The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-04
Fires In New York.

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sssek last evening" FIRE discovered in afour story
swned and Occupied by John Matthews soda water and
apparatus manufacturer. The building was used IS
ssrrase house and stable also for storage Of msshi
&S the third r.! floor Vas used By Mr. n:
snrsnce Mr.. John Matthews has an Insurance OF
companies, each for b, lso-Msrket Insurance Com.
Yaay, Hamilton Insurance. Company, Stuyyesans Esd
Ianes Company, Pbenix Insurance Company and Metro
1vsdsd as iOIows-$a 90 on the building, 81 800 on
apparatus machinery and stock on eight horses
o. IN ss ' All s s
fetal loss win be about $4,000. M ;. soria French
Sysr, occupied the adjoining building, No. 20l East
$780, and i in the Conn
pany for % $50. The FIRE is supposed TO have origi
natd in the hay loft the second oor a. It was first
discovered on that floor. aes6s
FIRE m PEARL STREET between eleven and twelve
osck last night, fire took place in the frame build
Ing No. $50 Pearl street. Of ELM which came very
near burning boy to DEATH seems tina. aboring man
named James Sullivan, occupied apartments on the
wsas 70 bed in small room facing on Pearl street. he
tusk piece Of candle with him, together with news
"a 81
the candle burned itself loose fell the newspapsr
and ere discovered from the street, the alarm
gven and the police with Others rushed into the room
seized at articles land threw them ont Of the win
dow and thus extinguished the FIRE. The boy fast
asleep whom the room was first entered
FRR IN DELANEY STREET Between IL and O'Clock on
Saturday FIRE took place in the drug store of Chris
ap Zoeer No. 2S7 Delaney street The Are caused
By Tbs accidental ignition OF phosphorus which
comm rnicated with some nitric acid Sergt Osborne,
Euished the fire with few pals of water. Estimated
damage about $50. No insurance The building was
not Insured.
FmH IN DIVISION STREET.-A Gre discovered In the
third story Of house No 90 Division street. Saturday
Afternoon between IL and O'Clock. Councilman Pink.
zey and Officer Slowly Of the Tenth ward hurried to the
where the smoke to issue FROM and there
they discovered bed ere; thu flames were just COM
nuncating to the foor. The Councilman and officer,
With Few pals OF water. The damage done will not
oeed So The lire is said to have been caused by .
child, three years old playing with matches.
FIRE IN NINETEENTH SrRgET-SAD EFFECTS OF INTEM
YRANn-Between II and ~ O'Clock on Saturday night
smoke discovered issuing from shanty situated at
Ne. 14l West Nineteenth street. An alarm given
the police entered the premises and found bed Ore
In this bed lay Mrs. Ann GiIen grossly intoxicated.
Her two EoDs aged 10 and II years also found In
The bed, sound asleep In few minutes more In al
probability they would all have psrished in the fames
Vretched woman was carried out into the street and
conveyed to the station house, were also her two
children The fire put out with few pals Of wa
tar TIE FIRE occurred by the woman In her intoxicated
state careessy leaving lighted candle against the
bedciothes. She taken before the msgiatrate
charge Of intoxcaton, and the children viii probably
b taken care Of by the proper authorities.