New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-16
FIRES.

FIRE N PT.RI-sT -FoUR THOUSAND BARREL:
OF FLOUR DI.TRoYED-Loss OVER OSE HUSDRSr
THOUSAND DoLLAHs.-Ye-terday morning, Police
nan Sullivan, OF the First Ward, while patrolise
hi. beet, Uncovered smoke issuing from the four
story brick boiding No. - Pearl ST. occupied By
William II. Newman & Co., commission merchants
The officer imueoisiely gsve the alarm, whsn other
Policeman coming up, they broke open the doors
ard saved nost Of the books and piPes Of the con-
oein. The smoke coon became very dense and
rapidly pervaded the whole building, compelling
those who tad entered the premises TO fly to the
street With fec exceptions, all got on, unojured.
Policemen Crcsesn was overcome by the smoke, aud
carried the Station House by bis ,mrades in state
Of irsepsbiIiiy.
Freceriak Rodne, Of Hook and Ladder Company
No. II, fell from most dangerous hight upon the
roof Of the rear Office, and was badly injured. He
was taken to the Station. House and from thence to
bis n s6ence. In consequence Of the wre'ched con-
clifton of the streets The hfenen we're unsbls to rssch
the FIRE until near twenty minutes after the alarm VAS
given. By this time the flames burst forth from the
secon9story windows, and soon after made th,ir up
pearance from the roof The fremen la bored In the
most energetic manner but despite their efTorts the
building, with its contents was entirely destroyed,
within two hours from the time the fire was dis ,ev-
cred.
The buildings No &c Pearlst., occupied by B1tler
& BawIey, crockery dealers, and No. So occupied
BY White & Scoyn, crockery dealers sustained con-
siderable damage
TIE flames communicated to the roof Of the building
No. ~ Wa.er-s.., occupied BY Kellogg & Co.. liquor
dealers. Asofo No 40, occupied by Livingston, Bal
lard & Co, wholesale grocer; c. W. Kellogg &
Co., provision dealers, and H. Lo,hrop & Co.; bat
through the eIertops of the fremen the premises
were saved from material injury.
L0sses and Iasprasce.-The destruction OF No. 7s
Pearl.st involves Ices TO Messrs. Newman & CO of
about t75 900. In the premises were 900 barrels Of
Flour, &c bales Of Cotton, 30 bales OF Spopges so
bales # Graham Nose four Paintings from the Crys-
tai Palace and $50 boxes Of merchandise. On this
stock they had an insurance TO the amount Of $4,000
in The following Offices;
Yors Union In. Go. roo Manhattan ms Co...s50oo
Com Exchange Ina Co. l3oc New AIn'erdan.''''. iVV
Nisssrs lbs Co......... lo.ovi -
Total
Each Of the occupants Of No 40 Water.st sustained
slight loss by water. They are fully insured. The
stock of White & Scoyn was damaged considerably
by water, q was also the stock of Butler Hawley.
Their buildings were damaged to the amount of about
s5Oo. The loss of Kellogg & Co. was about $1,000
insured in the Atlantic Ins. Co.
Great complaint was made by persons living in the
vicinity, through whose premises the fremen carried
their hose, which, being defective, flooded the build
ings, dong much damsse to property.
Over Bryne occupied portion Of the premises No.
30 Pesrl.st as place for bottllDg porter Hb' loss
was estnsteda. 81 500. Insured in the Hanover and
National Offices.
E1.Alderman Human, ol-dealer; James Davis,
liquor dealer and others stores in the vcin-
iiy, sustained damage by water.