New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-19
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE BoWERY


rbe .yot, but he bsidug- bring mostly old All dry
The ten es bsl.d AL ,her eadavors Aed il Only
VIXEN four building hid been ned. ,hat the pr'
gre. Of he destructive element stayed. About
O'Clock the walls OF No. "a fell with tremenloa.
crab snd here the ire was stopped.
The following are the places buued:
No %. csrpe, warehouse Of Ilys,i; No 90, Mill
er1-siore, kept by Mrs. King; No. Dol, hosiery
-rore Of Srsus s. Rosenan; No. 90 clothng-s'oro Of
Asron Chichester s. Co No 100, cloth ng-store or
Z NJ Rhode; No. lo2, clo'hipg-store Of - Stoves
All of these building. excepting No. 100 were de-
suoyed, with heir contents.
chair factor, 10 the rear, was also burned
While the f'e was raging farously in No. %,
crv was raised in the crosd that sick woman AMI
chi'd were in the upper story of the buiing. Mr..
Philip Miles Immediately rushed into tue burning
BUILDING followed by several others. 1t was with
difficulty trat they reached the room, through the
suob.-but The woman and child were soon borne
cut 10 safety, carried ea her-bed. The rescued
parties proved DO old lady na ned HulIkcr, who
bad been for some time confined by sickness, and a
boy named Jacob, who also sick. They were
taken across the way, to the saloon of Mr.. Joseph
Miles, where they we're kindly cared for.
FURTHER ACCOUNTS.
Last night about u o'clock a fire was discovered
by Officers Miner aud FIzsimmons, in the building
No. % Bowery, lover part occupied by Aaron Chi
ches as clothing store, the upper part by W IN
Reed, dnguerrc siypis; and by family Of the sane
nome az a dwelling. The banding being frame, the
flames spread wiib astonishing rapidity, eomnuni-
eating 90 either side 70 Nos. 100 and lOOl-lower
part occupied by z N Rhode "a clothing store
and Mrs. ". Halliday as millinery store, upper
part BY Mr. Halliday and family a dwelliDg-No 90,
occupied by Straus & Roseman. as hosiery store
upper part as a dwelling; No. &c, occupied by Mr..
King, ss millinery store-upper part as dwellings
No "a, occupied by J. II. Hyet, as carpet store
upper part az boarding. house.
The alarm was Immediately given by the officers,
and the fremen of the district soon on the
ground bur b. fore they could get their apparatus in
working order, tremendous explosion occurred in
Chichesters store, which completely demolished
the building. Portions of the structure we're blown
into the mcdle of tie street. The firemen who were
on the sidewalk narros.y escaped with their lives,
orly one nan, member Of Engine Co. No. Is, being
Injured.
The explosion is supposed 10 have been occasioncd
by the e1ir me beat about the gas-me'er, which was
located in the port of the building under the show
window. The store was heavily charged with gas,
sDd il is supposed that tbs occupants, upon leav
ing the premises eeeced to turn of the gas in the
meier. The fremen abored with great energy bit
despite their esertions the buildings Nos. 9s 96l 95
and "a, were entirely oesiroyed The bulldog No.
"a was brck-the others being of wood. and only
two stories hign. Upon he falling OF No. %, Michael
Eictes was badly injured aoout The legs by the fall
ing rubbish He was a. the time in tho rear.
The upper portion of Nos 100 and 1907 WAS par
italy destroyed, and the lover portion damaged by
water. The buildings Nos. % and 92i, lower part
occupied by + ii. Suof as a fur store, aud Wm. W.
Simmons a. millinery store, upper part unoceu-
MED. was saved from destruction by the frenen.
The premises were badly damaged by water. The
Losses we're az follows, az near as we could ascer-
tain: Loss Of MIR. Chichester between $4,000 and
SIC. OOO Insured Sc 600 10 the North American and
Rutgers Insurance Companies.
Los Of Mr.. King about $500. Insured.
Loss of Mr.. Hy att between $4,000 and Gle, 900.
Injured.
The loss of SIR. Stief by water, will not exceed
Company
Loss OF Mr.. Rhode, about $4,000. Insured for
:. coo, in City Office.
Loss Of Strsus & buseman, $500; partially III
sured.
Loss of Mrs. Halliday, between 81, 500 and $4,000.
The gre alter part OF her stock and furniture saved
by the freinen.
Loss of Mr.. Simmons, by water, about 800.
IusbIed.
Tie loss on the buildings is not very heavy they
were very old and of comparatively little value.
The occupants of the dwellings narrowly capped
With their lives. Two young children who through
fear, had crAwed under bed, were rescued by Mr..
W. +. Brooks
The loss OF SIR. Reed, dsgue reotypist about $500.
The family Of Mr.. Reed lost all their furniture.
FIRE ~ BAYARD-sT.
About 81 o'clock on Thursday morning fire was
discovered by Officer McCsuey in the house No. "a
Baysrd.st occupied by Hsrmsn Muller as q grocery
and liquor store. The flames were soon eItingushed
not, however before the premises were damaged
to the amount of about 5000; insured for 81 900 The
origin Of the fire lie uDk nown.