New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-20
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FIRE IN GRAsD-sr., THIRTEENTH WARD.
About 81 O'Clock Saturday night fire broke out in
the house No. COZ Grand-st occupied by Nj. Peyscr
as clothing store The fremen of the district were
early on the ground and soon subdued the flames.
The clothisg in the store was damaged by fire and
water to the amonnt of about $780, No insurance.
The fire was occasioned by the upsetting of cau-
phene lamp. II appears that little boy was on the
counter pla, ing when his head accidentally came IN
contact with the lamp upsetiug it, in consequences Of
which the burning fluid scattered about the store.
The boy was severely burned about the face and
arms.
FIRE IN BRoADvAr-sEcoSD wAnn
Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the four
story and. at ie brick building No. 100 Broadway;
lower pant occupied by smyth, 0Rourke & Herring.
importers and jobbers of dry goods second story by
Hy att s. Josly importers of French ribbons and snk
goods; third and fourth stories and attic by Has
brouek Ly nes Case dealers in fancy goods, combs.
buttons and brushes.
The fire originated in the attic, where was stored
number of boxes filed with straw, also several boxes
or cases of wall paper. From the appearaaco OF the
premires the FIRE seemed TO have originated in one of
the boxes of straw and thence communicated 10 the
flooring and woodwork adjoining. Through the ex~-
tous OF the iIemen Of the District the fire
fired TO the attic although at time twas feared
that the upper part of the building would bedesr yed.
The buiding owned by NJ. Margusnd, was dam
aged 10 tie sm0nnt of about $500. Fully insured
Tie lower part of the building partially flooded
with water, but the goods and other property of the
occupants were saved from much ipjury by the in
sureDee patrol.
hersrs Smyth, O'Rourke & Herring state that
their damage viii be very slight. They arc fully in
sured, but in what companies or for what amount We
could not learn. Their main loss will be in the ntor-
rupiion Of their business.
The stock Of Messrs. Hyatt Joslyn sustained but
slight damage. They are also fully insured.
Tie loss of Hasbrouck, Lynes & Gaze will not prob
ably exceed $4,000. Their sock suffered more bv
water than from fire. Insured $500 in the Atlantic
Insurance Company, $4,000 in the Washington In
surance Company, $1,000 in the Merchants Insr-
aIce Company and s. 900 in the Exec sor Insurance
Company. The adjoining buildings escaped unDjared
FIRE IN EIIzABErH-sr.-FoURrEESr WARD.
Last evening at O'Clock fire discovered in tho
old frame building No. lls Eizabethst, lower part
occupied by Mr.. Hopper, shoemaker, also Mr.. g.
Lockwork, tailor; upper part by the family OF Mr..
Hubert The building partially destroyed. Loss
about $500. No insurance. The occupants sivsd
most of their goods and cbattels.
BROOKLYN.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock on Saturday night, 6rs
was discovered in the oubdery and stove manufsctofy
of Mr.. Lofts Wood, foot Of South Sixth-st, Eastern
District. The fremen at work, but the
building being but temporary one, and strong
wind prevailing the flames spresd rapidly TO the
story brick building the ront Of the lot, also
owned by Mr. Wood and occupied a. a stove-s.ors
and tenement house. A sudden change Of the wind
drove the flames upon the blacksmith aud finishing
shop, tvostofy wood building, which together with
the Others, and contents, destroyed The fire was
skifuly managed by the officers of the Fire Depart
ment and their efforts were seconded BY the iremen
and by this means extensive conhsgrstion pro-
vented. The following is the estimated loss; The
stove store 90 900; foundery $500; blacksmihshop,
$780, machinery, 81 l,5OO patterns, $4,000; csssipgs
damaged, s2,ooO-total, 600. In consequence o.
| the absence Of Mr. Wood, the amount of iasurss'e
could not be asceTained. The fire originated from ne
boiler. The names Of the families burned out could
| not be aseeEtaiDed.