The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-20
City IntellSRcsaaa.

City IntefN0On0S.
lib fiRH IN siikN srkEEf-in yesterdays paper We
gave ccoLEy Of the fire Allen stree, Satrrdax
afternoon but unable then to give the particular
This copfagratlon burned large space but inas
much as the buildings were mostly workshops and frame
buildings the loss not great might be supposed
The fire broke about ~ O'Clock in the afternoon "a
turday last in tho cooper shop Of George Higgins No.
Il 8 Allen street near Ielancey Tas alarm given
shortly after that for the fire in Wooster street. whero
the tr,men were mostly engaged. In the Of tho
houses in which the fire originated open yard
filed with large piles Of lumber, which were soon In
lsae Tie block being gmostiy Of small wooden frame
houses and the wind blowing very strosg the fire in
erased with incredible rapidity II immediately
municatedto the four dwelling houses and the carpenter
shop Of Mr. Adams adjoining on Allen street. which
entirely soyed, with all their contents. Tae flames
then went through the Number yard and on through the
block to Orchard street. where several buildings
consumed. The FIRST to 20 Orchard street was
hat snuiaetory and then followed several worshous
and besttad rnanufactory, and four small dwell
ing houses This covered large poroion Of the bock,
and the living Goals carried for the distance q
blocks hreaeng with destruction not only the entire Il
The burning block, but several others. The frcmsa
worked With great energy and it was not TIL about
O'Clock in the evening" hours after the arc first
broke out that tho ames getting under the contr
Of the ERE department The entire loss by this Arc :
about s2O0CO which has shared by perhaps over
hundred persons. Over dozen families turned out
q their homes tLeir furniture being all swept away by
the devopring element" great number of mechsnes
thrown out Of employment most of them osing -
their tools and mrlements This fire. it appears, oaie
mated from live Goals falling among the shavngs h
the COOPER shop Of Mr.. Higgins, whose loss s abe1k
s. ,G0, and who only partially insured. Althou0h
Iss no, b So much az ans Of the other large oonaS
tons with which city has lately been visited, yet Il =
much to be cerlored any of Them considering As
number Of families who rendered homeless, and ~
loor mechanics thrown out Of employment
The FIRE In WOOSTER srRxEr-AocIDEN-Att tho Ere
which broke out Saturday afternoon at No 100 Woos
ter street, which noticed In yesterdays HERALD
are sorry say serious calamity happened, by which
two three hrom,n much injured and many more
had u escape. The fire broke out in the cabinet
makers shop Of Thomas Walker, caused by large pok
Of boiling glue being upset on the stove while the beV
had g ne or some coal The wind was blowing fIriorsy
thiea tened Notwithstanding the efforts Of the 6re
In few moments after the breaking out Of the
ere Nos 1892 2Ol zOS and 205 were oil one blaze Of Arc
an these buildings entirely consumed. BuldiA
No. 1se owned by Henry Coyle, and No. 20l ,
Ihomes RI mey and insured in the East River CompAay
$500. No 203 cabinet makers shop and in It
destroyed large amount OF new furniture, which
ful insurance. No. .O5 was occupied by severx
fnilies who lost their entire stock of furniture
hire partially insured in the North River and 81. MARKS
Comranes for $1,000 The entire loss cannot fan far
Daring the FIRE the sparks Hew across to the roofs q
dwellings in Green street. and for long time threatsssa
to carry the confiagration across the street.
Tie sad part of this confagration the falling a
the chimney at No 2O1 Wooster street. and killing Ire
man. While the members of Hook and Ladder No. anA
Hose Company No b were working in the rear of tho
above house the brick chimney tell with a crash, bary-
ing Edward roces, of Hook and Ladder No 8, Thomas
sherIden OF Hose Company No. 8, and two other men
beneath the ruins. Mr. Sherriden not severely
injured the others and he Immediately conveyed
home Mr. Drocles was dug out insensible and by "A
vice quickly removed to the New York Hospital,
where he received every attention. but, however,
yived only few hours. The other found 70
have received but slight contusions.
