The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-31
DEPLORABLE LOSS OF LIFE.
TWO BODIES RECOVERED -SEARCHING FOR OTHERS.
DEATH OF A FIREMAN FROM INJURIES,
Four Hundred Tsessand Dollars Worth Of
Property Destroyed.
NARROW ESCAPE OF rHE HERALD BUILDING.
Gallant Conduct Of the Firemen.
tsc., &c. Sc.


the most disastrous FREE that York has experienced
for years Six building tsng part of the edifce
known MS Fowlers Bullrgs aud extending from Fulton
to Ann street, with the front Nassau street, directly
opposite the Herald Building, entirely destroyed,
with the larger portion their valuable contents The
loss be estimated IN round numbers four hundred
thousand dollars Of which about hundred thousand
dollars is covered by insurance. Several hundred
chanics thrown out Of ~ jment and by the falling
Of the flooring persons have been killed. The
FIRE discovered six O'Clock yesterday morning. and
originated in the building No III Fulton street. though
in which cannot be ac'iy ascertained The fire
extended fIom this poiut up the Of Nassau
street destroying everything " It's progress and around
the Nassau street, where three buildings
burned before its progress had been arrested.
The Gre commenced in the upper part Of the build
ing which ade the hreme1's work more difficult,
and probably the Why the aIe could not
be stopped Tie 6rer en- hand with their usual
prompode, and By quarter past six they had half do
gen powerful streams upon different sections Of the bald
ing But the Fire King was be thwarted; he had
marked building for his 81 half past six all Nassau
street all Fulton street esate OF smoke fire and
excitement The flame red from the windows and cured
around the cornces the euG cS water poured in upon
it seeming rather incre4e II, yehcmence the remn
worked steadily at their trakes rushed bravoy into
the burning budinss a goods from destraction
the fire at its height rfon this time tul seven
O'Clock the crowd ncreased and the heat from the burn
ing pile became intense. There hardly any wind
stirrnga most Fortunate circumstance. Higher and
higher ped the ad harder struggled the
cremen-the scene became terribly interesting. The
streets were led with remen and fire engines police.
men and sps ctaors while all the time the labor
and the fire pursued It's resss',s march, The Gre had
nearly destroyed No III Fulton street, occupied by
Bunnell Price, ookselies, and others and had passed
on to the corner where siusted the large clothing
establishment Of p. l.. Rogers occupying nearly the
whole Of the six story bulldog. fhe efforts made to
this fruiess and the releo, with the insurance
atchmen, busted themselves ID removing the goods from
the lower stories, the IRE commenced in the upper
portion Of the building Heaps of coats, trowsers and
waistcoas we're thus taken and placed in the HERALD
Office for safe keeping. While these werc thus
Raxed the upper burned away and fell in with
o tremendous crash their weight Too much for the
lower foors and the whole mass sank to the cellar,
carving with It several of the gallant fellows who
were abcring inside to the property of their neigh
bor believed that there about fifteen persons
In the building the time q lie crash Several OF these
escaped almost miracuiously without injury. We have
arranged the following list =:
l. John Carman. This seen in the building at
The time the crash and has not been heard from since
1t is almost certain that he under the ruins He
member Of Engine Company No. 5, and an insurance
watchn an His brother Ieeu at work excavating
Che ruins his tody to late hour last evening" but
The mass of rubbish from the falling walls made their
progress very slow.
O. - Burke, foreman II Hose Cart No. O. was taken
out badly injured ani while being carried horne he died
8. Charles Kent, Of the company, was somewhat
injured, but not seriously
4. John GaIner Second ward police; taken out slightly
injured.
III oy,o Al 1v;1,.
out injury.
Q. william Cine policeman; was in the building but
Jumped out the window just the door fell uninured
z William Rich policeman; missing and supposed
20 be in tho ruins. We informed that he SAFE
g. Lieut. Snodgrass Second ward police; buried in the
ruins, but escaped.
o. John wolsey policeman; slightly injured.
TO- Samuel Jackson Hose Company No. II; was in tho
building but escaped without injury It stated that
ne was buried bu. though far in the building he was
active enough to make his cEcapc
IL. - Van Allen insurance wa Gilman, was missing,
and it was supposed that he in the ruins We
diligent inquiries but could learn nothing OF him. Ho
was undoubtedly buried beneath the ruins.
IL. Michael 0rrcn Hose Cart No. 8; the remarks
will apply to this person TO Van Allen
IL. Francis McGowen No &c Hose in the building and
escaped uninjured
1t also stated that member OF Engine No. &c vas
missing but there was no defue information to be had
to him.
To return to the fire. TIE flames had now enyeopod
The whole Of Rogers slopit bsle past Mas
street is too wide AMI the heat in the HERALD
Building became insuppoiiLUe. Every moment seemed
to TEEN with its destruction The publ cation OF the
Herald, which going IA the vaults was suspended
and the printers rushed the rescue. Many of the
1remen and spectators ,houtea :--"Save the Hrrup
Building at any ~ and tle sentiment that this
Office must be preserved as all rsks seemed to be uni
versal The ia crossed de street and communicated
to the roof of the Ia,p iGdirg. All was excitement
In the crowd but the emen preserved their cooness
Mr. Chief Engineer Carson active in directing opera
tons for safety. The great height Of the building
rendered impossible for The engines TO get stream Of
extensive power upon it, consequently several lengths OF
hose hosted up with rofe, sr from them the por-
Zion Of the building fronting Nassau street kept
wet Hose Cart No 40 and Engine Co. No. 20 played the
nrst streams on buildng and among others who
xabored for Mr.. Damien Glsckmeycr OF Engine
20. No. 49, Mr.. Thomas Reyaolds of No. 41-c9achs
OF this Office and Mr. samre Jackson, Of Hose Co. No.
49, Engine Companies Nos 8, 20, Ia, SO, d. and Q,
also played upon this building In fact all the fremcn
Ghowed great alacrity in our 5cbalf
The HERALD Building OF nser at eight o'clock,
ond the damage sustained trGing One Of our com.
posing rooms was flooded with water; but as many Of
our printers remen, OF those annoyng acct
dents which arise from the belief in the minds OF the
s,nintiated that forms o. type made in soied
mass occurred.
1t WAS nearly nine ociocl and the report having
spread over the city that the HERALD Office burned,
crowds of our friends rushed into Nassau aud Fulton
streets, anxious TO hear the They relieved,
however, and all Of the HseAID attaches. The fire
mad extended to the next building, No. 9S Nassau street,
occupied by W. Strong statiorer, printer cngraver,
and lithogapher Here the fire stayed and all that
Ssnained Of the building the totering debris of wallis
The nrensn set themselves to work to pull these down.
and the forenoon spent in this work. The last por
fisn Of the front wan down ct half past twelve.
ne rear walls very shabby AFFAIRS and the ladders
Tbss gwasS sganst theu Srotsudsd to the opposite aide