New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-08
FIRES.
FIRE IN Ia NATURALIZATION AsoVr 81. ~


| FIRE IN Ia FArsrrn-rLAcs-Loss AsosY oSeeoe-
DEFECTIVE FUSSAcsFLuEs
At , O'Clock yesterday afternoon IRE broke -
in the 6ve-story brick building Ne 20 L. PaysEss-
place, occupied by Mr.. Beejsnin l.. SVEN q
| OWED ing The FIRE was irss discovered By Ma
SVEN in the parors en- the drs' socr
Mrs S. was dre.sipg for dinner when she ended
smoke in the apartment, - il from the bsra'ag e
pine. She immediately went dows stairs TO diecsv9
| whence the smoke proceeded when she dsosvers4
hre Issuing from the partition in the psrl,e. fAs
alarm WA promptly given to which the 6rsmea -
promptly responded; bat considerable time eapssl
before they could discover the locality II
tbs fre-the whole hOuse BY this ii as being 6llsl
with smoke. So dense was the smoke in the upesr
portion of the building tia, it va impossb.. u
ascend the third story stairs and after the ssss
pants we're compelled to fly to the street
Through the eIsrtions Of Mr. Edward Sahsssk
assisted BY several Of the members OF Eagias Co. Ne
=, mcst Of the furniture and mirrors the iov~
floors were saved. though in damaged coadisioa.
The flames spread With great rspidity from the ~
tom to the roof OF the building, running up bstwssa
the sth and plaster partitions aud the aoo end es
ings of the various stouea TIE fremen set to wsrk
with hearty good will in the mid.t Of the farisss
snow stofm that raging a, the time bat dcsPiss
their exertions the building nearly destroyed.
Nearly seven hours elapsed before the drsmsa hsA
entirely subiued the flames. Tue walls ssd portisas
Of the floors remain standing.
Crest spprshensons entertained for the safety
Of Colombo Row" immedia'siy adjsinny tAs
burning building, but through the exerteSs Of The
frenen this handsome range Of dwellings IVES saved
from injury.
The fire originated without doubt, from defect I.
the iues injecting with the furnace used for hsstiag
the building. Theee fiuee passed through the per-
titions in the center Of the building and each der
were registers from which the heat passed int he
various rooms.
The loss on furniture will not exceed sss 900. TAs
building which was very large, WAS valued at sbsut
$50 900. although ii cost nearly ESQ 900 to ereotM
Owing to the confusion of the moment, No were
unable to ascertain the amount Of insurance on he
furniture and building although heard that there
was an insurance Of $4,000 on the premises.
FIRE IN FEMINIST.
Lat evening about O'Clock, FIRE occurred 10 ~
dwelling house Of Mr. y. A. Conklin No. 100 TeaeA-
at. The fire broke out in the basement. and srtg-
mated from some defect or overheating Of the dso
connecting with the furnace in the cellar. The ere-
men, with axes, cut away portions OF the bsse0eo
floor and partitions and speedily subdued the hsmss.
No damage was done to the upper portion OF ~
building. Loss about $500. Insured, but In whx
Companies we could not ascertain
FIRE IN rwELFrB-sr.
This morning at I clock fire broke cut in Q dwel-
ling house in Twelfth st.. near Avenue b. The bald
ing, which was frame, was nearly destroyed
FIRE IN rHIRrYyHTH-sr.
About l O'Clock this morning fire occurred IL Q
frame building in Thirty ffth-st near the Nintn-svs
occupied as dwelling The flames read rapidly
and before they csuld be subdued the building wM
partially destroyed
FALsE ALARMS.
The alarms in the Third and Sixth Districts Lest
evening proved to be falre.
While the fire was raging in the La Fsyette-plsos
last evening word sent TO Chief Matseh thss mn
dwelling was on fire. The Chief hurried of In double
ouiSk time. but found the alarm false. The lover
rart Of the building wm filed with smoke, which,
mon examination, the Chief found 70 come from Tie
sdoining premises.
FIRE IN BRooKLrs.
Between and O'Clock last night small Trans
building NJ rtle- av., near Kent occupied a. q
porter-house, and owned by William Seaman was
destroyed by fire. carpenter shop, situated In u
| ,ear. was saved by the 6remen. On their return
| home. one of the members OF Bucket Co. No. We
ran over and one Ct his Iegs injured.
fire broke out in The grocery on the corner OF rel-
son IT. and Hamilton av., Brooklyn, about o clock
ON Wednesday morning. The flames were extin-
ruisbed by Officer Byines, of the lid District Pc
lice and the occupant without serious damage. IL
ia suppoeed TO have been the work Of burglars, - the
iron bar across the window bad been removed.
psne of glass broken, and some articles scsttered
about the floor.