The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-16

Destructive Fire In Pearl street.
SEVERAL FmEMEE SERIOUSLY THJURED-UPwARDs or
THR1K THOUSAND BARRMB OF FLOUR CONSUMED
TOTAL LOSS ESTIMATED AT $4,000.
Yesterday morning, shortly before Ave O'Clock Gre
was discovered in the four story store rs Pearl street.
occupied by william H. Newman q Co., commission msr-
chants The building principally alled with -four
and cotton. When the doors were broken open, Lieut.
Dalton rushed In and saved all the books and papers he
could fnd in the Office, but in doing he became al
most suHocated by smoke. The 6rsmsn soon came and
the foreman Of Engine Company No. AZ, Mr. John J.
Bloomfield, with two three Of his men, entered the
building, but dense the smoke that after
they were taken out insensible from sufocaton and
conveyed to thepoce station They ultima par
TALLY restored and sent home to their residences The
FIRE continued to burn furiousy, notwithstanding the
exerons OF fremen until It extended to the store
of John P. Kellogg & Co, importers, A Water street
The contents of this store considerably damaged
The total loss will probably amount to by
insurance During the fire member of Hook and Ladder
Co. No. IL, named Frederick Nodine, came very
losing bis life. 1t seems he the roof of Ave
story building with in hand passing from build
ing TO another-the imoke very thick at the time
and Assistant Engineer Cregier had just passed
and in the hurry Mr. Nodne did not notice the opening
between the buildings, stepped Off and down he went
four stories falling skyight but luckily the sky
light covered with snow which saved his life. He
was exricated from his pcrous position, with
bones broken, but he received very severe shock.
When he came to the station house he said he had full
recollection Of his position during the instant he
falling, and wondered what he going to fall upon
He sti retained possession Of the until he found
himself the He says he did not think his time
had come yet. young man named Matthew Ellis, of
SO hose while running to the fire. fell at the Of
Wall and Water streets, and the wheel Of the carriage
passing his leg injured him badly but did not frac
ture the bone. The adjoining stores damaged
somewhat by water Insurance on the stock Of VIM. H.
Newman Co.:-Un0n, N. Y, 5000, Corn Exchange
s12 000 Manhattan S. 000 New Amsterdam $4,000 and
Niagara $40 000 in all S42 000 The stock consisted Of
$500 900 barrels Of -four 10 bales Of cotton 90 bales
OF MOSS and $50 boxes OF sponge.
The whole OF the building Quilted and this majority
Of the property will be total loss. The SMOKE and
of the adjoining buildings No 70 and 80 Pearl street.
the former occupied on the frat Hocr by 8. wIett 4
Co crockery dealers and the upper floors by Wey
ley, also a dealer in crockery. Their loss will amount
probably, to about ST. O0O--covered by insurance No
80 occupied the first floor by Owen Byrne dealer in
porter &C. estimated loss at about 81, 0O0-fuuy in
sured in the National and Hanover Insurance Co.'S The
upper floors occupied by White Scrogn tobacco
dealersoss by water principally about 81 00o-cover-
ed by insuJ No. 80h Pearl street, occupied by
Miller Smith, crockery Dealers loss about 81 50O-ful-
ly insured Nos A and 40 Water street. the upper floors
Of "A damaged by FIRE and water the stock princ
pay by water probably to the amount Of 81 5000
vered by insurance. No. 40, occupied by Conan, La
throp Co., wholesale grocers their loss by water will
probably amount to 81 600-fuly insured. The origin
Of the fire is at present unknown but the investigation
will probably divulge some facts Of interest.