New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-04
FIRES
rIRE IN TwLNTr FOURTH ST


About 70 o'clock Ihursday ght FIRE broke out in the
large brick building in Twenty fourth st, west of the
Ttnthav owned and occupied in part b. the American
Gas Meter COmpan..
The fire originated in one Of the upper rooms occupied
by Messrs Colwel Squirting, tack minuactory The
fren Of the district early the ground bat before
they could subdue the the entire a1d fixtures
of Messrs & s. valued abau; $4,000 were destroyed
The loss partially covered BY insurance in the Empire
City ard Citizens Insurance Co npan'es Tne building
owned by Iadlaw Son and others proprieors of the l.
Patent Protector Gas Meter and Gas Apparatus Manu-
factory was damaged the Of about $500 fully
insured The stock Of Messrs Ladlsw Il Son consid
eraby damaged both by fire and water Through the en-
erretic action Of the emen the building saved from
being entirely destroyed
FIRE IN GRASDsr.
Attn late hour on Thursday nigh, fire occurred in the
building No 572 Grand ST. 1t was extnguished before
much damage occurred.
FIRE IN vASDgwATHR ST.
At 9 o'clock on Friday morning fire broke out in
the two story frame building No 10 Vandewaet st. occu
pied by poor families The building being very old the
flames spread rapidly, and communicated to the frame
building in the rear and to the adjoining building No =
also occupied by poor families Several fire companies
were on the ground at an eaRy moment but before they
could subdue tho flames the buildings were entirely de-
s,royed BY this fire about twenty poor families were rem
dered houseess beside losing nearly all OF their furniture
and clothing Had this fire occurred late at night 1t Is
more Than probable that much larger )unt OF properly
would have been destroyed The numerous frams build
ngs in the vicinity only saved by the eAerons Of the
frtmen
There were eight families residing in Of the front
buildings and ten families in the adjoining house Among
the occupant of tho rear building Mrs Lynch widow
of he late Policeman Lynch. who was murdered IN the
Fourth Ward about years ago She lost all of her far
nture
The Police of the Fourth Ward rendered the unfortunate
people every assistance in their power
FiRE oRANGEsT
Yesterday afternoon about O'Clock fire broke out IN
Oh old frame stable in the OF 40. Orange't and
fronting Dunbamscne The flames were speedily e4-
ngushcd by the iromen not however before the stable
was nearly destroyed The horses got out without
difficulty Damage about $3.50
FIRE IN THoMPsOSsT.
About seven O'Clock last evening are broke out IN
tie frame building No 1Ol Thompson st, occupied by
Mr. Eckhart as boot Shop and dwelling The flames were
speedily extinguisbed. Damage about 500
FIRE AND ACCIDENT IN FRANKLIN ST
Last evening disturbance occurred among the inmates
Of the dwelling house No 1861 Franklin 81 in reference to
some trivial matter Officer Burnham of the Fifth Ward
was called in to oue the row. when in the melee that en-
sued The stove was upset and the coal being split about the
floor an alarm Of fire was raised The Goals set fire TO the
clothing of Mrs Fitzgerald but the flames were speedily
extpguhed by the officer who threw pail OF water over
her The woman was however, badly burned about the
body and arms She was conveyed to the Newly Hos
pital
THE ISJURrD rIREMES.
We understand that all the men injured at the Bovery
fire are rapidly recovering. Upon getting clear OF the
smoke and dirt il was found that none OF them had re-
ceyed very severe injuries Their escape is almost mi
racvlous