The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-31


Obstructive Fires IN Clneinnati.
Iron the Cincinnati Gazette, March 26.l
One u tie most AsstTuctive senAaGrstons with wi
our city has been visited, occurred Saturday morn
near tie corner Of Mghth and sycamore streets The
broke ont In villa carriage shop and IL 10 suppnse
have bssn the work Of an incendiary OF - mJHse
nature was the material that the Are spread rapi
immediately north Of the shop Nine houses were 9
loped in fames and the occupants, in their night i
bile, were rushing ont Of their houses with theis ,shi
furniture was saved. In nix minutes from the time
alarm was given, some fifteen houses were w1apt in
vast sheet Of fame, and the destruction e - sa
awelling houses and several stables and fAsesiss
destroyed, viz A two story frame house % Syssn
street, owned by the Pendlsten heirs, and eesnpisd
the tenants lost about half Of their furniture
BY Mr.. Callahan, tsnanssd BY NJ. stewart; no
ing to Mrs. Bowen tenanted BY three families; parti
insured. On the corner Of Eighth and Sycamore sire
two story frame house, owned BY the sane hdy.
consumed; partially insured tenantsd BY to "a
hes Adjoining on the cast was . small cottage ow
by the same lady; one tenant The next was 1--WE 81
frame house belonging to Capt Richards; fully iAsm
loss $780, The next was two story ffane house, ow
by the Psndleton heirs; No insurance. occupied By
families. The next was small cottage, .swssd - NJ
Wells enc tenant; no insurance On An alley running
Sycamore to Main street, two dwellings, owned by
Green, and occupied BY ave families were destxc4ed;
insurance Adjoining were two two-story houses, ow
By Mr.. Turbn, occupied by four familss-ns insural
The next was Q frame house belonging to James u
occupied by two families-no insurance. The n
frame two story house, owned and occupied BY
Bowel celored-smal insurance. the next was re
pied by eleven famiMes-n0 insurance The tenants
nearly AL their clothing and furniture. Near tn
houses were four stables 81 Of which were eonsu.
" burned Property on the opposite side Of the str
Eas considerably scorched, 90 intense was The he
ave 70 thirty thousand dollars. On Saturday the
ress the confagration had oceasoned is beyond aesc
cn-the poor laborers who inhabit this part Of the
In about two hours after the above re it was discove
that the bedstead mandatory Of Krostnan and Kro
man on Eighth, between Main and Sycamore stree
ments this large building enveloped in flames. .
hre was subdued a1ter the building and contents
destroyed Loss about IS eoo-insursd for sSsu4 81
The FIRE Ia supposed to have originated from . sps
which lodged in one Of the lower stories.
About three O'Clock ON Saturday morning, hre krd
out n stable on GsOrs. street between Elm and Ply
stable and part Of his dwelling house near BY,
stroyed. Loss about $200-insured. Supposed 10 hs
been set ON Are,
Yesterday morning. about O'Clock, . ire broke out
P. Hulls candy mandatory, on Main, near Column
street which, before 1t was aubdued proved equally
III in vsrs Of
third story, by what means our reporter eo'
not learn. Before any Of the fire companies ARR,
on the ground the heat hAd become 20 inter
and the fre had gained such Roadway that the aestr
ton Of the entire block appeared inevitable. when
fire was checked the following persons had suffered
about $4,000, insured for IS 600; r. "A. Little /
Wholesale liquor Dealers loss about a. oOO fully pve
by insurance Aub Block Frenkel, Wholesale el6thi
establishment loss about $23 00O insured for SIT 90
Abba Zeller druggist the corner, loss about IS OK
fully insured W. B. Smith Co, Wholesale dealers
books and stationery, loss principally BY water) abe
$15 insured The buildings occupied by an the abo,
except Smith l. Co.. were owned by Ambrose White,
Philadelphia His loss viii be $12 i65urt
One two houses adjoining, and in the rear were g
ly damaged
A family, consisting Of neither and four childse
residing in the third story of Krostmans factor
which Was burned down during Sunday morning. Fir
ing herself cut of from retreat In consequences Of
stories beneath being fire. the mother assembled
roof, carrying her children with her. Here, tying o
Of her babes to her shoulders she boldly eAped
alley six feet in width to the roof Of Anether buil1n
from whence leaving her burden, she returned, and
Ike manner carried in safety each Of the Other
The was witnessed by large concourse Of spectator
The mother in feeble health, AID nothing but m
ternal love could have carried her through trying
scene. We are unable to give her name, but, wheey
she may be- she Ia = true woman, and her devotion
serves to be remembered Her furniture was all d
stroyed.
As the steam fire engine was going down Main sire
to the fire, young man, named Henry Gervis jumped
to ride. One Of his feet caught in one Of the vince
and SO Narrow Is the space between the boiler and 4
wheel that his leg drawn In and sh0chngy mangle
far up the thigh that amputation
and the leg taken of shortly after the accident
accident was the result Of his own carelessness.