The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-05
FIRES.

TIREs TnE Tot RrH o. Jrt,.-About fifteen m nutes
past ~ o'clock Friday morning, fire broke out Ia the
oof OF house No l6i Canal street. occupied on the
nrsl floor by Dr. wm. NJ Thurman druggist; the upper
rart OF the house by Capt Isaac T. Cox dwelling Mr.
w n Thomas occupied front attic room for slecpur
and MA eht had been works from M
window. and retired TO bed shortly after 10 O'Clock Tho
arc cvldtnty originated under the shingles by
the gutter, a short distance from the window,
where Mr., Thomas letting on tho fireworks
portion OF the roof was destroyed by tho
IRE. Damage about a1h. Tho building Il owned by Dr
Thurman ana insured for S 700 IN the iconles Insurance
Company. Dr Thurman will sustain some loss on his
stock Ac insured Tor 81 900 in the Equitable Insurance
Company Er. Coz Is insured Tor $500 In Greenwich
Insurance Company Damage by water and nre probably
$50.
rrr rs RcofvTrT srsrr.-Bctwecn Il and O'Clock
On friday morning the roof Of the house so Roosevelt
street. corner Of Oak street found to be On re n
was ycry soon cxiinEuished hy the nrcncn. Damage
about 500 supposed to have been caused by fireworks
fmE Eilx,m1H srEE,1.-shor,ly after / O'Clock on
Friday morning, a fre discovered burning in the
fhngle roof Of the two story building rear Of No s.,
Elizabeth street. occupied by a coorcd woman named
lennctte Antonce. II was extnguishcd by the ircmcn
with bot tring damage.
TIRr q HAYWOOD Sran1. .-Betwcca N and II O'Clock
On Thursday night fire took place in the dwelling house
of Mr.. Ambrose y Kctng, at No. 1T Hammond street
Tie Ere was found burning Ia drawer or the second
noor, IN the closet between tlc two rooms. How orig
mated there v nj prcscnt mystery. Eamage bed linen
wearing apparel &c, about s2ho. loss covered b. III
surause of $500 N tie North River Ius Company
The building Is damaged 10 the smou., N abOu, & D
House owned By Mr. Lambert Sydsm.
ny srAK Hoitt, FerroN srsNu.--AxSrnE D,RiSa
A7rfstf 10 BrES rm BcifpNcs-TsNN- o. GcNrnwnsR
lst tN rlr hcrvwAHY. faw minutes before O'Clock
on Saturday morning. ire discovcre. by Mr..
simon Jackson, one ol the Insurance Patrol n the
uaOccapicd b~iidings Nos. 1i5 aud li7 Fulton street
Known a. The Biv State Hotel The Ore had
(4r advanced. but Whpu rNftugugNel IL thn
rcn Id Insurance patrol All the evidence % bold al
tempt were 10 b seen Of the nccndary 10 destroy the
premises. Not only had tie rc beca applied bot trains
of pupowdcr had been used for the means evidently or
communicating fc a. less than four dire en parts Of
The budding al onc time. lire lnd nrt 10 cosc,
on the second oor under The stairs which burned away
rcftioI of the bannser on the third noor Gre was
found room No. q. hole had been cut In the aoor
ina. and hsh rine wood splt IN mud rl,red
w between the flooring and the ceiling from
tla hoe d streak a. burning appears on thn Hoor
aHtrtutly douc ~ gunpowder, exicndn~ ten yards
al,rg tic CGtry: here hole cut through the floor
uru 4 loi more kndng wood together With paper and
mat hc- s,rtca together pretty burnt found under
tho tcr The train continued along the entry
yasds o tho opening Of the flooring made BY The IRE
vcns hrc and extended yards beyond along the entry
70 tc,m 20; here another hole cut II tho door AMI
the same Application Of kndlng wood branch tram
extended from the entry 20 rooms ~ and 1e hole was
cut " tc entry floor which communicated IRE 10 both
rooms but for the prompt action taken by Tho insurance
Tatfo and the hTcmtn. the premises would undoubtedly
have been destroyed. sccms the buildings are IN !.
process of demolition, and the object of destroying them
hs hrc Il somewhat my SiefiOus watchma1 ogsb, /,
I've stationed on the premises night aud day w order 10
prevent any further attempts aud % proec, The adjoining
property.
Inv n Hrnsox SrruI. shortly after 70 o'elools a.,
rocf cr building 22O Hudson street was discovered 10 bc
on Orc The hrcmcr were soon on the ground ana al.
uneu-led The hrc before Il dd much dam,gc Tlabud.
ne : owned and occupied ly NJ E Nacu4m4ra. a. /,
Mla'alc warehouse aAd dWclinE Tht damage lnY,
wi3 Probably amount G. ab0g' 50. Insured III ts Sev
NCf lbe ana Nartne fi-ttnUfs toGutny. 81 but.4 ~.
- VA and cn stotk T. o. TIE 0.pt s4p13.,l T. M n
q t'uated foW fireworks.
CONTINUED ON sfoHrg FACE.