The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-28
LARGE FIRE IN NEW YORK.
DREADFUL Loss OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

Of the confederation, involving loss OF life and
limb more disastrous than any we have had to re-
cord for a long period M
In their endeavors to prevent the flames from
spreading to the buildings adjoining, a number of
firemen entered the cellar of building No. 23l, and
while there a partitionwall gave way, carrying
with portion of the irststory flooring, which
was heavy safe, and burying with it several men
beneath the ruins. wild cry ofhorror arose from
those outside as they the dreadful fate of their
comrades, and instantly every effort was made to
rescue them from the ruins. By 10 O'Clock, some
ten or twelve persons were taken from the cellar,
few of whom were dead, and several so badly
the firemcn were hurt while endeavoring to rescue
their comrades from an awful fate.
The following is a list of the injured persons
compiled from the N. Y. Herald of Wednesday:
Matthew Killigan, Engine Co. No. 2l-slightly
burned
Hugh Hart Engine 2l-sl;ght contusions.
Edward Gaespie, Engine 2l-badly burned; sew.
eral OF his ribs broken. ... .r.rE e.-
Patrick Pheney, Eugine 2l-very seriously injur-
ed; not expected to live till morning.
Patrick Waters, Engine 2l-thigh broken
VIM. Norand, Engine 2l-very seriously burned;
recovery doubtful.
John Newman, Engine 2l-slghtly burned.
expected to live.
Charles Kratz. Hook and Ladder No. ll-serious
hurt but not fatally.
Robert Brewster, Engine No. 6-s1ightly hurt
Patrick Gorman, Engine No. l5--slishtly burned
| about the face.
Hugh Gallagher Hose Co. No. 25-the safe fell
uron his arm, breaking it in one or two places
His situation for while was most perilous. The
safe lay above him. and delicatey poised
that it was feared it would fall over and crush Gal
| Iagher as he Law fastened by his arm purchase
after much difficulty, was rgged, the safe raised
and the man safely released.
J. A. keyser, OF Hose Co. No. 8--dead when taken
| from the ruins.
Charles Daily. Engine No. ao-slghtly injured
about the face and hands. i -.-....
James McNulty, of Engine No. 20-was still alive
when taken from the ruins, but died in few mi
nutes at the engine house. where be was taken by
his friends. r. -r.H
| John Atkinson of Hose Co. No. 49-one leg bro.
ken his life was saved by his fire cap. large beam
fell directly across his head but his stiff cap resist
ed the pressure, and when released he carried
| to his home.
- Donnelly Engine No. 42-in the ruins at
O'Clock last night, but alive, and conversed with
| those about him. He said he was not much hurt
Peter Currau, Engine No. 40-not badly hurt
Was taken home. ~
| Timothy Stanley Engine No. 15-slightly hurt
Was taken homo.
Then Y. Times has the following additional
names oil persons very badly injured Jas. CLARK.
Charles Parks, John Lewis, - Fleming, Michael
Hunt, - Ryan, (dead) William McNeary, James
| Fox, Timothy Shandey. Several others were
| slightly hurt A man was taken from the ruins,
| dead, but was not recognised. The Times says:
Just as we are going to press, at 2 1>2 A. NJ, a
strong body OF fremen are busiy at work in reno
wing the ruins. A son OF Coroner O'Donnel, aged
| 81 and attached to No AZ Engine, has been spoken
to in the ruins He is buried under the rubbish at
depth oils feet. He says that SIX MEN are lying
near him dead! He is comfortable as the cir
cumstances would admit but there is fire near him
and the rescuing party obliged to turn stream
OF water towards him from time to time.
Loss OF PRoPERTY.-The loss of property was
very great, since the fire consumed not only the
building No. 23l, but damaged several adjoining
summary of losses together with such other par
ticulars as may be obtained we shall give under
the head of latest news. F..
SHOCKING AFFAIR ON BOARD THE STEAM
Err YANKEE BLADE.
One of the most remarkable instances of jealousy
murder and attempted suicide that we ever read of
occurred on board the steamer Yankee Blade. on
her recent trip from New Yoik to Panama. Ed
ward II. Avery, young man ofrespectable parent
age, native of Springfield, Massachusetts became
| acquainted with Susanna Russell, young and
good looking female In house of illfame at Wor.
| cester. Becoming much attached to her, he pro-
posed taking her to California and for that purpose
they proceeded to New York, where they lived TO.
gether as man and wife until he engaged passage
for her on board the Yankee Blade, he agreeing
to work his own passage. He represented her a.
his sister, and the captain in order to protect her
from insult in the steerage. gave her berth in a
state.room with another woman in the end cabin.
Here, removed from her lover, Miss Russell took
advantage of her position and began to fiirt with
| some ofthe young men on board; which, when the
knowledge thereof reached the ears of Avery ren.
dered him exceedingly jealous. and his mind be-
came so excited that he was led to the commission
ofa most horrible deed, which is thus described
| by a correspondent of the Panama Star:
| On the 18th February, at about O'Clock in the
| evening the passengers were alarmed by shrieks
| from female voice, which proved to be Susanna
Russell, who ran about the after deck crying, :" my
| brother has killed me-" and falling upon the deck
in five minutes she was corpse. She had been but
few minutes previous to that sitting in the cabin
engaged in lively conversation with one OF the
| passengers, when Avery called her on deck. On
approaching her. he drew from belt at his side a
largeten inch bowie knife, with which he stabbed
her ia the right breast seyeriDg the ephemeral ar
terry, the knife passing through her back. lmn.e,
| diately after committing this dreadful deed, he
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would go of, he drew a razor from bis pocket
with which he cut deep and severe cash in his
throat then rushing forward to where she had fall
en-. and where the passengers and others began to
collect he cried, stand back gentlemen. did it,
and then falling beside the dead body, he bentoyer
II and kissed themarble cheeks, saying :--"Iloved
that GIRL but you, cabin passengers, did this" This
was the most artrendering scene the writer ever
witnessed There laid the poor mangled body of
the unfortunate girl; over her bent her equally mn
| fortunate though guilty. lover, utiering the most
laInentable expressions of his fervent attachment
to her, while the blood came streaming from his
throat. Every one expectedto see him rnomentari-
II expire he did not die, however, as the surgeon
1 succeeded In sewing up his wound, and he is now
nearly recovered. He had preliminary exami-
nafion before the American Consul at Rio Janeiro,
who ordered him to San Francisco for trial -
Since the ssd occurrence he has become quite peni-
tent. and awaits his trial with considerable iorti
| tuae. The poor fellow has q mother living In
Norwich county upon whom this blow will fall
very heavily when she learns the particulars OF the
sad affair. A sss - ~ 4.slE fa @xlEtaxY
Convert Ysom RoSAnIsm. The Religious
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