The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-26
ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
SIXTEEN FiReM:N KILLED AND WOUNDED,
&c, &c, &c.


Iast evening about eight O'clock the extensive tailor
ing establishment Of W. Jennings, No 231 Broadway,
was discovered to be on fire. The City Hall bell prompt
" sounded the alarm but before it ha struck the
her Of the district twice, the entire building in
Of flames illuminating the lower part Of the city, and
rejecting beautifully upon the marble blocks of the City
HALL The fremen were usual quickly in attendance,
"a several streams Of water played upon the flames
In the front there three streams and others in the
rear from the windows of the old American Hotel and
the roof of building No 2s3 Broadway All the es
forts OF the fremen in vain, the fire burned
fercely mockng all their attempts to extngush it.
The fremen thinking that the building No 23s Broad
in imminent danger got out Of the Of the
burning building, from that portion occupied by Mr.
Jennings as a saesroom.
At about O'Clock, when it thought the fire had
done its worst with dreadful crash the rear wall fell
burying beneath il large number of the gallant spirits
who had been nobly struggling against furious flames
The falling Of this wall caused by the weight of
heavy safe in OF the upper Stories which shook in its
crash the foundation of the entire building Those who
were crushed at the base of the wall and both
those the inside and outside of the building alike
shared the disaster, the wall falling both ways.
Those the ground, hremen, police and citizens i'm
medatey stretched every in the rescue OF these
unfortunate men, Up 10 IL O'Clock the following had
teen taken from the ruins and carried to the City Hosp-
| tall
| THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Matthew Kiigan, Engine Co. No A--slightly burnel.
Hugh Hart, Engine 2l-slight contusions.
Edward Gnleepie, Engine 2lbadly burned several Of
| his ribs broken.
Patrick pheney, Engine 2-very seriously injured; was
| not expected 70 live till morning
Patrick Waters, Engine 2l-thigh broken
Wm Norand, Engine al-very seriously burned-recov
John man, Engine 2l-slightly burned
! Daniel Mckay Engine 2i-severely injured-not
Charles Kra,z, Hook and Ladder No 11-serious hurt
Tut not fatally
Robert Brewster Engine No. e-slichtly hurt
Patrick Gorman, Engine No l5-slighty burned about
the face.
Hugh Gallagher Hose Company No. 25-the safe fell
upon his arm, breaking il in or two places. His sit
uaton for while most perous The safe lay above
him. and 50 delicately poised, that feared it
would fall over and crush Gallagher he lay fastened by
his arm. purchase, after much difficulty, rugged
the safe raised, and the man safely released.
:. a. keyser, Of Hose Company No s-dead when Ia
Charles Tally, Engine No. 2o-slghtly injured about
The face and hands.
james McNulty OF Engine No 2o-was still alive when
taken from the ruins, but died few minutes at the
engine haIse where he eva was taken by his friends
His ie was saved by his fire cap large beam fell d
recy his head but his stiff cap the pres
sure, and when released he carried to his home.
| - Donnelly, Engine No. 42--in the ruins at 1
O'Clock last night but alive and conversed with those
| about lin. He said he was not much hurt.
| Peter Curran, Engine No. 4o-not badly hurt. Was
taken home.
| Timothy Stanley, Engine No. 15-sghtly hurt Was
| taken home.
AT the time Of going press the work of rescung
| crushed continued with undated energy. 1t is
known that several buried, and doubt will
be found dead from the constant pressure upon Them
| and suffocation.
| LOSS BY FIRE AND WATER.
The loss by this FIRE is very great, there being large
stock of goods in the building where the fire originated
and several storee well filed with goods were flooded
We think the entire loss fall short of seventy
thousand dollars, viii be from the following
table =
| W. T. Jennings store and stock entirely con-
$ Hatfield, tailor, damaged by water 5000
Ihos sewel, OF Barclay street. dealer in cmbrod-
eies, damage by water Observation-Disclosures. 900
Samuel Hunt & Co., manufacturer Of playing
cards. cards, damaged st by water 5000
straw goods, damaged by water. 5000
Weber Beatty, Wholesale gentlemen's furnish
ing establishment, damaged BY water ....... 1900
Damage to the building known the American
| Hotel, occupied principally by lawyers and for
warning lu,OOJ
Total loss. SIC, 900
Owing to the confusion prevailing the time
unable to learn anything about the each party
were insured for but suppose the insurance effected
will fully cover the entire loss portion of Mr. Jen
nings goods saved in damaged condition by the
insurance watchers
Such heart rnding disaster as this has not occurred
for We have learned since visiting the above that
the walls fell twice The rear wall fell first burying
SEVERAL and while releasing those the side wall fell bury
ing the
Great complaint is made in regard to the unsubstan
TALLY Of the building. 1t found to be mere she'll
built upon the cheap principle and to this is owing
the disaster which We record
To say that the fremen acted brayely CONVEYS but
faint conception of their true herosm upon this occa
son To the thousands who had congregated in the
Park were revealed many Of these daring men, actually
enveoped with flame and smoke. Captain Brennan we
learn Lad very escape having left the rear of
the fatal building for length Of hose but seconds
before the crash heard and death seized his CON-
panions. The origin of the fire could not learn.
We cannot c,ose this report without recommending the
authorities Of the city hospital to place their outward
gates MIXTURE those who acquainted least with
some of the rules of decency deny press
at any time the ordinary facilities for obtaining inform
alton in regard to affair serious this is in itself
considerable. But when such denial is accompaned
with boorish demeanor and total disregard of ord
nary civity, then becomes matter deserving of ac
ton beyond reprimand.
Personal Iufe1llUencn.