The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-09
city Intelligence.

Ne night Ct the 9th Of january last in the terrible
storm ~hieh then prevailed, two plots-Charles White
and james J0hnson-were washed overheard from their
boat 1.-THE syph and ~nsd. By that untoxard event.
the aged and widowed mother of Mr.. Johnson who do
pended solely HIM hsr support left to depore
A loss, by being deprived of hs society and fsl aid
and b now in destitute circumstances, wi h nought
relieve her In her hour Of nsed but the kind though
feeble ezertionr of yoang and Afsctionate daughter
A the solicitation OF Mr. Haywood, OF Brooslyn, and
chueb that CITY, Captsn Rogers Of Jersey City (Pre-
dent Of the New Jersey Pilot Commissioners drawn
up statement Of The sireumatances With an appeal %
the generosity of the puoic in her behalf It is in
iers ct their In the Insurance Buildings 70
merchants and insurers have already been appended
Nj. johnson was worthy, upright man. He was New
ms sppsopr appeal Of co r. viii reach the
pethies Of his fellow New York pilo IT, we'll Others
Of our humane an benevolent citizens.
FIRE AVENUE A-FuRTHER PARTICULARS OF THE Ca
IAnry-About quarter to IL O'Clock on Friday night
FIRE discovered in the feed store attached to the
grocery kept BY Daniel Gugispeg at No. 220 Avenue A.
corner Of fifteenth street The flames spread with great
1aptdity, and before the inmates Of the house could
make their exit the smoke had become dense In the
stairway that they bad t. make their escape upon the
roof from which periious situation they by
the Hremen who broke hole through the wall of the
adjoining house (Which is sory nigher) and passed
The frightened and almost suocated persons through it
INTO place Of safety. womsn. named Deitz becoming
frightened, took her cfd (sbout two years old in nei
Of shed, whore she was found by the fremsn,
severely, not dangerously burnt. The child notwitn
.snd ne the mothers frantic efforts to shield ii from the
devcuIg element was so badly injured by buruing and
snske that it died in few minn after being rescued
Mrs. Deitz vaa conveyed to the Bellevue Hospital The
tenants lost nearly al OF their furniture, the Are
spread with great rapidity from to room leaving
none untouched, but destroying everything within its
reach valuable horse and goat, that were in the
part Of the feed store were burnt to death Mr.
Gugspefg estimates his loss stock of groceries, fur
niture ncrse &C., At about 50 000 he is not insured
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damaged about $1,000 and fully insured in the Bovery
Insurance Company There were families in the
house The fire supposed to have bsen the work
1pcendiAry. Assistant Engineer Kngsaud rescued Mrs
Dietz from the shed ROOF, but, in doing, he wa
dlsaster Tor home
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In your paper Of last Tuesday noticed that person
by the of John H. Finne9sn arrested for de-
frauding William White or $12b. Ny name happens
to be exactly his and, az am no. the alluded to,
you J H s91 fF a. ne a y ess,s this Rr
white, the natter, is Enabled Now to Sup
s % ss $ s. w. s
street. near Broadway.
Beebe & Co., Fashionable aatters, I58
csdwsy have rssdy and now offer for sale the spring and
SsXss sr whch combined With other
tAAn any ever offered 70 the public.
special Notice.-We would Inform the Pub
nc md our hst the are o. The IN instant viii not
rspsemans that orders Will promptly put up ship
ped A. bereotore BUSH GALE, wholesale Druggists No.
1b0 Greenwich street.
One Week L0nger.-Chc Great Dry Goods
bankrupt SALE at 1l6 Canal street, III be continued
longer which will thousands ladies who have
been unable waited upon during the rush that has
been going during the past three this exraord
nsry sale.
This II 4 Large iry.-MOIe bargains to be
offered the dry goods THOMAS 4l Spring street.
Of Wooer Monday); Il Ia the frat opening
day Of ne spring mportaons for 1855 silks plain and
10 goods al prices before in the city, The
1es avail themselves Of thu first show days. there will
be q hre chOtCo 4 saving.