The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-08

PRE- N TENTH srREg1-ONE MAN BURNT 10 DEATH
-ANoTaBR BADLY INJURED,
Yesterday morning shortly after II O'CLOCK stsrribe
affair took place in Tenth street. the Of
nue. g, tn which elderly man. named Thomas Dsds,
was burnt to death. The circumstances under which
tho cslanitous affair took place fsliows:-
Mr. John Sass, keeper Of q grocery and liquor store,
No 500 Tenth street. Of c. directed his
clerk TO empty cask Of spirits from behind the
ter Of the small barroom situated at the Of tho
store Tenth street. The clerk, John p. Quest
menced to the spirits with gallon measure, and
place it into oask outside the counter While this pro-
going on, elderly man. named Tbos. Davis,
had seated himself on bench by the counter, on the
split the floor, and while the last full
pdina by the cask he took match and set are
to that which he had split the foor tho purpose of
resut that It did burnand only did 1t burn
tho 6oor but II set the spirits Are In the measure
Tue clerk became alarmed seized hold Of the OF
burning spirits and threw It the counter setting
the whole eiore In a blaze which enveloped Mr. DAVIS In
feeble health be vas rendered inca pabe Of making his
escape Mr.. rushed into the fame to endeAvor to
the mans life but failed in the attempt, ard Mr.
burnt his legs, and face Mr. Sass states that
his stock insured 10 the New Amsterdam Fire In.
them for to loss as the ere was their own fault The
deceased about sixty Of uge, and native
OF this county.
FIRE IN SIXTEENTH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
JOHNsON'S DIETILLERY.
At about O'Clock last night the alarm u FIRE in the
Third district originated from the discovery of fire in
Vim. NJ johnson Sons dis,inery situated at No. 2os
West Sixteenth street, Tenth avenue, and nowth
standing the SPEEDY arrival OF the fremen the flames
spread rapidly that the interior Of the building
soon advanced beyond the power Of water to it.
he main building, however, in which the major
ity of the stock is deposited, remains un-
toucbed-the iron shutters, aided by the plen.
tiful supply of water thrown by the ,dremen, pre-
ly estimated et loss OF $50 0O0 but doubt much If
it will extend to half that amount The walls
and chpeys left standing and the greater part of
the machinery viii in all probability be saved. We
dsrstand that the following insurance the
premises barut--Contuentsl Fire Insurance Company.
81, 600; Home Insurance Company S. 0O0 Harmony In
surapce Company, S., 900 Commonwealth Insurance
Company, So, 000 New Constitute Insurance Company
$0ot; Lortilard Insurance Company, $4,000; Clinton
Iany, 81, 6o0-making IN all $50, 900.
In reference to tho origin of the fire. there various
siman, went into the department near the doubling
with lighted candle uncovered by lantern, and the
fumes arising from the sprite coming in contact with the
car die flame, iRned it, and the whole place fire
kmostly instantly. another statement Is that some
defect oreakagehad taken place in the down from
the doubing and the stflman going to repair the
rupture accidenty the spirits on Ore with the light
and not being nbe extinguish it, the premises
became one sheet OF fame.
with his mep, rendered most essential service in faci
tating the exerons OF the remen assisted by the po
lice OF the Eighth ward, Ninth, Fifteenth Eighteenth,
Twentieth, Twenty-Grst and Twenty second Captain
Carpenter, of the Fifth ward, was also present.
Judge Bcebe was also early on tho ground, and
very efficient in giving instructions 10 the police.
The whole matter will Ike investigated by the Fire Mar
sbal.
FIRE IN PLATT STREET.
About one O'Clock this morning a fire was Dissolved in
The upper story of tho hardware store OF Mr. Thomas
Douglas No s Plat street. The fremen we're quickly
on the SPOT and eStingushed il with but little damage