New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-31
DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATIONs.
Three Fires Saturday Morning - Twenty
Dwelling-H0uses, and several stables,
Factories, &C., &c, Acknowledgements
of Fifty Families rendered houseIess-A
Heroine.


One Of the most destructive CONGREGATIONS
with which our city has been visited occurred Saturday
nsrning near the corner Of Eighth and 5ycsmOrests
The fire broke out in Wills Carriage Shop and IL sup
posed 10 have been the work of an incendisry OF
eombrstbie nature was the material that the fire
spread rapidly and, aided by strong southern wind
the flames extended 10 some half dozen frame houses
mmedistely north Of the shop Never have we seen fire
spread 50 violently and with such devastating power as
on this occasion. Before the No Fire Compsny ar.
rived on the ground nine houses were enyeloDed In
daree and te occupants in their night dishabie were
rushing OF; OF their houses with their children 70 escape
being burned TO death Scarcely any Of their furniture
saved
aT the time the steam hre-enzine arrived on the
e.'-Lc, which was only sI nisEsss from the time the
am was given some fifteen houses wrspt in one
sst sheet OF name and the destruction Of the entire
block was expected The engine put six stream,
OF water on tie tire and under the direction of the Chief
Engineer OF the Fre Department and by the energy
0i Georgest 2s the Independent No. "a the IS a.
and Eagle tre Companies the FIRE was checked after
twenty dweinghouses and several stables and factor
les were destroyed, viz txo-story frame house on
sycamore owned BY the Pendleson heirs and occupied
oy ,"o families on the hOase there small insur.
ane- ne tensts os about half OF their furniture
aho eloo1ng. The next adjoining was frame house
owned by Mr. Callahan, teranted by Mr. Stewart n,
insurance.. The next was two-ssory brick house be.
.opss 70 ma Bowen, tenanted by three families par.
Italy Insured. On the corner of Eighth and sycam,re
awo,Hory frame. owned BY the same lady was con.
eumed partially insured; teu.nted by two fsrnilis.
adjoining on the east q small cottage owned by the
same lady one tenant The next was a tro-story
nAme eo.se belonging to Capt. Richards fully insur.
os sro Ine neu ~n twostory frame owned
ey ne renaleson hairs reinsurance occupied By four
49,. w Inc neU was small cottage, owned by
ho-es "es enc tenant; no insurance
On an alley running from Sycamore 70 xsn.s. two
relhns houses owned BY Mrs.. Green and occupied by
n,e Annes, were destroyed-no insurance ADJOINING
reIe sWo NO story houses owned BY q Mr. Turbin oc
supleo ~ iour ieniaes-no insurance The next wa
- ngo'e oeicn1nkt 20 James Carol occupied by
Two isniles-no insurance. The ne5t was frame two
- noS;e owned and occupied by Mr.. Dowen, color
soIsuAH insurance. The next was the old mill
snloing owned by the Pendletou heirs and oceuoiei
9! zen ianihes-no insurance The tenants lost
heariy all their clothing and furniture Near these
noeses were tour stables, al Of which were consumed
ne to,A Zoe. estimated al being not less than $1,000
10 sO9o The distress the confirmation RAJ occason
60 beyond description the poor aborers who iuh.b
us part f the cry being the chief sufferers
AsoTHER-ln about two hours after the
aoo'e are the Bedstssd Mandatory Of Kros,msn A.
hfostmsn' on Eighth beiween Main add sycrnores:..
sl,0co 70" ''1 e-o-'
ANOTHER DIs-ErcTvE FRE.-Yes:erday