New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-11
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FIRES.
FIRE IN BARROW.sT.

\ At late hour on Thursday night, fire occurred
u the piano forte nanufsctOry Of Mr. Plaoeman, in
THE rear OF No IA Barrow ST. II was occasohed by
1.-THE elessDess OF some one of the elnployes in the
Establishment in leaving lighted candle near heap
I0f shaving and other light matter. The police of
THE MI ia Ware broke into the premises, and ekn-
Iguisbeo the flames with few pals of water. No
iaais was given.
FIRE IN sEcoXD.sT.
4 At a O'Clock Yesterday morning. fire broke out
Ne the building No. 267 Secondst, occupied by Fred
fsrick Fife as fancy store, upper part a dwelling.
tTbe Ere originated in the store but how or in what
manner is unknown, the occupants were at the
lime absent in lager-beer saloon in the neghbor.
Ahood. The fremen were early on the ground but
before they could extiBgnsh the flames the stock in
the store and the furniture in the back ROOM the
same floor were nearly destroyed. The FIRE was con-
IfDtd to the first floor The loss is estimated at about
I$sO0-inbured for $500.
l FIRE IN Yesterday afternoon,
shout Al O'clock fire broke out very suddenly in
thefve story brick BUILDING No. 279 Westinghouse,
occupied the LIST, 3d. 4th and 9Th stories by b. j.
ILevy e. Co, wholesale druggists; I'd story by
j. NJ Browning, wholesale liquor dealers. The fire
loanated in the cellar, and was discovered by Mr..
John Lsndwebr, who at the time standing in front
Of tn store MIR. l.. Immediately ran through the
store 10 the Office in the rear, where Mr.. Levy
engaged in making out bill and apprsed him of the
Ere. Before Mr. Levy could secure his books aud
lock the safe the store filed with smoke aud in
few minutes thereafter the fire burst through the
hor Mr Levy narrowly escaped with his life.
l Mr.. Browning and his clerk, Mr. Friar, having
leone out Of the building on the alarm being given,
tb returned for the purpose of securing their books
ksnd papers The smoke, however, rapidly filled the
second story rendering their escape to the street with
sssy next TO impossible, ard they were consequently
compelled TO retreat to the upper part OF the building
Hse they were overcome by the smoke, ana but Tor
he timely assistance Of the fremen, who placed lad
dp aaauet the front walls and thds rescued them,
they would have been suffOcated In few minutes.
Mr. Browning and Mr.. Friar were conveyed to their
swdiDgs in a carriage.
The fames epread with great rapidity from floor 70
Hoor aru soon burst ont of the roof The Eremen of
the district were early the ground but before they
could extDguisb the fire. the interior of the building,
with the .tOck of the occupants, was almost entirely
destroyed The building ia owned by Mr.: William
Fony Ii. and insured for $1,000 in the Merchants
Tbs loss Of Messrs. Levy & Co. will not fall far
short OF $50 O00 Insured for s2l 900 in the Fire.
mems, Mohask Valley, and o:her insurance compa-
nice the names Of which we did not ascertain
In consequence Of Mr.. Browning being injured and
taken home We could not ascertain the amount OF his
Os. or insurance.
The stock in the adjoining building, No. 2sl, occu-
pied by " Reiche, wholesale grocer, was consid-
erably damaged by smoke and water Insured IN the
BrosdWoy Pacific, and Columbia Insurance Com
psuies for O., 500.
TIE engine in the bakery of f. Treadwell, the
corner 81 Washington and Wuren-sts, was slightly
damsged by water
The oTigin Of this fire will be investigated by the
fue haishai.
FiRy IN sssEX AND RIviSGToS-sTs.
Lat night at f0l O'clock FIRE occurred in the
grocery store corner of Essex and Rvlngou sts but
|as flames we're eltinguisbed with few pals OF
water The Gre was occasioned by the bursting OF
esmptens lamp. Damage slight.
FIRE IN BRooKLYN
Yesterday afternoon fire broke out in two story
brick building in the rear of President-st, between
Inion and Van Brunts:s., which was occupied by
fbe New-York Jute Company, for the manufacture
Of Juie. II was formerly in possession OF hessrs.
Estes & Brooks who Disposed OF II to the present
,ypes TIE building contained large quantity OF
highly nnammsble material which caused the fire to
spresd with great rspidi;y aud the whole structure
was soon enseloped. The contents Of the building,
somprsitg a considerable amount Of manufactured
material ready for delivery and expectation was en-.
trtly destroy ed, together with steam engine, OF
iss worth about o. 600 After the interior had been
burned out the walls fell down and demolished sew
era sbeos sdjoinpg. The value of the contents OF
Tie mandatory was about 10000 upon which 1t Is
uDderstoOd there was partial insurance Some Dam.
age YVES oocasiued to the fences and sheos In tne
nsahborhbood which were torn do yn to prevent the
Gre from spreading The FIRE is supposed to have
been the work of an ncendiary, as NO business had
been done ia the bnding for several days past