The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-15
City Intelligence.
R,Rs-rRBEE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH AND
SEVERAL PEasoNS INJURED.

City Intelligence.
F,Rs-rgRgE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH AND
SEVERAL PEasoNs INJURED.
Yesterday morning, about half past seven O'Clock,
FIRE was discovered in the house No. 1s Morris street,
between West and Washington streets The buildipgis
three stories high the first floor being grocery and
liquor store, owned by Patrick Fzsimmons; the second
and third being occupied by large number Of poor
families. The fire It il supposed, originated either in
the second third story in which OF The building
The most people coDgrgated together In the first
moment OF the alarm and confusion several Of the in
mates jumped out OF the windows, and by falling upon
the icy walks, sustained and fat Al 10 ures
while by come circumstance or other three children
left in a back The third story, and
burned 10 death The two upper stories almost
completely destroyed by the fire. while tine like
wise suetaiped considerable damage frpe On the
spot First Assistant Captain Snoigras OF the
First ward with the teGond pls soon Assistant Captain
Second, Captain brennan Of the Sixth, and Captain
Hopkins Of the Third present together With their
men. who did great service st the time Among the ire
companies observed Nos 8 IL, lS 10 Il AMI Others
by whore strenuous exertions the devonrng element
was brought under. The OF the three chill
dren persisted in the amss aud whose bodies
,ubseorently found completely charred. and so DIS.
figured that It Win the utmost difficulty they
could Be recognized by their parents, follows
tour months; ana Bisn Ca5lsn, aged three yearssbe
two hrst being the dauahseIs OF Philip Heefy Toe
following the Of the persons who ip Ired
= Ms neery who lesped ont Of the windoT with a
child ia her arms, and both OF whom were very much
huyt She conveyed to the City Hospital. sarah
Crosby Jumped from The second story wintov and 1.
suppc'ed 10 rave fractured the spine She was brought
20 tn hcspts aid is not pecteG tc i've Cathlesn
sexton. fifty years OF are had both her legs ana
broke n, sent TO thu hospital. carrier
Crosby leaped from the aecond atcry window sod h1G
hia SPINE ruEen ana eluI fracurei fo vvas krn TO
the lospial ma IL raId TO BE- beyond II hopes -
cove,y. C'fnriins Tookey With Of his children fel
fom tie second floor to the irst epii tn. amss, bat
sustain ed no serious injury MRS looksy (wifo Cor
nslus while spra The window with her chG hsd
her hand severely Injured eAi rer We're saved,
but Dsideraby scorches TLe5e about all the asc
tnts that can b. safe relied On oshez. may nave
occurred. but as yet have not - the knowledge
Q: The police Is is remarkable tact hat an those Who
laaped cot ~ the front windows sustained lizzie
ipjuty. While all tho accidents occurred in OF
the building Those Who li fropt Of the house
generally caught before h t1g on ne ground md ia
this way Michael nglpin tvner Of Tie Cha Sres !oei
exactly opposite the street sssed Ire olcPin parsons
from beng hurt sirs Brown ani child Sara Brick,
praise csrnot he bestowed ueon him for his uia
duet Alderman Moore hsld Inquest tho bodies
o. thFse oecsesed ehidfen ana r.trfpea ytEict
that they came to heir death by accidental burning -
No ls Morris street.
SAP ACCIDENT Last evening, about G O'Clock young
uanl.d John jenkins, attending AZ tie OF
Frankfort aud Wiam streets, in attempting Il tx the
gas ION account q is rot burniTs) Uuscrewsd tn.
coupling the sergico pipe, and bcS unae .1airted
With the nature oi gar, held candle too uear. tie
consequence was his iace sadly burnt and his hair
AIKEN of clean If IL had been shaved leaving him
SEQ picture ne was conveyed toa nolgn6oMng drug
store By some friends ant afterwards fasea home This
ought to be lesson to others who do not understand
the nature OF gas eye alone and Send at 20
the Gas Company.
pEArH by Br,SG RrS o r. An irQls5l vas held
yesterday, at the City Hospital the hodycs Patrick
FybD aged eighteen years native Of Ireland who
accidentally run over hy horse AMI cart, the 18th
inst by which he received injury in the sna in.ss
tines causing his death yesterday 1T the hospital Ns-
diet according to the above facts.
Collision a.RLEY R.rro 40 About, two
o'clock yesterday orning, freight tram belonging 70
this read, loaded with large number OF cattle and
sheep, While motionless al Williams Brides,
into by dow II train belonging to the Harlem Railroad
So violent the collision that several head 0. cattle
end large number Of sheep Killed but none o. the
b. attached to either train were mi ;rsi soVen
Of the New Haven upset and set TIE to the
car, which was mostly consumed. Two Of the Harlem
c. "a pso much demaged The accident caused
b. the Harlem train neglectpg TO exhibit The proper
SIGNAL.
MEcu4Ncs' INSTITUTE The following unan-
mously elected officers the Mechanics Institute
Tuesdfy evening, Tor tee ensuing year Tor Pres
dent Ihones small; First Vice President. Eli ali =
purdy; Second Vice President, John T. Fisher; Third
Vice PRESIDENT George Steers; Corresponding Secretary
Charles H. Delavsn; Recording Secretary, John Ta:lis
cue; Treasurer, Edward Fellows Directors-Jacgs1n
e. schultz John Roach, Peter Grant, John y. Entl,
Thomss II Burras John Lowjen, Benson Losing, Jobn
T Fisher Samuel CLARK. Thomas podd, william Miller,
Tbcmas Little.
Last night, about II o'clock, fre Wa disco
verd In the premises 246 Front street., between Peck
Zip and Dover street. occupied by sherman sanford
svho!esale scsar Sad liquor store. u origin Cd
the second floor from stove, AMI tire IRE conn sniss
Icing promptly the sro it exiting ;'shei,
with Tut tritng damage.