New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-02
FIRES

TIE GREAT FIRE IN WORoEsTER-IHe Worcester
Transcript of Monday gives detailed account of the late
fire in that city Below will be found its recaptulaion OF
the value OF the property involved in the conagaton to-
geiher with the amount of losses and assurances
Flaggs Block valued at $4,000 and owned by the
heirs OF Elisha Fsgg insured 5000 at the sp9gn0eddd
at the Mechanics Mutual, Boston Clark X Sanford, dry
goods stock $500; insured at the Etna, Hartford
Charles UPTON dry goods; stock ,IoOog' W I9Suea
ter and 1000 at the Northwestern, Oswego n l. Mar
tin Stowe dry goods stock $4,000 insured $4,000 at the
Fitchhgrg Mutual Eitchburg and $1,000 at the Chsrss
ing stock $4,000 insured $4,000 at the Franklin office
Saratoga n. and $4,000 at the Atlantic, Providence
H. l. Hi Dayton, embroderies and lace goods estimated
at $4,000; insured $500 the Peoples Mutual, Worces
ter Isaac III Upton bonnets and stock on hand $500;
no insurance. j. s Wesby books bound and unbound,
books in of binding, belonged to Edward Liver
more and other smaller amounts to Henry j. Rowland
and Rueeles, Nourse Mason & Co. Of this city and
Buffum of Boston; the remainder 20 Mr.. Wesby. J.J.
johnson barber loss estimated 81 200 insured $500 at
the Mutual, Springfield. William Dickinson, owner Of
the wood building loss about $4,000 insured $500 at the
printer stock $500 insured 200 at the Franklin Sara
toga n. Y and $500 at the Mutual, Springfield. E. ".
Bill, book publisher, loss, $1,000 insured $500 at the
Franklin Saratoga, n y Gates & Brown lessees ofthe
Museum loss estimated at $4,000; insured $4,000 at the
Hudson River Office, Crescent n. Y. William II.
Howe Esq, whose Office was in Flaggs Block lost his
dollars William b. Maxwell Esq, whose office was in
the same block was more fortunate having saved his H.
brary ard nearly all his office effects. A Y Thompson.
dry goods stock $4,000; insured $4,000 at tho Htna,
Hartford Mr. Thompson occupied the next south OF
Flaggs Block The building however, saved yet its
almost certain destruction at time rendered
den to clear the store with all possible haste and Mr..
thompson goods were badly damaged in the removal
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE-THE AMERICAN CAR FoUSDERY
BURSED.-At q o'clock yesterday Sunday forenoon,
smoke was seen issuing from the story brick building
ATTACHED to the Works of the American Car Company and
occupied for brass and iron foundery, blacksmith clean
ing and modng shop The fire is supposed TO have taken
from stove in which FIRE had been knded hour pre-
vious The flames spread to all parts of the building and
il was only through the utmost exerons of the workmen
who fortunately lived in the immediate neghborhood and
several Of active citizens gathered together the
alarm being given. that the extensive machine shop ia
wooden building saved The interior of the foun-
dery, and the west wing of the building occupied as
blacksmith shop, was all burned the inside and the
roofs fell in but the brick walls saved and
probably be used in re building The wing occupied
moding shop, was entirely destroyed, being frame
structure Through the unrng exertons of those assem-
bled on the ground the flames confined one build
ing. The entire loss is probably about 5000 but the
damage TO the Company in having their Works kent mac.
tive will be much greater than the amount Of property
destroyed About $50 workmen win be thrown out of EN-
ployment by this confagraon although the energy of the
Company will doubtless have the building reconstructed
ana at WORK again IN about four weeks. Insured for
$500. Chicago Tribune Jan. 30.
FRIE IN TRoY-Eerly Sunday morning fire occurred
at Nos LIZ and ia River street Troy iniurng the con
dictionary store OF G. Clark and the dry goods es;ab
lshmeni of George Wilkes to the extent of $4,000
HoUsE ASB CHILD BURSF-On Friday last about II
O'Clock A. NJ. tenant house on the farm Of Mr. Ell J
Bailey, in jefferson township in this county was burnt 10
the ground and sad to relate little boy two wears old
of Mr. james Pearce, the tenant who occupied the
premises burnt to death nearly half the child being
entirely consumed. BTownylle Pa. Clipper, Jan. 2j