New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-16

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pendenre drafted
No. rs Chestnut It. sdj o Ming Hsak-rs wsrsr,on
h'd the upper stori.s ces'royed; tbs, par. of the
hui ding was Occupied by George r. ,rlA TAILOR The
tr.t floor was occupied nv ssmuel W. Pepper. level
u: be suffered severely from wate-
The store Of Pennington & Son importer No. 10
South Fftb-st adjoining the Jefferson VIVIAN
was coIsds rsbly scOrshed.
TIE new stores recently erected fir John Riiyxry
a. The fouthwest corner Of Fifth and Minors,s e.
capped with scorcbet window france
A great number Of citizens AMI hremeu were hu..
While assisting TO eEtingu.h the fire or in the ranovsl
OF goods. Geo W. Wats,n. coach nan fell through
the roof Of the building 81 Fifth and Che..nq.-sts
and had three rbs broken.
! Tie foIowng-nsred member. OF the viyil.nt En-
cine Company were hurt: VIM. Gallagher, JOAN
Hsy', Joseph Lafevre John Allw0rth, and John
Hurley. The hrst three mentioned very severely
hurt, being very much buried shout the face sni
hands. Mr. Gallagher is also much cut sboI. the
head. The engine was considerablY damaged. These
fremen we're in the corner b1ilding. with the side
stream, when the side wall ell in, and II Wa mira
Gle that they escaped instant dean. The frs: three
named above are confined 70 their beds
Samuel Bow ers member Of the Diligent Eayine
Company il reported "a having hsd q leg broken.
member Of the Friendship Engine it is sal is 90
badly H. uTed that he il not likely 10 recover.
There are painful runors extant of fremsn killed
or mistipg. member Of the Assistance Enyue is
reported killed. ], i. slso reported thst Geo Bs1m,
amember ofthe lafayette Hose Company. i. missing.
We cannot trace these rumors 70 any definite source
Martin Gou dy is a. the hospital.
We have been assured that during the FIRE gen.
temsn entered the door leading TO the Annoy for the
pUrpOse of saving goods. At the m I'm mt he
about 70 ascend the steps an explosion took pace,
which lsed the doors after him. and he was forced,
together with the doors into the middle Of the
cau-iDg very severe injuries. His impression ia
that there must have been quantity OF IN tia
building.
The block consisting of No. 1862 s1d III. in which
the FIRE originated, was owned by Mr. George W.
Edwards. The 20 lower stories were supported by
columns and the remaining cries we're Of brick, COW
cred with msstic, imitation Of brown stone. The
following were the occupants Of these buiding', ana
their ossts &c. far have been able to a,cer
tain: W. H. Carryl curtains and curtain materals
Books ard ptpers and considerable portion OF stock
saved. They carried by tbs Police 70 the May
ors Office He is insured for $40 900 in the folio wing
Offices: Girard, $40 900; Franklin, $4,000; London,
! $40 00O Harrisburg, Is 900.
Mr.. CHryl is making arrangements 10 resume bus-
operations with little delay "a possible. He
will be found at present In the basement OF S~sims
| bui ding, Seventh and Chestnut-sts.
William II. Stafford, curtains and curtain mate
rails. Lose s55 O0O injured for $4,000.
George Bsssford billiard saloon. Mr.. Z. had
! thirteen table, He saved nothing.
! Armory Of Nationsl Guards. Loss o., 500; no in
sursnce. TIE State loses their muskets.
Galusha & Co, bowling saloon. Loss net known
Thomas Ii. Peto looking. glasses and picture
! frames.
No l73 Chestnutst. Gaorge j. Henkel,, cabinet
ware. Small portion OF valuable stock saved. Loss
about e., oOG-smoubt of insurance si5 600 This
/ building well that occupied by Mr. Earle, bs-
longed 10 the Ritgevay estate.
The large building on the north. west corner OF
Fifth ard Chestnut sts belonged to VIM. F. Fotersl;
it was partially insured II was occupied by L lward
l. Wa ker, piaBo-wareroom. Lo.s, between 5000
and 81 O0O insured for a.. 500 Not an article was
saved from bis premises. Mr. Walker will be found
for the present nj the drug store of Frederick B'Oga
Lscey Philips saddlers-Estimated loss, $50 900;
insured for s2j 600 in the following offices Franklin
sl3 600; North American, g. O0o aud Girard 5000
TIE business Of this firm will suffer no interruption
but will be continued forth With in the new store at
the of Fifth and Minor cts The hands VIII
resume operations at once.
j. g. Meigs, bo 1t maker stock partly saved.
- Potter, paient mattresses Loss not very heavy
Thos Price book binder. Nothing whatever saved
S'syman d Bro. music store. Stock partly saved.
Major Weiss restaurant. Loss not ascertained.
There was also, a homnop sihic medicine store ia
hi. building.
TIE jefferson Wgwsm owned by Thomas
McGesr, and occupied by Major Mccoy.
We never saw q body of men conduct them
felvos more nobly than cid the mass Of the FIRE
men last night They did all men could do with
the means at their di-pcsd u, and no danger was
/ too threatening nor labor too severe to de
ter them from the Performance Of wat they CON
ceiyed TO be their duty. They scaled roofs With hose
in hand where death seemed staring them 10 the face;
they worked AT the brakes when walls were ready 10
topple over .hem and toed Increasingly to save
property until the advancing ian' drove them 10 n
lie field.
They not only ayed goods from the a mes bu, they
formed ihemseves into working psrtes. aud carried
the goods they had rescued 10 places Of shelter ard
safety. The conduct Of the freuen of Philadelphia
last night reflected great credit upon them and il
the ecbanical means At their disposal hsd but been
equal to their own energy and ardor, we would not
have 10 regret the destruction OF so )nsferable pOr
ton OF the busiDess part of the city When VIII the
authorities provide ample means for the eEtnguish-
ment of fire., and cease from the imposition OF such
thsnkless toll on such gallant men
Itwss currently reported up to IL o'clock to day.
thst two members Of the La Fayette Hose were
buried in the ruirs They, with several other fire.
men were in Mr. Henkles store removing goods,
when the roof and walls fell iB. A member of the
Harmony Engine, who wac in there at the time, s
firm in his belief that two members Of the La Fayette
perished in the ruins All the rest - the persons
preseDt C.cApeC-one or two of them with slight III
jury.
TIEFiRE ~ sw.SsOSsr.
At ten min utts past OF clock while the great con-
facraion still raging the berirgers at the state
House aired their rapid strokes by striking South
East" Several hose- con psnes immef a'ey took
up what hose could be spared and proceeded in the d.
rection il dca,ed. The Lancashire House, in swan
son.st above shipper, was found to BE- wrapped IN
flames The FIRE was spreading rapidly norihwsrd
and westward. and the Mariners Bethel Church, on
the south of the burning building was in imminent
danger. Hose was soon laid, and water direct from
the plug put such portions Of the fire as could
he reached in this way.
Tho building that was set on fire belonged to DR..
join Gegan who is, we learn, insured. Nearly all
the house hold goods were destroyed.
The building No. p was owned and occupied by
Mr. Jacob Hague. An the goods in the third aud
fourth stories and garrett entirely de troyed To-
cured in the FrsukIn.
The lt1t building No. 20, was owned by william
Gladding ard occupied A. Tailor boarding house by
Mrs Alexander a widow lady. The teird ami fourth
sior:es with their contents. entirely destroyed
The Washington Hotel, No. Is, ownei by Captain
Baker snd occupied BY Mr.. james Pollard also took
FIRE and tbs upper stories were consumed.
Arumher oi women worked for time upon the