New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-27

Day, bu: viii be fKed this day an the Engine sni Hoe
Bonsef IN the CITY are dressed il mourning.
cUEICUs IscIDEsT.
'strcey afternoon -Iu. snd three youag paPs ~e's
Dug oct OF tie wide awake and seemingly bat l's
pjwtd by their fsen hours Of imprisonment II is 90,
nIrobsble that the winnings Of these dogs sz1
fot the mosns Of suffering
EscArEs
Capt L0sARo Of the Second and Capt HoPKIS' Of the
Third District Police were some time in the buldny BAT
becoming dOobfu Of its strength they leh Ia nea'
tfter the walls came down
Capt Bremen of the sxfh Dtrios formerly foreman Of
ErFre { No 81, made effort to warn the Company
back in lie TO them. oo: unsble 70 get ar
enOueb T. attract their attention
LOUIS KIRcRsER, German. belonging % Engine Co
No. 81 prec cptated from the third story Of the bald
ing and strange to cay was bu, slightly Injured II
sbuok upon ls head AID hands c.Gs'ing his ire IA,
The Only injury sustained br about the hal
and Of hs thumbs dsocsed About four weeks snca
Kirehber i from the fourth sory of the iron foanir No
C5 Centre Ct but sustained no injury.
jams Loonsrd. foremsn Of Engine COnpIuy No O.
Into the ruins assist il resoung the sufferers h
standing the side Of Mckay Who klledl ths
tine of ine sscoDd crash de made spring aOi jis
cleared the falling His trnIa Pct caGyht in the
ruins and the rim tom OF
RESCUE A CHILD.
An infant child OF one of the Meades Diyusrreoypsts
door to the fire. and is grandmother occupied
in the third story gentleman passng q; The moment Of
the breaking Of the being Of the fat up
and brought out the cii and who conveyed
away unframed Sir. Go4ie who is usually in Bfooklyn
ct hight by oh.ros ct Burous Theaer whom the AZ
fsr occurred hand 10 look after his little
and In5iher
The scene during lss nigh, az ,u the ruin was oLe 4
great exd mept, and uDt at5 hour hunlfed of s5ea
tors stood either sce of t1e rret watching th esgr
eve the op raons Of he fremen at cOcs in The
log the gang Of lsborer. discharged for the night
lerge boz Ere ten kndled IL the rect b. Ia light of
which the fremen could see operate GAngwAys
laid from The ruins "a the street and curious n
10 IL rmtn in heir red shits and ere cspa fIang
whtelbsrrows filed with rubbish and BE- .rag )dsof bricks
upon their shoulders Thu do they abor ncsssany for
houIs removing the ruins ezpcug almst a; svery mo
ent to with the remaios Of OF their late
bIoiheTs Among the Companies present We noticed Hose
Co No 35 look and Ladder Co No .; EDgine Co M.
so EDgino Co n % Engine Co. No . Engns CO NJ.
&c Hook and Ladder Co No g. Engine Co. No "a, and
Hose Co No II
During the dsy . sent EDcLeeIs Echel Bach, Corn
well nnd DcLei rero on duty suPerin:sndDg tie work
They wero ieved night Ly Assistant Eng nesrs jack
ION and Brsdy
Too much credit cannot be awarded TO the brave fire.
The injured who were taken to The New lors Hos
psl received evs! attention from Mr. Roome the super
irtonden and from D.. McComb Darby and CnspD, the
me dicsl stsf Of the institution
Coroner Hfen will bold an inquest at the New YORK
Hospital on Thursday upon ibe BODIES of deceased
In the absence Of the Mayor the acdr mayor Nathan
C. Ely authorized the Chief Enynser, Carson and his
Assistant Engineers 10 employ as many men a' cold
work to advaDsge assist hs fremen in removing the
ruins also directed ths the Engineer aid his Assistant
Eppiuetrs see that the remen who have b5en all nh at
work vi tout leaving TO tase reireshmeat wore
sutaby provided for ard oil thA' could BE- done was
cone
AID Blunt wos indefatigabo in his duy snd counsel wh
the Acting Mayor and approved OF th9 arrangement
Az IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.
There i, great a,on in tbe Fir Department headed
We by the Chief Engineer siace the occurrence
of ris I'D calamity which will have le tfct Of ing
lc attention Of tho Cry authorizes to he prefon hlny
1aode Of ereipg large buildings for bIsness purP,ses
gle srt lie alluded 10 will be drawn up uadr the direction
Of Chief Eoereer M Carson AID it is expected tna he
whole Department viii sign
Tie ffemen will pledge themselves not to enter any
building where fire pro5f afes any higher u9 than the
fr, story When the safes are any higher up than this
hre il no ressng the force with which they down
This movement on the part of the rcm viii, a. least
have some effect the present mode OF constructing
buildings those not worth saving will likely be burned to
tle ground as no fireman will be found willing to rsk his
life.
CAUsE or THE DISASTER
tie not precisely understood how this terrible disaster
occurred but bleVe is correctly stated that IN cbs
dpce to en- order to light up the hose OF Engine Com
rsnv No e number of fteman entered the cellar Of the
building and that VILE they Were there partition wAn
gave vsy Carrying with i; part Of the frst story flooring
on which was heavy cafe and burying several men be
meath the ruins Other accounts which il will be OBJ
seivod concur in some particulars are
Frsf-TLat "the resr wal of the man building was
supported by iron arch with extension OF the house
in the rear and when the pillars which supported The arch
were burned away the whole wsl fell H. cru hing many
who were then inside
Sccond-Tlat this dr. adfu disaster including ;bs los
Of several lives and the serols injury Of many others
was the result OF the falling Of the Tal OF the build
ing which being sustained by an archway OF iron about
the center separated soon ss oecans hei'ed aoa
on, half falling outward and one Lsi in ward crusei the
'unforiur stes composing the crowds Oh both aides
AudHirs-Tha, the first floor extended beyond the up
eoors with sky light the gable wal being supported
aby cat iron arch Berg thin with large u9efiocrm
"bep, weight AID their fupports burrsd away the
walls were pressed outward, falos on the men who
WIRE endeavoring to iai tn hose Irsapaing 40
" TIE cellar
The Who'll sruetuy has fallen and no. a portion oE
either the froIt or rear val remains standing SIDE
walls thar appear to have been none but the door beams
e,m 10 have been merely stuck into The walls OF IN ad
joining house
,tFrING OF 1HE BOARD OF TSGINEER'
This evening a meeting Of The Eogineers and FTamen
viii be he'd to make arrans nenis forthe ob'eqaes'
AID FOR FUNDS.
reop, sted 10 s-ae on behalf OF Paul Julien, that
s,me evening neat week he will give Csn'ert at the
80 al n thu Fira Dtpartrnelf ll1.