The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-08

Thomas
Murphy, and occupied by T. D. shuler -four store.
Building nsured-amount we could not learn Shulers
stock insured fdr 1900, which covers loss
The wooden building between Lusk,s tavern and this
block was torn down--damagc slignt. Lusk's tavern
considerably damaged but most of the furniture remov-
ed 81 900 insurance on building, and 81 500 goods,
The engine house No. 3 was not insured. loss to
the corporation Of about $500. The walls good.
Lusks barn adjoining was also burned. No insurance.
Loss small.
On Niagara street. south side the fire took everything
from haivin's to the stone house occupied by Mr..
Phelps boarding house. who lost many things and
is not surcd.
The next bulldog east not enumerated was o stone
row. for dwellings, owned by j. g. Porter II was par
TALLY insured 1t occupied by several Irish families
who saved most Of their things though not without
mage Next east Of this was dwelling Of wood, owned
by Porter and occupied by Sower. No insurance. Fur
nnrc mostly saved On the opposite side Of the street
there were dwellings burnt but less injury
was sustained. DIR. Bristols barn and fence dcs
troyed and his house furniture injured by water He
insured all around enough to loss, probably
w. II. Fox's house and furniture dan'aged--insured.
The house occupied by Mrs. Jackson, and owned by D.
H. Wicher, the only one burncd west of where the
fire originated The building was worth probably 49, 600
have not learned whether II insured Mrs.
had insurance of 500 on her furniture which will
probably make her whole
Three wooden buildings and near Lock street,
twenty thirty rods from the balance OF the fire,
also burned One was owned by Mrs. James Stevenson,
one by W. Woodward, and the other by Mr. Sebastian.
EXPLOSION on WESTERN SrRAnBoAT-rIvD
Prisons WcrHDED-Yesterday morning, about eight
O'Clock, as the steamer Reindeer was about ready to
leave the Alton wharf for this city, she blew out the
starboard end of her mud receiveran unusual occur
renee the like Of which, several steamboat inform
ed has rarely occurred The explosion was yio
lent tearing away the breeching Of the boilers dis
placing boiler used for pumping out the main boilers
aud hurting several bales Of hay lying tho guard
into the river Bricks, mortar fragments Of IRON aud
scadng water scattered the forward part OF
the boat and the wharf Window psnes in the houses
fronting the river broken by the water thrown
against them. Had IL not been that the guards OF the
boat were lined with bales Of hay, which In measure
received and warded OF the hot water and flying mis.
sles, several lives might have been lost quite mum
Der Of persons the wharf the boat Five
persons injured more less. Three mcn-two OF
them hremen on the boat and the other bysander on
the leveewere scaded. We were informed by Captain
Owings OF the Winchester, that they not danger
ously hurt Mr.. Greer, clerk for Blair BallinRer,
struck scnseless by brick which hit his arm and
another empoye Of the rame firm slightly injured
by falling through hatchway in the store. His fall
was caused by fright; badly he scared that he
lost his Immediately after the fall Neither Of
these persons received serious bodily injuryS Louis
Intel'isencer, Nov l.
The Rev. John Sawyer aged 90 years. lately preached
by appointment, In town in New Hampshire whore he
began his ministry seventy FIVE years ago He
accompanied by deacon Of his church, aged 10, Wild
has lived the Penobscot river for half century ant
had before gone down 10 its mouth since he weno
up 10 settle In wilderness In 1904.