The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-25

ONE BUNDLED AND THIRTY HORSES BURNsO-NAR.
ROW ESCAPE OF A FAMILY-HEAvY LossEs.
Fem the Phil usipbiA Bulletin, Disc. 20
The close Of the year generally NAKED b. frequent
fires and the present year has NOT exception
several Of them very serious. Two mills de-
sroy ed and stable Was consumed In West PhlAdel-
pba, In which great number Of horses per'sned
IN the fsmes The night was Intensely cold, aut she
fremen suffered greatly from this cause Inc ol-
loving arc the particulars Of the de ent
PHILADELPHIA
little before two O'Clock this morning . fire broke
in the offensive frame stable Of Mls Place. omnt
bus proprietors on Till street, above Aarkst West Phil
adclpbta The flames were comm lnicated about the
Diodle Of the stable, and 30 frghui the rap ity
with which they spread that OF the great NUMBER Of oof
40 badly buIpeo that will be necessary to klii
them une hundred and thirty horses perished IN the
flames! Thirty omniouses and all tne harness, nay,
feed, &C.. In the stable were destroyed, Ia
vov,pR lose OF about $40 000 From the
,tsbe the fire communicated 10 row Of four
small dwellings back OF Till street, and - furious
the fire that the occupants dwelling,
compelled 70 fly for their lives, leaving all their eGscts
behind VIM Mooney, the occuoaut OF one OF these
bouses had barely time o escape frsm his Dlaz boms
with his wife and children In tper nigh, clothes Tnasa
iour houaes were OWNED oy Jonn Dcxioson, and tnsy
were occupied by Vim Mooney, Preston Middleton AMI
VIM. Patton The n,emen did all that men coald do "a
their efforts the spread OF the fire. but despite
all their exertions the stable and the dwellings already
described were entirely destroyed Other property ia
the DeiehDorhood was much exposed, but IL wa pre-
vented rom ieDiting Two houses Till street. 0eoag
ing to VIM. SiDpton, were greatly endangered The
press ground this morang sickening
The halt burned bodies OF the beasts wncn perish ID
in the flames lay whore thei' ts stood when the hre
pytke out and thtir postons gene ally indca ed q,
gestDess OF the torture hey suffered. The Orgip OF
the FIRE is attributed 20 nc nosrism but hoT tho
diary could perform hts work, under the crcuns tances
L. mystery The property was Ia the hands OF the
sheriff and II advertised TO oe sold day AT the
time the ,e kindIed there were two OF the Sners
vatchmep who we're in the Ser VI 9 OF the arm These
state that the fire rst broke out 10 the Of the
stable and II spread with sucn rapiiy that th y could
barely get themselves out Of the bulldog. Mr. David
TO hy Tor his life
About 10 O'Clock night alarm OF fre In the Sc
cond district caused BY the burning Of the upper
part oil three story brick dwelling At tns
Ga per colored and owned by John Chew che loss,
upon which there insurance will probably amount
to about $40 woman has been arrested on suspicion
OF setting fire 70 the dwelling
TRE THE SIXTEENTH WARD
Between ten eleven o'cloc; last night fire broke
out 10 the oSer part oa large four story brick factory
In Edward Sweet between second school streets
the Sixteenth ward, ow ned by Mr. John Funston, and
occupied by q plumber Of me ,hancs who use steam ma.
chnery In their business The Are VAS confined to q
,ms PORTE Of the building, and thought tlat 1t
entirely exiingushed; bu. subsequen ~ broke out
artsb and notwithstanding toe strenuous exertions Of
the hyemen II extended from floor floor until the Gu
tire structure de- r,yed. with its contents. Toe
nanes IRON the borning rctory extended to two story
brick dwelling on toe east, the upper part VI which
destroyed The forpilcre in this building was partially
destroy ed and portion saved suffered greatly Ia the
removal. Mary OF the neghbors moved their goods
places OF SAFETY: but with the exception OF the nall
dwelling de croed above none OF the joining properly
Wa seriously damaged Hepworth's Universal Machine
sfop the corner OF School and Edward streets,
sopIe~nat damaged about the roof There was power
fu steam engine the building and this propelled
great variety o. machinery throughout the factory Me-
Funston occupied the iourtn story for manufacturing
hrusb blocks The third story used by Robinson h
Hat, manufacturers Of fancy paper for boxes. A. NJ
Collins Co occupied tire second story mandatory
or psstebo Their loss 81 5O0 which is entirely
covered by insurance George Gaoe occup I'd the drst
floor brush block mspu'actory and psd hand .
a M L 4
porioD q ,be building for bone turning ana the
factory OF buttons Wcdder x 70 cabinet makers also
occurt part Of the noor King sperrys he'd.
POST and chair bottom manufacturers occupied the most
he basement in Edward street Their loss Is 81 800,
which only $500 s injured There other tenants
IN the building hut w the confusion which exsts IL Is diff
hculit nceitsin all their pames or the amoun OF
er Torres. Tee entire toss Will probably reach $50 COO
q portion OF which IL covered by insurance great
number Of persons employ in the QUILTING will be
urown out Of employ ment for Time oy tne calamity.
TITS IRE s'trouttd 10 accic nj fns dwelling SO badly
an aged WAS owned aDo occupied bv Mrs. NJ Joney.
WARD.
Within . few minutes Of o'clock this morning IRE
wss observed in the three sory back buug occupied
ard cash fa.tory, on swanson street, aoovs
Washington 10 the Second ward. In snort time tue
flames spread 70 on paris o. the second AMI t.i'd stories
oFics floor The bulldog was Owned by Mr. william
Chsuneey; II Was 90 much injured that will be- nece
ssry 10 rebuild IT, loss about 50 oC0 Insurance $1,000
The second floor occupied sAsn factory by Me-
l. Bodipe, who loses In stock. tsos &c ST 90, In
cured The worKmen in the sash factory also lost tnei
tools The thlrd Goor occupied by Mr.. j haso
smith box factory; loss about $500; insured rh
hst floor OF The building being protected by the brio
noor above, damaged. J. McClosksy's bloc
ard pump factory on this floor, together with tn
stsm engine when supplied power In this building an
10 the brick plapiOg mill adjoining The spgne an
are not materially damaged. although OF coune loss
ust resuit from the stopoage caused by the hre.
~sict msp emf Logged IN the mill The flames were
got under early thir morning although NJ tins time ve
wrte IN o'clock, the Wecca,oe Engine and Sner Hose
IN service The IRE 10 still burning the shavnss In
fha M liant rr~t rvad dur
the ore, which We surprised was not much more
serious . large yard surrounds both the bul dlpgs
which filled with lumber OF oil kinds. In spite OF tue
severity Of the weather . considerable crowd OF tho
curious are In attendance u the scene.