New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
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A fire took place in the clothing store Of Isaac
Jacobs No. 59 Chshsm-st. CT 10 O'Clock last night.
from some unknown cause. The upper part Of ths
house was used by ne occupants as d-csing, and
the store was connected with the dwelling apartments
by an open stairway. At the time CT the fire
the occupants-three women, q man and sew
erol children-were in bed and rsleep in
the UPPER stories. The flames swept up the
stairway to Ae attic anost In Instant, and before
the seepers we're awar, of their danger or could
make movement to save themselves they were stapi
fed by the smoke. As usual, the frsmen at the dnS
tap of the bell of to the fire and IN very brief
space Hook and Ladder Co No. l raised ladder to
the second. story window and three Of its members
Messrs. n. l.. Farnham, j. $. Cannon and j. w.
Msngum entered the building by the window. They
heard groans from women, but after cropping about for
a little while in the smoke and darkness and finding
nothing they burst open door, whenthe flames csmo
leaping upon them aud compelled them to close the
door gain The Aest intense, and tbs smoke sui
focatng-so much so ths, the emen had 70 to tho
window for revery few moments to avoid suhocstiou
Mr. Mangum descended 10 the street. and athirdstory
ladder having been raised he assembled to the third
story and again entered the building, followed by
Henry Blake of the same Company. The air was
sitting in the extreme with smoke and heat and tho
same eroans were heard with greater dsnetnes than
before Mangum Piled his with vigor, and alter
cutting through three four partitions, his partner
Blake having by this time got the pipe Of Engine
Company No. IA, both CROPPED their way through the
breach to the back Of the building, where they dis
covered in a small room bed lying on the floor, ON
fire, with two women lying on it grooming, and babe
living between them and screaming al the sop Of il
voice.
BY this time Messrs Cannon and Famham who
had remained the second floor, brought the pipe Of
No % Engine to bear upon the burning stairs,
10 render them comparatively passablo Blake
snatohed up of the and dashed out through
the window and down the ladder TO the street with hor,
while MaDgum took the other and carried her down
The burning stairs. He says she was 80 much burned
that her skin peeled of in his hands. Farnham and
Cannon ascended from the second story to the
third While Feuham kept playing on the fro
Cannon found bEbe lying on one of tho
stains burned to death and took it down stairs then
returning he found another ut the top of the stairs
also dead anc he carried that out also. One Of thu
insurance Batchmen, whose name we could not learn,
rescued living child from the flames, and another
also unknown saved he servant girl. The cutter.
in the employ Of Jacobs, Marquis Stsuaan by name,
lesped out Of the second story and sustained severe
cut in the head.
The injured and dead were taken into neghbot-
ing store and the requisite attentions bestowed upon
them.
Tie inmates of the house were Marquis Sesmsn,
four children. named Jacob Nathan, GAsson and Bar
nard Jacobs, Mrs. jacobs the servant girl Juis
Ludwig and another woman. Mr. Jacobs was.
absent. The two children burned to death were
remed Jacob, sged four years, and Nathan, three
wears OF age. Their bodies were taken to
the Fourth Ward Stetion-lIOuse. Gssson escaped
unbuIt Barnard, child Of year, being badly
burned, was sent 10 the Hospital, as also the
cutter who was burned on tho back. Mrs. Jacobs,
whose face breasts and were badly burned, was
a 20 taken there. The serysnt girl escaped unhut,
and Il is supposed that the unknown woman did not
sustail much injury.
Officer John Brown got cut on the besd from
shutter which the cutter threw down whora be made
bis escspe-but bis wound Is not serious.
II s said that Mrs jacobs cenrOt recover.
The building is insured and rot mush damaged
The stock in he store = much injured by fro and
water. Tie next store, occupied by Mccarthy a. an
exchange 95ice, was well fOodcd, but 10. mnch
damaged.
Too much praise cannot be accorded 10 Sac fearless
fremen for their dauntess daring curing last night
Bat Cor their solf.deyOtiS1 not sOd wo1ld have
teen saved from the burning baildiBg. One OF tho
Insurance patrol told Us that when young hangam
reached tie store with the woman he nsd rescued ne
| dropued down and lsirted from oyere1cnemem Inc
,yboe afsi1 occupied scarcely bali en- hour from the
,a tho Gre was discovered 10 when the people we're
~ Ina car, o. the Hospital Surgeon.
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