FIRE YESTERDAY MoRsrYG-HoRsEs BURNED TO DEATH
About O'Clock yesterday morning FIRE broke out in
the stable in the of 103 Suffolk street. owned by
c. Keys, and occupied by Messrs. Dcrvy Crockett Ro-
berts and Bishop, cartmen, and John Hutchng grocer
of Snffolk and Delaney streets The building
was totally DESTROYED together with ve valuable horsA
worth $780, belonging TO the above named persons The
building fully insured in the Bowery Insurance Com
rany There was no insurance upon the horses Thsis
supposed to be the work OF an incendiary.
HE rusT NuIsANtE-The high winds which prevailed
for the last three days have had the effect of converting
the mud which left remaining la streets into
subtle sharp and an dust, per
Con eQuentlyae mortal man will never enjoy perfecs
hapJ herewe have all sorts of complaints made b
all sorts of travellers Is said that It was farmore plea
sant and wholesome to carry the dirt upon ones toso
than have II locked up in the cavity Of the thorAx
ensve opera ties Of our FAST young mon, have
been all equally damaged by this dust Every ciy oicisl
,eeh hsd than Their shares of
wheezed out them by their half choked fellow
citizens Now think that much OF this abuse Il un-
mered The duty of the City Inspector and legal sc-
ton the Board Of Health merely extend TO the pscag
and keeping the streets In clean condition conducive
the preservation of health There is no law suthor-
ing Iowning have the streets sprinked and con-
sequently lie cannot contend with the dust especially
when egtnted by equnoctial storms Now, with refer
Iowning had had nearly FIVE thousand loads
taken from Broadway alone during the three
ending sant Patricks uay snV suss
tie eame street WAS swept from the Battery to Four
tcenth street that morning As the hurried spr!aS
trade advances great difficulty experienced IN nndine
sufficient number OF carts to remove sne neaps OF drs
Which ore piled up order to permit the water to drain
FRI but believe heywould have been taken avay
without any complaint II not for the sudden storm
which came on. Tn enq uiry find that the regular
srrllrg Of Broadway would be attended with consider
able expense 10 the people at large We hope that the
n er,hants and storekeepers doing business In that
tborougiare will go With the good work commencea
at The stor House meeting for the Of their
property We have doubt but the city will be cleaned
but vast reformation was ever enected withous
sacrifice OF life suppose that some rev people
have got TO be choked up before the job Is nnsheo
Erwr PROM TyyAs-The Indians, in considerable force,
bad within about sixty miles OF Chris
party troors had been despatched afor tnem, ooS
We ace the death Of Captain Warrington II. Secrest,
rne Of the reckless and daring pioneers OF ToxA
announced in some Of western exchanges captain
co and was esteemed Of the most efhcient spies
belonging the army Of Texas He was also In the battle
OF San Jscnto where he did effective service - captain
The We.eysn Bonnr, Of the 9Th inst, has an account
Of a late homicide committed In HarYis county, nc0
which extract follows Mr. Boon, who lives on tns
Washington road, some twenty miles from thls eisys
killed German two or three days ago and Va 49, -
tore examining court to-day Under the 49, ~ 30
the magistrate decided that II Was not Deii.O1
and committed the prisoner to Jail until the sstns Y. ~
District Court The German, appears nsd 'oosse. "a
Boons land where he boarded the rsirod nanosi "a
having destroyed Boons property, BOON -
and ordered him to leavei but ns'esu ~ Sons = 49,
Saynnssa s on r,e Boon ,S Ti's nss i%%sSisssly
The San Antonio Wes<rw 7esdn, Of the q nsss -
the following account Of the murder OF Col Sen =Es
learn that Col STEM formerly Indian a9seA waa kee
NV psrfv Of indians few days since about fovr miios
Sy.m Fort Bsiknap, while riding cut In buggy wssA
another gentleman who also shared the fAts o. the "
lionel. The particularly Of the aaiostsnsS seAx NJ