The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-25

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IN beaver strsst, which Il was stated caught ars
In ths already described By some spsrs that
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MbSetss bslessing 70 Southwark Esgins Company. No.
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Ing ltaepars that hs nstooE ths roof Of a Adjoining
house for st roof and in attempting 70 jump upon u
footing and fen ints Tie street
We are informed By The Manhattan Insurance Conpa
that the only psucy effected with them has besn one
buidise IN Wstsr stzsst
The folio .nx l. list Of losses caused to so ms Of the
s q sas Pea. street s coo
Atlantic. coo CITY coo
PAIk................ 5000 Manhattan......... 5000
Citissns, . ..... 600 'A w.
It appears that tho Pearl Street House belonged to
VIM. Cssuncey. Esq who purchased It on CHANG
Washington Ip.. Co..s5 COO North ANA ms. Co, -.
Atlantic do. 600 Pniladslphis =. ..slo, ooo
Hamilton do. :. 5000 Malkst ias Co.. 5000
The whole loss by the Hrs Is estimated ct something
under two hundred thousand dollars
the Grsmen beiDg htn employed in playing into tue
smoulderipg ruins.
building. erected 1885, On tho remaining part Of the
front wall Is tho marble slab recording it, distraction In
the ere Of December 1886 and its rebuilding. ON the
On making further inquiries yesterday Is to the origin
Of the Ere informed that broke out originally
In The store Of Pond Hitchcock No. So Water street.
which Is portion Of the lever floor Of the building
gentleman In the street was the irst 10 notice the Are
which at that time very trivial and proposed to open
on q o
Of the kind TO DO DONE until the arrival Of the engines
fearing TINT the current Of air introduced might increase
as meotoned in JeseIdsys Herald, at another lre in
Greenwich street the flames shot 10 the roof OF the
building th,eush an open hatch .sy Of some .on
spectator the doa that the fire had os.Ss out ut the
same time both a. top szd bottom We sorry to hesr
that Mr. Porter the lessee ofthe Pearl Street House.
not INF ured at a-not TO the value OF cent aud
unexpected the calamity that he had n,t time to
save bis clothes which were destroyed as well as thoe
OF his wife
TIN FIRE IN GREENWICH sTGIT--The corner store where
the Ere originated occupied by Samuel Remsen,
boot AID sh re store the flames from there communal
Gated to No. EOS Green wc, which by JAS
McUusky also boot aud shoe store, and to No. 2l8
Greenwich street. occupied by Close and Stu cothiera
Inc buildings entirely destroyed. The buildings
that burnt down consisted of seve al old wooden
shate whose destruction would not havs been of much
importance it not for the fact that the occupiers
loser to large amount the damage done to thsir
stock being ted At 0c0 In other respects
the destruction Of these tumbed premises rather
benefit than ipur, for their appearance was very
miserable. AbiGpt
street appears that they let out Stores alone
consisting merely OF booths the only person that slept
store, who slept up stairs in III ROOM being
arried man, without family. In conssq Of
no re s
ses and the tenants were wn no leases being
be lady BY the of Dempsey held half OF the
half which embarra ssed with chancery suit, be-
onged to the heirs Of her deceased party This cir
p5esentea any I'm b'ns made but
cd, it is most likely that this yauabs SPOT to
Washington market will b, i'm proved by buildings Of
superior character being PLACED it. The waoe of
the block Of houses extending along yssey street to
Washington street, in tie rear, is We bsleye part Of
the property. The origin Of the FIRE have not
been able to ascertain the only thing proven II is
that it broke out about fifteen minute, after the stores
were closed, in the store. IL is possible that
the Gre may have originated from gas burner; but
This IL only suppOsition OF our we do not give IL
as authentic.
TN WEATmE During The last few days we have been
have been very cool On Monday night mercury fell al
low 81 aud Tuesday night 1t Was although not
quite 80 low. yet a. &c Yesterday &as very plea IAN.
esr that day being much lower than it
yestecay The folio wing the state of the thermo
Pes1 The u NJ z d,g
OF days towards evening there vas an appearance Of
rim which commenced TO fall about CLOCK thick,
heavy as if it was water poured through n silva To
escape wet jacket vas an impossibility.
MISS IN BEoADwAY.-0n Tuesday afternooa, a mus
took place in Broadway by which largo mob Of ,pe
became ectsd, and much indignation sd at
the conduct OF one Of the police II appears that
y street ,ss car or man na%sa s.rss NO so mad
stoppsge occationed la the thoroughfare by this
toward accident. policeman on duty, who could no.
and ordered the driver to back his horse This how
ever, it seems he unable to do, from his position
yhsreufon the policeman made 2 rush q: him, and
dragged him off his car, severely trotins him BY the
throat that the ia danger of sucation. In
this unwar,ant.bs attack upon the liberty Of citizen
he assisted BY Apohe Of the force. and their
duct blameabs to excite the indignation Of the
spectators, among whom were some highly respectable
men Of business. The policemen hlvug made prisoner
CT the took him down to the City Hail. followed by
large crowd of people, who were bad In their denuncia
tons of the reprehensbe conduct Of the policemen On
arriving there they went into the Chiefs Office, stl fol
lowed by the crowd, whom the police doty at toat
place found the greatest llty in keeping bay As
however there was no one present to adadca searles
allowed TO with the promise that he would sppear
next day before the Mayor when he liberated Several
gentnen present, who the Transaction promised
appear Witnesses in his behalf, they did not
slider him in any way to blame.
THE CONDITION OF THE STREETS There are many places
in the Fifth ward, such ~ court yards and buildings,
whore a largo number Of poor families reside. and 10
which coDelusntly vas. arount Of garbage IL acsl-
muls,ed requiring 20 be tale away at kast twice per
day. I. Is desirable ta such plan should be adopted at
the present. teason OF theye
TIE LAST DODGE On Monday last, In the afternscn
well dressed vent into the dry goods store of Mr.
Van BusLit at the corner o. Charles and Greenwich
streets, and after looking At silks, selected pattern
he aid FOR his wife TO the amount Of BIZ which he