The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-30

met and also that ths sides Of the building were Of
wood the rs would then have been easily sxtinxuishsd
we're It not that al the engines ct work playing
upon the great nrs which raging In Centre street.
Most Of the police force Of the First ward duty In
Centre street also and thus the flames attained head
way to become unoontrolAbls before due aasstAuos
arrived.
Previous to this IL had extended TO the house No. IL
Pearl street. which owned and tenantsd By the
widow Kelly, with number Of dodgers ON each noor
ThAss are al humble people. Of the laboring class.
and depending for living upon their days wages; but
the progress Of the calamity 20 rapid that they lost
almost the whole Of their property in few hours.
ms sparks nom No. IL sst the upper portion Of the
houls No. TO- leased BY Mr. Dnkey and rented In tsns
msnb, nrs and, ~ this hsuse was Inhabited BY per
sons Of the same class In life - those In the other tone
msnt their loss Is peculiarly hsartrsnding
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
After most minute inquiry the true OF the origin
Of the hre cannot be traced. 1t d supposed, however,
that person intoxicated eong into about the
premises with light which caught Ia the hay hanging
around from the loft overhead and that the calamity
be fairly attributed to this earslesnsss No blame At
taches to any OF the people In the adjoining houses
STATE OF THE SUFFERERS AND rHxIR NAMES.
The condition Ct the poor people yesterday morning was
truly pitisbe During the progress Of the Ore they
rushed into Pearl street almost Naked and there they
stoot exposed to cold which intense to freeze
the hess pipes Of the nremsn to the ground with ssing
the rapid destruction Of their worldly goods Men,
and children, young and old the strong and the
sick for time In this plight until they were
relieved By the officers Of the First ward police in the
following manner
The store No Pearl street WAS found TO b vacant
aad Captain Halpn took possession Of It, lighted are in
the CRATE and removed the shverng crowd with the pro-
psrty saved, thereto.
Amidat the confusion existing an ongst them
porter compiled the following list Of the names and
losses.
The property was owned by A. Copgsr Esq, who
resides in the country having his Office In Nassau street
In New York.
Mr. Ccpgsr leased the No IA Pearl street to Fran
els Donnslly, who used 1t livery stable. At the time
the are broke out there sixteen horses in it. They
were got out SAFE mainly through the exeross Of Lieu
tenant SnodgTass Sergeant Morrison and officers Duggan
and Grogan Of the First ward with men from the crowd
who broke down the wall In the Of ths building and
thus were able to extrcAte them. NJ Donneys loss ID
estimated ct from hundred to thousand dollars
and We believe he Is insured fully but reporter could
not and him. In order to ascertain the exact amount
either Of loss insurance.
HOUSE NO. IL PEARL srRIxr.
In this house there resided the following fAmiss:-
NO. l. WIDOW keLy-WA0 0Wn0o tnV pfemAeb-WlM
child Mrs. Kelly was sound asleep at the time the
alarm given, and made her escape with her infant
after difficulty Since the death Of her husband
the property Of Mrs. Kelly il managed BY Mr.. Sullivan,
who nvssfn Brooklyn and, until after she him she
could not make estimate Of her loss The houss-
three story brok- however, almost completely Quilted
Mrs. Kelly had the property insured for about eighteen
hundred dollars
No. :. Dennis Grimm, laborsr, with his wife and six
children This posr lost his satirs little property,
saving only few Clothes He IL OF course uninsured
and is In . poor plight.
No. g. Roget Kelly, with wife and one child Kelly
had four men boarding with him. They all hsor
lost any the little property they possessed
some clothes. None Of them insured.
No. T. Thomas ONsis, wife and three children. They
OF the class and sustained similar Losses to the
above FAMED. ONsls d in consumption and at An early
hour Of the morning. yesterday, the poor lying
upon miserable bed, shiverng under the keen blast
No. s. james Oossllos, wife and two children Oostsl
loe lost many articles Of furniture and clothing.
No. O. The widow Leary and four children. This Il
very dbr family
No q The widow Tehan and two children They were In
want Of clothing and mueh chilled with the cold yes
tsrday. ,e9 IF .9ai
No. Patrick Agnsw, single man, who supported his
old mother, Mrs. Agnew. Both In much want, owing
to sueh an un!oresses accident.
Almost al the absvs. named persons were, during yes
tsrdsy huddsd together In the rooms OF the house No
Pearl stres crying and bswaing their Losses that
was really distressing to sss them.
HOUSE NO. 10 PEARL STREET.
This house was tsnsntsd BY the following families
No. l. David Gurlsy, wife and three children. This
man sustained ios nearly the same q that borne BY
the tenants Of No Il. Hevoy t3u
No. 3 william Flood vi and three children. Farni
turs al broken, and cIothipg injured BY water.
No 8. onacsr Duggan, Of the First ward pslIos Mr.
Duggan sustained pretty heavy less His property was
however, injured.
No 4. = Falvsy wife and child. Nearly all the fur
niture Of the room was broken.
No. 5. Bernard Houston, wife and child BEDDING
clothing and furniture much isjursd.
No. Q. Valentine Hinton, . policeman Of the FRS,
ward who has been burnsd ont twice within short
time Mr.. HintoA's property not Insured and his
comrades express much regret for his loss.
No. :. = Nsils and family; also . delicate man.
Perhaps the entire loss morn this re viii not exceed In
money value three thousaad dollars but the am uns Of
individual suffering which Il win entail upon the people
enumerated above makes II 10 b lamsntsd than
the property were owned By person in ecod sirsum
shness The calamity will rot the aborsrs idle for some
tius whst the removal in the cold the loss OF thsi:
cothiss will probably introduce dsknsm into their fsm
~ N D0sososs BS4AsmeUS o1vSk too0104 the Dodco
Of the Ore In the HnAD Of yesterday ornae ssIed anon
Lieut.. ssodgrass, at The First ward staten house s
ft i've dollars with him for the Of The most nssdy
pronhing q the same time TO call again upon the captain
on Ike misson Of charity Hs would mot rive his name
but We would recommend his sxanpls for imitation,
The Chief Of Polcs, with ofssrs Kssfs snsdsra and
Hapn and large reserve force Of msn attended 1t this
Ore.
Fire In Canal Street.
About quarter past FIVE O'Clock ysstsrday morning.
FIRE wss discovered in the dry goods store Of Mr. Ball. No
% Canal street. but by the timely arrival and aasta.es
rendered By osers Van Buren,, wak and Goodrich, tn
flames were exsiDguishsd. H
On examining the premises It was evident TIRE store had
been entered By person persons through the rsr
Asd 10 doubt the nrs IVES the work Of dssign
williamsburg CITY Intelligence.
INDICATION Tho First Methodist Esscopai xis.ioo