New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-08
FIRE MARSHiLS 1--WE STIGA TION BEFORE
THE POLICE JUSTICES.
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Tie dpelliuz house owned by John Curran, No 336
West Fortyszthst was destroyed by lire the morn
ing OF Sunday the 2dofJuly
The examination before the Marshal showed that the
premises took FIRE from the back s."op, evidently the
work of incendary. The property was valued al
$4,000 Insured in the Greens. ch Insurance Company
for g. e0O No ar,sts mace
FIRE ~ TuE BowERY
On the night of the 18Th July the dry good, store of
Mark Dri,n, No. PIG Bowery took fro ~ alleged from
the gas light in the show window. Tie evidence showed
that Mr. o Brion and bis clerk the only persons IN
the store and while the clerk putting up the shutters
the fire commenced in the window. The flames extended
10 the hardware store Of A. ~ Sparks door and both
stores were DESTROYED Loss of Bren $4,000 Insured
for 81 600. Mr.. Sparks estimated his loss stock at
1000; insured for 5000.
FIRE IN NARKHTFfsLD-sr.
The wool stores OF C. j. & W. Coggill, Nos. II aud
u Murkctfeld-st. partially destroyed by hIe on
Sunday the oh of July last lh" examination before the
Mersha slowed that the fire originated among the wo"
shoddy and 10 supposed 70 have been caused BY pona
neous combustion a explosion was heard and then
die tie developed itself Tho loss was estimatel at
$4,000 Tie Insurance Compan.c- paid $4,000, andth
los wa, .Cttlod for that amount.
IiuE ~ t,sT NINErkTNIH-.r.
The color works owned by LOWS Cornell Mt No. 80
East NneCcnth-st nearly consumed by hre on inc
morning Of the 10th Of Juy was shown on tie nves-
tgacn that the premises bad been designedy set on ire
hut no clue to the PERI aor OF the act cond be discoy-
cred The loss estimated at about ooO covered
by insurance in tho Teekman and New-Y Ork Fire insur
CompSpCs.
FIRE IN EAST TWENTYLiRsr->r.
The residence of Mr. Joseph CristadOro No. l3l Fast
alest Was discovered to be On frc the Goth of July
Smoke was if seen by the neghbors at about 10 o'clock
in the morning coming from the third story window, in
the rebr The inmates Of the house being alarmed, went
10 the room and found tst lot of bedding fire.
IL was 2ushed with few buckets Of wafer The
investigation showed that in all PR liability the fire orgi-
mated from some matches frecFakers in the hands OF
MIR. Crstadoro's child a boy about four years Of age
who had been play in that room and was seen snort
time prior to the fire, coming down stairs with FIRE
cracker in hi hand Damage 90 tue furniture, &c, 49,
and TO the building abon, s5ofuy covered by insurance
in the City Fire Insurance Company to the amount Of
g. 600.
FIRE ~ BROADWAY.
Tie store of Archer, Warner s. Co, No 37S Broadway,
manufacturers of gas fixtures discovered on fire on
the night of the July The flames were discovered
between the uth aud plaster and prick wall directly in
the rear Of the hues connecting with furnace located IN
Nj Gbson the glass stanerl cellar neat door Upon
The investigation Of the premises az to the origin OF The
fire. il wss found that the furnace Aue had been built up
se4inst the eght.inch wall which separated Tho two stores
and directly in the Of this eue the end Of beam
let in four inches leaving the wood only one brick thick
from the inside Of the 1ne. There also other wood
work inserted in the brick wall tho ue, and in add
ton there was q hole through which stove pipe had
be. n inserted from Archer & Warner 3 store.
twas evident from the the testimony that tho fire orig
mated from the close proximity Of the wood work to The
hue There intense heat generated in tie tue, r.
qus,e for the prosecution OF Mr. Gibsons business end
the Fire MarsLal recommended Mr.. c. to have all the
wood work removed ON the vicinity Of The .e md to
have an eight pch brick work in the clear Mr. t'ibSoh
hs. now CONFIRMED to these Instructions Tho damage %
the building was tai, s compared to the loss Of properly
sustained by Archer Warner s. Co. Their loss os1a
ted st abou, g., COO Fully covered by insurance.