New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-30
TO MERRrAM's Model OF SAN FRAscIsco at

and FIRE bells tolled, &c, &c.
To MERRIAM's Model OF SAN FRANcIscO, at
the National Academy of Design is constructed upon
scale of % feet the inch, occupies space Of 500
square feet and appears be ingeniousy and correctly
done. The ground, buildings water and chipping are
coored in imitation Of nature By little aid from the
inauguration you stand upon the hills in the Of
San Francisco and look down upon the impromptu
City of the Golden Gatets bay shipping piers plaza,
street, public and private buildings and the evidences
Of the rapid improvement The represents about
two miles square of space including the city and hsr
Dor.
STEAMSHIP WAsHINGTON The Washington,
(seized by the u s. il will be recolected on a charge
Of smuggling) has been bonded in the Of $4,000
shepherd Knapp Esq, being the surety, and jusying
in the OF $4,000.
BIOGRAPHY OF DANIEL WEBsrER-A sea
sonable pamphlet has just been issued by Dewitt &
Davenport containing a sketch OF the life and publis
services Of the departed statesman.
DESTRUCTIVE FRE-Two FIREaEs H.
JuRED.-About o'clock Friday morning, fire broke
out a small building in the rear of No 80 Roosevelt
st., occupied by Morris Gleeson a stable. The fire.
on the ground but in consequence of
the inaccessible nature OF the building they
able to il from destruction. The flames commu
ncated the large Elk story brick building Noe % and
23l Madson-st, owned by Daniel BUTLER and occupied
the first heor by John Brown as q milk and butter
depot, and J Butler Il grocery and liquor store; sec
ond floor by Mr. Butler for storage third and fourth
floors by John Brown bedstcsd and table manufacturer
nth and sixth floors by Mr. w. Dewey varnsher and
pokher.
Owing 10 the great quantity OF light and combustible
material in this building the flames spread throughout
the premises with the astonishing rapdity and
soon dehed the united and energetic exertons OF the
gallant hremen. AT this time great CONSERVATION pre-
vailed In the vicinity, and many families fed in hs.e
rom their dwellings, leaving their property prey 70
the devouring element At 81 o'clock the front
and eide walls Of the large building fell in with ire
mendous crash, completely demoshing the root Of the
adjoining house No 25 occupied on the lower door by
Mise Brown as fancy store, upper part by Ohcer
Gleeson, Of the Fourth Ward Police This building
wac also eighty injured by fire and the furniture Of the
occupants materially injured by the water used 10 ex.
iinguishing the flames.
The buildings Noe 81 10 and II, occupied below by
John c. Ridden, butcher; Ed. Morissy, grocer, aud
Others; upper part by familes nearly destroyed
BY hre which communicated to them from the stable in
which the fire gnsted Several buildings in the rear
of Nos 81 and 81 Roosevelst occupied throughout by
number Of poor families, materially damaged by
ire and the property Of the occupants greatly injured
and destroyed by water
The loss Is follows Mr.. Buhers loss on building
in Msdisonst about $500 insured for g 90 in Astor
Insurance Company. Mr. john Brown climates his
Ices at 5000 no insurance. Butler loss from 81 800
TO 5000; no insurance; Mr. Buhler's lose stock
oil in srs11 oHx NJ
Deweys loss about 20 eco no insurance.
John Z. Ridden butcher, loss about 800 no in
surarce. Edward Mornssy, damage BY water abou,
$500
Mr. Gleeson, polcemsn-loss about 800 Miss
Brown, fancy store-damsge by water about 800
Damage to building No Is Madison-st about $500
Loss Of poor families in adjoining buildings about
$2,0CC-no insurance.
Two hremen, one named Thomas Hay other name
not ascertsined, attached 10 Engins Co ~ L. were
seriously injured by the falling OF wall Of buzz
ing No % while In the discharge Of their duty They
properly cared for by the ether member. Of their
company.