New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06
FIRES.


FrRr N TIE PRESCOTT HoUsr, CoRSER OF sRo.p-
WAY Lsp sFRiSG sr.
Yesterday afternoon, alr~dt Oclock. a FIRE oc-
CURED in the Prescott House corner ~ Broad r.y
and spr;nc-.t kept by Mr. wm. Z. Bu,ts, formerly
proprietor II he Wedd.l Hous-, IN Cleveland. Ohio.
The ire was It's, discovered the pantry connertin.
With the dining room. and a; the tine many Of the
boaroers and guests we're At the y clock Ordinary.
A Gep.e volume of smose, mingled with flame, came
rushing through me dumb waiter comDancs,in,
with TIE kitchen irto the pantry, nearly sutocatin-
the wsers and Others there engaged in serving on;
rhe dinner rhe door Leading TO the dning-roon was
forthwith closed, aud no alarm given. The waters
Of TIE hoyse. under the direction Of Mr. Butts, in
medisely So; 20 work 10 eItingush the fire. bu, De-
irg able 10 procure only few pals of water al
tine. tie flames gained the ascendancy, and the
smoke becoming toe dense. compelled them 10 desist
from their labo1.
The alarm WAS low given, when scene OF lnie
scribabe confusion ensued throughout the house
Suargers and boarders FASTENED "a their respective
rooms snd packed up. their baggage saws oerero-ie
Laoies were running hither and thlther seeking the
porteTs 10 carry out their goods ana cha'iels and
ssy Young men, who looked a. II they never raised
hand 10 work nov .houldered their trunk. valises,
and Carltt OhSs. ana mace al ApE c-tcct'
For q short period there was general exit al the
Brosdwsy door of carpet.bsgs vsses, trunks, band
boxes portmanesus &C. while, at the same time,
the frenen who had, with their usual pro npt;uie,
responded 10 the alarm were maxim their way into
the building with pipe and nose The hremen 20 TO
Wotl without delay, and sson succeeded in eS'in-
gushing the flames.
portion of the dining room floor destroyed
together with the dumb waiter. the pantry iOor and
partition between pantry and dining room. barroom
fo.r and ceiling, and dining.room ceiling. The fire
was extinguished before Il hand done much damage
10 the ihlrd-story floor. An examination Of the prem
is.s after the FIRE was subdued showed that the re
originated from one OF the furnaces in the kitchen,
used Tor broiliug steaks. The furnace, II appears,
va, out Of orcer and worsmen were engaged Ia come
ana repsir il Yesterday afternoon The FIRE that had
been kiro!ed in this furnace in the morning was al
Low ed Ia de out but il IA supposed that before the
Goals were entirely eXnguished the heat had lgnlted
the ~ood--ork snd the TIE was burning some time
before II was discovered.
The cook in the kitchen knew nothing OF the fire
until the alarm given. From the kitchen. the
fire Il atrears crept slowly up the outside ut the
dumb.wai .r, communicating, IN its ascent, 10 the
btlms and flooring Of the barrOOfn, second AMI tnru
ste les Having burned through the pianks conpo--
IN the dun b waiter the TIRE soon increased by the
strong draught, ana the -uluhc Sun utmci MhNh uN"
nj III ow been peut up burst forth into the pantry
The waters of the house entitled to praise for their
e,ertions in attempting 10 subdue the flames, without
alarming = { guests
The building owned by Mr. Robert Ray il damaged
to TIE an ouur of about g 900 Fully insured IN the
Escle North River, Repuoic, Equitable, Washing
ton London Equitable snt huckerbocker Insurance
COMPANIES The ceilings and walls Of this house are
very elegant being fescOei IN the ncbest style Ina
fresco rs'ptlugs and ornamental work on the nrst
and second floors are very costly.
Tn. fixtures and stock III the Oar+oon when 10
located st the end Of the building mostly de-
s,roy4d Several Of the elegant chandeliers on me
first floor were badly damaged The loss Of Mr.
Buttr ON stock SC, Will probably amount 70 about
- COO or $40 OO0 Insured for 50 900 IA the Home,
Commons eslth MsE haitian, Irving and five other
Insurance Companies, the names OF which We coulf
not arcertsn, fer e., OOO each.
The fire having been extinguished, nearly al the
euests al bosrders returned Ia the house aud fook
uo....sou OF their rooms, which had not been dis
iurbed In consequence of the fire, the O'Clock
dinner could not be prepared, and through the kind
ness of lhe Or opri-,Or Of the ColsDore House the
guests of the Prescott House were all accommodated
at that establishment.
The fremen of the District are entitled - great
rrais. for Their exertioAs IN saving from destruction
ihis fine building
The damage will be repaired to-day and t. mo row,
so that the regular business of the establishment may
be resumed on MONDAY.
The Police Of the Eighth and other Wards were
prese Mt and prevented any Expectations upon the
property OF guests or DO arders in the house.