The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-24
City InteJllpcnCe.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN FuLToN SrREEr.-At halcpast
O'Clock yesterday morning fire broke large
four-sory brick building No. Ill., the south
Of Fulton and Dutch streets The two upper storiee
Of liz and ia occupied by Robert Craigtead,
book and job printing Office the first and floor by E.
Walker book bndery, and by stiman and Montros.
clothing store When the fire first discovered the
blaze seen issuing from the windows OF the book.
bndery in the upper story. In consequence Of the i'm
quantity fconbustite matter the spread very
rapidly and was tot communicated to the printing Of
ice in the stories below and in shor. time the tire
building was enyeloped in enc vast sheet of fame.
great number Of fire companies early the spot
but their Efforts to check the progress of the de-
vouling element OF little avail ell the neighbor-
irg hydrants were nearly frozen up. This uutortu-
nate circumstance gave the ERE time to rake much
headway in its destructive It also tpreal
to The adjoining building on Fulton street. No. Ia,
occupied by u. Watkins as a boot ADD thos store
During this time several companies hal succeeded
but they seemed to have lie or no effect The roofs
aud the walls soon fen i with Tremendous csath ~
the fs IT tie vail on Dutch street. the opposite buid
lug sag confderably damaged The blaze truly tre-
meudoGs and mu6t heye been 1raat distance.
The Hmee great that they reached over to tbs
roofs a he houses the other pide Of Fulton street
and nothing saved tAem from catching fire kept tho
greaV qufniites OF now Oh he roofs The Whole build
iug Is completely Destroyed together with alai ali the
comforts in round numbers The total loss msy amount
TO S1oteo aud tie Insurance may reach 5oo9O As far
~ we could learn sGNngu aud Mcntroes who're whole
tU1s 20 cUu Us'o s1aa'aeu iebs OF ne&ry floouo,
u which eco i insured divided between the AtaG
Kings
nnIubl, and Broekiyn Fire ln.urance Companies. MIR.
II Watkins was the ony who succeeded in rescuiug
some q his property frs the flames. lie saved con-
adorable part OF his STOCK which insured Tor IS 900 in
mo North American tiro lusurance Company Iessrs
Crsgheed end Walter W. understand, also insured
&c The smoupt oi S22tC0 The loss of the fo.ner i
tnely covered bar that Of the latter il sid TO be
very heavy. The adjoining building, No lis Fulton
street, occupied by Nm Gale 4 Son = ailverWars
manuiociory vac considerably injArsa by IL. water
Tn isser,c-. Of no TO occupied ey dealer ia
kes and viios Tnga 9ne bakery Of nsrsrs Wilson
Co No. IL Dutch H., was slighly damesta by wser.
tro ng the file comp uits Wis worked VIII great
eJgy aud perseverance, Oh erytd Nos 5, q ID, r. -
20 and others. OF The police force who were present
The Chief IT Police. Captains Siivey Hopkins Brennan
TurnbacA Bradford, ecslhoA, and Leonard; Assistant
Cap aims SnodsIaGs Goodengw, and Ohancellcr with
pletoons OF men, VITO Ga grgGt sryice all the time.
otuFR FrEs Abodt l. o'clock. ThuFsdsy night. fire
broke out IN the Carpenter hcp OF MIR Eoyt No Is
Ludlow street Abe flames spread rapidly, and before
they could be subduod the huding occupied - car.
renters shop and the dwelling hcuse of 5g ioyt No
90 were entiley destroyed. The roof of the dw cling
house No ~. occupied by Lehman Campbell add Robert
Hamilton. cartmen was destroyed, and the three story
brick building No DO occupied by Richard Norris.
To $1,000, which, We understand is uly covered BY In
surance
About one o'clock, this morning, Gre w,s d,c4-
sen ny ioliceman Jackson in the slaughter house Of
mr hyce. No, li5 Essex street. 1t was how.ysr ex
premises. WV -' = '"o
RuS Away--AeoIpr~r.--Yesterd morning . cbiI1
about ten years Of age named sarsh Nje was run oye
Ia greenwich avenue, by horse attached to sleigh
e sefh uty injured shout the head. It appears tina
w morse was standing In mont If person doc
Nleh nc became frightened at rome passing Oh and
ran furioGbly down the The child was cros.jp
the street at the time unable to Get on. NJ tb
way she vos taken TO her home in Twelfth street