New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-21
4 TERRIBLE FIRE.
Eroa Tie York P.Sa,ytraEiaa, oc,.

Eyoz The Yers P.Sa,yiraHian, DC, II.
About he most destructive and siarmiag ""ont,s
tor that ever occurred in Yerk, broke cut aooaIss
O'Clock on Tuesday plight midway in the alley between
Main ard KIM and Sou'h Duke and S'u.n yeeen
streets in the table osned by Granville Hsftm.n.
Attic ugh the alarm was promptly given In snors
tine eighteen buildings, al frame except Que, were
in 6smes lresenting frighfu and sickenns appear
aice.
Eastward from the origin Of the fire, the barns snd
sttbCs of Dan el Spangr, {. Morris AM ~i n
cheek ed at Dr. W. 4. Rolands stable by tesr,ny away
Mr. Stire's small stable. On tie croee alley the swo
large barns owned by Charles Weiser and Z. A.
Morris, well Eed with grain, corn bay and shav,wer
destroyed. - ,,,., A., 49,.
Three small houses adjoining Mr. Wesers barn, one
Of whcl was ow ned by bm. the other by Henry Wen,'
ard the third by Joeeph Wait The latter ieseIoo,
shared similar ia e. The occupants OF mes NUS
Rad barely time TO escape, for on orenng tneI aoos
the Fan IS rushed in sno actually snsed rome oi tsu
air OF course it was impossible to cave any Oh 'oe
contents. 49, IN, , A..
rre, h.ir loss They we're all laoorng men, and one
of them D.nnis Harrington bad $40 IN money 10 zoe
house, Which, in the hurry and conf1s'on ~~ 'o'sesn
and burned. The whole line Of stables west OF hf:
Uauusps " a. lost clear out 70 Duke street Fn"
csue JudYe Fishers, which, however, had not many
conftBis - ,
sized barn. The contents .-re something nxe '.ree
tuns of hay, q considerable quantity Oh srew, We
chests filed with carpenters tools, full set oil ormse
tooIs and other articles Zaubsiah Spnaglers barn
and table. full of grain and bay burned next
Across the aley, the stable OF Jacob Brown 'ooA
FIRE He Loot lot of hay straw. feed, AMI thirty or
fo,,y chickens Adjoining Mr.. Spanglers barn wef"
the ham and stable Of Geo. W. Wants. together Win
AZ other building in tho rear. Mr.. W. states " US na
Ie LOST something like eight tuns Of hay, fohv bushels
Of wheat three hundred bushels Of charcoal, ana
about ak cords of wood. ..
AT this point this awful fire reached the house erecs
ed on Duke street Jacob Bo~ns long Del os"" ,t
across the alley from Dir. WANTS properly nov
CAUGHT and the fire soon communicated - hs sfont
house SO rapid was tho spread OF the fire frov I've
utb,eeL that The families on Duk. STREE assisted oy
crowds of people were unable, though haii square
s,t nj fr, the r's origin, 10 save al hsr gooo.
MI Brown lost many ar icl.s, and among o'ner
things gold watch the property of Mr. ZeSief ms
brotl o. in. Jaw underwent a melting process. Inc
house on the northeast corner OF DUKE street and me
alley occupied by Irnac Cl"rk and o.neo by CsIhs'
ripe Grey, also burned down Mr. Clarks goods, how
ever were oslly saved.
Here detoi mined and effectual resistance was made
10 the uher rpr, al OF the fire toward Market or NAN
sre.et. -
Tie next building south of Jacob Browns property
was the finely built Laurel Engin me ioue9, me only
brick bpiIcirg Of the whole eighteen The Lanre
Company tried bard and long b. save their beadIuar
tiers ard their silly be but the strong curreot OF sind
which b. in hat direction and The clv.e proximity
of MI Browns large frame building, rendered tneI
exertiors fruiess Many were the eyes that watched
the falling of the bell OH b' from the top Of the
cupcla II held its position long but at last ieii,
having been of a white heat.