New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-26

remaining fremen maintained their position when in
short time another portion OF the wall fell, carrying with
il fifteen twenty five of the men into rhe basement
story Many fremen at work the first h'or rss
ouipg from the ruins those first ured and these also MT
with a similar fate
The scete at this ime beggsred description Within the
building could be di tncy heard the and cries Tor
bo OF the poor fellows under the ruins while without the
fir men were contendlg mspfuly with the destructive
elem. nj, and some u .ter upon those portions
of the ruins whore APsDions lay, in order topre
vent them from being Sured more than possible BY the
burning TIMBER cnders and heated rubbish which sur
rounded ihtm
AID Hovud one Of the Assistant Engineers, was among
those carried down by the first fall of the wall but fortu
ns.ely escaped without serious injury.
Nj Zothar Mills an ex member of the depar meat was
driver from the second story by the flames aad compelled
to Jump for his to the r,t oo leaving his fire cap be-
bind him in his fight
The flames con muuc ated the large building adjoining
on the corner of Bsrcsy st. and formerly known the
American Iot. but through the eSerons of the fremen
il was saved from destruction the upper portion however
receiving or, at dsmsge.
The building No 1913, adjoining on the other SIDE upper
part occupied by Meade Brothers daguereoypsts, lower
pert by Mr. Bchelor hair dresser also took fire aud was
with difficulty saved from destruction
H,p now arrived from the other districts. and by the
exiting gubed-not however before the building in which
the FIRE ort il ated almost entirely gued
The large building above ref rrsd to, of Broad
way ard Barclay st. was occupied in the upper part
Offices by large number ofswyers lover part on Broad
way BY Hatfield, merchant tslor Chss Krosr, cigar
deaer snd railroad transportation company-and on
Barclay It by Samuel Hart Co. card dealers Rebber g.
Beatley gent, m, ms furnishing store Thomas Sesel,
emtroider es gloves, &c.
Nearly every of the occupants of this building sus
taoed great ruries by water and the contents dam
aged TO the amount of sbou $4,000 Owing to the late
ness of The hour and the great excitement tina. prevailed
relative to The fremen injured could obtain reliable
information relative to the losses and assurances Mr..
Hatfield s.ined dsmsge the amount of about IS 900;
injured Tor $1,000 III the jefferson and Charleston Com
panies.
The loss of Mes,rs Jennings Co will not probably fall
short OF $4,000 They are insured in about fifty different
companies but what amount could not learn
Messrs Meade & Brothers and Mr. Bachelor have sus-
tanned heavy Losses by water and fire. They we un
derssDd, fully injured
Sometime before ths flames were subdued large nbers
of the fremen though at the immediate risk of life and
limb entered the building to their brothers from
among the ruins or 10 offer consolation TO them until they
could be got out Mr. John Lewis, who was among the
rst got out after having his burns dressed insisted
tuning saying that there no one but him who knew
where to find those under the ruins.
AID Howard after his narrow escape, procured hand
saw and accompanied by Gus. Hoy went into the ruins
10 rescue the unfortunate Many others whose names
we did not learn, exhibited equal courage in working
srnong the ruins The following is s of the killed and
injured, as - we could learn:
KILLLD.
JAMES McNULTY twenty two years of age, and mem
Der of No Engine Company, taken from the ruins
among fret and convey ed to he drug store Of Ru'hton
& Clark where medical attendance wa, at hand Every
thing was done for his relief, but without avail as after
suffering the most ndescrbabe agony for hour or more
be red in the and surrounded by his brother fire.
men The deceased q singls and resided at No
ss Cedar st He leaves sister his only relative alive
to mourn his oss
JONI KElsER, 81 years Of age, and member Of No
Hose Company ~ss killed almost Immediately; his head
ard body mashed almost to jelly by the falling Of
an iron safe upon him His body discovered among
the ruins but O'Clock this morning found in
possible to extri it from the of rubbish upon it.
TIE deceased resided in Hozstonst Broome ct,
where be leaves mother and two sisters TO mourn his
melancholy fate II was his intention to resign at the next
meeting OF the Company.
Two brothers MoCABE Of No 81 Engine Ca. were known
have betn in the building, and not afer the
walls fell.
There were at o'clock this morning several others
missing ard presume the dead beneah the ruins viii
Lot b, got out before dsy light.
Atll O'Clock those at work communicated with man
beneath the ruins who said that there were
LYAD MIN LYING NEAR HIM
IsJURED
JOHN LEWIS of No Il Hose Co.-Burat the leg and
eontusions about the head.
! PHLIP MoHuGE Of No. Is Engine Co.-Conlusous O
/ he shoulder.
THOMAS FLIxAAss Of No Is Engine Co.-Burns on leg
/ and herds He was takea home.
! JoHs NEwMAS Of No 81 Engine Co., was badly burnet
/ on the hands. Tsken. TO the Hospital
| PATRICK WArLRs of same company, sustained frac
ture Of the thigh Taken 10 the Hospital
EDWARD GILLES IE Of No 81, badly burned on tn
hands &c. Tasey to tie Hos pitd
CHARLES DAILY Of No 90 sustained serious injuries
his SPINE
TIN SHAssors Of No 25 Hose sustained severe contr
siors and buIvs about the body.
- Husr Of No 9, severely hurt, bu. in what maj
der we oouIf. not learn.
HreH ART Of No. o. badly burned the fac
AID ANA. Taken to the Hospital.
| CHRIs ToPHLR GRAFT Of No. II Hook and Ladder wa
severely injured about the head, &c. Taken to the Ho
prs.
PATRICK FEEsY of No 81, injured about head and ri
frsctured New York Hospital
RoBERr BRIwsrIR, Of No 81, injured internally. Ne1
York Hospital
wx MoRAs runner of No 81 bady hur1! about han,
snd tody New York Hospital