carpenter shop Of Mesus Monroe
Ferguson, No 176 Chambers street was at one time In
house in Pig alley All So ns.ss ana tools ssS 70 g
put into the stset at great Inconvenience and loss
deluge Of water was kept up upon this house by the fire.
4.
Washington and 1872 Chambers sreet-was also threat
ened, - 1t was connected With the flaming ruin by
wooden partition In front Tho provision warehouse Of
~ u r. Brungcs No 2Si Washiogton street, and the
Wholesale drug warehouse Of Etenezer Cook Co., No.
Ue washington street wore also endangered An unin-
terrupted stream OF water thrown all around them
by the hose and engine companies whilst the hook and
ladder companies tore down tho side walls Of tho building,
ss well o. part Of the front and thus succeeded In
tngushng The nre The loss OF Mr.. Titus Is estimated
at from 81. 0o0 to $1,000 We have heard that the
premises were insured,
THE On BsEwsav-Fsvx Ps~rs The ladies' Of the
Home Mission Benevolent society intend to hight up ali
the lanes alloys and passage OF this building th
evening" In order TO afford ths people opportunity Of
visiting and Inspecting It, previous to M anal deetruo
ton The lights win be continued for two or three even
ipgs and citizens safely see that hears
Of crime and receptacle Of criminals previous 70 It's be-
Ing swept away
Another DEarn ysoM ISrrarrsArcr -Coronsr IVA
held sn Inquest yesterday Sunday) at No. 102 Cherrv
sues., upon the body Of man who begged there for
day ne was unable to move and died at two oe,oet yea
t@dy morning Testimony was given Of his intemnsynts
habits and Dr lidde Described the morbid sppearnnos
inc body fhs jury returned verdict Of death nom
intempeNncs want, and exposure
irrArI AnAsDosmrsr.-A male infant, Of about week
oosr Smith, Th ward, 81 No AL Greenwich strcst II
was taken mp and examined and II became quite
that IN effort had been made TO strangie &C.
6ERIous srnEEr ACCIDENT saturday evening, . man
named james Halleran accidentally slipped upon the
sid: walk IN Forty first street and Eighth avenue BY
BlaksmAn, Of the Nineteenth ward took AIN TO 4 dru~
store, and had him attended TO-
SUDDEN DEArH.--A man named Robert Wilson who rs-
Gently arrived In this city from North Carolina died vsrv
suddenly at the residence Of his brother No 22 eeyenk
avenue on Saturday night. Tho Coroner was notiAsd