The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-05
DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATIoNs.
DISASTROUS Fire I'm Fulton stree

covere1 issuing from the building No lao Fulton street.
nearly opposite ths HsRALD Office. An alarm i'm.
pedissely sounded, but before the arrival Of the
the hsmes burst forth frcm the third stories great
volume.
The iewcr aoor Of the building occupied By r T.
J. Ts1ton clothing warehouse Their sto,h anil
all the mosea6ie fixtures saved by the nsurAncs
watch and the police without damage. The upper
doors we're occupied by j. NJ Fairchd Co Publishers
and booksellers T. 7. Young, bookseller; @. W. Hach
Jr, lthographic prirter and engraver; H. N. Keeney
letter press printer, and wyneoop Co.. manufacturers
Of ocoh, whose pre- misses IL is supposed the Gre ori-
gnated, but cannot state with what truth the asr
ton asmade.
The efforts of the fremen who got 10 work with ad
mrable c.Ierty for long time proved unavaiiug aud
the fro extended to the adjoining building No. 1as tbs
upper part OF which was occupied b. Price sons
manufacturers OF labels The lower part of this house
was unoccupied.
Shortly after No. 13s took fire. explosion occurred
which for brief space OF time created con
stsrnation, and caused stampede Of the arsmen and
police who within the building II resulted from
the bursting Of the chimney between the two buildings
the brickwork falling npon the third aoor with tre
mepduous crash.
Harry Howard was one Of the persons in the burning
bueing at the time Of the explosion go far could
ascertain, however, injured
From the front buildings the two extensions took fire
They run back some ffty feet, and were some four
stories high They also were all gutted from top to
bottom, leaving only portion of its walls standing.
The 6remen succeeded in keeping tho fire confined to
Nos l3s and l40 both Of which the tune we wrts are
completely gutted.
When the IRE FIRST il appeared to be by the
hatchway the third floor Of No l4o and is supposed
to have been the work OF design From the ateness OF
the hour g oclock unable to arcer tain whether
there any Insurance The loss will amount Ia up
wards Of $50, 900.
Other Fires IN this Cisy.
FIRE IN SEVENTH AvENuE-As ALLEGED CASE OF
ARSON.
About one O'Clock on Sunday morning. a Are was dis.
covered n grocery store situated at No. 100 Seventh
avenue, corner Of Eighteenth street few momeats
before the fire discovered policemen Fisher and Tate
OF the Sixteenth ward standing the corner near
the store when Mr.. Francis Murphy tho owner Of the
store, came out in hurried manner Oaicer Fisher
spoke to him. lie did not stop but proceeded down the
avenue towards Seventeenth street. to whore he lived
and kept another store. The policemen stii remained
BY the store ano n few moments they a fash OF
light In the store and thought probably the clerk Ia
the store They looked through the in the door,
snd then discovered a great smoke. At Sncc they
The premises we're on Ore, and forthwith gave alarm
and woke up the three families asleep the store
Tie Hrtmen came and extinguished the fire.
After the fire wss out 1t was very evident whore the
fire had originated and is very singular locality;
and the tact of Mr.. Murphy only leav ng the store
few moments before the discovery Of the fire led Cap
tain stevnso 10 suspect that Mr Murphy might
something about s origin and he accordingly ordered
officer Fisher to take hin, INTO custody suspicion. Mr.
Murphy was taken before Justice Da wilson who de-
tanned him for further examination Tbs Fire Msrshsl
was notified by Captain stevenon and the whole mater
appears Mr. Murphy has nsu Of $3.50 his
stock and 500 his xtures in the Rensselaer, Insu.
rance Company of LansingbuIg The damage "a esti-
mate nj about $3.50 The building j. trsmc, and uan-
aged about SO.
FIRE IN READE STREET.
Shortly after O'Clock Sunday Afternoon, a sre
supposed TO be in jewellers workshop situated in
TIE OF No. 81 Reade street The 6remen
at work, and there was but traing damage The alarm
was Sused by the stove pipe becoming oct Of place
FIRE m ELEVENTH. STREET.
Between three and four o'clcck yesterday afternoon
ere took place In a brick dwelling IN Eleventh street
The eanage was but very triaing aud no damage
to the buieng
FIRE N STATION STREET.
Between four and Ave o'cleek yesterday alarm Of
FIRE given In the sixth district by the burn
ing Of stable at the corner of stanton and Msngia
streets. Damage about $3.50.
AN ATTEMPr AT ARSON.
On last Friday evening woman named Caroline
Logue, arrested by the polcs OF the Ninetesnth
ward charged with attempting to 6re 20 the ward
school house corner OF ftyfrst street and Lexington
avenue John Ryan, the antor Of the school, detected
the woman and caused her arrest She was taken he
fore Justice Davidson who detained her for further
examination.
Large Fire I'm VILLA msburg.
NcESDIARY FIRE IN ROPE wALk-rHREg MEX
ARRESTED.
Yesterday afternoon, about O'Clock are broke out
in the extensive rope walk OF Messrs. Stephen Il and
William s. Richardson, situated on the Bush wick cross
roads, In the Eighteenth ward The dre, which
doubedy the OF incendiary originated 10 ths
lower end Of the walk and In few minutes The entire
building Ave hundred feet in length owing the
combustble materials, was enyeloped in flames. The
6remen we're soon on the ground, but owing to the
scarcity Of wafer, we're only able to OF the
surrounding buildings.
The Gre emmuni Gated to the Jenny House, large
three story brick building and from thence 20 the tar
house; all Of which destroyed. Messrs Richard.
estimate their loss, buildings, machinery AMI
stocks, At $4,000; which there is an insurance OF
about 81, ,0Oc. Three men NAMED James BuHy, WIN.
and John Bold, we're arrested by officers Donovan,
Thinisn and Jentinson suspicion Of having the
building On Gre These parties bad worked IN the rope
walk and having ZONE dicuity With the proprietor It
The grounds upon which they were srrets They we're
committed TO the Sixth district station house 10 await
examination.
The Recent Fire In Pearl strcet-saspicion
OF Arson.
The nyesti cation into the alleged charge Of
PENDING against Charles Clair, continued sstur
day before Justice Connolly, BY the Fire Marshal The
evidence showed that the accused had In the arst In
stance, the sth Of last November, procured an IN
Of SEQ his household furniture wearing ap
parel &o and again the 18th OF the month he
procured additional $500 in The company. II
was further shown BY the evidence Of Mr. way, secrs
tary Of the Broadway Insurance Company, that Clair
made application at their efics about the lat
Of December as and wsntsi 10 procure an insurance OF
$500 his household furniture The surveyor Of
that company, Mr.. WIN. ise, visited Mr.. uair's pre-.
mi.es at No Sio Pearl street and examined the premises
and furniture, and his report to the company at
Insurance Of $500 would bs ample 70 naAss on
the said furniture Independent of sny other insurases
but when the company sscerialned that CLAIR had al
ready $500 Insurance his property, the Broadway
Company refused 70 have any thing TO do With him
There AZ any other facts 70 be brought before the
court The Investigation VIII be continued 70 day before
Justice Connolly.
Supreme Coars-Cireuis.
Before Hon. Judge Mitchell and Jury