New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-03
The Fire at Rochester.


The Rochester papers bring the particulars Of the fire
and loss OF life which took place in that city Thursday
night last Shortly before o'clock at night the washrO0m
of the Rochester House wooden building situated in the
rear of the south wing that edce was discovered 70 be
on fire and the flames had already made such progress that
they caught the stone wing Spring st. and involved the
inmates Of that part of the house in imminent danger Mr
T. w Bryan, Of the prOprlet0rs OF the Hotel slept ia
this part with bis family, and when aroused closely
beset by the thick smoke and advancing flames that he
barely escaped, bearing out his wife in his without
waiting TO take any clothing except blanket and leaving
his watch living the floor -Four OF the dOmestc5
p0yed in the Kitchen slept in the upper part Of the wing
al Of whom were burned to death. Their chsred remains
burned beyond the possibility Of recognition and reduced
10 shapeess taken out after the whole interior
Of the building destroyed. From the position OF tn
remains appeared that the unfortunate persons had been
aroused after Il was late escape, but had left their
beds and Lad gone toward the windows The smoke which
soon penetrated the whole house and the first signal Of
alarm received BY the inmates OF the main building doubt
less blinded and suocaed those who sleeping
where the tire commenced. The names Of the employees
Ofthe house missing are
Cathariue Conl.ne, Cook who was between 30 and 30
wears ofsge. Susan ParkI Assistant Cook aged - 30
Mary OBreu WasherwOman aged 20 or % years James
FeeIey knife boy, aged - TO l.. All these white
persons
The loss Of property considerable There were from
20 people sleeping in the house and every available
occupied Several families were boarding IN the
Hotel ard had rooms IN the south part Of the building I'M
nediatey fronting the wing where the FIRE commenced
Most If these perCns were aroused after the house was
full o. smoke and escaped in their night clothes without
saving the.r Effects Mr. Jas. Henderson and family Occu
pied rooln in exposed position and barely got his fam
y out, without saving any thing His loss Is some l0O
10 insurance. Dr. Marlboro, dentist was in the
range and escaped with his wife under similar circumsan
ces His loss il estimated at 800 l. Kirkland lost $780,
C. Bronson whO the first aroused lost $500 insured
$500; ". Y. Andrews lost $500; w 3 Ihayer $50; "
Abrams and Truman Abrams lost $50 each. s. HObbie
Capt Stone w 5 Osgood and Ms. EMERSON were also
losers il some extent the latter lost ESQ in money.
The basement occupied as groceries and by
mechanics who suffer loss by removal of their goods
One half the building completely gutted and that not
destroyed by fire is much injured BY water. The furniture
belonging to the proPretors w T. Bryan Co, part
probably $780, and they partially insured The build
ing belonged to Messrs j. French &iCo whopurchased
il few months since at cost Of s2200 They are insured
for $1,000 which viii fully cover their loss The stable in
the rear sprngst- was occupied by Stephen Charles
who got out his horses and carriages Some horses and
carriages kept there for other persons were also saved