The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-29

EXTENSIVE FIRE IN WiIIIaMsBrRs--BorLRK ExpL0xoS-
On Monday morning, about o'cacx a fire broke out
In the OF the Excelsior Sugar RsGssry OF Roberts
Williams, First street, foot of South Second caused ty
the explosion Of the boiler, by which ns fireman. Am
brose Fen, scalded badly that his h is despared
Of The stables in the caught fire, ami ron thence
the flames extended along the dock north south and
before was subcued property to the ex,sDs of about
$4,000 destroyed. South Of the sugar re-
hnery, four tenement two story dwelling houses,
occupied by eight families, and owned by Mr. Charles
Nauer tog. Their with quantity OF temporary buildings
containing lime and other building material entirely
destroyed Dir. hapers loss the buildings and sto k
about $1,000 insured Tor $lt0 in the Williamsburg
City Insurance Company. The sugar refinery was da
mayed about 50 COO partly insured The two four story
MS brass ioandfy were entirely destroyed together
Mh loss e 70 o most OF Of me s o
mg. 5000 machinery, Si5, 600; stock, 81, 900
Insured for sloooo, IN the following companies Nation
ai Of New Jersey $l0t0; Aihenaum. 81 0O0 Oak Mutu
al fhiadelphia, $1,000: equitable, London. 81. 600 Ma
teua 8, 600; Phi a'elphia Fire and Lite 81 oOo Penn
tyHania, Of Pits bur S'ot; Commonwealth, Of Harris
burg 81, 900; Susqurhanas OF Albany, 81 600 Manu-
!aetares Of fshnsy lyait, $1,000 From this the lire
ext nded to EBgie's storeyart which e'tirey
destroyed together wtL the contents and aso portion
q his campbene factory The store yard iaiaed about
s,sho barrels o. tar, rosin, vanish, pitch aud
thousand empty barrels, valued altogether at $40 $50
Ibe loss On u buildings about -, 900 portion
d the articles in Store owned by Mr. j. g. VII.
liatps, Who together with Mr Engle was partly in.
sured The fr.men worked brav,ty to prevent the
spread Of he flames, but PEELED to operate
disadvantage having in some instances to force
In ooRb rom sixteen to twenty lengths OF hose Engine
companies Nos aud 4, who locked up last week
by he Mayor for creating disturbance, were ordered
themselves Iarcu useful by cxtinguishng several
ines on be roots OF b'i dings the op
R..lts siee Of the sire. street The fire burned
TIN Of the city covered with
of smoke. The fireman, Fen conveyed TO his
den c to Grand street His recovery was considered
toubtnl. mon named Christian Sciakiman. foreman
in The liquor department Of the sugar house fell down
cisiern, snd was badly injured about the heal
The uplor story OF Mr. Gibbs buildings occupied
by f. j. By ant a. clock mandatory, whose loss
Company for SO, 0C0 aud the hickman for $1,000. Am.
brose fsn the man no injured died IN the after
noon. When found BY Sergeant Thinkam who con
v,yed him 10 his residence the clothes entirety
burned from his body aha he presented most shoc<
ing and mutated appearance. Deceased leaves a wife
ana children = thought by SO oe tsa the hre was
the work Of an iucendiary and not caused by the
poion Of the boiler. Last night about nine o'clock, the
french called out by fase alarm by the burning
Of bonfire.
About 81 O'Clock fire broke In building
North sixth street between First and second, owned by
James Murray. II was damaged about s5vo-partly in
sured.
Young MESs FREMONT MFEr1SG.-A large and en,husi
astc meeting of young met last evening in the lee
ture of the odeon, form Young Mems Fremont
Club for the Eastern dstric, OF Brooklyn. II was
gained by choosing Mr.. Charles W. Field, of the
Eighteenth ward Chairman and l.. Jacobs, Secretary.
A committee of one from each ward was appointed who,
after rtrrg, reported the following named gentlemen
for rermanent officers
Tresident-Thomas W. Field of the Eighteenth ward.
Vice Ffesidept--IhitteepA ward-N iam Bunting;
Fourteenth wardrobe Thonlpeon: Fife til Sard-Ed.
ward +. Rcl; sixteenth ward-F. Hune: Seventeenth
waId-George Bruce: Nineteenth ward-Daniel Godwin
Recording Secretary Samuel b Higgenboom.
Corresp spending do.-E. A. Ferris.
Tfcasuref--Efward A Tutte.
The President thanked the meeting for the unexpected
honor cohitrrcG upon him, and closed with well
time remarks regard 10 the objects Of the republican
party
Remsrks made by plumber of gentlemen present
which revealed the fact that the club Will have amongst
them mary SPIRITED ara eloquent speakers aud workers
in the cause OF freedom,
committee OF three appointed TO prepare by
laws after giving Line cheers FOR Fremont and Day
ton, adjourned 10 Monday next.