New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-19
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Another Destructive Fare az Buifalo-Loss OF
Life.
BUFFALO, Jan. Is. 1852.
About O'Clock this moraing fire broke out IN the
saloon kept BY DAVID Dix, in the basement of the
building on the corner OF Main and Esgie-sts. The
FIRE speedily communicated with the drug store oil
p. G. yought & Co in which large quantities Of
combustlbie matter was kept. and spread with fear
full rapid,y to two adjoining buildings on Main-st
and TO the adjoining dwer g-house on Easie-st an
OF which were entirely Consumed oeioie '"e "a'''
could be subdued
The buildings on Main.st we're occupied, on the
ground floor by p. G.. YOught & co druggists Miss
Young mililLer and Elias w Palmer, grocer
The upper stores were Occupieu Oy lawyers hi'-
liners, &c.
occupied BY Aaron Bean Daguerrean artist
Owing 70 the rapid spread OF The flames, OUT lltte
property was saved, and the loss VIII reach S2)eD1
OF $50 600.
The most melancholy par ofthe cllamily remains
to be told At the time the FIRE 0TOse ont. NJ. b 20
vas sitting up, IN upper amber, WITH the corpse
OF his child He is Supposed 10 nave iAIch asleep,
and rapid were the flames, that ne " IS smDtaefcl
10 death before assistance could be rendered hln.
His wife and daughter, who "e.e Ia another ch4m'
Der, were rescued, un INJURED
Within half an hour amer re discovery or tie FIRE.
and while large crowd o. spectators were in iho
street, portion Of the ~a'ls 81 The burning build
iBgs fell outward, buying several persons underline
runs. Only one person, az yet, IS known 10 have
been fatally injured.
Mr Archibald VI e. Snlih, sgent OF the Hartford
Insurance Company, hal MS saul fractuIed, an
fingered, insenslbe. tai O'clBck \ NJ, "hei ne
died. BY the death Of Mr. Smith, the CITY loses \
most active and useful citizen. lie caves "le
and SIX .oren.
4 Dutchman, name Unkr Own, was also seriously
injured, and several others we're more or less hurt
IL IL not yet positively snOwn but that others are
buried under the fallen walls
Examination OF Observation-Disclosures 70
Defraud Insurance Companies-Fatai Acct
BosrOS, Jan. Is 1852.
William Boynton, lumber dealer, G. A. Kicker,
Reuben l., Garlick and Shadrack Dickson, house
wrishts the parties arrested few days since for
setting FIRE 10 several Unfinished houses IA Appe,0n-
place, ROxbuIy, about three weeks ago, were eK-
amlned on Saturday afternoon.
Boynton was the principal Contractor ana we
other parties were suD-conTactors for erectng tae
buildings Gariick turned states evidence and con
fessed that he fred six Of The buildings ana states
that Dickson set FIRE 10 six more. lie also states
that their object was 70 c5.aln Tho insurance tue
policies being held BY the contractors. The amount
of insurance was about $50 900.
All the parties concerned IN his unfortunate al
fair have hitherto been deemed honest. The exam
nation Will be resumed on Monday.
Mr.. James HsTggerth, OF Bradford, VI, WINE en-
gagged In clearing away the ice IN the fume OF Laws
paper mill was precpi IN the water and
drowned. Three other persons VINO were with him
miraculously escaped.