The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-24
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.

DESFRUCFIVE FIRES.
Burning OF the Pearl street Heuse-Lsrgs
Amount Of PsoPsxty Coasumcsl-Ei romon
II ed, DC.
st night about ten O'Clock great coastsrneton was
excited smong the pmstes Of the Pearl street boarding
house which Is situated in the above NAMED street. In
the oh ck Of houses that bounded the sids by
Old slip the ether By Coea,iss alp By alarm
Of nre. This alarm proved 70 BE- but too true
asnes being percevsd TO issue Il, tas upper floor and
wing made the d.nss smsks on the Grst
proved that there vas hkewi.e Are proceeding
fre thS bSement Tho fsot of tho lower part
btrg ere rendered the danger thousand fod great
part OF 1t WAS pied oil store, and the
other part occupied By Msmsy Co for the storage %
liquors. The building it should be observed, extends
bsck Waer street. and 1t In tho that the Are
originated. ss is supposed, in the Gil store bat
from tbs fact cf the flames having broken out stimuli
tsIeoa-y the uppss floor there Is . great deal Of
mystery attached to this dreadful conAsg ration. The
boascers made their escape possible saving.
hosessr, little or nothing but their lives Ths whole
amount Of baggage saved may b estimated ct
trcAksthe proprietor Mr. Porter who appeared almost
frantic the discovery of tbs disaster hAvcg saved
thing ard not being insured. II tims before
ths ines arrived In any number the majority
employed in exiting are that had brsksa out In
Grsen~ ch street but when they did thsir efforts
OF little avail ths flames burning below in the base
meet and above the upper door. The interior cf the
build e Of flames, Ill amnatinx the
whole Of the vicinity like day ana svery tssn
hot fame would burst out from the basement pro
oe~dr from the burning oil and liquor In this lower
par. the frenen almost sucossdsd In getting the
fire under, when it would be envsioped in Q dInss
smoke, and then burst oat sssin with redoublsd
herceness Ths flames in the upper part could not be
reached frem ths high pssidos that hsy burnt the
whole time with great intsnsty, their dsvAstaoa only
be II BY crash after crAsh rssoundng ike tbs roar
Of artillery the roof and floors fsd successfully. At
III p. NJ, tie upper Aoor eatizsly destroyed and
the building brought down to leve with the adjoining
housss, which 1t had originally stood higher BY
floor two. II owing to this ci1oumstAnosits su
pesos hsgbtthat the other buildings for Ious time
we're preserved from destruction. the walls Of the
Pearl Street House acted keep the faosss
DUNG the whole night there largo Of people
q many tbs rafters AID aoors lie >. failing
IN Indeed great an alarm felt that ssvcel riai
how great an effect tn. canaayrataoa had excited il
obefs Some Of tho orAshes wore tremesdous and
III. OF the Pearl Street House IL o'clock
could only Do compared TO some o. those In .
rlsy depicting Psoe dre. So irtsn.s the heat
ard fierce shs flames that the shell Of tbs build
o. asnsy Psstebos1d As the hour sdvaacsd the are
bu, ned vi still greater Ae,ceeess and fears were en-
street the hole building at midnight being coo burn.
tDs mass Of aa0e AT soms hundred yards of the heat
Of the fame. was so great that the spectators had 70
Draw back from their glowing splsId0e Tho meat
singular part Of the fzs names below To- tbs
fpiriss buried WITH peculiar fame with border,
people hurrying to and rom the spet tbs lilo ns-
nOn Of rhs vicinity attracting wide sseead attention.
non q ID. vas cat upOn It and The III, soF
great distance, full Of burning fragueuts 30 tar
rAo spectacle has no. been seen in New York for
long tims.
