New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-07
THE FIRE AT BUFFALO.

From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, De- ..
Between two and three O'Clock this morning., while the
which prevailed yesterday was stu raging with
much violence fire broke out about the center Of vans
st. between Fly and Rockets in some Of the Tooi5n
shanes with which the street lined end before ~e
fire department could reach the spot the smes carred oy
the wind sIread from building to building until some Do
we're igned The alarm speedily spread throaghout
the whole the infected district and renemb ring the
rspidiy with which just such night about two years
since the same nel hbOrhoOd reduced 70 ashes the
babitsnts commenced emptying their miserable dwell
ngs perfect panic, and the narrow streets " re rem
deTed almost impossible by the heaps OF household frn
ture groceries liquor barrels and such like property has
thy piled NJ in the road and the sidewalks A. eng 10
after engine rushing toward the scene OF the con
faTafiOn the confusion increased the piles Of goods
and the crowds Of women and children gathered arouna
them being scattered in all directions
From the character otbe neighbOrhOOd each house was
inhabited by several families thronged with the De
PRAYED creatures who miserable livelihood By pros
tufion and swarms Of persons principally femles and
children stood shverng in the streets without the means
Of procuring temporary shelter. large namoer
Of citizens gathered around fearful that from the Oiuste
inc condition Of the weather the flames would sprea1 u
Commercial and Main ss and the efforts OF the bremen
were principally directed toward combining them to the
space Of which II evident they now the misfers
Continuing along Evans st. to the north, the fire spread to
Rock st. proceedngup Rock TO the east a. far g. state a.
The space burned over bounded by the Canal the
north Safest the east Peacock ST. on the souih AMI
Evans st. the west spreading. however down below
Eyens st. some distance toward the New Railroad Dep t.
Among the buildings entirely consumed are the h)p Of
Barton Gilbert iron founders, corner OF LcouiteauN
and Fly sts the lose which is about $1,000 c,yerei Dy
insurance. large bOers removed outside the bll
ing were uDniured the shop OF the late Jonn
Grsm on the opposite Of the streets, build
ing owned by his widow. which insured with to ia
for $500 stock saved the grocery Of rhoTs Dol1n
stock uninsured loss about $1,000 COwan ssebes corner
Of Rock and Evans ss running through to Canal ljss
abOai g. 900 not known if insured; Grimm stables on
Rock b. loss about $4,000 new brick block on the corner
Of Rock and Evans It., owned BY George Ream ",
kept grocery insurance on goods building ms ired
for 81 600 loss e. 900 brick building Rock st, above
mod he Mr. Lowering. occupied By y.
Lane, sadler goods saved building insured for = ODO
stable State st. owned by W. sommervile' insured
$780, loss about 81 200 In addition to these several BRICK
and wooden buildings consumed, numbering IN al
about hundred.
The brick block the northwest corner Of Rock and
Evans sta was saved by the exerons of the hremen IL
was owned by Mr. Piper Of Lewiston, and occupied by
Mr. George Gariz grocer whose e Is about 5000 CO.
yered by Insurance and NJ Morgan a Freeman grocers,
whose ls ia about $500, uninsured The building was IN
surtd for s. COO and damaged about GOO.
The fro has destroyed several OF The worst description
Of houses by which the nehborhOod has been So ong IN
tested ard II is be hoped that this second purifying OF
the place viii be efeciua The authorities now have It IN
their power TO make entire clearing ont OF Tue dhs ia
that part of the city and should he done The tax thai
such neghborhood is a necessary evil Is all nonsense
but il il be true let it be driven somewhere ont OF SIGHT
GBdnO Suffered exist in the very cenie OF neghb rhood
wlit must be frequented by respectable citizens, lie
comICton of the Depot makes the property valuable
for business purposes let it he eectuay cleansed nov
when the opportunity offers.
burned over covers about four The insurance on
the whole property will not be over tw ny I'VE tn
doarr and the Oss is probably In the neghbofho9l ol
$50 coo This however is only arOugh calculion Great
praise is due 10 the fire companies in general BY the
wen directed exerons Of Cataract Engine Co, M. !,
Gilbors Soap Factory on Lecouteaulx ~. was saved
and the frmos in thot direction checked The whole
DEPARTMENT did their duty efficiently and faithfully
POLuIos II LEWIS Goa correspondent sends rs the
following;
Full Wing and Loco County Tickets are in nomination
Gardner Town Wing, independent Temperance canIi-
date for Senator 2lsi District and Sidney Sylvester Loco
independent Temperance candidate for Member Assem-
bly,. are siumpDg Lewis County.
Hon Caleb Lyon is advertised 10 address the ele tors
in consequence of the Loco FOco County Convention haN
ing passed the following:
3D. That Celeb Lyon Represenat'e n Cougrss eee,
ihi district member OF the Democratic faryj ana
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