New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-16
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

FIRE AID AccIDEST.-About 10 o'clock on Sunday
morning fire broke out in blacksmith shop owned by
Adrew Mskey and occupied by John Ttin adjoining the
iron foundry Of MIR. John w. Lester on Pearlst
Plymouth The flames spread rapidly, and soon com nun
Gated with the foundry thence to the house the
occupied by Mrs Jeers Charles Harkens and other FAINT
hes and next 10 frame building on Plymouth owned by
Robert Craig, and 20 the adjoining house occupied by
DAME, Stray and others With the exception Of the latter
the buildings all burned down involving aggregate
los. of between 900 and $50 600 The buildings of
wood and consequently burned with great rapidly They
mostly insured to their full value although the firu
ture il with one or tring exceptions otslOs the
number Of families turned out Of their homes about
The loss sustained by Mr. Lester amounts to about slo
COO insured for about halfn the Roger Williams Atlantic
and Building Association Insurance Companies. That Of
Mr. Msrkey reaches 81 5OO-insured for $500 in the
Mohawk Insurance Company Mr. Morton lost about
sI0O0-not insured Mr. Crisgs loss exceeds s2OOOin.
sured for 81 900 in the Fremens Insurance Company,
Brooklyn Dane Sirays loss is about s5OO-no insurance
None o: the tenants were insured their loss is total
named John Fnnigan run over by Engine
No / while proceeding "a the FIRE and badly hurt He
was conveyed to the lid District Station House by
the Police where he attended TO by DIR. Gilfen,
whence he was taken to his residence No "a Wsterst
The fire is supposed to have originated from accident.
~ Some fine new cars have ust arrived from Hart.
fc.d for the Long Island Railroad We understand that
new locomotives will soon be put on
DEAD BooY FOUND Suspicious Circam,tsaoss On
Saturday last OH er Dunn Of the Third Police picked
up the body of in Gowsnus Bay, which he secured
to the wharf at Red Hook Point and pr )ceeded 10 notify
the Coroner. Shortly after, yawl boat painted green
outside and yellow within rowed 10 the foot Of An
Bruntst, by man who left shortly after and did not
return. In the boat found watch guard aud key,
two dOorkeys, and small piece OF muslin black
leather trunk with brass nails after found float
ing in the Bay and from appearances had been risd Of
its contents. In the trunk several letter envelopes
corresponding with others found in the boat The boat
secured and the articles taken TO the lid Dis
rct Station House. The Of the deceased person is
supposed to be Fearnam
Rus OYER-0n proceeding to the tire Saturday
night a member Of No ls Engine named Edward Wat
kins was run over and considerably injured He
taken 10 his residence Of WyckOf and Smith sts
by the Police.
TIE INJUScTfOE AGAINST TIE COMaOE COUHciL.-in
the City Court Saturday Judge Greenwood denied the
application for injunction TO rest ain the Common COun
Gil from removing the Treasurer from his office and dis
charged the order TO show
SuIcrDE-On Saturday Mr. Timothy TITUS residing in
Wlloughby.st Navy committed suicide by taking
arsenic For months past he had been subject to fits
Of insanity and made several attempts to destroy himself
He finally succeeded and after he had committed the deed
informed his wife but before he could procure medic
he in the agones OF death lie about 40 years of
age and leaves a family ofthree or four children