New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-24
New3lork daily Ghibn,re
FIRES.

PRES
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Ahout Al O'Clock on Saturday morning Ere broke
an, IN the building No. 1876 Pearl street. 10 par &C.
cuni.d by O'suivan g. Fay Is paper-hanging store,
MINER Fart by Mr.. Patrick Hays, salesman of the
.iave firm. and his family, as dwelling The FIRE
ORIGINATED in the part OF the store but how and
:, uba. manner is unknown, All thence the flames
snread RAPIDLY through the entire building. Mr.. Hays,
n, the time was with his four children asleep in a
on tie third floor The dense and almost suffocatng
smoke that persadei the upper part OF the house
axote Mr. H. and his children. Perceiving that the
fire was below and al means OF egress by the stair
wav cut off, he sought the roof as means OF escape,
Witbout taking any clothing, be seized his three
Youngest children and got them upon the roof beev
mo that the fouth who was smart, active boy
,esn wears OF age would be able TO take OF him.
.ef and follow. Mr. Hays had hardly gained
Tho roof before he heard his boy call out,
" Father. father-wbere you }" To which he re-
nTed. I'm here, ny son-c,me along" The boy
no, making bis sppesrarce, the father endeavored to
reach the place where be heard bis voice but the dense
an oke that poured through the s,ue drove him sgain
N The roof and he vas compelled TO leave his to
nerisb in the flames. With the three surviving chill
dren Mr.. HAYS gained the street in safety through an
,d;onipe building. The boys taken to the Fourth
Ward Ststioa.House and properly cared for. Mr.
p.vs became alros. rantic and stood in front of the
bu;is;nc from the windows of which the flames were
h. lcbipg forth with great fury err ing in the most heart
lending manner for his son to come forth.
The fire extended to tue building No. 434 adjoining
vb;ch. with No 1876, entirely destroyed, nothing
If copsequence being saved from The latter building.
No. .32 also took fire and sustained considerable
damage.
Tt losses and assurances are as follows;
Los. Of osuivsn Fay about IS 600 Insured as %Sw'
Etns Insurance Company Of NeS OK " go
ny ESuisble Insurance Company of New York 800
J,aersou Insurance Company of New'fork''''' go
In other Companies. '..''''''''.'''''''''''''' o'W
TotA............................ $4,000
Mr. HAYS lost every article of household furniture and
all tf lis wearing apparel Insured tor siVo In the
Atlantic Insurance Company.
The building No i3i was owned by John Tylee and
WAS insured. Loss about 600. These premises had
been unoccupied for several months past, but recently
Mr.. Kngman Occupying the brick store No. 43o)
engaged it for the storage of furniture About s1Oo
worth of this furniture destroyed. No insurance
n
stock in No 43s. Insured as follows;
Fulton Insurance Co.. Firemens Insurance Co SIS 90
Brookyn Insurance Co. 2oo Rutgers Insurance Co.. 1000
Excelsior lusuance Co 900 beekmAn Insurance Co 2SSS
ST. Mark insurance. Co. 2So Hamilton lhsuE "ee 70 ''
Phenix Insurance Co... 5000 .,- 80,
Total..... e<'"
Adams & Spencer, carpet dealers, occupying No
1872 sustained damage by fire and water to the amount
Of $500. Insured as follows: Firtmens, $2,5W;
Clinton, 5000; Republic s2,jOc-totaI, $1,000. The
building, owned by Z. Caldwell, is damaged to the
amount Of SEQ fully insured.
During the morning. the remains OF the boy John
Hays were found and taken to the Fourth Ward Sta
iion.House to await the action of the COroners. The
body was burned TO crisp.
THE LATE FIRE Is SOUTH STREET AND coESTlEs
SLIP.
The following are the losses and assurances of the
occupants Of the buildings in South street ami Coenues
lip, hch were destroyed by fire on Friday nghtiast:
The fouith floor of 40 % South street and No. 70
Comics clip was occupied by William A. Crohus,
salua kor Loss estimated at 5000; insured for
50 Geo in the Tna Insurance Company.
The third floor was occupied by VIM I. Herrick,
-Four d. aler. Loss about $4,000 Insured for 900
in the Fir mems and g. OGO in the Corn Exchange In
surance Companies; total $1,000.
AT tie flint fire which occurred in this building $500
barrels Of -four were saved but the fire breaking out
second time as before reported, it was entirely de-
snoysd.
Lo.s Of Thompson & Hunter shipping agents, 800;
DO ini urance.
Frederick Utten, liquor dealer, first floor of No. %
South street estimates bis loss at $780, Insured for
3 eco in the Merchants Insurance Co. Loss Of 1.
Gieye keeper Of liquor store on the first floor OF
No. 23I about 500. Insured for 900 in the New
Amsterdam Insurance Co. Loss of James Hand, Phil
adelphia Packet agent, $500. No insurance.
No. % Coenties slip, occupied by Falow Il jack
son commission merchants sustained considerable
damage. Loss about 500. No insurance.
j. II. & L. f. Lewis, ship chanolers, occupying No.
90 on the slip los about 81 coo by water. Insured for
$1,000 ia the Atlartc Insurance Co. The building de-
stoyed was owned by E. II. Her;ck. Loss about
81, CO. Insured for S. 0O0 in the New.York Equi-
table.
FIRE IN sEvESTY-FIRsr STREET.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock on Friday night the resi-
derce of Robert Herring twostory frame building on
Seventy first street, Broadway was entirely de-
stroytd by fire. The occupants had barely tine to es-
care with their lives. The house was owned by Mr.
HaTsep and was with the furniture insured.
FIRE IN Iur ELEvESrH AvEsUE-wOMAs AND CHILD
sUFFoCATED.
About 3, o'clock yesterday morning as Officers
Blunt and Eag-n of the Twenty-second Ward were
patrt ling their beats they discovered strong smell
Of smoke enauatDg from No. 2tS Eleventh avenue, a
!, "a bx, families. They