New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-22
FIRES.
rHE FIRE IN FORSYTH srRLgr.

occupants Of the buildings Forsy, street destroyed
by fire on Wednesday night Henry A. Jsmss ocsa-
pied the first and second floor Of No. 90 a. mil
and cigar box mandatory. His machinery and stock,
consisting of mahogany and rosewood veneers, vss
entirely destroyed. DIR. James estimates HE Ices q
about 500 which is partly covered by insurance
in city companies. Charles A. Platt, ship-tackle
maker ard Benjamin Stacy saw grinder and polsher,
occupied the third door Loss of Mr. Piat:, l,eooi
no insurance Loss Of Mr.. Stacy, sbog $500; no in
suranee William Miller, looking. glass and picture
frame maker occupied the fourth floor. His loss On
stock and tools will not fail far short OF about slsoos.
Insured IN the Hamilton and Pacific Insurance Coma
panies.
Conrad Metz, scroll-sswer, and Mathew Bentley,
e-cutter occupied the fret floor Of No. 81. Loss OF
the former stock, tools and machinery, about
$40 OOO partially insured Loss of Mr.. Bentley about
s600 no insurance.
Henry Trown, p,ail-grnder, occupied the second
foor Loss about $500; insured for $500 in the Broad
way Insurance Company.
John Hurley, mochne-molder, and 4. c. Gleason,
mustard-grinder, occupied the fourth floor. Loss Of
the former about $780, insured. Loss Of the latter,
about $3.50; no insurance.
Charles Hooper, looking. glass manufacturer, occu-
pied the fifth floor. Loss on stock and tools about
$4,000. Mr.. III. Is fully insured
The first floor of the workshops in the rear of Nos 81
and 60 was occupied by G. w. Dennis, window-sssh
manufacturer His loss stock and tools is estimated
at $1,000; partially insured but in what companies
| We did not learn.
Mr.. Horace V. Siger, looking glass and picture
fame manufacture, occupied the upper aoor. Mr.. 3.
estimates his lose at about eco Ooo insured for $1,000
in the Hamilton Insurance Company. John Rome, oc-
| A .bn l.eiA
The two.story frame dwelling No. n, owned by
! Geo. A. White and occupied by John Fink, was also
| DESTROYED Loss of Mr.. Fink about $3.50; no insur
ance. Loss of Mr. White, $780, no insurance.
The four-story building in the rear Of No. II, was
occupied by j. z. CANINE Il Sons, carriage makers,
and John Gibbs die snker The loss Of the former N
estimated at about $1,000 No insurance. Loss Of
Mr.. Gil bs, on stock and work completed, about
5000 Insured fer $4,000 in several city ofkces.
The frame dwelling No. 70, occupied by j. w. Mon
roe, and Mrs Northrup, badly damaged. The
families succeeded in saving most OF their furniture.
Mr. Monroe is insured for $500 in the Brooklyn Insur
ance Company.
The two story dwelling in the Of No. 70, oceu-
| pied by Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Hopkins, widow ladies,
was destroyed. The furniture was saved though In
damaged condition. The small frame building No. sa,
lower part occupied by Mr. Leeman, cigar maker and
Mr. Rappt, shoe maker, upper part by Mr.. Walker rs
dwelling, demolishod by the falling Of the walls
| Of the work shops. The tenants, however, saved
most of their furniture. Loss Of Mr.. Walker on build
ing, about $780, The total oss Of other parties
siding in the immediate vicinity Of the con6sgration,
will not fall short of 60 oOo. The work shops, ~ BE-
| fore stated with the steam engine and machinery
therein, were owned by George A. iIoyt, and were
| known as the North American Steam Works Ills
loss is estimated at s25, 900.
FIRE Is STANTON Strict.
On Wednesday afternoon a fire occurred on the
second floor of the tenant house No. 253 stanton
street, occupied by poor German family. But little
damage was done The fre-b board caught FIRE from
small furnace, and thence the flames extended to the
furniture. FIRE IN FRosr STREET.
At late hour on Wednesday night, and while the
fire was raging in Forsyth street. Ere broke oct 10
the building No. s75 Front street. occupied BY New.
man g. Randall, boat builders, and Thompson hnck-
ney, block maker. The fire originated in the third
story in the premises of Newman g. Randall and. be-
fore the flames could be- subdued that floor, with the
roof, was destroyed Loss about $500. Messrs. N. Il
Il. are not insured. The lower part Of the building
was much damaged by water.
In the Court Of Sessions on Thursday, Judge Cap
ron suspended judgment in the cases Of William and
Eden Norris two of the indicted gamblers.
FALSE ALARM.
The alarm Of fire in the Seventh District last night,
at 81 oclocA was caused by the burning out Of sosty
chimney in the Rainbow Hotel, Bcekman street. No
damage Of consequence was done.
ANOTHER FALSE ALARM
The alarm in the With District last night about 10
o'clock caused by the ignition of the ruins OF the
late confagration in Forsyth street.
FIRLs IN BROOKLYN. ...
Shortly after o'clock yesterday morning there was
en- alarm Of fire in the First District, caused by the
burning Of combustbies in the third story Of No.
81 Fulton street, occupied by George Mulvhill. The
damage occasioned before the flames could be extin-
guished was about e2oo. The cause Of the Ore was
accidental.
Shortly after fire discovered in the e'gnr store
Of Mr.. Morris, No. IS Fulton street, by Mr. George
Davis, who resides in the premises adjoining. He
broke in the door, and dsshng few pals Of water on
the flames succeeded IN eItinguishing them before
much damage was done. The premises were insured
the Brooklyn Insurance Company.