The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-25

Brooklyn CITY IatenIssnss.
DESTRUCTIVE yYBE-A MAN BURNxD TO DEATH.
About ok O'clock yesterday nornDg Ore broke out In
small apartment occupied By nr. Wilson, 27s Allan.
do street. liquor store. The flames spread rapidly,
and soos eomnunicatsd With the adj,iaisg buildings
which were al offams and two stories in height They
were occupied ~ places Of busnss and BY families %
follows [
No as corner OF Atlantic and Smith strssts oeoupisd
By Hsnry Hughes asa boot aad she's store, and the
i Issi q sSoat 81, COO; iasursd for SoSo
No s7s whore The are originated, occupied BY Mr.
Wilson ~ liquor store Loss sosut s2oo.
furniturs ssors. who lost his life ia the flames. Toe
value Of his ecods Was about 800; covered By insor
'nss o. ..s ossop.d ~ vn.ss.. :. grocery
his loss y about $4,000 Insured for $780, n tns MAJ
sau Insurance Company. -
ool0rsd family, was also demolished. -
The oseupant saved very httls, a. the aamss made
such raid psoges. that 1t Was with daouiy they o.
the property vas ovasd by Mr. Matthew Haulsy and
valued 81 500 injured for $780, the Brooklyn
rhs most melancholy part Of this diaastsr ID ths loss Of
the life Of ono man. the occupant Of No 2I2 (Mr.
goods and In ascending to the second for the
steps gave way and prspia,sd amid tbs mass Of
burning sosls bsssath His eharrsd and blacksnsd 70
m .Ds we're exhumed durng the moruirg BY the third
district polies.1 He was Absat 81 years OF sge, N
kpeshusa y birth, and leaves ss, bat children.
been arrested on suspicion Of cauiing the ire
Shorty after the above Are, another broke out In
s"..D smith sns Ho,s Il vas oo.up.a - a.ssrs G.vs
land Co. The roof only Was burned, whom the flames
we're sxtiDguiahsd. Damage small
AEoTHxR DESTRUCTIVE IRs-NC sNDIARIsM.
shcrty AFTER the Hremsn returned from the FIRE In Bsr
gen street yesterday mornng the City Hall bell souuiei
the alarm fer the Third district On proceeding thther
foand that ono Of range of ave four story build
rss Second place between Court and Clinton streets
Vas In flames. The water being In the nsghsn
hosd, the private cis.erns put into requiton
here not sufficient to prove Of much advantage Tn
d'emsn lsborso with zeal and energy notwithstandia
he obstacles they had contead sgAinst but ths
g"rd upon than and the who row -as ON hrs IN
ArAvely abort space OF time. Tho house which the
ire ,ss frst oiscovsred was the fourth from ur,
street which, tog,thsr with those on either sids
side aved from total destruction BY thu exsrtions
the emen Tho buildings were new, Of brick with brown
they sieetsd b. Mr. john AoCsr, for speculation
and he had already transferred them to other parties
Their value 10 estimated a the aggregate sum OF $25 oo0
aud they insured to the extent OF their cost In ta
Fulton, Atlantic and other companies In Nsw York and
Brooklyn, Tns policy In the Faton IS ooo rhts h,s
6rst the police OF ths Third dstrc. ex
anined the In the houses which hsi not Jet caught
and found tina shavngs and os Of dry wood he'd bssa
placed in the closets under the stars and Ia other Places
which from the baokenea appears1cs OF the far had
psYou'l, been set en- are. Ths was fopna to be the
10 doubt that It Was he work Of design - ''
RACING FROM THE FIM.-A number OF nrsmsn, members
Of Nos and eng ines taken into Gust dy yester
cay Or nsi, Isiurn ,sT n: Ore 70 s,oSsd place. upon
nances. Thsy brought before Jastcs Curts, asd
disposed Of AZ followPasrok Pnnsgar, who demanded
or e npsisonsa for 10 Gays James a.ni.y T.,soos
stanley william Morse, john McNInus Walter Lowrey,
Kennedy pleaded guilty, and were all committed to jail
Eve dsys each, tn the exception Of aAaley and
Kearnsn who paid their fnes.
The LATE suProssp Poison CASE EAST BRooKLYv.-An
pvestga into the oircuuv Of the death OF the
men-Dunkrk and Notwithstanding found
dead in bei at their boarding house Of wilson and
weeks ego commenced on "Wednesday morning before
Coroner Ball and jury The lady Who keeps the house
se previous to the dsoovsr that ouusirE Was dad he
In about o'clock ard procesdsi to bed sppArentJ
healthy although slmswbat intoxicated wstimsister,
seiousness TIL the foswiss saturday. Ia little
after IL O'Clock, pretty much II the condition.
ss sss they n. Il
sirk's shirt being copsideraby torn Subsequently, And
tso days before bis DEATH he asked witness (M. Marin
hs bound TO h-k wsidme TER, although he
good deal bigger than himss svea he Vas transported
against the survivor Ths they slept 10 had are
ard the day previous they had eaten Of the veuA
and at the fae table with the rest Il the family o. tn
morpipg after Dsshh DEATH wilmer went 10 their
70 eau them thinking th they had themselves
sAs found him dead and Wsidmstsr IL state Of
frtm which he could b aroused Neither Of hs
we're poasesssd Of much money. Dr. James h. Chiltoa
the chemist tssned that he haS analysed the csstt
stomsch Of Duntirk found Stout swo srans
arenie Ia IT, In that CT the other he he'd discovered
son yet although hs had not yet nplstsd the u
aDnsu Az this stsgs Of proceedings ths invsstigAsz
~ss eel ouined
DRowNFD,-A bcstmsp, Bamed John williams Va,
drowned in ths Atl.nic Deck basin Monday might
during the storm, while attempting TO from the
shore his boat Hts body recovered on Tuesday
and the Coroner Notified to hold an inquest
Court OF General Sessions.
Before His Honor Recorder rilI,u
FIB "a The Court resumed its sitting to day at tae
hour, and occupied the entire day In iiposna
OF those cases that still encumbered the calendar