The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-12
The Fire In Montreal.


We give below, AZ correctly as we have been able
to make it, list of the occupiers and propretors of
the buildings which were destroyed by fire yestcr-
day, adding TO them the annual value taken from
official sources From this it appears that the rental
Of buildings destroyed amounted to 1915; and
taking il for granted that real property pays ten per
cent per annum, this gives total value Of nearly
eco Goo or $40. 600 The value of the land should
be deducted from the amount The property de-
stroyed within the buildings probably much in
excess ofthe value Of the buildings themselves for
this calamity has allCn upon al time when
every Merchant hac just completed his spring im-
portttious Ii is not "A. al easy to arrive it the
proxiinate amount Of this part Of The loss. But we
have gone in detail over the several commercial
establishments which have been wholly partially
burned, and we thiuk DO NOT over estimate The loss
when state il At .eIil,Go0. 10 what extent this
property Is insured. II Is quite inn OSsbie to say.
Many OF the sufferers insured to the full amount
but many more we hear Of, who either bear che en-
tire loss, or very large part Of 1t. 1t is
certain. however. that all the leading insurance
Offices must be heavy losers. far worse item
in the account is the loss of life which it is our
painful duty to record. Ii is certain that two young
CHILDREN have fallen sacrifice When the FIRE first
occurred at Mr.. Martins, these children were sur
priscd IN bed. One of them was aged only six
years, and was burned on The premises. The other,
thirteen years OF age, was seized by the flames and,
while her night clothes were blazing, jumped out OF
the window, and was severely bruised This child
taken into Mr.. Theodore Lyman's house in St
Helen street. Drs. d. q M'Callum, Wilson, Senior
but We regret to say. that notwithstanding their
unremttiDg attention and skill, the unfortunate lit
tie sufferer expired in the afternoon about three
o'clock, retaining, however, consciousness to the
last. Another fatal accident is reported to have
happened at Ogilvy, Wood & Co.'s. There the
building was supported iron pillars set upon
wooden blocks The blocks being speedily burned
through, the building fell down with dreadful
crash, heightened BY fearful shrek, which is said
to have been heard by the bystanders. Many per-
sons are said TO have been running in and out Of the
store al the time the downfall occurred. and or
more arc believed to have been overwhelmed in the
ruins.
There were several alarms in different parts Of the
city during the day, and danger was not ut an end
till twelve o'clock. No service took place in the
Roman Catholic parish church, which, as we ave
said was appropriated to the sick Of the Hotel Dieu
The police were very active throughout the day
and secured much property appropriated by others
than its owners
A PERILoUs RIDE Yesterday afternoon Miss
Mason, sister Of j. w Mason. of this CITY, was sit
ting IN buggy carriage near the burying ground
IN Cambridge street, gentleman who was with her
havtg temporarily left her when the horse sudden
~ started Miss Mason grasped the rens, and it is
supposed IN her haste pulled only, which caused
the horse to wheel round and start of toward Bos-
ten at full speed. Miss Mason cried ont for some
one TO stop the horse, and at length ATTEMPTED to
jump out; at the moment Of her leap some mart of
her dress caught in the carriage and suspended her
with her head resting on the axle between one Of
the fore wheels and the vehicle and her feet dang
ling noar the ground and at times dragging over
the surface. In this position she carried nearly
mile, the horse going at rapid rate. About
half way across the bridge, foot passenger jumped
over the railing, and managed to stop the horse.
Those who from distance witnessed the approach
oil the horse, supposed that buffalo robe was
banging from the chaise. II. II Dana, Esq. who
happened to be passing, rescued the lady from her
fearful position, but found il necessary to use knife
to eat the dress TO enable them to diseRgape her
Sbc was perfectly senseless; her shoes were gone,
her stockings worn of by contact with the ground.
and her feet bloody from liberation She was taken
to the residence Of her brother in Green street.
where Dr. Perry and Bartlett were called in. They
bruised; but after being with her of the night.
they LEFT her this morning iD a comfortable condi.
tion, with prospects II recovery. She states that
shc does not repembcr anything that occurred after
shc attempted 70 leap from The yehiclc.--B0sfoa
D0rd0 IlagSd1n