The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-06


SERIOUS FIRE AND LOSS or LIFE.
About seven O'Clock On Monday morning. n ars
broke out In . mahogany turnia, factory, No. At
Allen street. which soon extended In the direction
Of Hester street burning down the sbovs building to-
setber with Nos 4S and rs. side. Tho build nss
which Of wood situated In that part Of the
abve street which s between Grand and Hester stree
AID were speedily destroyed from the inAmmabs nature
Of the material Unfortunately two young men, bro
theirs, named John and Pchard King who wore boArers
at Nos As and 4b pelishsd In tho flames The former
about l8 10 years Of ags and the other about Is
years Tho young slept In The adjoining house to
where the Ere broke out in attic o ths uppor door,
and must have been in bad At tho time Of the aoodsst
II Is very evidsnt from the fact of their net having made
any attempt escape that they must havs been smoth
cred BY the smoke before they Of the c.tAs
tIolhe. When taken out by the fremen their bodies
burnt nearly to cindes. and were obliged to be
lowered down in boxes from the top Of thu house
by means Of q rope aud ladder. The bodies were
i'm mmedistsly conveyed to the Essex Market station
house to await coroners inquest Certain Suspicious
circumstances that occurred hours before the fire
bYobe would lead suppose that 1t WAS the work
OF an ipcendiary We have been informed by Wit
pess that two meD dressed In white linen coats, were
seen issuing the premises at which ths fire rst
broke out in Allen street. about O'Clock They imme-
datey turned round the ino Hoster street. and
ran in the direction Of the Bowey with s the speed
possible havGC previously slammed the DIOR in Allen
st,eet very hard as they issuod About O'Clock the
houe nearly opposite No Sc or 5S teok fire fron tne
sparks The opposite building and was slightly dam.
sged the roof beipg burnt is was, however. exan-i
guished BY the strenuous exertions of the fremsn
coRoSERs INVESTIGATION.
Cosorsr Wilhelm yesterday Morning held an inquest
at the ns % s p9ce o % rho ho
ces,b s defsrted in the preceding srice rne former
sss .venn years and the after fourteen years of ago.
AND both sativee of Ireland. .
psrgrst Morgan sworn. says-I re4ided At No %
Allen teet where the fire was this ruornins ana Kept
to nv hcuse on Thursdny sveuips; their mother
sdne With them also from PbiisdelphA: they nave
stayed In my houpe SINCE Occupying the attic room
they retired to bed at about nine O'Clock last ni&nt
This morning. at about six O'Clock heard man cslog
out ere; out and the neigh boring premises
6eceased, but some person told me that they had
aLeady gone out and that should 60 and saee my ch
dren; reard that two burnt bod es had been found in
the attic and that they burat to deash Rshard
worked the carpenter business in Phuadephla and
to this CITY to find work. hi, father d'ed in Pha
dephia about three month ago; and his mother Il one
Of the msirons at the Blind Asylum In Thirty shrd
utyeet snd Eighth avenue.
John p. Lss0ur swOrr, says-I am q fireman residing
No ITO stanton street; this morning at about nah
past six O'Clock, at the FIRE In Allsn street aud
assisted 10 brig ont the dead bodies Of tso young mea
ircm the house, ali burnt black, and also helped to
bring them to the station h0use.
The jury rendered the fsa,wins verdict:-"Thst the
deceased Rcba,d and John KAde to their deaths
by burns received ut the are Ut No. As Asu street.
the \. ..-.irg Of Sept. s. 1885,"
TARGET EXCURSIONS Yesterday the Forty acre Guard,
Numbering $50 muskats, and consisting OF members q
B Booklyn Fire CcrnsAny No. 5, under the command Q!
cs,dd proceeded for a ysusS 70
about forty 1--WE in nunser-~e ere c9nteqaso L. the
evening", the company sD~f ball a. Gothe Hall IN
Yosi City Guards, unSer ne command Of Capt William
OSb Aughnsssy. numbering thiIty.fve muskets, won
on ta5get excursion to Hs,,en where ak prizes wsr
contspcsd for. which wore won a. follows; Ezst Psiss
by James Ward, second prize, hJ Capt 0shAughnessy
tbi prize by Thomas Gilos; fourth prize BY Rober
Myers atth prize. BY Assshov Alyon sixth prse,, b
Christopher By,nss. They we're accompanied BY She
toms brass band and returned in the afternoon.
1W EAGLE yelp,yFsss "A wtil'susts-g Als srsnssny
Cru br;rs stdis' e-ti Te ss oung n also rAsss
VIA bssd Tnej EeaSs scod turn out
BARsARous rRsArnrsr.- aa Saturday evening . boz
naued Robert Hope. while stsnG-9 on the platform
Of the Third avenue cars pushed of BY ths con
duotor into the read where he over by anoths
oar the right fc0s bsiIs literally cut off, He vas foun,
Brewer who took him to the Seventeenth ward stAtioI
hou.e where DR.. Uhl afforded some relief, but 1t wa
found e1pedient to take him 70 the City Hospital.
ACCIDENT AT NEw BUILDING. - On Saturday Afternoon
boy Damed Daniel Ry an, feA down from hs sidewalk
the street into the cellar Of building which Is II
course Of erection on the Third and Fourth avenues
tween Seventh AID Eighth Streets BY which accident hi
leg broken He taken immed ately, in cart, Il
the New YorA Hospital by officer Poupon
ACCIDENT -0n Sunday afternoon, about half past al,
O'clock officer Smith of the Eleventh ward, found be
a. the corner Of avenue D and Sixth street, Who ha
crushed his hand severely In the esg wheels Of suga
mill which was standing on the stoop Of grocery stor
at the above named spot With great difficulty the ham
extricsted and the wound having been dressed BY
Dr. the boy was sent home to l09 Second street
ACCIDENT "A child of Mr.. David w. Clark Late Of Bos
ton residing at No 6S7 Fourth street. Sunday, acct
dentay fell the raings Of the front porch into tn
area, distance Of fifteen feet 1t s not expected t
survive.
ASSAULT WITH KNIFE On Saturday night Patrick auf
Thomas Barrett, father and severely wounded
With q kLife BY pamed Farrell Kearns, IN 10
Of the former at the house No. l25 Roosevelt street
where they all resided together The wounded men wers
taken to the hospital In carriage BY officer Flynn.
ATTEMPT At SuIcDE.-On Friday last young woman
Maria Burke attempted to coumt suicide BY jump
She however, rescued by officer vande water
Who took her before Justice McGrath By whom she
committed to the Of Mrs Foster, at the Tembs.
Bi0OkIyn City Intelligence.
EXTENSIVE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE
CATHARINE FERRY HOUSE DY FIRE.
little before O'Clock last evening Are broke
out In the oil Of the oatharne ferry house at the
foot Of Main street Ths building Of frsue twe
hundred fest in length and the centre bu dng two stories
in height The structure W, having besn complet
I'd last spring by the proprietos Nsssrs Smith Bulk
ley, who had purchased the ferry from xesrs Bowrt
about six months previous The ffe originated in th,
oil room, In the lover part Of the building The
poyed for the purpose engaged In fllins tho lamp
han of thenn unaat coverinu Aoov coo