By l2P esockssy stozs adjoining tbs Pearl street
Hon 10 Pearl street, had caught ere. while the
street below.
fcn top to bottom. and the STREAMS Of ~sre played
in vain upon he burning The don smoke that
bad enveloped the lower part Of the building IN
iCg eIe.nset having gained the mastery and is.ts.d
o. smoke he fery building belched out With the
ss Ss 81 ss 81
that proceeded f'om saky gas p Of thsm
were IN very bad condition Mr.. Porter Iestsd tbs
VIII The Pearl street House Incurred for Ss5 600,
ard the rim ndsr Of the block together 9TH the Pearl
Aes1s BiaocoArd. Williams Co Fortunately the side
vs Of 'hs building ~ers very substsEtl and separated
oy doools sal from the adjoining b. stes the
Tho Pearl SEet House was insured in the Man
haitian Irsusn, Company for cas- 0o0 had bseo built
about ten years arc originally in.e1dsd for hotel
about p. NJ, Of nremsn xhis occupied IN h;s
duties ~ burnt but whether dangerously or not ws
TO learn. BE sas carried OF On al uttsr
up Wal street oy some o. bis coursSss At .boss tns
same uUe nearly midnight spaIks that had bes
oiowr from the burning building a. the upper
in tie inside Of house 10 Beaver street WHARF the win
oo~r bad been left opeu, but tue are vas 5000 ext
pui"hsd ny one Of the eogines that vent from 70
the alarm, TO put stop 70 further mischief.
By quarter tbs flames began 70 burn with less
intensity, manly from having where sths TO fesd
upoo the interior Of the buIdias betrs soueey sued
hept its position vel and tto d the trial OF the DIRE
dsnness hst does much credit to the salider There
we're nearly 100 innstsS OF the hotel thu time
and a. & vss shout bedtime when the Gre brose out
may Of hem had to escape in their bed co.hse
ons ady lost every hing sns bad and bessei hard q
but ~ mat.sr Of course 1. was impossible Another
innate an elderly svntlenan, named brown lost money
tcnh in his room. He in the upper aoor Of me
building VI the time that the fire broke out and ~As
es,lsd cut y nesns q . l.dasr 1t ~as Yah great
tempt 20 recover e Mr. Porter tho proprietor Lost ali
but bis books 10 said stat he Insured la the Nss-
sacsusetu Company, at Boston
Az ocIocA, A. n this morning, the 8rv wss 40 far
go. under that there such apprshensos Of is
saenonssnH fus.nss NE damage beng confined 70 the
stsqe, which w0 con ietsy burnt dosu- The fireman
Of shsm MERTON nss been made belonged -sre
and Be fen from the dfth story Of the barnng Building
70 the In Water street He taken up ~ DO ed
t1.oe dead, and carried of - already msatoesi.
Az hef past one the Are although not sxtinguishsd
showed no further symptoms Of any great danger At
nus i.rtod the Building Ia most dia oaed
ditep, the vbote ~ the INTERIOR Add portion Of
s'a o. the upper floors well ~ the roof have been
esStoyed. II wa most extraordinary ciscunstancs
hst tho ~ Joining build Dxs did catch Are for
ots osn bs ftnsd u the IN ecsity ~ the heat Of the
Dec WITH which the fsnss burnt Fortunately At
ire nou Of soips 70 press there cot much sppehe
sco tat zoe ore would exeud any further the Are
men sh srcceeced by that tine 10 restraining fay
e.yfng nohy ~ spend s remaining w,.;h uoon the
Duiicne where II giusIy broten out Even n-rs
me late furious coffss-aop divided down b hAlf
Ieot me the volumes ~ ~stsr tAst boz cg poured
uicb u oe,Ds quite sufficient 10 proven. any further
slim u yss nnfrtur ate that they bad no osatif,
fupyb CT vatsr ~ first for 10 that tie
night not have Seer 20 disastrous a. tnsy tu1n.d OFT
The hrsmen 1t Is but justice 70 add sorssd Ike lions
srd 70 Their exeruons IL due the praise OF preventing
Perhaps, the entire dernctiou of he BLOCK and ne,
lePs tie adjoining streets for at time the Are
threatened 70 ne Of The fearful nth Oh an On,
city hss beeo tor iore time visited
In sdciron N he H. emsn nentio0sd above Who vas
steu 10 he City Hospital another one belonging "a
Hof. O npsDy, No 1s was hart, bot .be vhos sT,ent
Ee did cot eers he taken home TO his rssidsnos
TIE njury vas caused By the fall Of portion Of the
builcinx Ia Water street Il -